Monthly Archives: June 2024

Top US and Chinese defense officials seek to restore communications as tensions rise in...

SINGAPORE, 31 May (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese counterpart for more than an hour Friday, as the two...

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating preemptive attacks on South...

SEOUL, South Korea, 31 May (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills involving the firing of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers to...

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle...

UNITED NATIONS, 31 May (AP) — The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and...

EU slaps new sanctions on North Korea in response to its missile program and...

BRUSSELS, 31 May (AP) — The European Union has slapped more sanctions on North Korea over its continued efforts to develop ballistic and nuclear...

Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says

ISLAMABAD, 31 May (AP) — A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in...

Police break up a network that illegally helped foreigners stay in Thailand, arresting dozens

BANGKOK, 31 May (AP) — Thai police have broken up a large network that illegally helped foreigners, mostly Russians, to stay in Thailand long-term...

Oil giant Saudi Aramco offers a second stock tranche worth billions of dollars

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 31 May (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it will sell a second sliver of stock in its state oil...