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Strike call threatens Paris airports' Olympics preparations
A dispute between aviation workers and management at the French capital's airports threatens to overshadow years of preparations and a 50-million-euro investment for visitors and athletes arriving for the Paris Olympics this month. Unions at state-controlled ADP group, which runs the main Charles de Gaulle airport and its cross-town rival… Read
Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase
(Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next phase following the initial one in June, the government and mission said. In September last year, President Felix Tshisekedi asked the mission to fast-track the withdrawal of… Read
UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza
The recent deaths of several more children from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicate that famine has spread throughout the enclave, a group of independent human rights experts mandated by the United Nations said on Tuesday. Gaza health authorities say at least 33 children have died of malnutrition, mostly in… Read
No rift over cost of U.S. troops in South Korea if Trump elected, says former Trump adviser
South Korea and the U.S. will reach agreement on sharing the cost of U.S. troops in the country if Donald Trump is elected president, even though he is likely to pressure Europe to increase defence spending, a former Trump security adviser said. During his first presidency Trump accused Seoul of… Read
Indonesia search resumes after landslide kills 17, leaves dozens missing
Indonesian rescuers resumed a search on Tuesday for 45 people still missing after a landslide at an illegal gold mine on Sulawesi island that killed at least 17 people, an official at the country's search and rescue agency said. Torrential rain triggered the disaster on Sunday morning in the district… Read
South Korea's Yoon again vetoes probe bill into marine's death
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vetoed a bill mandating a special counsel probe into allegations that military officials and the presidential office interfered in an internal investigation into the death of a marine last year. Yoon, who was visiting the United States to attend a NATO summit,… Read
Australia sounds warning over state-backed Chinese hackers
Australia's cyber intelligence agency sounded a rare warning Tuesday about the rising threat of state-backed Chinese hackers, saying they were "actively" looking for targets to compromise. The Australian Signals Directorate singled out the APT40 hacking group in a detailed, technical advisory note that unpicked its evolving tradecraft. "APT40 has repeatedly… Read
Germany's Scholz 'relieved' far right did not win French election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he was "relieved" that the eurosceptic far right failed to win a snap election in top ally France, noting Berlin should be able to keep working with Paris to motor the European Union. Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) had been favourite to… Read
Iraq exhibits ancient artefacts returned by U.S. and other countries
Iraq on Monday exhibited several ancient artefacts that it said had been returned by the United States and other countries, long after they were looted and smuggled out following the 2003 U.S. invasion. Iraqi authorities have been trying to retrieve thousands of archaeological relics missing since the invasion, which was… Read
NATO leaders are descending on Washington. Here's what to know
NATO leaders meet this week for a summit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the military alliance, which has never been larger and more focused but is also facing potentially existential threats from outside and within. If Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenges posed by an increasingly aggressive China, and the Israel-Hamas… Read
