North Korea warns of ‘new counteraction’ against South Korea
Seoul, June 10 (IANS) The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned that South Korea will face unspecified “new counteraction” by the North if it keeps sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets and playing its loudspeaker broadcasts across the border. The statement by Kim Yo-jong came after the South resumed propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward the […]
Australia to attend international conference on Gaza humanitarian aid
Canberra, June 10 (IANS) Australia will attend an international conference on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the government has confirmed. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong on Monday announced that Anne Aly, the minister for early childhood development and minister for youth, will represent Australia at the conference in Amman, Jordan, that has been convened by […]
10 injured in shooting at Wisconsin rooftop party
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) A shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin left at least 10 people injured, including teenagers, police said. Nine people were injured by gunfire and another was injured by broken glass at the party at a high-rise apartment in downtown Madison, Xinhua news agency reported. All injured were taken to local […]
Gains on far right as EU’s von der Leyen forecast for second term
Brussels, June 10 (IANS/DPA) The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) has won the European Parliament elections with 184 seats, provisional results from the EU legislature show, with all polls closed on Sunday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen now stands a stronger chance of securing a second term with her EPP group, which she […]
Death toll in Israeli operation in Nuseirat camp rises to 274
Gaza, June 10 (IANS) The death toll in the Israeli military operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip late last week has risen to 274, with 698 injured, Hamas-run health authorities said in a press statement. The statement on Sunday noted that some victims remained under the rubble amid heavy bombardment […]
Yemen’s Houthi group claims strikes on British warship, commercial vessels
Aden (Yemen), June 10 (IANS) The Houthi group in Yemen said that it had carried out strikes targeting a British naval destroyer and two commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. In a televised statement broadcast on the group’s Al-Masirah channel, Yahya Sarea, the military spokesman for the Houthis, said on Sunday […]
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigns from govt, calls for new elections
Jerusalem, June 10 (IANS) Israel’s centrist War Cabinet Minister, Benny Gantz, has announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency government and called for new elections. In response, Netanyahu released a statement on Sunday saying that “Israel is in an existential war on several fronts. Benny, this is not the time to abandon the […]
French President Macron calls snap elections after EU poll defeat
Paris, June 10 (IANS/DPA) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he will dissolve the Parliament and hold snap elections, following his party’s clear defeat by the far-right National Rally in European Parliament elections earlier in the day. Elections to the National Assembly are to take place in two rounds on June 30 and […]
Iran approves 6 candidates for presidential race
Tehran, June 10 (IANS) Iran has announced the names of six qualified candidates for the country’s early presidential election scheduled for June 28. The final nominees are Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Masoud Pezeshkian, Saeed Jalili, Alireza Zakani, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi. Pourmohammadi, 64, used to serve as Iran’s Interior Minister and Justice Minister, Xinhua […]
Fabless firm FADU, Western Digital to develop next-gen SSD tech
Seoul, June 10 (IANS) South Korean fabless semiconductor company FADU said on Monday it has partnered with US data storage firm Western Digital Corp. to co-develop next-generation technology for solid-state drives (SSDs) targeted at business applications. The collaboration focuses on developing Flexible Data Placement (FDP) technology, which aims to optimise the performance, reliability and lifespan […]
