
Six Iraqi Yazidis abducted by IS reunite with families
Dohuk, Iraq (AFP) June 7, 2023 - Six women from Iraq's Yazidi minority were reunited with relatives on Wednesday, nearly nine years after being abducted by jihadists of the Islamic State group.
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Dohuk, Iraq (AFP) June 7, 2023 - Six women from Iraq's Yazidi minority were reunited with relatives on Wednesday, nearly nine years after being abducted by jihadists of the Islamic State group.
Jun 7, 2023

Hong Kong (AFP) June 7, 2023 - Markets swung Wednesday as data showed ongoing weakness in China's economy with speculation swirling that officials will unveil fresh stimulus measures, while investors held out hope the Federal Reserve will skip an interest rate hike this month.
Jun 7, 2023

United Nations, United States (AFP) June 7, 2023 - The United Nations will soon launch central archives containing millions of digitized documents that it says provide proof of crimes committed by the Islamic State group in Iraq, an official said Wednesday.
Jun 7, 2023

Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2023 - China vehemently denied on Wednesday the existence of secret police stations in the United Kingdom, following an order by London to close them down.
Jun 7, 2023

Washington (AFP) June 7, 2023 - US President Joe Biden will host NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks on June 12, one month before the military alliance's summit, with Ukraine atop the agenda, the White House announced Wednesday.
Jun 7, 2023

Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2023 - China's exports fell in May for the first time since February, data showed Wednesday, breaking a two-month growth streak as a post-Covid rebound faded and adding to speculation that officials will unveil fresh stimulus measures.
Jun 7, 2023

Hong Kong (AFP) June 6, 2023 - Asian markets wobbled Tuesday after a two-day rally as profit-takers stepped in and traders weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve skipping an interest rate hike this month.
Jun 6, 2023

Washington (AFP) June 6, 2023 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is likely to reschedule an aborted visit to China in the coming weeks, officials said Tuesday, as the two powers try again to put a cap on tensions.
Jun 6, 2023

Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2023 - China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, as South Korea said it had deployed fighter jets in response to warplanes near its airspace.
Jun 6, 2023

Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2023 - The United States and China held frank and constructive talks in Beijing on improving ties and managing their differences, China's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
Jun 6, 2023

Brussels (AFP) June 6, 2023 - The European Union on Tuesday agreed to create a trade tool aimed at punishing countries that seek to put pressure on one of its member countries, after China targeted Lithuania.
Jun 6, 2023

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 6, 2023 - The European Union on Monday blacklisted nine Russians over their involvement in April's sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken critics, to 25 years' imprisonment.
Jun 6, 2023

Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 - Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully deployed its Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, bolstering air and missile defense interop
Jun 6, 2023

Paris (AFP) June 6, 2023 - France is unenthusiastic about a proposal for NATO to open a liaison office in Japan, an official said on Tuesday, adding the move would take the alliance away from its prime region of focus.
Jun 6, 2023

Tehran (AFP) June 6, 2023 - Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled an intermediate range ballistic missile Tuesday capable of travelling at hypersonic speeds of up to 15 times the speed of sound, state television reported.
Jun 6, 2023

Bratislava (AFP) June 6, 2023 - Russia does not have a veto on Ukraine's eventual membership of the Western defence alliance NATO, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
Jun 6, 2023