U.S. military shooting range under construction raises concerns in S. Korea
Seoul [South Korea], May 12: The construction of a shooting range used by the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) in South Korea's southeastern city of Changwon...
Cuba forecasts normal to below-average Atlantic hurricane activities
Havana [Cuba], May 12: Cuba's Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) on Thursday forecast normal to below-average activities during the upcoming 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from June...
New Zealand gov't to speed up 5G rollout to towns, rural black...
Wellington [New Zealand], May 12: The New Zealand government is signing contracts with major telecommunications network operators to speed up the rollout of 5G to...
Aussie man sentenced to 11 years in jail over 100 kg meth...
Sydney [Australia], May 12: An Australian man has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars for his role in a plan to import 100 kg...
Japan - Korea in an effort to re-establish relations
Seoul [South Korea], May 12: Leaders of Japan and Korea are seeking to build a new future together while not forgetting the past, according to...
US approves $8.5 billion helicopter sale package to Germany
Washington [US], May 12: The Pentagon announced on May 11 that the US State Department has approved the sale of CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters...
Russia denies that the defense system is broken, the West sends 575...
Moscow [Russia], May 12: The Russian Defense Ministry on May 11 denied reports that the defense lines of the Russian army had been broken in...
Fighting continues in Gaza, Israel has the first death
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 12: Israel kills another senior military commander in Gaza while Palestinian cross-border rocket attacks cause Israel's first loss of life.
Together, Vietnam builds ASEAN's identity, values, vitality and prestige
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 12: The business trip to Indonesia to attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit from May 9 to 11 of Prime Minister Pham Minh...
In Bakhmut's ruins, Ukraine says intensity of Wagner attacks growing
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 12: A Ukrainian brigade commander fighting in the ruins of Bakhmut said Russian mercenary forces have stepped up shelling and artillery attacks...
Migrant detentions at U.S.-Mexico border hit record highs as Title 42 ends
Washington [US], May 12: Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expire, with some rushing...
Senior Gaza commander killed as rockets cause first death in Israel
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 12: Israel killed the head of Islamic Jihad's rocket force and his deputy, pressing an operation that has cost 30 lives...
Pfizer CEO calls US drug price plan 'negotiation with a gun to...
New York [US], May 12: Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) Chief Executive Albert Bourla called U.S. plans to negotiate drug prices for its Medicare health program "negotiation...
Mexico cooperating with U.S. to avoid chaos at border as Title 42...
Mexico City [Mexico], May 12: Mexico is cooperating with the United States to avoid "chaos" and "violence" on their shared border as U.S. COVID-19 restrictions...
New Zealand's annual food prices up 12.5 pct, hitting 36-year high
Wellington [New Zealand], May 11: New Zealand's food prices in April 2023 were 12.5 percent higher than they were in April 2022, hitting a 36-year...
Tourism in Italy sets to smash record this year: official
Rome [Italy], May 11: Tourism in Italy this year is set to smash the record levels set before the coronavirus pandemic, new data showed, putting...
Wesley W. Simina elected as new president of Federated States of Micronesia
Sydney [Australia], May 11: Wesley W. Simina on Thursday was elected as the new president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) during the first...
Tunisia remains safe despite synagogue shooting: president
Tunis [Tunisia], May 11: Tunisian President Kais Saied assured Wednesday that Tunisia will remain safe after Tuesday's synagogue shooting that killed at least five.
U.S. ending COVID-19 public emergency poses profound impacts
Los Angeles [US], May 11: U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration is set to expire on Thursday. The move will bring tremendous social impacts,...
E. Jean Carroll elated by victory over Trump in sexual abuse suit
New York [US], May 11: Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said on Wednesday she felt "fantastic" after a jury a day earlier...
Migrants risk life and limb to jump Mexico trains in rush to...
New Mexico [Mexico], May 11: Thousands of migrants in Mexico have been clambering onto dangerous freight trains rumbling northward in a scramble to reach the...
UK archbishop hits out at govt's Rwanda migration plan
London [UK], May 11: The Church of England's most senior cleric, Justin Welby, on Wednesday renewed his attacks on the UK government's contentious plans to...
Policeman killed in Damascus car bombing claimed by IS
Damascus [Syria], May 11: A Syrian policeman was killed and four others wounded on Wednesday in a car bomb attack on a Damascus police station...
U.S. FDA advisers back Perrigo birth control pill for over-the-counter use
Washington [US], May 11: A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted in favor of allowing sales of Perrigo Co's (PRGO.N) contraceptive drug without...
Ukraine unit says Russian brigade flees outskirts of Bakhmut
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 11: A Ukrainian military unit said it had routed a Russian infantry brigade from frontline territory near Bakhmut, claiming to confirm an...
Border crossings top 10,000 daily as migrants seek U.S. entry before Title...
Washington [US], May 11: Thousands of migrants are crossing into the United States this week before a new regulation takes effect that could bar most...
US Army sergeant sentenced to 25 years for Black Lives Matter protester's...
Washington [US], May 11: A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in a Texas prison for killing a man at a protest against...