1st Beijing-Madrid-Havana flight arrives in Cuba
Havana [Cuba], May 18: Local authorities said that the first flight to resume air links between Cuba and China arrived in Havana on Friday, with...
California continues to lead in U.S. unemployment rate
Sacramento (California) [US], May 18: The state of California continues to lead the United States in the number of job losses since the start of...
Afghanistan shooting attack kills 4, including 3 foreigners
Bamyan [Afghanistan], May 18: Four people, including three foreign nationals and an Afghan, were killed in a shooting attack in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province on...
5.8-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: USGS
New York [US], May 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at 20:58:26 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological...
DPRK test-fires tactical ballistic missile using new navigation system
Seoul [South Korea], May 18: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a test fire of tactical ballistic missile using a new autonomous navigation...
5.0-magnitude quake hits Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan - GFZ
Hong Kong, May 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 hit Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan at 0055 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ...
AI tool capable of classifying brain tumors within hours: Australian researchers
Canberra [Australia], May 18: A team of researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to more quickly and...
Japan's parliament passes bill to allow joint custody for divorced parents
Tokyo [Japan], May 18: Japan's parliament has enacted a bill into law that will allow divorced parents the option of joint child custody, marking the...
NATO commander predicts it will be difficult for Russia to make a...
Moscow [Russia], May 18: Reuters on May 16 quoted General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander of the European Region of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
The US House of Representatives confronts the White House over Israel
Washington [US], May 18: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring President Joe Biden's administration to quickly transfer to Israel the weapons...
Mr. Putin mentioned the 'strategic energy alliance' between Russia and China
Moscow [Russia], May 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 17 attended the opening ceremony of the Russia-China Exhibition in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province (China),...
The US military has a headache dealing with cheap UAVs
Washington [US], May 18: The US military and other countries are using missiles worth millions of dollars to stop much cheaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Washington warns US citizens globally about the risk of attack
Washington [US], May 18: The US State Department has issued a security warning to all US citizens globally about the risk of attack.
The US secretly met with Iran to prevent the attack from escalating
Washington [US], May 18: Two senior US administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian officials in Oman this week to avoid escalating attacks in the...
Mr. Kim Jong-un directed to strengthen nuclear forces, North Korea fired missiles
Seoul [South Korea], May 18: Leader Kim Jong-un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ordered to speed up the process of weapons production and...
Further riots in France's New Caledonia; second police officer killed
Wellington [New Zealand], May 17: The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was rocked by riots for a third night in a row after France's...
Weapon being developed to blast drones with radio waves, says UK
London [UK], May 17: A cutting-edge new weapon which uses radio waves to blast drones out of the sky is under development for the UK's...
Riots in New Caledonia, France declared a state of emergency
Noumea [New Caledonia], May 17: French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday proposed to hold negotiations with New Caledonia officials, and called for the resumption of political...
Disagreement on the post-conflict scenario in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], May 17: Reuters on May 16 reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that "as long as Hamas exists, no other party will...
Waiting for two 'comparisons' between Biden and Trump
Washington [USA], May 17: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two debates before the election on November 5,...
The US House of Representatives passed a law to quickly transfer weapons...
Washington [USA], May 17: The bill received 224 votes in favor and 187 votes against, with 16 Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives...
Kim Jong-un's sister denied accusations that North Korea transferred weapons to Russia
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 17: Kim Yo-jong said that the "theory" that the arms deal between North Korea and Russia is made up of prejudice...
The US aircraft carrier left Japan after nearly 9 years of operation
Washington [USA], May 17: The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will be replaced by another Nimitz-class ship, the USS George Washington , which was deployed...
Ukraine war on day 813: President Zelensky arrived in Kharkiv amid an...
Kharkiv [Ukraine], May 17: While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was sending more reinforcements to Kharkiv , the Ukrainian army admitted that it could...
Solution to the mystery of transporting stone blocks to build Egyptian pyramids
Cairo [Egypt], May 17: The Guardian reported that in research published on May 16, archaeologists discovered a 64 km long river flowing through the Giza...
US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
Washington [US], May 17: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to...
Brazil flooding forces plan for 'tent cities' to house the displaced
Brasilia [Brazil], May 17: Brazil's southernmost state is planning at least four "tent cities" to accommodate some 8,000 people currently in improvised shelters due to...