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Heatwave prompts Hanoi to reduce street lights as power cuts loom

Faced with record-breaking heat, Vietnam's capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to save electricity as demand for air conditioning soars.

Japan says N. Korea ‘ballistic missile launch’ violates UN resolutions

North Korea's launch of a "ballistic missile" violates United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions, Japan said Wednesday, after what Pyongyang said was a failed attempt to put a satellite in space.

Debris damages Kyiv after Ukraine downs Russian drones

Russia carried out what Ukrainian officials called a “massive attack” early Tuesday, May 30, targeting Kyiv with more than 20 drones that Ukraine’s air defenses destroyed.

Malaysia searches Chinese ship suspected of looting WWII wrecks

Malaysia's coastguard said Tuesday that authorities were questioning the crew of a Chinese vessel detained on suspicion of looting two British World War II shipwrecks.

China launches mission with first civilian to space station

China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, May 30, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the moon by the end of the decade.

North Korea confirms June launch of military spy satellite

North Korea said Tuesday, May 30, that it would launch a spy satellite in June, claiming it was necessary to monitor the "dangerous" military movements of the United States (US) and its allies.

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