JERUSALEM, June 4 (Reuters) – Israel will continue its operations on the ground in southern Lebanon for the time being and Lebanese residents forced from their homes by Israel would not be able to return, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. His comments came a day after Lebanon and Israel said they had agreed …
SYDNEY, June 4 (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria on Thursday introduced laws to give authorities more powers to shut down businesses selling illegal tobacco, as new data showed nicotine use has surged across the country. Australia charges a federal tax of about A$1.50 ($1.07) on each individual cigarette to discourage smoking. As a …
By Kyu-seok Shim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s ruling Democratic Party swept most major local races in elections held on Wednesday, but suffered a symbolic setback as the opposition conservative incumbent Oh Se-hoon won another term as Seoul mayor. The Democratic Party won 12 of the …
SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) – South Korea’s National Election Commission said on Thursday it would hold an investigation after a shortage of ballot papers in local elections drew public anger, with protesters in a district of Seoul blocking ballot boxes from leaving a polling station. Voters on Wednesday cast ballots for mayors and governors in …
MOSCOW, June 4 (Reuters) – One person was killed and three injured when a Ukrainian drone struck a commuter train in Crimea, the peninsula’s Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said on Thursday. (Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Mark Trevelyan) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
By David Lague and Yimou Lee TAIPEI, June 4 (Reuters) – Taiwan will sharply increase its arsenal of powerful anti-ship missiles to more than 1,800 by early 2029, as it seeks to enhance its capacity to counter a mounting threat of blockade or invasion by China, according to a Reuters calculation. This expanding arsenal of …
June 4 (Reuters) – Thursday marks 37 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people. The event remains taboo in China and will not be officially commemorated by the ruling Communist Party or government. Here are some landmark dates leading …
MEXICO CITY, June 3 (Reuters) – Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused Washington on Wednesday of employing “interventionist and unscrupulous practices” to bolster Mexico’s right-wing opposition and weaken his leftist political movement. The remarks come amid escalating tension between the United States and Mexico, now led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, whom Lopez Obrador …
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez finally allowed a run after 663 pitches, 190 batters faced and 50 2/3 scoreless innings — a feat that placed the Phillies’ ace among Hall of Fame company. After a run scored against the left-hander for the first time since late April, more than 40,000 fans at Citizens Bank Park …
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA’s hopes of starting a new independent league in Europe by the end of 2027 are on schedule, Commissioner Adam Silver said before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. That plan — a joint effort involving the NBA and FIBA, the sport’s global governing body — has …