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) in central warsaw on Sunday...
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 objects shot down by air...
Belgian prime minister taken to hospital after bicycle fall
Brussels [Belgium], June 5: Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo was lucky to survive a serious fall on his bicycle, but fortunately he was wearing...
Pope again calls for peace in first major television studio interview
Rome [Italy], June 5: Pope Francis has again appealed for peace and spoken out against war in his first appearance in a major television studio...
Some 80 migrants from Turkey cross border river into Greece
Athens [Greece], June 5: About 80 migrants crossed the river on the border between Turkey and Greece into the European Union on Sunday, including many...
The US is officially out of the risk of defaulting on its...
Washington [US], June 5: The Washington Post reported that US President Joe Biden has just signed into law a law suspending the public debt ceiling,...
Ukraine received a new round of air strikes, Russian territory continued to...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 5: Ukrainian officials said Russia launched a new round of air strikes in Ukraine early on June 4, hitting an airport in...
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+ group, are working to lift...
British Prime Minister is about to visit the US
Washington [US], June 5: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be in Washington DC on June 7 and 8 to hold talks with US President...
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 its recent satellite launch at...
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 of Chicago (USA) over the...
Oil prices soar after Saudi Arabia unilaterally reduces production further
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 5: Oil prices in the early trading session of June 5 in the Asian market jumped after the decision of Saudi...
Cambodia gives workers 3 days off from work with pay to go...
Siem Reap [Cambodia], June 5: Cambodian authorities have asked private businesses and employers to allow workers to take three days off work with pay to...
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 killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops,...
Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington D.C. area before it crashes
Washington [US], June 5: U.S. authorities scrambled jet fighters in a high-speed chase of a light aircraft that violated airspace in the Washington D.C. area...
Russian police arrest more than 100 Navalny supporters, group says
Moscow [Russia], June 5: Russian police on Sunday arrested more than 100 people who had taken to the streets to mark the 47th birthday of...
Philippines expects more Chinese tourists by facilitating e-visa service
Manila [Philippines], June 4: The Philippines hopes to attract up to 2 million Chinese tourists this year amid the Southeast Asian country's efforts to remove...
Sri Lankan tourism revenue sees significant increase in May
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 4: Sri Lanka's estimated tourism revenue in May saw a remarkable growth of over 200 percent year-on-year, reaching 131.5 million U.S....
At least 10 IS militants killed in attacks in eastern Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], June 4: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala...
Belarus to modify charging stations to adapt to Chinese electric vehicles
Minsk [Belarus], June 4: About 200 charging stations run by Belarusian oil company Belorusneft will be modified to adapt to Chinese electric vehicles by the...
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 so as to avoid a...
Strong earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 4: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Sunday morning, but did not potentially trigger a tsunami, the country's...
Ukraine ready for counteroffensive: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky says he believes the country is ready for a long-awaited counteroffensive to liberate its territories from Russian occupation,...
Three Israeli soldiers killed on border with Egypt
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 4: Three Israeli soldiers were killed on their country's border with Egypt on Saturday, according to the military.
Ukraine shelling kills two in Belgorod, children evacuated
Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: Shelling and strikes by Ukrainian forces on Russia's Belgorod region killed two people.
Speaker of Federal National Council attends Erdogan's inauguration ceremony
Ankara [Turkey], June 4: Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), SaqrGhobash, attended the Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's inauguration ceremony today at the Presidential Palace...
Turkish lawmakers sworn in new term
Ankara [Turkey], June 3: The Turkish parliament convened on Friday, the first time after the May 14 polls, holding the oath-taking ceremony of the newly...