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Crowded 2024 Republican race helps clear way for...
Washington [US], June 6: A growing number of contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination could clear the way for...
Debt ceiling deal ignores US debt time bomb
Washington [US], June 6: Republicans and Democrats are touting a hastily-written debt ceiling deal that staves off a devastating U.S....
Canada on track for its worst-ever wildfire season
Ottawa [Canada], June 6: Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions...
Russia says it thwarts major attack in Ukraine...
Moscow [Russia], June 6: Moscow said it had thwarted a major offensive against its forces in eastern Ukraine, but Ukrainian...
Apple to sell Vision Pro AR headset for...
California [US], June 6: Apple barged into Meta's metaverse party, unveiling an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest...
Fresh Russian attacks strike airbase in central Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], June 5: Two cruise missiles fired by Russian forces hit an airfield in central Ukraine, while four others...
Huge anti-govt protests rock Poland's Warsaw
Warsaw [Poland], June 5: Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated against the ruling conservative nationalist Law and Justice Party (PiS)...
Belgorod reports continued shelling
Moscow [Russia], June 5: The governor of Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, reported continued shelling, with debris from flying...
Belgian prime minister taken to hospital after bicycle...
Brussels [Belgium], June 5: Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo was lucky to survive a serious fall on his bicycle,...
Pope again calls for peace in first major...
Rome [Italy], June 5: Pope Francis has again appealed for peace and spoken out against war in his first appearance...
Some 80 migrants from Turkey cross border river...
Athens [Greece], June 5: About 80 migrants crossed the river on the border between Turkey and Greece into the European...
The US is officially out of the risk...
Washington [US], June 5: The Washington Post reported that US President Joe Biden has just signed into law a law...
Ukraine received a new round of air strikes,...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 5: Ukrainian officials said Russia launched a new round of air strikes in Ukraine early on June...
OPEC+ continues to seek to raise oil prices
Vienna [Austria], June 5: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partner, commonly known as the OPEC+...
British Prime Minister is about to visit the...
Washington [US], June 5: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be in Washington DC on June 7 and 8 to...
North Korea condemns UN Security Council
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 5: North Korea on Wednesday condemned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for holding discussions about...
50 people shot in weekend shootings in Chicago
Chicago (Illinois) [US], June 5: At least 50 people were shot, including 10 dead, when shootings occurred in the city...
Oil prices soar after Saudi Arabia unilaterally reduces...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 5: Oil prices in the early trading session of June 5 in the Asian market jumped...
Cambodia gives workers 3 days off from work...
Siem Reap [Cambodia], June 5: Cambodian authorities have asked private businesses and employers to allow workers to take three days...
Russia says its forces thwarted major Ukrainian offensive
Moscow [Russia], June 5: Russian forces have thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and...
Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington D.C....
Washington [US], June 5: U.S. authorities scrambled jet fighters in a high-speed chase of a light aircraft that violated airspace...
Russian police arrest more than 100 Navalny supporters,...
Moscow [Russia], June 5: Russian police on Sunday arrested more than 100 people who had taken to the streets to...
Philippines expects more Chinese tourists by facilitating e-visa...
Manila [Philippines], June 4: The Philippines hopes to attract up to 2 million Chinese tourists this year amid the Southeast...
Sri Lankan tourism revenue sees significant increase in...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 4: Sri Lanka's estimated tourism revenue in May saw a remarkable growth of over 200 percent...
At least 10 IS militants killed in attacks...
Baghdad [Iraq], June 4: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in...
Belarus to modify charging stations to adapt to...
Minsk [Belarus], June 4: About 200 charging stations run by Belarusian oil company Belorusneft will be modified to adapt to...
Biden signs bill to raise U.S. debt limit
New York [US], June 4: U.S. President Joe Biden signed Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law Saturday afternoon...