Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday defended the West African nation's decision to stop subsidizing fuel, a move that already is adding to economic hardships by pushing up prices for transportation and commodities. The money saved by endng the decadeslong subsidy last week will help the government's efforts to fight poverty and its initiatives, Tinubu told governors in a meeting in the capital city of Abuja.

President Joe Biden laughed and ignored reporter's questions as he welcomed Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen to the White House on Monday, 5 June. Both world leaders exchanged words and laughed at the meeting as journalists shouted questions before being ushered out of the room. Reporters were escorted out of the Oval Office and were not allowed to ask president Biden questions. Mr Biden met with the Danish prime minister to discuss the ongoing conflict…

South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States. The commission said the new cases in its expanded inquiry involve adoptees in 11 nations who were adopted from 1960 to 1990. About 200,000 South Koreans, mostly girls, were adopted to the West in the past six decades, creating what’s believed to be…

On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day as they began the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe. The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity. Over 156,000 Allied troops landed
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island's air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing's latest mass air incursion. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space. Taiwan's defence ministry said…
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island's air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing's latest mass air incursion. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space. Taiwan's defence ministry said…
Canada's Quebec province, hit hard by wildfires that have ravaged the country, eagerly awaited on Wednesday the arrival of reinforcements from abroad to help beat back blazes that are overwhelming its firefighting capacity.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday called it "the worst wildfire season we've ever had right across the country".

문재인 전 대통령이 사비를 들여 운영하는 '평산책방' 내 카페에서 일회용 플라스틱 컵을 제공했다가 담당 지자체로부터 '과태료 부과' 처분을 받은 사실이 뒤늦게 알려졌다.8일 정치권에 따르면, 시민 A씨는 한 온라인 커뮤니티에 '국민권익위원회 국민신문고에 평산책방의 일회용품 사용 문제를 지적하는 민원을 제기했다'며 이를 인증한 게시물을 게재했다. A씨는 해당 민원에서 “평산책방 내 카페에서 일회용 플라스틱병과 플라스틱 빨대를 카페 내 취식 고객에게 제공하고 있는 정황이 있으니 불시단속을 바란다”고 적었다. 또 A씨는 '과태료 처분했다
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - For more than 15 months Russia has been fighting a war in Ukraine that the Kremlin refused to call a war - but that is changing: President Vladimir Putin is using the word "war" more often. When Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, he called it ...

The United States and European Union on Wednesday (June 7) told Kosovo to back down amid its standoff with ethnic Serbs or face "consequences' its Western allies. The tension with ethnic Serbs has flared up in northern parts of Kosovo. The warning came as envoys of US and the EU concluded visits to Kosovo and Serbia. The envoys had visited to calm tensions that flared into violence last week. The clashes wounded dozens of NATO…

The race to replace the current NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg is underway. This comes at a time when the military alliance faces multiple challenges from the Russia-Ukraine war to keeping the 31 bloc together. As per expert claims, Stoltenberg did a good job keeping the alliance together through multiple crises but who are the top contenders to replace him, keep watching to find out.

Indonesia, which is located in the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, was struck by an earthquake of 6.2 magnitude, reported Reuters citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Also Read | Indian-American father sacrifices life saving son from drowning at California beach As per the agency, the quake occurred at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles).

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone conversation with Turkish leader Erdogan first opened up on the attack on the Kakhovka dam, which took place on Tuesday and described it as "a barbaric act," The Kremlin believes the dam was damaged due to Ukraine's actions. Meanwhile, the German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said during his India trip that the multibillion-dollar deal to manufacture submarines for the Indian navy in India will take more time to…

The transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine has stirred a worldwide debate, with US President Joe Biden endorsing training programmes for Ukrainian pilots on these aircraft. Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said on Monday (May 22) that transferring F-16s to Ukraine would raise questions about NATO’s involvement in the ongoing conflict. The F-16 is the most advanced fourth-generation fighter aircraft with fifth-generation fighter radar capabilities. The aircraft is highly manoeuvrable and has…

Wrexham AFC are delighted to share that Jacob Mendy has received his first international call-up for Gambia, ahead of their African Cup of Nations Qualifier in Egypt. The Scorpions take on South Sudan in their penultimate group game, at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium on June 14. They currently sit level on six points with […]
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it would take one to three months to repair the damaged Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline. Moscow earlier accused "Ukrainian saboteurs" of blowing up a section of the pipeline in Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and longtime CPT artist Holly Holsinger, Cleveland State University’s theatre and dance department chair, will be representing the theater at the Global Women’s Performing Arts Festival in Busan, South Korea (GWPAF) this summer.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Korean War. Although hostilities ceased in 1953, there has been no formal end to the war. Causes of the Korean War Under Japanese rule before and during World War II, Korea was divided into two parts after the Japanese surrender. The Soviet Union occupied the

Japan is pushing to build a global supply chain alliance to take the initiative in the secondary battery industry by 2030. It laid out an ambitious plan to become the center of secondary battery development and production in partnership with the United States, the European Union and the world’s majo
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank warned on Thursday that an early shift in its monetary policy stance could pile more pressure on the local currency, a risk that needs to be properly addressed. Highly uncertain inflation, accumulated financial imbalance, and credit risks related to the ...

South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States. The commission said the new cases in its expanded inquiry involve adoptees in 11 nations who were adopted from 1960 to 1990. About 200,000 South Koreans, mostly girls, were adopted to the West in the past six decades, creating what’s believed to be…