Hope for ‘divided’ Slovakia after Fico attack, says ex-president
Prague, May 17 - Slovakia's former president Ivan Gasparovic on Friday expressed hopes that a deep schism within the country will be overcome following the attempted assassination this week of Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Putin says no current plans to capture the city of Kharkiv
Moscow, May 17 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that at the moment he has no plans to capture the city of Kharkiv, but that Russian forces were establishing a buffer zone in the area because of attacks from Kharkiv on
EU tells Microsoft to provide information on GenAI risks in Bing search else face fine
London, May 17 - The European Commission on Friday directed Microsoft to provide more information about the generative AI (GenAI) features in its search engine Bing else face fine, as the tech giant failed to respond to a March 14 request for inputs
Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts five times
Jakarta, May 17 - The Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted five times on Friday, spewing volcanic ash up to 900 meters over its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
North Korea rejects claim of arms trading with Russia
Seoul, May 17 - The influential sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, has rejected accusations that her country is engaged in prohibited arms trading with Russia.
Clash between Afg-Pak border guards kills 5, injures 5: Afghan media
Kabul, May 17 - Five persons were killed and five others sustained injury as a result of a clash between the border forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past four days, Afghan local media outlet TOLO News reported Friday.
Russia reports over 100 Ukrainian drone attacks
Moscow, May 17 - Russian authorities on Friday reported more than 100 Ukrainian drone attacks, causing at least one fatality and damage in various regions.
Trial of Syrian government militia’s head begins in Germany’s Hamburg
Hamburg, May 17 - The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man begins on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015.
US Air Force blames power loss, weather for F-16 crash in South Korea in May 2023
Seoul, May 17 - A US F-16 fighter jet crash incident in South Korea in May of last year occurred due to a partial power loss experienced by the aircraft and weather conditions at the time, a US Air Force unit stationed in
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
Seoul, May 17 - North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, a day after South Korea and the United States staged combined aerial drills involving advanced stealth jets.
First lorries with aid for Gaza leave newly constructed US pier
Washington/Gaza, May 17 - The first aid lorries to use a temporary US-built pier have come ashore in Gaza, the US military announced on Friday.
North Korea slams ‘planned’ South Korea-US military drills, warns of ‘catastrophic aftermath’
Seoul, May 17 - North Korea on Friday denounced a plan by South Korea and the US to stage their joint annual military drills in August, warning that they could face a "catastrophic aftermath" if they carry out the exercise.
First India-Russia consultations on visa-free tourist exchange set for June
Kazan, May 17 - The first consultations between Russia and India on the launch of a visa-free group tourist exchange are scheduled for June, and a bilateral agreement is to be signed by the year-end, Nikita Kondratyev, Director of the Russian Economic Development
Up to 2,000 gallons oil may spill into Gulf of Mexico as barge hits bridge in US
Houston, May 17 - Up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilt into the Gulf of Mexico after a bunker barge struck a bridge in the island city of Galveston, eastern Texas, the US Coast Guard estimated.
New Caledonia ‘calmer’ as France sends reinforcements
Bangkok, May 17 - France is sending security reinforcements and essentials to its overseas territory of New Caledonia following days of unrest in the country.
NASA upbeat about greater space cooperation with South Korea
Washington, May 17 - The US space agency NASA expressed expectations for greater space cooperation with South Korea, as the two countries are widening the scope of their alliance beyond its longstanding security focus.
Relatives of Israeli hostages address UN Security Council
New York, May 17 - Relatives of the Israeli hostages being held by the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip have addressed a specially convened meeting of the UN Security Council in New York.
Australia sanctions entities linked to North Korea arms supply
Sydney, May 17 - Australia on Friday imposed financial sanctions on six entities linked to North Korea’s supply of weapons to Russia.
US House votes to resume arms supply to Israel
Washington, May 17 - The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill aimed at forcing President Joe Biden to resume arms deliveries to Israel which had been paused.
UN body says aid delivery to Gaza ‘almost impossible’ amid intensified fighting
Gaza, May 17 - The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that distributing humanitarian aid "is almost impossible" in Gaza, due to the irregular fuel supply and interrupted communications amid the ongoing intense war between Israel