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June 4, 2025 12:28 PM June 4, 2025 12:28 PM

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Lee Jae-myung elected as South Korea’s President

Liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as the 21st President of South Korea today. He will serve a five-year term. South Korea's National Election Commission held a meeting this morning and confirmed Lee's win in the presidential polls held yesterday. His nearest rival was Kim Mo...

June 3, 2025 9:06 PM June 3, 2025 9:06 PM

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Nigeria: 200 killed, 1000 reported missing in floods

Around 200 people have been killed and over one thousand are reportedly missing in Nigeria's north-central Niger State due to devastating floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week. The torrential downpours wreaked havoc across Mokwa, a bustling market and farming town in Niger, submerging a...

June 3, 2025 8:53 PM June 3, 2025 8:53 PM

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Exit polls predicts Democrat Lee Jae-myung as next President of South Korea

  ​ In South Korea, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung​ is projected to become the next president. As per​ exit polls released by the country’s​ leading broadcasters​, ​ Lee Jae-myung is expected to ​w​in following a closely watched snap election today.​ The exit polls show Lee securing over 5...

June 3, 2025 5:04 PM June 3, 2025 5:04 PM

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US withdraws about 500 troops from Syria as directed by Pentagon

    The United States has withdrawn about 500 troops from Syria  following the fall of the Assad regime and a shift in its Middle East policy.  The US has vacated three bases in Syria.   In April, the Pentagon announced its plans to decrease its military troops in Syria from two thousand  to under o...

June 3, 2025 3:44 PM June 3, 2025 3:44 PM

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Sri Lanka, Australia to strengthen maritime security

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles in Colombo today to strengthen bilateral ties, with maritime security high on the agenda. President Dissanayake thanked Australia for its support in recent operations targeting...

June 3, 2025 12:18 PM June 3, 2025 12:18 PM

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Mount Etna erupts in Italy, spews ash & lava; no immediate threat to population

Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna in Italy, erupted yesterday, spewing ash and smoke into the Sicilian sky and triggering panic among tourists. Sicily’s president, Renato Schifani, said lava flows emitted in the eruption had not passed the natural containment area and posed no danger to the p...

June 3, 2025 8:53 AM June 3, 2025 8:53 AM

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Twin earthquakes shake Greece and Turkey; 7 injured in Marmaris escape efforts

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands in Greece near the Turkey border early this morning. Around the same time, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the coastal town of Marmaris, Turkey. It struck at 2:17 a.m. and was felt in nearby areas, including the Greek island of Rhodes. Seven pe...