Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on leadership
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (TIP): Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on June 23 she is writing a book,…
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South African authorities say 31 illegal miners killed in explosion in May; found only now
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): At least 31 people were believed to have died in a gas explosion in a disused mine shaft…
Read MoreChinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates
TAIPEI, Taiwan (TIP): A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as…
Read MoreBeijing records hottest June day as extreme heat sears northern China
Beijing (TIP): Beijing logged its hottest June day since records began on June 22, the national weather service said, as…
Read MoreSuspected Russian diplomat seen squatting in vetoed embassy site in Australia
CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA) (TIP): A suspected lone Russian diplomat was seen squatting on the site of Moscow's proposed embassy after the…
Read MoreTunisia to free opposition figure after 4 months in jail
TUNIS (TIP): A Tunisian judge on June 23 ordered the release of opposition figure Chaima Issa four months after her…
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Donor nations commit USD 10.3 billion for millions of Syrians at home and as refugees abroad
BRUSSELS (TIP): International donors said June 15 they would commit $10.3 billion in aid for millions of Syrians battered by…
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15 killed as bus carrying seniors to casino in Canada collides with truck
MONTREAL (TIP): A semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying seniors collided in central Canada's Manitoba province on June 15, killing…
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Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old
TOKYO (TIP): Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on June…
Read MoreMost of 108 drowning victims in Nigeria boat accident were women and children
ABUJA, Nigeria (TIP): Most of the 108 people who drowned after a boat broke apart in north-central Nigeria were women…
Read MoreNorth Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said June 15, shortly after Pyongyang warned of…
Read More7.2-magnitude quake strikes off Pacific island nation of Tonga
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat,…
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Four children wounded in knife attack in French town, two in critical condition; assailant arrested
Annecy, France (TIP) : A Syrian national wounded four young children and an adult in a knife attack in a…
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Syrians lose life-saving care as Turkey halts medical visits
HALZOUN (TIP): Huddled inside a tent in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Umm Khaled says she fears her baby will die unless…
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Canadian border agency urged to stop deporting Indian students caught in fake admission letter scandal
TORONTO (TIP): A Canadian parliamentary committee has voted unanimously to urge the border services agency to stop the deportation of…
Read MoreIsraeli troops fire tear gas at protesters along Lebanon border
KFARCHOUBA (LEBANON) (TIP): Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters who pelted the troops with stones along…
Read MoreAfter dam breach, Russia shells Ukraine’s Kherson
Kherson (TIP) : Russian forces on June 8 shelled a southern Ukrainian city, Kherson, that was inundated in a catastrophic…
Read MoreOfficials say two migrants drowned while attempting to reach Spain, 132 arrive safely
MADRID (TIP): The bodies of two migrants were found on a beach in southeastern Spain after 132 other people arrived…
Read MoreGrim homecoming for South Sudanese fleeing Sudan violence
RENK (SOUTH SUDAN) (TIP): When fighting erupted in Sudan, Rosa Yusif Elias escaped on foot with her seven children over…
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Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’s UK home honored with commemorative Blue Plaque
LONDON (TIP): Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh – the last ruler of the Sikh empire…
Read MoreBlinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without a peace deal that includes Russia’s withdrawal
KYIV (TIP): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on June 2 that there can be no cease-fire in the…
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Boris Johnson offers unredacted WhatsApp messages to UK Covid inquiry
LONDON (TIP): Boris Johnson, who was the British prime minister during the height of COVID, on June 2 offered to…
Read MoreAmid shrinking freedoms, Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately
HONG KONG (TIP): As the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown approaches on June 4, many in Hong Kong…
Read MoreChina backs expansion of BRICS grouping with ‘likeminded partners’
BEIJING (TIP): China on June 1 said Beijing views the BRICS as an "open and inclusive" platform and it backs…
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Australian decorated hero resigned from Seven West Media after Afghanistan war crime revelations
CANBERRA (TIP): Australia's most decorated living war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith quit his corporate job on June 2 after a civil…
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How Turkiye’s President Erdogan has maintained a tight grip on power in the country
ANKARA (TIP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, is scheduled to take the oath of…
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Three dead in central Japan after being attacked by man carrying rifle, knife
TOKYO (TIP): Three people including two police officers were killed in Nagano in central Japan on May 25 and a…
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Turkish voters weigh final decision on next president as Erdogan bids to retain power
ANKARA (TIP): Two opposing visions for Turkey's future are on the ballot when voters return to the polls on May…
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One of Rwanda’s most wanted genocide suspects arrested in South Africa after 22 years on run
CAPE TOWN (TIP): One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide, a man suspected of orchestrating the killing of…
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Man arrested after car rams into gates of Downing Street where UK Prime Minister lives
LONDON (TIP): A car collided May 25 with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime…
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