May 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. conducted strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Iran’s Goruk and Qeshm Island over the weekend, the military said late on Sunday. The strikes were in response to “aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over …
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian woman charged with joining the Islamic State group expressed views supporting terrorist acts and killing of non-believers, attempted to indoctrinate her children and recruited others to join her in Syria, according to allegations made in court Monday. A defense lawyer for Rayann El Houli said expert evidence would be …
(Refiles to fix URL to graphics microsite, removes dateline) By Lewis Jackson, Ernest Scheyder, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Claire Fu and Melanie Burton June 1 (Reuters) – Every year, several hundred young adults head to the steppes of northern China to learn about rare earths at schools like the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology. …
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from owning social media accounts, joining a global effort to tighten online safety protections for young users. The rules require social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and block users under 16 from creating accounts. They apply …
May 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon and has proposed a plan to allow for “gradual de-escalation,” a U.S. official said on Sunday. The U.S. has proposed that as a first …
MANILA, June 1 (Reuters) – The Philippines and Vietnam are elevating their ties to an enhanced strategic partnership, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Monday during a state visit by Vietnam’s top leader To Lam to Manila. Marcos said there is no doubt the Philippines and Vietnam share a common interest in maintaining peace, stability and …
SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) – There were reports of an explosion on Monday at a factory operated by South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace in the city of Daejeon, a fire official said. Firefigters had been dispatched to the site and Hanwha said the company was investigating the situation. (Reporting by Heejin Kim and Hyunjoo JinEditing by …
(Corrects sign off details) BEIJING, June 1 (Reuters) – China’s Coast Guard on Monday said it had conducted “law enforcement” patrols in waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan and the Philippines’ plans to launch maritime border delimitation talks, which overlap with areas claimed by China. Japan and the Philippines said last week they …
SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) – Six people were injured at one of SK Hynix’s chip factories in Cheongju, South Korea due to a hydrogen fluoride gas leak, Yonhap News Agency said, citing a fire official. The leak of the toxic gas happened after a fire broke out, the official said, adding that the blaze has …
SYDNEY, June 1 (Reuters) – Australia’s far-right populist party One Nation overtook the ruling Labor party in a national opinion poll for the first time, buoyed by voter discontent over the centre-left government’s recent budget measures. • Primary support for One Nation rose four percentage points to 31% from a month earlier, according to a …