June2024
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China, France launch satellite to better understand the universe
Jun 22, 2024In an impressive display of collaboration between the Western superpower and the Asian behemoth, a French-Chinese satellite launched on a quest for the universe’s most powerful explosions on Saturday. The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), created... -
Japanese royals arrive for three-day state visit to UK
Jun 22, 2024The three-day state visit, which is being hosted by King Charles III, begins on Saturday when the Japanese emperor Naruhito and empress Masako land in Britain. After arriving on a plane from Japan, the royal couple... -
Extreme heat is new danger stalking US-bound migrants
Jun 22, 2024In the Mexican desert near the US border, security forces are on alert after a man was found dead from heat stroke on the journey to what he hoped would be a better life in North... -
‘Saudi state did not fail’ after hundreds dead during hajj: official to AFP
Jun 22, 2024A top Saudi official defended the Gulf state’s handling of the hajj pilgrimage on Friday, following reports from multiple nations of over 1,100 fatalities, many of which were linked to the intense heat. “The state did... -
South Korea fires warning shots after new border incursion
Jun 22, 2024Seoul’s military said Friday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border in the third such incursion this month. The nuclear-armed North has been reinforcing the border in recent... -
‘Bodies on the ground’: Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
Jun 22, 2024Yasser eventually came to the conclusion that he had no alternative but to make the holy pilgrimage illegally after years of failing to obtain a hajj visa; this is a decision he now regrets. Despite having... -
EU confirms launch of Ukraine, Moldova membership talks Tuesday
Jun 22, 2024The EU officially approved on Friday the beginning of membership negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine the following week. This is a significant step for both nations as they begin their arduous journey to become members of... -
Iranians split on presidential vote as hardships mount
Jun 22, 2024A week from now, Iranians will vote in a presidential election that will decide whether or not to address urgent economic challenges and rules requiring the headscarf to cover oneself. On June 28, Iranians will cast... -
Russia says it neutralized 114 Ukrainian drones overnight, one dead
Jun 22, 2024At least one person was killed in the drone attacks, which Russia neutralized overnight, according to officials on Friday. The drones had been fired by Ukraine. “Russian anti-aerial defence systems intercepted and destroyed 70 drones over... -
PM entertained with Kolkata Biryani at lunch
Jun 22, 2024At the banquet luncheon held by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House here, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was treated to a feast of Kolkata Biryani, aromatic basmati rice and veggies cooked and seasoned in...
