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June 25, 2024

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

Hundreds of police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince to face violent gangs that have killed thousands of people in recent years.

June 25, 2024

Brazil-backed G20 report calls for global, wealth-based income tax

Brazil commissioned a report calling for the world's billionaires to pay 2% of their wealth in income tax, a plan that would raise up to $250 billion annually from about 3,000 people.

June 25, 2024

Japan's emperor to begin UK trip with meaningful visit to the River Thames

Emperor Naruhito of Japan is set to begin a U.K. visit with a personal nod to the Thames Barrier, marking a connection forged during his Oxford University studies.

June 25, 2024

Indonesia refuses to pay $8M ransom after national data center compromised by hackers

Indonesia's national data center faced a severe cyberattack by a hacking group demanding an $8 million ransom, which the government has refused to pay.

June 25, 2024

South Korea slams North Korea's trash balloon tactics, threatens return of loudspeaker broadcasts

South Korea has threatened to restart anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts after North Korea resumed sending balloons filled with trash across the border.

June 24, 2024

Dali cargo ship departs Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge

The cargo ship Dali, which lost power and caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, has departed from Baltimore for Virginia, officials say.

June 24, 2024

Houthis suspected of expanding naval assaults, targeting ship far from previous strikes

Yemen's Houthi rebels are suspected of launching an attack further away from nearly all previous assaults in the Gulf of Aden, marking a potential escalation.

June 24, 2024

Netanyahu ready to make partial cease-fire deal, vows war will continue until Hamas is eliminated

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voiced reluctance toward a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal for the war in Gaza, saying he would only accept a partial deal.

June 24, 2024

16 confirmed dead, others missing after fire breaks out at lithium battery factory in South Korea

South Korean officials say a fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near the country's capital has left at least 16 people dead, seven injured and six missing.

June 22, 2024

Teen charged with murder in death of 7-year-old Chicago boy struck by random gunfire

Chicago police said a teenager has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Jai'mani Amir Rivera, a 7-year-old boy who was killed outside an apartment building on the city's west side.