Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza
Israeli tanks, which moved back into Shejaia four days ago, fired shells toward several houses, leaving families trapped inside and unable to leave, the residents said. Read more
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North Korea calls U.S., South Korea, and Japan ties as ‘Asian version of NATO’
The “Freedom Edge” exercise was devised at the three-way summit at Camp David last year to strengthen military cooperation amid tensions on the Korean peninsula. Read more
Iran vows ‘obliterating war’ against Israel as Hezbollah conflict intensifies
Iran’s mission to the United Nations said that “all options,” including the involvement of Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East, “are on the table.” Read more
China urges U.S. to stop supporting Philippines’ ‘provocations’
China and the Philippines have recently traded accusations over “dangerous and illegal maneuvers” affecting their respective vessels in the area around the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the busy waterway. Read more
King Charles bids farewell to Japan’s Emperor Naruhito
The final meeting between the two royal couples took place at Buckingham Palace and comes towards the end of the 64-year-old emperor and Empress Masako’s week long trip to Britain. Read more
European Union leaders sign a security deal with Ukraine
Leaders of the 27 EU countries, meeting formally for the first time since European elections on June 6-9, gave a warm welcome to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who made a rare personal appearance in Brussels for the signing ceremony. Read more
Ukraine: Russian troops pushed out of part of key eastern town
Russian forces are slowly pushing their way across parts of eastern Ukraine, capturing several villages since seizing the key city of Avdiivka in February. Read more
Russian satellite breaks up in space; ISS astronauts shelter
U.S. Space Command, tracking the debris swarm, said there was no immediate threat to other satellites. Read more
Israel’s bombs flatten Lebanese village amid fears of wider war
The images from private satellite operator Planet Labs PBC, taken on June 5 and analyzed by Reuters, show at least 64 destroyed sites in Aita al-Shaab. Several of the sites contain more than one building. Read more
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Russia mulling downgrading ties with West, Kremlin says
Even during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the Cold War is thought to have come closest to nuclear war, Russia did not sever relations with the United States. Read more
2 large asteroids fly by Earth; one may be visible
Both have a zero percent chance of impacting Earth. And, depending on where you are in the world, you may even be able to see one of them. Read more
U.S., Japan, South Korea vow strategic cooperation to boost security, economies
Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea vowed today to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence (AI) safety, export controls, clean energy and semiconductor supply chains. Read more
Australian leaders celebrate Julian Assange’s freedom
Assange landed in Australia to an ecstatic welcome on Wednesday evening after spending more than five years in a British high-security jail and seven years in asylum at the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Read more
Canada reopens cod fishery after 32-year pause
Cod had been a mainstay of the economy in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador for centuries but in 1992, the federal government declared a moratorium, a move that caused immense economic hardship in an already poor part of Canada. Read more
Yen slumps to lowest since 1986, putting traders on red alert
Analysts said traders were testing the resolve of Japan’s Ministry of Finance and central bank. Read more
Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans in world first
The Nordic country has bought vaccines for 10,000 people, each consisting of two injections, as part of a joint EU procurement of up to 40 million doses for 15 nations from manufacturer CSL Seqirus. Read more
King Charles welcomes Japan’s Emperor Naruhito for state visit
The emperor’s trip seeks to celebrate and deepen the military, cultural and scientific ties between the two countries and was postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic. Read more
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to U.S. charge
Many press freedom advocates have argued that criminally charging Assange represents a threat to free speech. Read more
U.S. court sentences Haiti ex-gang leader to 35 years in prison
Joly admitted in a plea document early this year to being part of a plot to smuggle U.S. firearms to Haiti and helping transfer funds, some of which were proceeds from ransoms obtained by kidnapping U.S. citizens. Read more
Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia’s Dagestan
Gunmen with automatic weapons burst into an Orthodox church and a synagogue in the ancient city of Derbent on Sunday evening, setting fire to an icon at the church and killing a 66-year-old Orthodox priest, Nikolai Kotelnikov. Read more
Russia vows retaliation against U.S. for Ukraine’s missile attack
The war in Ukraine has triggered the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Read more
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