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May 18, 2024
Houston [US], May 18: Strong storms on Thursday night battered the Houston area, the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, claiming at least four lives while causing widespread power outage, property damage, and chaos across the city, Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirmed.
At least 12 killed in southeast Mexico road accident
Protesters, school administration reach deal to clear encampment in University of Washington
NASA delays again launch for Boeing Starliner to space station
1st Beijing-Madrid-Havana flight arrives in Cuba
California continues to lead in U.S. unemployment rate
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Afghanistan shooting attack kills 4, including 3 foreigners
Bamyan [Afghanistan], May 18: Four people, including three foreign nationals and an Afghan, were killed in a shooting attack in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province on...
5.8-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: USGS
New York [US], May 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at 20:58:26 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological...
DPRK test-fires tactical ballistic missile using new navigation system
Seoul [South Korea], May 18: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a test fire of tactical ballistic missile using a new autonomous navigation...
5.0-magnitude quake hits Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan - GFZ
Hong Kong, May 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 hit Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan at 0055 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ...
AI tool capable of classifying brain tumors within hours: Australian researchers
Canberra [Australia], May 18: A team of researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to more quickly and...
Japan's parliament passes bill to allow joint custody for divorced parents
Tokyo [Japan], May 18: Japan's parliament has enacted a bill into law that will allow divorced parents the option of joint child custody, marking the...
NATO commander predicts it will be difficult for Russia to make a breakthrough in Kharkiv
Moscow [Russia], May 18: Reuters on May 16 quoted General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander of the European Region of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
The US House of Representatives confronts the White House over Israel
Washington [US], May 18: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring President Joe Biden's administration to quickly transfer to Israel the weapons...
Mr. Putin mentioned the 'strategic energy alliance' between Russia and China
Moscow [Russia], May 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 17 attended the opening ceremony of the Russia-China Exhibition in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province (China),...
The US military has a headache dealing with cheap UAVs
Washington [US], May 18: The US military and other countries are using missiles worth millions of dollars to stop much cheaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Middle East.
Washington warns US citizens globally about the risk of attack
The US secretly met with Iran to prevent the attack from escalating
Mr. Kim Jong-un directed to strengthen nuclear forces, North Korea fired missiles
Further riots in France's New Caledonia; second police officer killed
May 17, 2024
Weapon being developed to blast drones with radio waves, says UK
Riots in New Caledonia, France declared a state of emergency
Disagreement on the post-conflict scenario in Gaza
Waiting for two 'comparisons' between Biden and Trump
The US House of Representatives passed a law to quickly transfer weapons to Israel, Mr. Biden objected
Kim Jong-un's sister denied accusations that North Korea transferred weapons to Russia