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Zelenskiy arrives in US to try to save dlrs 61bn Ukraine aid package: The Guardian
Date: 2023-12-12 08:23:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:14 - ID:10486968
LONDON, Dec 12 (MENA) - Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has flown to Washington DC in an attempt to rescue a critical dlrs 61bn military aid package, while the UK separately hinted that it could increase the value of the arms, ammunition ....
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Japan's oldest person dies at 116
Date: 2023-12-12 08:19:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:10487041
TOKYO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Born on April 25, 1907, Tatsumi had recently spent most of her days in bed at a nursing home in Kashiwara and often greeted the employees working there, Kyodo quoted the facility as saying. She became the oldest living ....
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Europeans open to Ukraine joining EU, survey shows before key summit
Date: 2023-12-12 08:02:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:10486850
LONDON, Dec 12 (MENA) - Europeans are generally open to the idea of Ukraine joining the EU, despite the costs and risks, but lukewarm at best about the bloc’s prospective enlargement to also take in Georgia and countries in the western Balkans, ....
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Kishida likely to replace 4 ministers on Dec. 14 amid fundraising scandal
Date: 2023-12-12 07:26:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10486897
TOKYO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace four ministers, including the top government spokesman, as early as Thursday over their alleged involvement in a political fundraising scandal centering on the ruling ....
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Ukraine exports over 13.9M t of grains, pulses
Date: 2023-12-12 07:13:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:5 - ID:10486821
KYIV, Dec 12 (MENA) - In the 2023/2024 marketing year (MY) (from July 1 to December 8, 2023), Ukraine exported 13.9 million tons of grains and legumes, Ukrinform reported Tuesday, quoting the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. In the current ....
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Palestine supporters hold demonstration inside Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Date: 2023-12-11 23:00:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:101 - ID:10486718
OTTAWA, Dec 11 (MENA) – Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to bring attention to the human rights crisis in Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, CTV News reported. The rally was organized by ....
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US Assistant Secretary Noyes travels to Switzerland to attend GRF
Date: 2023-12-11 22:58:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:10486719
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) – US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on December 12-15, 2023, the US Department of State said in a press ....
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US ‘concerned’ about reports that Israel used white phosphorous, Kirby says
Date: 2023-12-11 20:34:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:10486648
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) – The Biden administration is “concerned” about Israel’s reported use of white phosphorus in Lebanon two months ago, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday. “We’ve seen the reports, ....
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Europe must defend itself with US support in doubt, UK’s Grant Shapps says
Date: 2023-12-11 17:03:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:10486415
LONDON, Dec 11 (MENA) - Europe needs to take responsibility for its own security amid signs that American military backing for Ukraine is starting to wane, United Kingdom Defense Secretary Grant Shapps was quoted by Politico as warning on Monday. ....
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Germany, Netherlands stress necessity of reaching two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Date: 2023-12-11 16:14:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:71 - ID:10486239
BERLIN, Dec 11 (MENA) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the two-state solution is the only way to attain peace between the Israeli and the Palestinians. This came during a joint press conference held ....