Earth has exceeded seven of eight scientifically established safe limits and entered the ‘danger zone’, not just for an overheated planet losing its natural zonesbut for the well-being of the people who live there, according to a new study. The study not only examines the safeguards of the planetary ecosystem, but for the first time, … Read more
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
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
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
(Reuters) – Voters in Alberta, Canada’s main oil-producing province, will go to the polls on May 29 to elect a new government, in what is expected to be a close race between the United Conservative Party (UCP) and power from Premier Danielle Smith to Rachel Notley’s New Democratic Party (NDP). Here are the main issues … 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
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule for a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that razed entire towns. A third term gives Erdogan, a polarizing populist, an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the … Read more
