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Jun 03, 2025
Seoul [South Korea], June 3: South Koreans will elect a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil triggered by a shock martial law briefly imposed by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol that marred the country's reputation as a vibrant, if at times chaotic, democracy.
Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine
Hisense donates to South Africa school on Int'l Children's Day
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Egypt launches campaign to combat single-use plastic bags
EVs account for 61 pct of new car sales in Denmark in May
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Man dead after shooting incident at shopping center in Ireland
London [UK], June 2: A man has died and a child was injured after a shooting incident at a shopping center in Carlow, Ireland, local...
Rafal Trzaskowski leads in Poland's presidential runoff: exit polls
Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Rafal Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, was leading by a narrow margin in Poland's presidential runoff on Sunday, according to exit polls.
Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Greece
Athens [Greece], June 2: Hundreds of spectators gathered at the Olympic Rowing Center in Schinias, northeast of Athens, on Sunday to witness a vibrant dragon...
FFC aid ship aiming to break Israel's siege of Gaza sets sail from Italy
Rome [Italy], June 2: International nonprofit organisation Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says one of its vessels has left Sicily to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza,...
Wilders threatens to leave Dutch government if no halt to asylum
Washington DC [US], June 2: Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has reiterated his threat to break up the governing coalition in The Hague if his...
Polish presidential election run-off too close to call, indicate exit polls
Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Exit polls indicated on Sunday that the result in the run-off for the Polish presidency between liberal candidate Rafal Trzaskowski and...
Trump withdraws nomination of Musk ally Isaacman as NASA head
Washington DC [US], June 2: US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as NASA head "after a thorough...
Bus plunges off bridge in northern Nigeria, killing 22 athletes
Abuja [Nigeria], June 2: A bus crash in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has killed 22 athletes returning home from a national sports event, according...
Ukraine, Russia agree to peace talks as they trade huge blows
Kiev [Ukraine], June 2: Ukraine has agreed to a Russian proposal for a further round of direct peace talks starting on Monday, even as both...
Israel attacks kill 32 Palestinians waiting for food at Gaza aid sites
Gaza City [Gaza], June 2: Israel has killed at least 32 Palestinians waiting to get food at two aid distribution sites in Gaza, leaving more than 200 others injured.
Russia and Ukraine step up the war on eve of peace talks
Indonesia quarry collapse kills 19, search continues for victims trapped under rubble
Google says it will appeal online search antitrust decision
Aust could take Trump tariffs to world trade umpire
Gaza ministry says Israel kills more than 30 aid seekers, Israel denies
Man in custody following Colorado attack that FBI says was targeted
Trump disappointed with Russia-Ukraine negotiations
Jun 01, 2025
At least 115 people died in flash floods in Nigeria
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