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N Korea launches more trash balloons; South calls it 'irrational'

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called North Korea's balloon activities a despicable and irrational provocation

US, allies clash with Tehran, Moscow over Iranian nuclear programme at UNSC

The US, France, Britain and Germany accused Iran of escalating its nuclear activities far beyond limits it agreed to in a 2015 deal

Hawaii wildfire death toll hits 102 as another victim succumbs to injuries

Claudette Heermance, 68, died in hospice care in Honolulu on March 28 of injuries suffered in the fire

US elections: This week's debate important for Biden, Trump, and CNN

As a television network, CNN is struggling at a time many consumers are cutting off cable

Puerto Rico's power firm suspends $65 mn worth of maintenance projects

Some of the deferred projects include maintenance of more than 100,000 light posts, fire mitigation and repairs on underground circuits, among other improvements

Midwestern US flooding collapses rail bridge, forces evacuations, kills 2

The bridge connecting North Sioux City, South Dakota, with Sioux City, Iowa, collapsed into the Big Sioux River

Iran's presidential race: Candidates debate foreign policy ahead of vote

Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist who is a member of parliament, said, We have to resolve our problems with the world, we have to resolve issues about the nuclear deal

Canada to start consultation to impose surtax on Chinese electric vehicles

Canada's move comes weeks after both the United States and the European Commission announced plans to impose higher import tariffs on Chinese EVs

US expected to send Ukraine $150 mn more in munitions to fight Russia

The continued flow of US munitions, which will be drawn from existing stockpiles, is intended to help Ukrainian forces repel intensified Russian attacks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to be out of prison

Assange has been heralded by many around the world as a hero who brought to light military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan

Federal prosecutor clashes with judge over restricting Trump's speech

Trump's often-incendiary rhetoric has carried legal consequences in other cases

Euro 2024: England to play Slovenia in final Group C game on Tuesday

Winning the group would mean England faces one of the best third-placed teams from Group D, E or F

Germany confirms Rdiger strained hamstring ahead of Euro 2024 last-16 game

Germany didn't give any details of Rdiger's condition in a brief statement confirming the injury Monday or indicate whether he's likely to be fit to play in the round of 16 on Saturday

England spinner Bashir makes unwanted history, concedes 38 runs in 1 over

The 20-year-old Bashir, playing for Worcestershire, was put away for five straight sixes by England teammate Dan Lawrence, playing for Surrey

Cyberattack compromised data centre; won't pay $8 mn ransom: Indonesia

Indonesia's national data centre has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government won't pay, authorities said Monday.

'Gaza at high risk of famine crisis despite increased aid to north'

Israel invaded Gaza after Hamas' attack on Oct 7, in which Palestinian militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted about 250

Australia mulling to outlaw vape sales outside pharmacies from next week

The Australian government had reached a compromise with the minor Greens party to get the legislated restrictions through the Senate this week

Fire at South Korean battery unit kills 22, mostly Chinese migrant workers

The fire began after batteries exploded while workers were examining and packaging them at the second floor of the factory in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul

EU targets Russia's LNG ghost fleet in new round of Ukraine war sanctions

EU estimates that about 4-to-6 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG was shipped to third countries via EU ports last year

Won't agree to deal that ends war in Gaza, says PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's retaliatory war has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-ruled territory