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Israel FM to Iran: Regime threatening destruction deserves destruction

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 1, 2024

By Reuters Published June 30, 2024 8:22am Israeli tanks are seen on a road near Israel’s border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File photo JERUSALEM – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that Iran’s message of an “obliterating war” made it worthy of destruction. ?”A regime that threatens destruction […]

No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 1, 2024

Israeli soldiers take cover behind a military bulldozer during an Israeli raid in Deir al-Ghusun, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, May 4, 2024. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File photo CAIRO – A senior official of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there has been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the […]

North Korea calls South Korea-US-Japan ties as Asian version of NATO

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 30, 2024

SEOUL – North Korea criticized a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday, saying such drills show the relationship among three countries has developed into “the Asian version of NATO”. On Thursday, the three countries began large-scale joint military drills called “Freedom Edge” […]

As South Korea’s population shrinks, same-sex couples say they can help

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 30, 2024

SUWON, South Korea – South Koreans Kim Eun-ha and Park Cho-hyeon would like to get married and have children, a plan that fits in with government ambitions to boost the world’s lowest fertility rate. The catch is that same-sex unions remain illegal in South Korea, and doctors refuse to perform artificial insemination on women without a male partner, citing ethical guidelines. “A lot of single […]

Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes off Peru, tsunami warning issued

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 29, 2024

A magnitude of 7.0 struck near the coast of Peru on Friday, the National Emergency Operations Center of Peru said. There were no immediate damage reports from the authorities. GFZ earlier pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.9. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there was a tsunami threat from the quake, based […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed by US court after guilty plea

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 29, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks outside United States District Court following a hearing, in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S., June 26, 2024. REUTERS SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free on Wednesday from a court on the U.S. Pacific island territory of Saipan after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law, […]

WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty to espionage charge

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 28, 2024

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleded guilty to one charge of violating U.S. espionage law on Wednesday in a courtroom on the U.S. Pacific island territory of Saipan where he is expected to walk free after a deal with U.S. prosecutors. Assange, 52, arrived at the court house in a white […]

Kenya”s youth-led protest movement leaves Ruto fumbling for a response

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 28, 2024

Protestors gesture after police used tear gas to disperse them during a demonstration against Kenya’s proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2024. REUTERS/ John Muchucha NAIROBI — As John Aron headed out to join the protests raging outside parliament, he felt something huge had already shifted in Kenyan politics, jolting it away from […]

Incheon airport briefly shuts down runways due to N.Korea trash balloons

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 27, 2024

A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash, is pictured in Incheon, South Korea, June 2, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS SEOUL — Takeoffs and landings at South Korea’s Incheon international airport were disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched […]

NATO picks Netherlands” Mark Rutte as next boss

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 27, 2024

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a staunch ally of Ukraine. REUTERS/ Denis Balibouse/ Pool/ File photo BRUSSELS — NATO allies on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO’s next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty hangs over the […]

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