SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s bid to place its first spy satellite in space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to boost its military capabilities amid tensions with the United States and South Korea are increasing. After an unusually quick admission of failure, North Korea committed to a … Read more
ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of ethnic Serbs gathered in a northern Kosovo town on Wednesday, days after clashes that injured 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force and more than 50 Serbs, raising fears of a resumption of bloody conflicts in the region and prompting the Western military alliance to send additional troops. The … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court ruled Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two murders at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be paroled. The appeals court decision overturns an earlier decision by Governor Gavin Newsom, who denied Van Houten’s parole in 2020. She has been recommended for … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Tuesday that it will launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space reconnaissance as crucial to monitoring “reckless” U.S. military exercises with Korea. from South. The statement came a day after North Korea notified the Japanese Coast Guard that the launch, between May 31 … Read more
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo on Tuesday placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers to reinforce positions in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs who injured 30 international soldiers. Peacekeepers cordoned off the Zvecan municipality building where Monday’s unrest raised tensions and raised fears of instability … Read more
The Turkish lira fell to new all-time lows on Tuesday, extending its slide. The currency last traded at 8:15 p.m. against the greenback. Previously, it touched 20.2 levels per dollar. People walking next to a Turkish national flag at the historic Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Ozan Kose | AFP | Getty Images The Turkish lira … Read more
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday in a runoff, after a nail-biting first round two weeks earlier. After getting five more yearsErdogan now faces a host of domestic challenges in a deeply divided country, from a struggling economy to pressure to repatriate Syrian refugees to the need to rebuild … Read more
ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) – Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo clashed with troops from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force as they attempted to take over the offices of one municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took office last week, with the help of the authorities. Serbs began clashing with police in the morning in the municipality of … Read more
TOKYO — North Korea informed neighboring Japan on Monday that it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, which could be an attempt to put Pyongyang’s first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. The Japanese Coast Guard said the notice received from the North Korean waterways authorities said the launch window was May 31 … Read more
The Turkish lira sank as incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in the 2023 presidential election, extending his reign into his third decade in office. The currency was trading at 19.97 against the greenback as of 4 a.m. London time on Monday, after slipping to 20 against the dollar earlier. A man holding a … Read more
