Delays, disruptions as South Koreans surge to sign online petition to impeach president (www.reuters.com)
Mexico, US officials agree on security plan to protect avocado inspectors | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Gunmen fire on targets in Russia's Dagestan region, six police killed, officials say (www.reuters.com)
Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing six policemen and injuring 12, the region’s interior ministry was quoted as saying....
Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say (www.reuters.com)
CAIRO, June 23 (Reuters) - Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as Israeli tanks pushed further into the southern city of Rafah....
India's May oil imports: Russia at record high, Saudi lowest in 10-mth (www.reuters.com)
Lawmakers in Philippines push for probe into Pentagon's anti-vax propaganda operation (www.reuters.com)
Why pick on us? Cyprus perplexed by Hezbollah threats (www.reuters.com)
I was 'political football' says UK woman branded a Chinese spy (www.reuters.com)
US lawmakers grill Microsoft president over China ties, hacks (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft President Brad Smith fielded questions about the tech giant’s security practices and ties to China at a House homeland security panel on Thursday, a year after alleged China-linked hackers spied on federal emails by hacking the firm....
Sea urchin pandemic spreads beyond Red Sea, endangering coral reefs (www.reuters.com)
Israel court approves temporary ban on Al Jazeera, citing national security (www.reuters.com)
German Chancellor Scholz to Putin: we will defend 'every square inch' of NATO territory (www.reuters.com)
NATO’s recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding that it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary....
Historic criminal trial of Hunter Biden to probe drug addiction (www.reuters.com)
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes (www.reuters.com)
Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes on an island off Panama’s coast that is fast disappearing....
Xi says China wants to work with Arab states to resolve hot spot issues (www.reuters.com)
Russia: Loss of state-owned energy giant Gazprom, the first in decades, shows the Kremlin's struggle to fill EU gas sales gap with China (www.reuters.com)
- Gazprom posted a loss of $7 bln in 2023, first since end-1990s***- Gazprom’s pipeline gas sales to Europe slump******- Russia banks on business with Asia******- Price of Russian gas for China seen gradually declining***...
Many US dairy workers yet to receive protective gear for bird flu (www.reuters.com)
CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, worrying health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential.
Exclusive: Microsoft’s UAE deal could transfer key U.S. chips and AI technology abroad (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab President Brad Smith said the tech company’s high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of sophisticated chips and tools - a move that a senior Republican congressman warned could have national security implications....
Five killed in Mexico stage collapse at campaign event (www.reuters.com)
At least five people died on Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon after a stage collapsed at a campaign event for the Citizens’ Movement party, authorities said....
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries (www.reuters.com)
Japan protests over Chinese ambassador's "extremely inappropriate" comment about Japanese people who would be "dragged into the fire" if they support Taiwan's independence (www.reuters.com)
Japan has lodged a protest against the Chinese ambassador’s “extremely inappropriate” comments about Taiwan, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday....
Apple slashes iPhone prices in China amid fierce Huawei competition (www.reuters.com)
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president? (www.reuters.com)
Anti-Putin Russian paramilitaries join Ukraine's fight in Kharkiv region (www.reuters.com)
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, May 16 (Reuters) - Peeking out from under a hat and with his face covered, the Russian fighting for Kyiv described unrelenting battles in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv where Moscow’s forces opened a new front last week....
