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Press releases published on August 12, 2025
Armenia, Azerbaijan Take Step Toward Peace
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Armenia and Azerbaijan have taken a significant step toward reconciliation by agreeing to honor each other's sovereignty and territorial boundaries. This understanding was outlined in a peace accord that was initialed in Washington on Friday, as …
Modi, Zelensky Discuss Ukraine War
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had a telephone conversation on Monday, during which they addressed the ongoing war in Ukraine and the state of bilateral ties. According to a statement from New Delhi, …
Russia Says It Repelled 9 Ukrainian Drones in Tatarstan
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Russia announced that its defense forces successfully repelled a significant drone offensive launched by Ukraine targeting the Turkic Tatarstan region. According to the Defense Ministry, nine drones were intercepted and destroyed …
Canada Reaffirms Support for Ukraine’s Right to Self-Determination
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, reiterating Canada’s firm stance that only Ukrainians should determine their nation’s path forward. In an official readout posted …
Egypt Recovers Old Antiquities from UK, Germany
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt has successfully retrieved thirteen historical relics that had been illicitly exported to the United Kingdom and Germany, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Sunday. This initiative forms part of a …
Wildfire hit Turkey causing traffic, affecting residents by smoke
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Wildfires erupted in Türkiye’s northwestern Canakkale province on Monday, causing evacuations and interrupting transportation by land, air, and sea, according to official reports. Governor Omer Toraman shared on social media that 77 individuals …
UN nuclear senior official makes high-level visit to Tehran
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior representative from the UN nuclear watchdog visited Tehran on Monday for high-level discussions, marking the first such visit since Iran halted its cooperation with the agency in June, according to state media. Massimo Aparo, deputy …
Tesla Kicks Off Showroom in India’s New Delhi
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Tesla, the American multinational known for its automotive and clean energy innovations, inaugurated its second showroom in India on Monday. The new outlet is situated at Worldmark 3 in Aerocity, New Delhi, marking the company’s first presence in …
Australia Reports Two Found Dead in Mount Waverley Home
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Two individuals were found dead inside a Mount Waverley home in Melbourne’s southeast on Monday night, leading to the arrest of a 34-year-old man early Tuesday morning. Police responded to reports of a disturbance at the residence located about 15 …
Indian Air Force Chief Praises Russian S-400 System
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The Russian-origin S-400 surface-to-air missile system has been described as a major “gamechanger” by Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Amar Preet Singh. During a public address on Saturday, Singh highlighted the significance of the S-400 system in …
China Enforces Strict Health Rules to Combat Chikungunya Outbreak
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) China introduced strict new health regulations on Tuesday targeting infectious disease outbreak management, responding to a sharp rise in chikungunya fever cases. A local news agency reported that these updated rules focus on early warning systems …
WHO Reports Malnutrition Killed 148 Palestinians in Gaza
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Malnutrition has tragically caused 148 deaths in Gaza this year, a crisis linked to the ongoing Israeli blockade restricting aid, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Tuesday. At a UN briefing in Geneva, Richard Peeperkorn, WHO’s …
Iranian senior official states Iran is willing to accept nuclear restrictions
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior Iranian official has indicated that Iran is willing to accept certain constraints on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of international sanctions, but insists that completely halting uranium enrichment is "nonnegotiable." …
Hungary’s FM reaffirms nation stance on truce of Ukraine-Russia war
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto reaffirmed his country’s stance that the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine must be settled through peaceful negotiations instead of armed conflict. In a statement shared on social …
Norges Bank Intensifies Withdrawal from Israeli Firms
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest wealth fund managing $2.2 trillion, accelerated its withdrawal from Israeli companies on Tuesday, further shrinking its exposure amid escalating conflict in Gaza. After excluding 11 Israeli …
Sri Lanka to develop all-encompassing data system covering state-owned land
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land, and Irrigation to create an all-encompassing data system covering state-owned land, according to official statements. This decision came during a meeting …
Finland files charges against oil tanker team for vandalism
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Finland’s deputy prosecutor general has filed charges against the captain and two officers of the oil tanker Eagle S for aggravated vandalism and aggravated interference with telecommunications, following damage to undersea cables in the Gulf of …
South Korea Posts Sharp Drop in July Forex Trading
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s foreign exchange activity fell sharply in July amid reduced appetite for the U.S. dollar and declining derivatives trades, according to data released Tuesday by the Bank of Korea (BOK). The average daily volume of foreign currency …
UK lets go of thousands of prisoners because of severe overcrowding
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) released more than 26,000 inmates early, including some serving long sentences, according to official data referenced in reports. Between September 2024 and March 2025, this group included 248 individuals convicted of serious offenses with …
Sudden failure of power hits Iraq, causing blackout throughout nation
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A sudden failure in Iraq’s power transmission network on Monday caused a blackout across the entire country, the Electricity Ministry reported. Mohammed Nema, the ministry’s undersecretary for production affairs, stated that technical teams are …