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Sweden unveils largest military aid for Ukraine worth $1.2bn
Date: 2025-02-04 07:43:32 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:5 - ID:11053649
STOCKHOLM, Feb 4 (MENA) - Sweden will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth over $1.2 billion, The Kyiv Independent newspaper on Tuesday quoted Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson as having said. It is Sweden's largest tranche of ....
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Trump suggests Ukraine’s rare minerals as condition for continued support
Date: 2025-02-04 07:32:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:11053624
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he would possibly be interested in continuing US aid to Ukraine in exchange for access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, according to Voice of America News. “We’re looking to do a deal ....
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China to impose tariffs on certain imported goods from US
Date: 2025-02-04 06:33:51 GMT - China - World - SN:2 - ID:11053561
BEIJING, Feb 4 (MENA) - China imposed tariffs on certain imported goods from the United States on Tuesday, CGTN TV quoted a notice from the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council as reading. The notice states that a 15-percent tariff will ....
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NATO chief underlines importance of bolstering military investment to prevent future war
Date: 2025-02-03 19:44:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:55 - ID:11053332
BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte underlined the importance of bolstering military investment in order to prevent future war. Speaking during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Brussels, ....
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Polish, Iranian FMs discuss Ukraine, Mideast, nukes
Date: 2025-02-03 11:33:32 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:11052430
WARSAW, Feb 3 (MENA) - Poland's top diplomat Radosław Sikorski and his Iranian counterpart Sayyed Abbas Araghchi have spoken on the phone to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, Polskie Radio quoted the Polish ....
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Trump calls for expelling USAID staffers
Date: 2025-02-03 09:53:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:11052305
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump agreed the US Agency for International Development (USAID) needs to be “shut down,” following days of speculation over the future of the agency after its funding was frozen and dozens of its ....
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Japan to closely monitor Yen impact of Trump tariffs, Kato says
Date: 2025-02-02 07:51:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:11050831
TOKYO, Feb 2 (MENA) - Japan intends to closely monitor the impact on its currency of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and is worried about the international fallout from the trade imposts, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said as quoted by ....
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China strongly opposes U.S. additional tariff, vows countermeasures
Date: 2025-02-02 07:50:28 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:11050821
BEIJING, Feb 2 (MENA) - China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the 10-percent additional tariff announced by the Trump administration on Chinese goods, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday as quoted by CGTN network. U.S. ....
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Rubio in Panama amid Trump push for canal control
Date: 2025-02-02 06:59:24 GMT - Panama - World - SN:5 - ID:11050792
PANAMA CITY, Feb 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Panama on Saturday, marking his first international trip as the country's top diplomat amid President Donald Trump's bid to reclaim control over the Panama Canal, according to ....
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Canada, Mexico hit back with retaliatory tariffs on US
Date: 2025-02-02 06:10:55 GMT - Canada - World - SN:3 - ID:11050773
OTTAWA/ MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (MENA) - The leaders of Mexico and Canada - two of the US's largest trading partners - have responded to the US president's steep taxes on imports, according to Al Hurra news Channel. Canadian Prime Minister Justin ....
