/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/UJXODHN3QBKZ5FMB4TDLAQSMBQ.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "North Korea cancels economic cooperation agreements with South Korea")
North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on February 8 that the Supreme People’s Assembly, the country’s parliament, had resolved to cancel all agreements to promote economic cooperation with South Korea. Photo provided by KCNA taken in Pyongyang on January 15th (2024, Reuters) [ソウル ８日 ロイター] – North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/XEOZYHWX2FMSLO7XZIUBIAC2OA.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "President Biden’s Veto Threat Over Standalone Israel Bill Supported by House Republicans Sparks Controversy")
On February 5, the U.S. administration announced that President Biden would veto a standalone bill to support Israel supported by House Republicans. Photographed on March 3 in Wilmington, Delaware (2024 Reuters/Joshua Roberts) [５日 ロイター] – The U.S. administration announced on the 5th that President Biden will veto a standalone bill supporting Israel in support of … Read more
Neymar Jr, Paris St Germain striker and friend of Lionel Messi, confirms in an interview with ESPN Brazil that he already knew the esteemed soccer superstar was heading to Miami prior to his official announcement. Messi intends to ply his trade in the United States after his contract with French champions, PSG, expires at the … Read more
On June 6, a massive breach in a dam controlled by Russia that holds water equivalent to the Great Salt Lake in Utah flooded a portion of the war-torn southern region of Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the catastrophic breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam. The dam supplies water to Ukraine’s … Read more
The Global Times, an official mouthpiece of the Chinese government, has condemned the recent G7 summit in Hiroshima as an “anti-China workshop.” The summit, which was attended by leaders of seven rich countries including the United States, released a joint communique on Saturday which singled out China on issues including human rights, economic coercion, Taiwan, … Read more
The Malaysian government has announced that it will sanction firms and revoke recruitment agency licenses that hired migrant workers, who were then left stranded without jobs. The sanction comes following reports from last week revealing that hundreds of migrants from South Asia, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, were left in limbo after being made to … Read more
Leaders from Southeast Asia met in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on 11 May to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, which has worsened since its military seized power in a coup on 1 February. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has urged the Myanmar junta to implement a “five-point peace consensus” agreed in late 2020, which … Read more
A shocking incident has occurred in Serbia, where a 20-year-old man has confessed to killing eight people and injuring 12 others. The suspect was apprehended by the authorities in the municipality where some of the shooting had occurred. Serbia is currently in mourning after two mass shootings – a school massacre in the capital on … Read more
China’s tourism industry has seen a remarkable rebound during the May Day holiday, reaching pre-COVID levels with a 70.8% rise in domestic trips from the previous year, according to official government data reported by Reuters. This year’s figures, from the first travel season without restrictions since the pandemic, are being used as a gauge of … Read more
Indonesia’s food regulator has confirmed the safety of a popular product from one of the world’s biggest instant noodle brands, despite its recall in Malaysia and Taiwan’s capital. The recalled product, “special chicken” flavour Indomie, is a popular Indonesian instant noodle variety produced by Indofood CBP. The Taipei city health department found traces of ethylene … Read more