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France begins military withdrawal from Chad as influence in Africa wanes
Date: 2024-12-11 10:56:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:29 - ID:10986874
LONDON, Dec 11 (MENA) - France has begun recalling its military assets from its former ally Chad in the latest blow to its dwindling influence across its former colonies in Africa, the Guardian reported. Two Mirage fighter jets returned to a ....
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Grossi condemns targeting of IAEA vehicle in Ukraine
Date: 2024-12-11 10:22:23 GMT - Austria - World - SN:25 - ID:10986845
VEINNA, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi condemned an attack in which a drone targeted and severely damaged an official IAEA's vehicle on the road leading to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear ....
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Pakistani Energy Minister: We are keen to strengthen our relations with Tajikistan in various fields
Date: 2024-12-11 09:57:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:23 - ID:10986856
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (MENA) - Pakistan's Energy Minister Owais Ahmed Khan stressed his country's keenness on strengthening its relations with Tajikistan in the various fields, including trade, energy, agriculture, education and industry domains. The ....
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Blinken commends strength & resilience of people in Burkina Faso
Date: 2024-12-11 09:55:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:10986841
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken commended the strength and resilience of the Burkinabè people, the US State Department reported. "On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Burkina Faso ....
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Casualties from Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia rise to 22, six confirmed dead
Date: 2024-12-11 09:41:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:20 - ID:10986974
KIEV, Dec 11 (MENA) - The number of injured in the Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia has risen to 22, with six fatalities, Ukrainform said according to a Telegram report by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES). "Currently, six civilians are ....
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Japan weighs extra taxes for defense spending as early as April 2026
Date: 2024-12-11 08:55:32 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:10986855
TOKYO, Dec 11 (MENA) -The government is considering increasing taxation as early as April 2026 to help cover its planned boost in defense spending, Kyodo reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government has already decided to raise ....
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Russian war casualties in Ukraine up by 1,400 over past
Date: 2024-12-11 07:11:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:4 - ID:10986783
KIEV, Dec 11 (MENA) - The total combat losses of Russian forces in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 11, 2024, are estimated at approximately 757,340 personnel, including 1,400 in the past day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of ....
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WHO director: “Health is a human right for everyone, everywhere”
Date: 2024-12-10 22:01:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:74 - ID:10986525
GENEVA, Dec 10 (MENA) – Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health is a human right for everyone, everywhere. “There will be no peaceful and prosperous future if health is only a privilege for ....
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OPEC chief Al Ghais gets second term
Date: 2024-12-10 21:50:25 GMT - Austria - World - SN:70 - ID:10986471
VIENNA, Dec 10 (MENA) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday appointed Haitham Al Ghais for a second three-year term as its secretary general, Xinhua reported. Al Ghais's new term will begin in August 2025, ....
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UK, France, Germany slams Iran's plans to expand nuclear program
Date: 2024-12-10 09:08:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:10985343
LONDON, Dec 10 (MENA) - The governments of the UK, France and Germany have condemned Iran’s latest steps to expand its nuclear program, in order to significantly increase the rate of production of uranium enriched up to 60 percent at the underground ....
