South Korea on Wednesday halted loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into the nuclear-armed North, the defence ministry said, adding it was a bid to “restore trust” under Seoul’s new administration. The decision to suspend the broadcasts was “to make good on a promise to restore trust in South-North Korea relations and seek peace on the Korean peninsula”,…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned of a global birth rate crisis after surveying people in 14 countries. Some 14,000 people were questioned as part of the study, and one in five had not had or did not expect to have the number of children they wanted. Why It Matters Countries all over…
The first ever video and images of the Sun’s south pole have been sent back to Earth by the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The new images will enable scientists to learn how the Sun cycles between periods of raging storms and quiet times. This is important because intense solar activity can affect satellite…
June 10 (UPI) — The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its latest in a series of sanctions against Russia targeting energy exports, infrastructure and finances. “Oil exports still represent one-third of Russia’s government revenues,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a news conference in Brussels, Belgium. “We need to cut this source…
BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland, June 10 (Reuters) – Rioters threw petrol bombs and other missiles at police in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena in the second successive night of disorder that followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town, police and local media said on Tuesday. Police said they were dealing with…
Forget tech bans and rare earth shipments – trade talks in London to decide who writes the rules for 21st century global economy A high-stakes showdown is unfolding this week in London—far from the manufacturing plants of Shenzhen or the trading floors of Wall Street, yet central to the global economic order. Senior US and…
Ten people have been killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, in what is the deadliest gun attack in the country’s recent history. Police said the 21-year-old gunman, a former student, took his own life in a school bathroom shortly after. The incident took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the…
June 7 (UPI) — China has agreed to fast-track approvals for the shipment of rare earth minerals to the United States and some European Union nations. U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke Thursday about easing trade tensions. On Saturday, China’s Minister Seceary Wang Wentao said his nation is “willing to establish…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said latest prisoner exchange will take several days Russia hit Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the start of the war, causing some damage at a military airfield in the west of the country, the Ukrainian air force said on Monday. It was the latest Russian onslaught since Ukraine destroyed…
Greta Thunberg and her crew of activists sailing to Gaza will be forced to watch a video of Hamas‘s October 7 atrocities after being intercepted by the IDF, Israel‘s defence minister said. Israel Katz congratulated the military on its ‘quick and safe takeover’ of the Madleen after Israeli commandos seized the vessel in international waters…