Thailand is about to become the first Southeast Asian country to recognize...
Bangkok [Thailand], June 19: Thailand is close to recognizing same-sex marriage, when the Senate and previously the House of Representatives passed this bill.
550 pilgrims died in the 50 degree Celsius heat in Mecca
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 19: Saudi Arabian officials said at least 550 pilgrims died and more than 2,000 others suffered heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage...
New signal capabilities help decode the mystery of missing flight MH370
Washington [US], June 19: The possibility of finding the wreckage of plane MH370 became an issue that attracted attention, after research by Cardiff University (UK)...
President Putin meets leader Kim Jong-un, agrees to develop 'strategic fortress'
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to develop relations between the two countries when they...
UN Haiti chief warns of 'catastrophic' impact of gang war displacements
New York [US], June 19: A top executive at the United Nations' migration agency on Tuesday warned of catastrophic humanitarian consequences for the spiraling numbers...
Putin flies into North Korea with promise to back it against the...
Moscow [Russia], June 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for his first visit in 24 years, vowing to deepen trade...
US heat wave sets records in central, northeast states
Washington [US], June 19: U.S. cities are breaking decades-old temperature records this week as a heat wave stretches from central to eastern portions of the...
Killer who attacked Colorado gay club pleads guilty to hate crimes, sentenced
Washington [US], June 19: The convicted shooter who killed five people in a 2022 attack at a gay nightclub in Colorado, pleaded guilty to federal...
Biden offers path to citizenship to spouses of US citizens
Washington [US], June 19: President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a new effort to provide a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants...
Xi calls for all-out flood rescue effort as storms pound southern China
Beijing [China], June 19: The task of controlling floods in China is becoming increasingly arduous, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, calling for all-out efforts...
Israel and Lebanon escalate rhetoric as US tries to prevent war
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 19: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned on Tuesday that a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon,...
Some 50 migrants missing after boat sinks off southern Italy
Rome [Italy], June 18: About 50 migrants are missing after a sailing boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Calabria in southern Italy overnight, the...
China probes EU food imports after threat of tariffs on electric cars
Beijing [China], June 18: China has launched an investigation into illegal subsidies relating to the importing of meat and dairy products from the European Union,...
European Union ministers approve contested Nature Restoration Law
Luxembourg City [Luxembourg], June 18: European Union environment ministers on Monday approved a much fought-over conservation law intended to restore habitats to their natural condition.
The US - Japan - South Korea will sign a security agreement...
Washington [US], June 18: The Japan Times newspaper reported on June 17 that three countries, the United States, Japan and South Korea, will sign an...
Biden raised record funds, the race for the White House became more...
Washington [US], June 18: The fundraising event for US President Joe Biden's re-election bid has just set a new record, while former President Donald Trump...
Israel disbands war cabinet, warns of escalation against Hezbollah
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 18: The Times of Israel reported yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the official dissolution of the war cabinet...
Mr. Thaksin was officially prosecuted for insulting the Thai royal family
Bangkok [Thailand], June 18: Reuters on June 18, citing information from the Thai Prosecutor General's Office, announced that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was prosecuted...
The plane broke down on the runway, 450 flights were delayed
Hong Kong, June 18: The plane's tire broke during an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, causing hundreds of other flights to be affected.
President Biden upgraded his strategy to deal with Mr. Trump
Washington [US], June 18: President Joe Biden's re-election campaign is leaning towards the possibility of taking advantage of Donald Trump's conviction in New York criminal...
The US approves a large arms sale to Israel with 50 F-15s
Washington [US], June 18: Under pressure from the White House, US lawmakers approved a multi-billion dollar arms deal to supply Israel.
China - Philippines are 'tight as strings' in the East Sea
Beijing [China], June 18: After dispatching an amphibious assault ship to the tense area, China announced that its coast guard ship and the Philippine supply...
Thailand braces for court cases amid risk of political crisis
Bangkok [Thailand], June 18: Four high-profile cases involving key political players in Thailand are scheduled to go before the courts, in the latest legal wrangling...
Israeli anti-government protesters rally in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 18: Anti-government protesters took to the streets of Jerusalem on Monday, clashing with police near the house of Prime Minister Benjamin...
UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza...
London [UK], June 18: Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after the start of the war in Gaza, with the value...
Netanyahu disbands war cabinet as pressure grows on Israel's northern border
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 18: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said, in a widely expected move...
Finland's growth poised to resume but deficit to persist in general government...
Helsinki [Finland], June 18: The economic recession is receding, and growth is gradually resuming. General government finances will, however, remain in deficit and debt will...