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Britain proposes tougher procurement laws to protect national security

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 official

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

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

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 after heavy rains

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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 and Russia suddenly died in prison

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 - Japan - Australia - the Philippines?

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

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 Trump nomination

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

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

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 but loses some ground

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 triple Meta's top-line price

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

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

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

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 fall

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 television studio interview

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 into Greece

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 of defaulting on its debt

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...