US witnesses rise in illegal migration, arrests 210,000 migrants at Mexico border
VIENNA, March 3 (Reuters) – Austria’s first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country’s longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power. Although the FPO won September’s parliamentary election with about 29% of the vote, the eurosceptic…
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (UPI) — South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace said Monday it has signed a $2.6 billion deal to deliver 152 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Poland by 2027. Under the contract, the firm will also provide Poland’s Armaments Agency with 155mm artillery ammunition and logistics support for the K9 howitzers. The Seoul-based company plans to work…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to an American “bridging proposal” for a ceasefire deal in Gaza. It is now up to Hamas to agree, Mr Blinken added. The pair met in Tel Aviv for talks that Mr Netanyahu has described as “positive”, with his office adding…
Researchers discovered chamber inside Egyptian Great Pyramid using modern scanning equipment Egyptian officials revealed the discovery of a mysterious, 30-foot-long corridor sealed off inside one of the Pyramids of Giza on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa described the discovery in a Thursday press event, saying the chamber is thought to be some…
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…
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to federal regulatory power on Friday by overturning a 1984 precedent that had given deference to government agencies in interpreting laws they administer, handing a defeat to President Joe Biden’s administration. The justices ruled 6-3 to set aside lower court decisions against…