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Philippines seeks UN validation of continental seabed in disputed SCS

MANILA, June 16 -- The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognise the extent of its undersea continental seabed in the South China Sea, where it would have the exclusive right t... Read More


Pope Francis raises alarm about AI during G7 summit

BARI, June 15 -- Pope Francis urged G7 leaders to prioritise human dignity in developing and using AI, cautioning against reducing human relations to mere algorithms. Invited by Italy to address a spe... Read More


G7 summit: Russian frozen assets for Ukraine, EU powers recalibrate

Borgo Egnazia (Italy), June 14 -- Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight for survival. Interest earned on profits fro... Read More


Hezbollah showers rockets at Israel

Beirut, June 13 -- Hezbollah fired a massive barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday to avenge the killing of a top commander, further escalating regional tensions as the fate of an inter... Read More


Macron tells centrists to unite against Far-Right

Paris, June 13 -- French President Emmanuel Macron urged on Wednesday moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in the upcoming national legislative elections... Read More


Malawi VP Chilima and 9 others killed in crash

BLANTYRE, June 12 -- Malawi's vice president, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said on ... Read More


At least 49 dead, 140 missing after migrant boat sinks near Yemen coast: UN

CAIRO, June 12 -- A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) s... Read More


Macron dissolves French parliament, calls for snap polls

PARIS, June 11 -- President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after ... Read More


Dismal showing by ruling coalition in Germany, far-right AfD makes gains

BERLIN, June 11 -- Germany's unpopular governing parties sank to feeble results and the far-right Alternative for Germany made gains in Sunday's vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream ... Read More


Kyiv says it hit Russia's top warplane

KYIV, June 10 -- Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometres from the front lines. The strike came shortly after its Western ... Read More