HANOI, May 9 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s foreign affairs ministry has annoyed the European Union by postponing a meeting next week with the EU’s top official on Russian sanctions, ahead of a possible visit to Hanoi by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. … Read More
Israeli officials believe that the southern Gaza city of Rafah is “not as important” for Hamas as other bastions where the Israel Defense Forces have conducted major ground operations, according to a top Israeli military spokesman. “We took an operational … Read More
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to European ally Serbia on Tuesday falls on a symbolic date: the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during NATO’s air war over Kosovo. U.S. jets dropped five … Read More
JERUSALEM/DUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) – The war in Gaza has cooled Israeli business activity with the United Arab Emirates, with the once-celebrated relationship now conducted away from public scrutiny amid anger in the Arab world over the conflict. The UAE … Read More
North Korea’s former propaganda master Kim Ki Nam has died at the age of 94, said state media. He died due to old age and “multiple organ dysfunction” for which he had been receiving treatment since 2022, said KCNA. He … Read More
May 7 (UPI) — Boy Scouts of America is rebranding to Scouting America to reflect its commitment to welcoming all youth, BSA officials announced in a news release Tuesday. “Though our name will be new, our mission remains unchanged,” said Roger Krone, president and CEO … Read More
The most damaging storms hit in Oklahoma. At least 17 tornadoes were reported in seven states overnight into Tuesday morning, as the tornado threat continues Wednesday for parts of the country. The twisters were reported in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, … Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million … Read More
May 7 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was inaugurated to his fifth term in office on Tuesday despite much of the Western world, including the United States, boycotting the ceremony because of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. During the … Read More
Communist China is suspected of being behind a major hack of Britain’s Ministry of Defence in which over a quarter of a million military service personnel may have had their private details compromised. All of Britain’s armed forces servicemen and … Read More