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China's inflation holds steady in May, factory deflation eases
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's consumer inflation held steady in May while producer price declines eased, but the underlying trend suggests…
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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has hit southwestern South Korea, country's weather agency says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck a small fisheries county in South Korea’s southwest…
Politics
Blinken announces more than $400M in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced more than $400 million in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza as he…
Politics
German interior minister joins Bosnia talks on irregular migration
Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser travelled to Sarajevo on Tuesday for an unannounced working visit in an effort to curb irregular…
Lifestyle
What It Means to Travel as a Gazan
This essay is the second in a series about traveling after confinement. Look for the next one later this summer. I dream of seeing Gaza by…
Politics
UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, with an…
Business
Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican peso continued to weaken Tuesday as Mexico’s outgoing president — and his successor — vowed to forge ahead…
News
Watch: India police deny presence of a leopard at PM's swearing-in
June 11 (UPI) -- Police in India said an animal spotted in the live broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony was…
Politics
South African political party led by Zuma seeks to halt parliament election of country's president
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to…
Business
Political uncertainty puts French financial markets under pressure
The calling of early parliamentary elections in France continued to weigh heavily on the country's financial markets on Tuesday. The stock…
Business
China's Xi pledges to build globally competitive environment for tech innovation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping has vowed to foster a globally competitive open environment for scientific and…
Politics
Moderate Iranian presidential candidate criticizes headscarf policy
The moderate Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed cautious criticism of the repressive measures used to enforce…
Politics
Rheinmetall opens repair facility for combat vehicles in Ukraine
MILAN — Rheinmetall has established a maintenance center in western Ukraine to repair German-donated military equipment damaged in combat,…
News
Forty-nine die after boat capsizes off Yemen - IOM
At least 49 people from the Horn of Africa have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to the UN's International…
Politics
Scholz: Peace in Ukraine will require Putin to agree troop withdrawal
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed cautious optimism about a peace conference for Ukraine being held in Switzerland later this…
News
Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers
DERA ISLAMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout, killing 11 in an overnight operation in a former…
News
Malawi VP's plane found with no survivors, president says
The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi's vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos…
Politics
French bosses fear far right's vague economic plans
French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk…
News
ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in Darfur
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor appealed Tuesday for information and evidence of…
Business
Taiwan investigates how a Chinese fishing boat managed to enter a strategic river mouth
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities are investigating how an alleged former Chinese naval officer sailed a small boat into a…
Politics
Photo shows tunnel from northern Gaza to Israel, not from southern city of Rafah to Egypt
Screenshot of the false Weibo post, captured on June 9, 2024 The posts circulated shortly before the United Nations' top court, the…
News
Fire at Thailand's famous Chatuchak Weekend Market kills hundreds of caged animals
BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of caged animals died Tuesday after a fire struck Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in…
News
Cop, judge, journalist, activist, prosecutor, volunteer: Women challenge the mafia in Italy's Puglia
A remarkable group of women is challenging the power structures of the Sacra Corona Unita, Italy’s fourth main organized crime group that…
News
South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops violated the land border earlier this week,…