June 24 (UPI) — At least 22 workers, mostly Chinese nationals, were killed in a lithium battery plant fire in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, Monday, firefighters said, in what could be the worst accident to occur at a chemical factory … Read More
MOSCOW, June 24 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday squarely blamed the United States for an attack on Crimea with U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles that killed at least four people and injured 151, and Moscow formally warned the U.S. ambassador that … Read More
For the first time in 30 years, Argentina experienced a zero-percent increase in the inflation rates of food and drinks during the third week of June, President Javier Milei confirmed on Monday morning. A study published on Sunday by Econométrica, … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, He did it again! Wouldn’t you have loved to be a fly on the wall when the pope said the unthinkable? There must have been pointy hats going in all directions. Why are they so outraged? You … Read More
BEIJING, June 21 (Reuters) – Beijing warned on Friday that escalating frictions with the European Union over electric vehicle imports could trigger a trade war, as Germany’s economy minister arrived in the Chinese capital with the proposed tariffs high on … Read More
Armenia has become the latest country to recognize a Palestinian state and said it was against “violence against the civilian population.” Armenia‘s Foreign Ministry on Friday announced that it was recognizing Palestine as a state. Yerevan becomes the latest government to … Read More
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin said South Korea deciding to offer weapons aid to Ukraine would be a “very big mistake,” threatening “respective decisions” that would anger Seoul in remarks on Thursday responding to South Korea announcing it would consider arming … Read More
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels, including natural gas, to Vietnam during a state visit that comes as Moscow is … Read More
The G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50bn (£39bn) for Ukraine to help it fight invading Russian forces. US President Joe Biden said it was another reminder to Russia “that we’re not backing down”, but in … Read More
MOGADISHU, June 20 (Reuters) – Somalia’s government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighbouring countries fretting that resurgent al Shabaab militants could seize power. … Read More