International

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    The United States has withdrawn about 500 troops from Syria  following the fall of the Assad regime and a shift in its Middle East policy.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...

June 3, 2025 8:03 AM June 3, 2025 8:03 AM

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Polling underway in South Korea to elect a new President

Polling is underway in South Korea to elect a new President to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law. Surveys suggested liberal Lee Jae-myung is heavily favoured to win the snap election, riding on a wave of public disappointment ove...

June 2, 2025 8:21 PM June 2, 2025 8:21 PM

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Russia-Ukraine Talks: Biggest war prisoners swap brokered at last round says Ukraine

A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine held today in Istanbul. Turkish officials said, a day after a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the aim of the meeting was to evaluate the conditions for a c...

June 2, 2025 8:26 PM June 2, 2025 8:26 PM

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Independent candidate Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s Presidential Election

In Poland, Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice party, won Poland's presidential runoff election. According to the final vote count released by Polish National Electoral Commission today, Nawrocki received around 51 per cent of the vote in the Presidentia...