June 3, 2024 Grover Cleveland, Frances Folsom's wedding: The only U.S. president to marry inside the White House Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, wed the young Frances Folsom June 2, 1886, in the White House.
June 3, 2024 Police hunt for suspects after war shrine is defaced with graffiti in Tokyo In Tokyo, Japan, police are searching for suspects who spray-painted the word "toilet" on a stone pillar at Yasukuni Shrine, a site honoring Japan's war dead.
June 3, 2024 Zelenskyy accuses China and Russia of undermining peace summit during visit to Manila Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a trip to Asia, accused China of aiding Russia in efforts to undermine a Swiss-organized global peace summit.
June 1, 2024 Russia not 'bluffing' with nuclear threats as Biden greenlights limited military strikes, Medvedev says Russia's war with Ukraine could go nuclear according to Dmitry Medvedev, a senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also raised the prospect of the war spilling over into other countries.
June 1, 2024 Philippines warns of ‘red line’ with Beijing amid heightened tensions in South China Sea The Philippines have warned China that it would consider any Filipino soldier killed by a Beijing water cannon to be an “act of war" amid heightened tensions in the region.
May 31, 2024 US, allies demand end to North Korean weapon transfers for Russian use against Ukraine The U.S. and its main allies in a joint statement released on Friday urged North Korea to halt weapon transfers to Russia's military for use against Ukraine.
May 31, 2024 Ukraine seeks to strike Russian targets with Western weapons, Zelenskyy says It's only a matter of time before Ukraine utilizes Western weaponry to strike military targets within Russia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
May 31, 2024 China's hesitation to discuss Russia-Ukraine war raises concerns of pro-Moscow stance China has displayed hesitance to engage in discussions about the Russia-Ukraine war, voicing reservations. The country has claimed to have a neutral stance.
May 31, 2024 Combat in part of north Gaza is over, Israeli military says Israeli forces have shifted their focus to disrupting Hamas activities in Rafah, South Gaza, after days of intense fighting in north Gaza, military officials say.
May 31, 2024 Ukraine's military recruits thousands of prison inmates with promise of forgiven sentences Ukraine is enlisting prisoners to fight against Russia in an effort to bolster its military numbers in the war against Russia. More than 4,000 inmates have applied to join.