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Armenia should hold EU referendum soon, Putin and allies say

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 31 (AFP): Armenia should hold a referendum on EU membership "as soon as possible", President Vladimir Putin and three Russian-allied leaders said in a statement Friday, escalating pressure on Yerevan over its deepening ties with Brussels.Armenia is formally allied with Moscow, but has been building ties with...

Myanmar president visits India to boost bilateral cooperation

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday began an official visit to India, marking his first trip to the neighboring country since assuming the presidency in April after an election widely criticized by opponents as a move to preserve military rule, reports AP.According to Myanmar's state-run MRTV, Min Aung Hlaing...

Temp likely to remain at record levels to 2030: UN

GENEVA, May 31 (AFP): Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday.The 11 hottest individual years ever recorded all happened from 2015 onwards and the UN's weather and climate agency said the...

Hamas calls Israeli advance in Gaza 'blatant violation' of truce

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, May 31 (AFP): Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of a "blatant violation" of the October 2025 ceasefire after he ordered the army to seize more territory in the Gaza Strip."In a blatant violation of all agreements, as is their usual practice, Netanyahu...

Climate change making hajj hotter, less safe: study

MECCA, Saudi Arabia, May 31 (AFP): Climate change is gradually shrinking the times of year when the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage can take place in safe weather conditions, according to a new study published on Friday.The hajj in western Saudi Arabia, one of the most arid areas on the planet,...

11 dead in Washington chemical accident, all bodies recovered

The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday, reports Reuters.Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank containing "white liquor" - a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide...

Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT

WASHINGTON, United States, May 31 (AFP): A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06...

Raise defence spending or else, Hegseth tells NATO, Europe

SINGAPORE, May 31 (AFP): US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took another swipe at Washington's NATO and European partners on Saturday, saying those that do not hike defence spending sufficiently "will face a clear shift in how we do business".NATO members pledged last year to ramp up defence-related spending to five...

Congo, Uganda report 263 Ebola cases, 43 deaths: Africa CDC

As of May 30, 263 confirmed Ebola cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya said, reports Reuters.More than 1,100 suspected cases are being investigated and 43 people are confirmed to have died...

US Treasury sanctions Iran authorities overseeing Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, United States, May 31 (AFP): The United States Treasury announced sanctions Wednesday against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, Tehran's new agency that collects fees for traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz."The Iranian military's latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the...