[ad_1] Representational image of a Taiwan flag | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of drones and missiles for an estimated $360 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The United States is bound by law to provide Chinese-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself … Read more
[ad_1] A Pakistani journalist was gunned down on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, by unknown gunmen in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the country’s northwest, according to a tribal journalist association. Also read: Media is facing censorship, say Pakistan journalists Khalil Jibran, associated with Pashto News Channel Khyber News was shot dead by shooters near … Read more
[ad_1] U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black reads a paper standing in a glass cage in courtroom in Vladivostok, Russia, on June 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A Russian court on Wednesday jailed a U.S. soldier for death threats and theft, state news agencies reported. Gordon Black was sentenced to three years and nine … Read more
[ad_1] Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun during the annual haj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 18, 2024. Muslim pilgrims were wrapping up the Haj pilgrimage in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday | Photo Credit: AP Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 … Read more
[ad_1] Tibetan nuns holding the U.S., Indian and Tibetan flags wait to welcome a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation, led by Republican Representative Michael McCaul and including Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Kangra airport in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh on June 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A group of U.S. lawmakers who met … Read more
[ad_1] The European Commission has said that Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia are running excessive budget deficits, and they need to be reduced. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Commission on June 19 proposed disciplinary steps against France and six other EU countries over running excessive budget deficits, but will announce deadlines … Read more
[ad_1] Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei attends a signing ceremony by Premier Li Qiang and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia voiced concern on June 18 about the “ham-fisted” actions of two Chinese diplomats at a media event, tarnishing … Read more
[ad_1] President Joe Biden speaks during an event marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program, in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2024, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on June 17 criticised Republicans for spreading videos purported to show President Joe Biden’s … Read more
[ad_1] Artificial intelligence could be misused to spread misleading or false claims about the Holocaust, a new UNESCO report warns. | Photo Credit: SP AI technology is helping to create false stories about World War II atrocities including Holocaust denial, risking an “explosive spread of anti-Semitism”, the U.N. warned on June 18. The U.N.’s education … Read more
[ad_1] Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for flexibility and speed in combatting criminal organisations deforesting the Amazon. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for flexibility and speed in combatting criminal organisations that are deforesting the Amazon, as he signed a measure on June 17 to … Read more