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This handout photo taken by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows unidentified objects believed to be North Korean propaganda leaflets on a street in Seoul

S. Korea Military Warns Of More Trash-filled Balloons From North

North Korea sent around 260 balloons carrying bags of trash -- including waste batteries, cigarette butts and what appeared to be manure -- from Tuesday night to Wednesday, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, which condemned the move as "low-class" and inhumane.
May 31, 2024
ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said the takeover of Marathon Oil would boost profitability by adding 'high-quality' low-cost assets

ConocoPhillips To Buy Marathon For $22.5 Bn In Latest Big Oil Deal

The deal, which includes the assumption of $5.4 billion in Marathon debt, is the latest in a series of acquisitions in the US oil sector, extending the lifespan of petroleum at a time when climate change advocates are pressuring producers to transition to carbon-free energy.
May 30, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's regime has fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles

N. Korea Fires Multiple Short-range Ballistic Missiles

The launch follows a failed attempt by the nuclear-armed North to put a second spy satellite into orbit on Monday, shortly after Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo held a rare summit and called for Pyongyang to give up their nukes.
May 30, 2024
Polls give Starmer (right) a wide lead over PM Sunak

UK Parliament Dissolves Ahead Of Election

Five weeks of campaigning officially began as 650 seats of members of parliament (MPs) became vacant at one minute past midnight (2301 GMT) in line with the electoral schedule.
May 30, 2024
Voters queued long into the night after stations were overwhelmed by the high turnout

South Africa Counts Votes With ANC Majority On The Line

With just over 10 percent of votes tallied, the ANC was leading but with a score of 42 percent -- well down on the 57 percent it won in 2019 -- followed by the liberal Democratic Alliance (DA) at 26 percent, according to electoral authorities.
May 30, 2024
The missing emergency door of Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, the January 5 flight that spurred oversight of Boeing

Boeing Set To Deliver Plan To Regulators On Upgrading Safety

The American aeronautics giant has faced intense scrutiny following manufacturing problems and pointed testimonials from whistleblowers in the aftermath of fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that have kept the company in the headlines for unwanted reasons.
May 30, 2024
Brussels launched a probe last year into Chinese electric car subsidies, provoking Beijing's ire

EU Seeks Roadblocks For Chinese EVs Without Sparking Trade War

Europe's automotive sector is the jewel in its industrial crown -- behind iconic brands from Mercedes to Ferrari -- but it faces an existential threat from the looming end of combustion engines and China's head start in the switch to electric.
May 30, 2024
Google's investment comes after Microsoft said it would pump billions into Malaysia and other countries in Southeast Asia

Google To Invest $2 Bn In Malaysia: Government

The government said the cash would support 26,500 jobs across various sectors in Malaysia, including healthcare, education, and finance, and comes days after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim targeted at least $107 billion in investments for the semiconductor industry.
May 30, 2024
Pharma firm Gilead has been called on to allow for generic versions of its new HIV drug

Pharma Firm Urged To Share New 'Game-changer' HIV Drug

The drug Lenacapavir could be a "real game-changer" in the fight against HIV, according to an open letter to Gilead CEO Daniel O'Day signed by a range of former world leaders, AIDS groups, activists, actors and others.
May 30, 2024
Just one holdout means a hung jury and a mistrial, although prosecutors could seek a new trial

Jury Starts Day Two Of Trump Trial Deliberations

After weeks of testimony from more than 20 witnesses on Trump's alleged fraud in covering up a politically damaging tryst with a porn star, the spotlight is now on the 12-strong New York jury.
May 30, 2024
Belgian police stand guard during searches conducted at the European Parliament building as part of a probe into suspected Russian interference

EU Parliament Offices Raided In Russia Meddling Probe

The searches in Brussels and in Strasbourg, eastern France, were the latest step in a snowballing set of investigations into the meddling claims, which have sparked jitters ahead of EU-wide elections for the bloc's parliament on June 6-9.
May 29, 2024
People flee their neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince terrorized by armed gangs on May 2 ,2024

Haiti Transitional Council Names Prime Minister

A member of the council told AFP that Conille was chosen in a 6-1 vote Tuesday afternoon. Council president Edgard Leblanc and member Fritz Alphonse Jean also announced Conille's selection on social media.
May 29, 2024
Ground crew and members of the Royal Australian Air Force load boxes of aid onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Port Moresby on May 29, 2024 before heading to the site of a landslide at Mulitaka village in the region of Maip Mulitaka, in Papua New Guinea's

Aid Reaches Papua New Guinea Landslide Site

Papua New Guinea's government estimates that as many as 2,000 people may be buried underneath a massive landslide that struck a thriving highland settlement in Enga province in the early hours of May 24.
May 29, 2024
China's economic growth has been battered in recent years by a long-running debt crisis in the property market

IMF Lifts China Growth Forecast But Warns On Industrial Policy

The world's number-two economy has been battered in recent years by a long-running debt crisis in the property market, which accounts for a quarter of gross domestic product, while weak consumer spending and persistent deflation are also dragging on growth.
May 29, 2024
Samsung is being faced with the first-ever walkout in company history

Samsung Electronics Union Announces First-ever Strike

Samsung Electronics is one of the world's largest smartphone makers and also one of the only companies globally to produce high-end memory chips used for generative AI, including top-of-the-line AI hardware from industry leaders such as Nvidia.
May 29, 2024
This South Korean Defence Ministry handout photo shows unidentified objects believed to have been dropped via balloon by the North

North Korea Sends Balloons Of 'Trash, Faeces' Into South

Photographs showing white balloons bearing garbage bags full of trash and what appeared to be excrement were shared widely by South Korean media, after the North warned this weekend it would shower border areas in "mounds of wastepaper and filth" to punish Seoul.
May 29, 2024

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