New S Korean leader vows talks with north
SEOUL, June 04 (AP): South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung vowed Wednesday to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral partnership with the US and Japan, as he laid out key policy goals for his single, five-year term.Lee, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea's...
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Ukrainian officials visit US, accuse Russia of silence
KYIV, June 04 (Reuters): Senior Ukrainian officials visited Washington on Tuesday to seek US support against Russia while accusing Moscow of dragging its feet at peace talks.Kyiv showed its ability to continue fighting by setting off an explosive device under a bridge that has become a symbol of the Kremlin's...
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Israeli strike kills at least 12 people in Gaza
GAZA, June 04 (AFP): The civil defence agency in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced Palestinians near the southern city of Khan Yunis on Wednesday killed at least 12 people."At least 12 people were killed, including several children and women, in a strike by an Israeli...
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Musk blasts Trump mega-bill
WASHINGTON, June 04 (AFP): Elon Musk on Tuesday hammered US President Donald Trump's proposed spending bill as a "disgusting abomination" as tensions between the pair burst into the open following the tech billionaire's White House exit.Musk left his role as an official government employee last week, lauded by Trump for...
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Huge planet discovered orbiting tiny star puzzles scientists
PARIS, June 04 (AFP): Astronomers announced Wednesday they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped scientists.Most of the stars across the Milky Way are small red dwarfs like TOI-6894, which has only 20 percent the mass of our Sun.It had not been...
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