South Korea resumes land base artillery exercises

South Korea resumes land base artillery exercises

South Korea is resuming on-land war games for the first time in six years. The live-fire artillery exercises near the border with North Korea follow Seoul suspending a 2018 agreement that had restricted military drills. As Chris Gilbert reports.

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Environment

Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean, strengthens to Category 5

By Chandan KHANNA Hurricane Beryl has strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds. Beryl is now the earliest category 5 storm in the Atlantic on record and has developed into a "potentially catastrophic" hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The NHC said in its latest update […]

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World

Hurricane Beryl hits Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl has smashed into the eastern edge of the Caribbean. It is the strongest hurricane to pass through the region according to data that goes all the way back to 1851. The Category 4 hurricane brought winds of 240 kilometers an hour. The storm made landfall initially on Carriacou [KER-E-KOO] Island on Monday morning local time according to the National Hurricane Center. Florida couple - Cole Crews and his […]

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Business / Economics

Victims Families “Dissatisfied” with Reported Boeing Plea Deal

Families of the victims from two major crashes involving Boeing aircraft are said to be unhappy with a plea agreement reportedly offered to the company in recent days. It comes as Boeing is under intense scrutiny for its safety protocols. Mitch McCann reports:

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World

Zelensky renews plea to use ATACMS inside Russian territory

After a series of deadly attacks against Ukrainian cities over the weekend, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated calls to loosen restrictions on the use of long-range American missiles against targets inside Russian territory. Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv.

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World

Trump celebrates Supreme Court “big win”

The US Supreme Court has granted former President Donald Trump limited immunity from prosecution for official acts taken while in office. The justices' landmark ruling on Monday, by a 6-3 margin, means a potential trial into his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election is further postponed. Benji Hyer reports from outside the Court in Washington.

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World

Hungary takes on EU rotating presidency

"Make Europe Great Again"- that's the cry from Hungary's controversial Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, as his government takes over the EU's six-month rotating presidency. Orban's proximity to Donald Trump has EU officials in Brussels on edge. Hungary's diplomats, though, are promising to act as honest brokers.

July 1, 2024 36

World

Turkish airport workers refuse to refuel Israeli aircraft

Israel's flag carrier El Al has said airport authorities in Turkey refused to provide ground support to one of its aircraft after the pilot had to make an emergency landing in the resort city of Antalya. According to The Hindustan Times, relations between Turkey and Israel have deteriorated since the war in Gaza broke out on October 7, with all direct flights between the two countries cancelled since. Turkish diplomatic […]

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Environment

Karachi heatwave claims lives

The southern Pakistani city of Karachi is in the grip of an extreme heatwave. The head of the city's largest ambulance service says more than 800 people have died in the last two weeks, even as hundreds more are still receiving treatment for heat-related illnesses. According to Pakistan's Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature crossed the 40 degrees Celsius mark over the last three days, mainly due to the suspension of […]

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