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Three seriously injured after escalator at South Korea subway station suddenly reverses.

ION correspondentJune 18, 2023

Screengrab of a video circulating on Twitter showing an escalator reversing, injuring commuters at a subway station in Bundang, south of Seoul, South Korea. 08 Jun 2023 06:25PM (Updated: 08...

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Blinken talks to Japanese, South Korean counterparts ahead of China trip.

EditorJune 18, 2023June 18, 2023

WASHINGTON. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke separately with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, emphasising the importance of “sustained … trilateral cooperation” ahead of his visit to...

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NATO ministers pledge arms for Ukraine and talk production.

Deepak BoraJune 15, 2023June 15, 2023

NATO defense ministers have commenced on a two-day meeting looking at ways to deliver more weapons and ammunition, including fighter aircraft, to Ukraine. Somewhere in Belgium. Several NATO members states have...

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UN calls for international watchdog to monitor Artificial Intelligence

ION correspondentJune 14, 2023June 14, 2023

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his support for the establishment of an international watchdog similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to oversee the monitoring...

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Donald Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges of illegally keeping classified documents

ION correspondentJune 14, 2023June 14, 2023

Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents, CNN reported. His lawyers have asked for a jury...

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Australia. Brittany Higgins settlement ‘absolutely standard’, says Attorney-General.

ION correspondentJune 8, 2023June 8, 2023

Attorney-General of Australia, Mark Dreyfus, has defended the government’s large payment to Brittany Higgins, saying it was made ‘to the letter of the law’. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says a...

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Top Guatemalan presidential candidate disqualified ahead of race.

EditorMay 29, 2023May 29, 2023

Conservative candidate Carlos Pineda sings the national anthem on May 20 after leaving the Constitutional Court in Guatemala City. A Conservative businessman, Pineda lost his final appeal to continue...

Australia universities ban Indian students from six states, UT amid concerns over visa fraud. Report.

ION correspondentMay 26, 2023August 13, 2025

One in four applications now being deemed as “fraudulent” or “non-genuine” by the Department of Home Affairs, the report said. In April 2023, several Australian universities, including Victoria University, Edith...

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US general says Ukraine shouldn’t use US weaponry inside Russia.

EditorMay 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (left) spoke during a joint press conference with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, following an online meeting of the...

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McCarthy says debt ceiling standoff ‘not my fault,’ as White House warns of economic risks.

ION correspondentMay 24, 2023May 24, 2023

BY Michael Baruah. Our North America Correspondent. WASHINGTON. A defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday the debt ceiling standoff was “not my fault” as he sent Republican negotiators to the...