Foreign
Ukraine war's effect on food security 'speeding up': UN chief
June 9, 2022, 7:49 pm
WASHINGTON – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the effect of the war in Ukraine on food security is "speeding up." He was speaking at a news conference to release a report from the UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance, which said the ripple… Read More
7 dead, 46 injured in S. Korea office building fire
June 9, 2022, 4:42 pm
SEOUL – A fire broke out at a five-story building populated by lawyers' offices in the southeastern city of Daegu on Thursday, leaving seven dead and some 40 others injured, officials said. Police pinpointed a 50-something man as a suspected arsonist responsible for the fire after a CCTV… Read More
Magnitude 8.4 earthquake recorded in Russia
June 9, 2022, 1:23 pm
MOSCOW – A magnitude 8.4 earthquake hit the Lake Baikal area near Russia's Irkutsk city, the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, the Emergency Ministry said on Wednesday. The magnitude of the quake at the epicenter was 8.4, while in Irkutsk it felt much weaker and was recorded at 5 on the… Read More
At least 17 killed as train derails in eastern Iran
June 8, 2022, 7:12 pm
TEHRAN, Iran – At least 17 people were killed and many others injured after a passenger train derailed in eastern Iran, authorities said early Wednesday. Four of the seven cars in the train derailed on the Tabas-Yazd railroad track near Iran’s eastern city of Tabas and all rescue units with… Read More
Matthew McConaughey launches emotional plea for US gun control
June 8, 2022, 5:44 pm
WASHINGTON – Renowned actor Matthew McConaughey took to the White House podium Tuesday to issue an emotional plea for greater US gun control after a devastating school shooting rocked his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. The shooting at the Robb Elementary School on May 24 is the deadliest in Texas… Read More
S. Korea lifts mandatory self-isolation for all int’l arrivals
June 8, 2022, 4:42 pm
SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday lifted the mandatory seven-day self-isolation period for all international arrivals in the latest move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downtrend in Covid-19 cases. The country added 13,358 Covid-19 infections, including 59 cases from overseas, bringing… Read More
World Bank announces $1.49-B aid package for Ukraine
June 8, 2022, 3:11 pm
WASHINGTON – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved USD1.49 billion of additional financing for Ukraine, the organization said in a statement. The new financing is part of the total support package of over USD4 billion that the World Bank is mobilizing. The aid includes… Read More
US pledges $1.9-B in private funds to address migration
June 8, 2022, 2:23 pm
ANKARA – US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday pledged over USD1.9 billion in private funds to address the root causes of migration from Central America. Addressing the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Harris said the fund will be used in "new private-sector commitments to create… Read More
New York raises age to buy semiautomatic guns after US shootings
June 7, 2022, 2:12 pm
HOUSTON, Texas – Echoing US President Joe Biden’s wish to raise the age for buying semiautomatic weapons from 18 to 21, the state of New York did exactly that on Monday. “Thoughts and prayers won’t fix this, but taking strong action will,” said New York Governor Kathy Hochul as she… Read More
UK's Johnson survives no-confidence vote as Conservative leader
June 7, 2022, 12:39 pm
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday night survived a leadership challenge by beating back a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party. Johnson got the support of 211 Tory MPs, with 148 voting against him in a ballot triggered in the morning by an announcement from… Read More
Mass shootings in US leave at least 9 dead over weekend
June 6, 2022, 6:54 pm
ANKARA – Three people were killed and 12 others injured in gunfire in Philadelphia, in the US state of Pennsylvania late Saturday night, hours before separate shootings in the states of Tennessee and Michigan left six dead and at least 19 wounded, authorities said. “Horrendous and unthinkable… Read More
Russian major general killed in eastern Ukraine
June 6, 2022, 5:26 pm
ANKARA – Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine, local media reported Sunday. Kutuzov died during a battle in the village of Nikolaevka in the Luhansk region, reports said, citing a post by Russian state television correspondent Alexander Sladkov on… Read More
Allies fire 8 missiles in response to NoKor’s latest provocation
June 6, 2022, 2:37 pm
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday in response to North Korea's missile launches the previous day, according to the South's military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army Tactical… Read More
Death verdict of 4 anti-coup activists by Myanmar junta condemned
June 5, 2022, 1:42 pm
PARIS – France on Saturday strongly condemned the Myanmar military junta’s decision to resume executions of political prisoners and renewed its call to release all those arbitrarily detained in the coup, according to the Foreign Ministry. “It is an abject decision and once again aimed at… Read More
Saudi Arabia welcomes 1st foreign hajj pilgrims since pandemic
June 5, 2022, 12:08 pm
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The first batch of Hajj pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. A group of 358 pilgrims from Indonesia arrived at Prince Mohamed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in the holy city of Madinah, the… Read More
Global plastic waste on track to triple by 2060
June 5, 2022, 10:59 am
ANKARA – Global plastic waste is set to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfills and less than a fifth recycled, according to a new report released on Friday. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that global plastics consumption will… Read More
4 people killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma mass shooting
June 2, 2022, 5:26 pm
WASHINGTON – Four people were killed in the midwestern city of Tulsa, Oklahoma during a mass shooting at a local hospital, law enforcement announced Wednesday. Police said they received a call about an active shooter at the Natalie Building at St. Francis Hospital campus at 4:52 p.m. local time… Read More
War in Ukraine inflamed global food crisis: UN chief
June 2, 2022, 11:36 am
ANKARA – The United Nations (UN) secretary general said Wednesday the ongoing war in Ukraine has inflamed the global food crisis. At a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Antonio Guterres said the war has also worsened the energy and financial crises, hitting… Read More
Biden revives ‘pivot to Asia’ to contain China’s influence
May 31, 2022, 6:36 pm
ANKARA – US President Joe Biden's announcement of forming a new economic grouping for the Asia-Pacific, including 13 inaugural members, has revived Barack Obama's "pivot" or strategy of rebalancing Asia. The decision has come five years after Donald Trump had withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific… Read More
Egypt unveils discovery of 250 coffins, 150 statues in Saqqara
May 31, 2022, 2:57 pm
CAIRO – Egypt unveiled on Monday a major new archaeological find of 250 sealed coffins containing mummies, 150 bronze statues of ancient gods and goddesses, and other antiquities at the Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. An Egyptian archeological mission working in the Bubastian… Read More
