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  • Poland receives 24,500 new refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2023-12-16 08:37:21 GMT - Poland - World - SN:10 - ID:10492732

    WARSAW, Dec 16 (MENA) - Around 24,500 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Radio Poland quoted the Polish border guards as having said on Saturday. Since February 24, 2022, when the Russia-Ukrainian war started, 17.7 ....

  • Japanese FM vows to promote women's participation in peacebuilding in Asia

    Date: 2023-12-16 08:11:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:10492700

    TOKYO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Japan's Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko has unveiled a plan to promote women's participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific region, NHK said. Kamikawa and her Indonesian counterpart Retno ....

  • US Defense Secretary calls UK counterpart

    Date: 2023-12-16 08:00:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:10492690

    WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducted a call with his United Kingdom counterpart, Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps, US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said in a statement Saturday. The two ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 344,820

    Date: 2023-12-16 07:50:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10492677

    KIEV, Dec 16 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 344,820 troops in Ukraine (+930 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

  • China urges relevant countries to stop provocations in South China Sea

    Date: 2023-12-15 19:06:31 GMT - China - World - SN:55 - ID:10492463

    BEIJING, Dec 15 (MENA) - A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday called on relevant countries to immediately stop infringement and provocations involving China's Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea, Xinhua reported. Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson ....

  • Russia says operation in Ukraine to accomplish all its goals

    Date: 2023-12-15 17:32:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:10492418

    MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - "Moscow will not make any concessions and achieve all goals of its special military operation," TASS quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as saying Friday. "A lot has changed since February 2022. We see ....

  • Global Council for Peace announces launch of the Global Tolerance Index

    Date: 2023-12-15 12:56:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:33 - ID:10492037

    ABU DHABI/MALTA, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, in cooperation with the Parliament of Malta, organised a conference, under the theme "Calling for Sustainable International Peace and Launch of the Global Tolerance Index", ....

  • Macron: France continues to work tirelessly to free all hostages in Gaza

    Date: 2023-12-15 12:30:33 GMT - France - World - SN:30 - ID:10492041

    PARIS, Dec 15 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deep sadness” after the announcement of the death of French-Israeli hostage Elia Toledano whose body was restored by the Israeli army from Gaza. Macron reacted Friday on X to ....

  • Coronavirus cases continue to rise across Japan

    Date: 2023-12-15 09:05:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10491843

    TOKYO, Dec 15 (MENA) - Japan's health ministry says the number of coronavirus cases across the country has risen for the third straight week, NHK reported Friday. The ministry says about 5,000 medical institutions nationwide reported 17,379 cases ....

  • 110 combat clashes recorded on battlefield in Ukraine in past day

    Date: 2023-12-15 08:29:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10491795

    KIEV, Dec 15 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, 110 combat clashes took place on the front lines in Ukraine. The Air Force of Ukraine launched two strikes on Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment. The General Staff of the Armed Forces ....

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