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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...
Ukraine received a new round of air strikes,...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 5: Ukrainian officials said Russia launched a new round of air strikes in Ukraine early on June...
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+...
British Prime Minister is about to visit the...
Washington [US], June 5: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be in Washington DC on June 7 and 8 to...
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...
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...
Oil prices soar after Saudi Arabia unilaterally reduces...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 5: Oil prices in the early trading session of June 5 in the Asian market jumped...