Ulaan Baatar (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Mongolia on Thursday, marking the end of a 10-day visit of Asia, welcoming improving ties with the landlocked democracy sandwiched between autocratic heavyweights China and Russia. His lengthy journey, which also included visits to Southeast Asia and Japan, wasRead More →
MADRID (Reuters) – Hundreds of firemen, backed up by waterbomber aircraft, attempted to put out two wildfires that had been raging in eastern Spain since Tuesday, and much of the rest of the nation is on red alert for heat and fire. When a fire broke out in neighboring hillsRead More →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Discrimination and violence against Muslims and Palestinians increased by over 70% in the United States in the first half of 2024, owing to increased Islamophobia caused by Israel’s war in Gaza, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations advocacy group on Tuesday. Human rights groups have documentedRead More →
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A boat capsized on a river in Ethiopia’s northwest, resulting in at least 19 fatalities, according to a state-run media site on Sunday. According to the state-run Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA), the tragedy happened on Saturday in the Amhara area while a group of people wereRead More →
ANKARA (Reuters) – Though he did not specify what kind of intervention he was proposing, President Tayyip Erdogan stated on Sunday that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in both Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. Erdogan, a vocal opponent of Israel’s Gaza offensive, brought up the subjectRead More →
PARIS (Reuters) — Argentina defeated Iraq 3-1 in Lyon, and Spain defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Bordeaux on Saturday, the second day of the men’s Olympic soccer event. Argentina recovered from their devastating opening loss to Morocco and increased their chances of moving to the next round by finishingRead More →
TOKYO(Reuters) — At high-level security discussions in Tokyo on Sunday, the United States will unveil a substantial overhaul of its military command structure, as well as other measures to strengthen defense ties with its Asian ally, according to a US official. The redesign comes as Tokyo plans to construct aRead More →
PARIS (AFP) — Hady Habib was over 5,000 kilometers away, earning a pitiful $1,350 at a low-level tournament in Canada, while Carlos Alcaraz was winning $3.5 million for winning the Wimbledon trophy. After two weeks, the 25-year-old Lebanese player finds himself against the third-ranked player in the world in theRead More →
(Reuters) – NASA’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will be launched by SpaceX and NASA on Friday, no sooner than August 18. The news was made one day after SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to launch again after an unusual mid-flightRead More →
Florida (AFP) – In Florida on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while criticizing his Democratic opponents and promising to stabilize the Middle East. Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump strongly blasted his DemocraticRead More →
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