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Britain proposes tougher procurement laws to protect national...
London [UK], June 7: Britain will on Wednesday propose tightening procurement laws to protect sensitive sectors on national security grounds...
Trump backer-turned-critic Chris Christie makes White House run...
Washington [US], June 7: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday formally launched his 2024 presidential campaign, joining a...
Nearly 100 students poisoned in northern Afghanistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6: Nearly a hundred students, mostly girls, have been poisoned in Afghanistan's northern province of Sar-e-Pul, a...
3-year-old Palestinian boy hit by Israeli forces dies
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 6: A three-year old Palestinian boy died on Monday after being shot by the Israeli military....
At least 30 dead, thousands homeless in Haiti...
Miami [US], June 6: A weekend of torrential rains and widespread flooding in Haiti have left at least 30 people...
Picasso painting worth millions to be auctioned in...
Cologne [Germany], June 6: Pablo Picasso's painting "Buste de femme" (Bust of a Woman), which he created two years before...
Major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk foiled: Russia
Moscow [Russia], June 6: A major Ukrainian offensive in the south of the Donetsk region on Sunday was foiled by...
Former Vice-President Mike Pence joins White House race
Washington [US], June 6: Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has officially filed paperwork to join an increasingly crowded field of...
Saudi Arabia unilaterally reduces output, oil prices rise
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 6: Oil prices in the morning session of June 5 in Asia soared after Saudi Arabia's...
Thailand's prime minister candidate faces legal challenge
Bangkok [Thailand], June 6: The leader of the party that won Thailand's lower house election is facing charges of violating...
Fined 3 billion dong for speeding
Helsinki [Finland], June 6: A wealthy driver in Finland was fined 121,000 euros (about 3 billion dong) for speeding.
Russia claims to repel Ukraine's 'large-scale attack'
Moscow [Russia], June 6: The Russian Defense Ministry announced yesterday (June 5) that Russian forces successfully repelled a "large-scale attack"...
Former US spy working for the Soviet Union...
Washington [US], June 6: The US Federal Bureau of Prisons says former spy Robert Philip Hanssen was found dead in...
Forming a quadrilateral alliance of the US -...
Washington [US], June 6: After much bilateral and multilateral cooperation, the US, along with Japan, Australia and the Philippines seem...
Zelenskiy commends troops after Bakhmut gains
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 6: President VolodymyrZelenskiy praised Ukrainian troops after his top ground commander said the country's forces continued to...
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...