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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 […]

US screens record-setting 2.99 million air passengers in single day

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 26, 2024

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it expects on Friday it will for the first time screen more than 3 million people, the busiest day expected during the upcoming holiday period. Sunday’s record broke the prior high of 2.95 million set in late May, while seven of the 10 busiest travel days ever have […]

Wikileaks: Assange has left British prison, flew out of UK

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 26, 2024

By Reuters Published June 25, 2024 8:49am File photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gesturing from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of Southwark Crown Court in London on May 1, 2019, after having been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP […]

Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Russia”s Dagestan

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 25, 2024

The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s Dagestan region rose to 19 on Monday after gunmen went on the rampage in coordinated attacks in two cities. (Feed generated with FetchRSS)

Heat wave scorches US East Coast as dangerous temperatures expand to West

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 25, 2024

More than 100 million people across the US were under heat warnings on Sunday, with East Coast cities bracing for record-breaking temperatures as the heat dome expands to the West Coast. (Feed generated with FetchRSS)

Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Switzerland

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 24, 2024

A view of a flood in Zermatt, Switzerland, June 21, 2024, in this still imgage obtained from social media video. Yury Liberau/via REUTERS ZURICH – Emergency services with helicopters, drones and rescue dogs searched on Saturday for three people who were missing after violent downpours caused floods and landslides in southwestern Switzerland. MeteoSchweiz, the government’s […]

Taiwan war games to mimic combat as closely as possible

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 23, 2024

Taiwan’s armed forces hold two days of routine drills to show combat readiness at a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 11, 2023. REUTERS/ Ann Wang/ File photo TAIPEI – Taiwan’s annual war games this year will be as close as possible to actual combat, no longer just putting on a show to score points […]

Thai PM Srettha defends frequent overseas travel

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 23, 2024

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin defended his frequent globe-trotting during his first 10 months as leader of the Southeast Asian nation, in remarks aired in a television broadcast on Saturday. A real estate tycoon and political newcomer who became prime minister in August last year, Srettha made 15 overseas visits and pledged a two-month halt in March in response to public criticism. “Some of […]

Ecuador struck by power outage, faulty transmission line blamed

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 22, 2024

“There is a failure in the transmission line that caused a cascade disconnection, so there’s no electricity at a national scale,” Public Works Minister Roberto Luque said in a post on X. QUITO, Ecuador – A nationwide electricity outage struck Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of some 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system, as authorities worked to repair […]

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