Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers
HWASEONG, South Korea, June 24 (Reuters) – A lithium battery factory in South Korea was set on fire after multiple batteries exploded on Monday, killing…
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Suspected Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters further away than many previous assaults
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A possible attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship further away from nearly all of the previous assaults…
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime…
South African election early results see ANC losing majority, DA and MK performing well
MIDRAND, South Africa, May 30 (Reuters) – The African National Congress looked set on Thursday to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30…
Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi’s death
DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) – Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi…
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 democrats found guilty in landmark subversion case
HONG KONG, May 30 (Reuters) – Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial…
France’s Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons
France’s president has joined the head of NATO in pushing for a policy shift that could change the complexion of the war in Ukraine — allowing Kyiv…
South Africans vote in most competitive election since apartheid ended
KWAMASHU, South Africa, May 29 (Reuters) – South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, with opinion polls suggesting the African National…
North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed
1 of 2 | A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s rocket launch during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul,…
‘Heinous massacre’: Israel’s attack on Rafah tent camp widely condemned
Several countries and global organisations have condemned the Israeli air attack on tents housing displaced people in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah that killed at least 40…