Day: October 14, 2022

14 dead, 28 hurt, dozens trapped underground after blast in Turkish coal mine

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Eight people managed to escape after blast; hundreds gather at entrance to pit in Black Sea town of Amasra APToday, 9:38 pm ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday left 14 people dead, at least 28 injured and nearly 50 trapped underground, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. […]

Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation agreement

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The sides hope to end a rift that has lasted more than 15 years. Elad Benari, Canada14.10.22, 20:23   The Palestinian Arab Fatah and Hamas factions have signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt to end a rift that has now lasted more than 15 […]

Russia wants just settlement to Palestine-Israeli issue, says Putin

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Russia wants a just settlement to the Palestine-Israel issue in line with UN resolutions, President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Russia has “a principled stance based on the fundamental resolutions of the United Nations and it remains unchanged,” Putin told Abbas during […]

North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near South Korea border

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South Korea’s National Security Council condemned the North for escalating tension. By REUTERS Published: OCTOBER 14, 2022 04:07 North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (photo credit: KCNA VIA REUTERS/FILE […]