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Spanish government sacks spy chief after phone tapping scandal

The Spanish government on Tuesday, May 10, sacked the head of the country's intelligence services in the wake of the 'Pegasus' phone-hacking scandal.

Finland and Sweden aim for NATO membership, prompting Russia’s fury

Finland and Sweden are expected to formally apply to join NATO later this month, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries say Moscow’s actions have changed the security dynamic in Europe and the Kremlin’s nuclear threats require the collective self-defense that NATO can provide.

Guns now kill more children and young adults than car crashes in U.S.: media

LOS ANGELES -- In recent years, guns have overtaken automotive crashes as the leading cause of injury-related death among people ages one through 24 in the United States, Scientific American, a popular science magazine, has reported.

World food prices down slightly after record surge: FAO

ROME -- World food commodity prices decreased slightly in April, a month after they hit record highs as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continued, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday, May 6.

UN chief calls for end to ‘cycle of death, destruction’ in Ukraine

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday to end the "cycle of death and destruction" in Ukraine.

S.Korea says DPRK fires unidentified projectile into eastern waters

SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified projectile into its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Saturday, May 7.

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