Biden allows Ukraine to hit Russia with American weapons near Kharkiv
Rescuers work at a site of a residential building hit by a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 31, 2024.
Australian researchers find simple, cost-effective desalination method
FILE – A man carries plastic jugs of water during a drought in Spain, Jan 31, 2024. Australian researchers say they have found a new way to remove salt from seawater using heat, which could help combat global water shortages.
Pakistan launches communication satellite with Chinese assistance
FILE – This image of sunset on the Indian Ocean was taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The image presents an edge-on, or limb view, of the Earth’s atmosphere as seen from orbit.
US, Chinese defense leaders exchange views over contentious issues in Singapore
Bus accident in southwest Pakistan kills at least 28 people, injures 20
A bus is pictured after it crashed into a ravine in Baluchistan province, May 29, 2024. At least 28 people were killed and 20 others were hurt, officials said.
US Treasury promises to tighten sanctions on Russia
FILE – People walk near a currency exchange office next to an army recruitment billboard amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, in Moscow, Aug. 14, 2023.
Police in Belgium search home, office of European Parliament employee
People walk outside the European Parliament in Brussels, May 23, 2024. Police searched the Belgian and French offices, as well as the residence, of a European Parliament employee on May 29, as part of a probe into a suspected Russian interference campaign.
ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion in all-stock deal
A Marathon gas station is pictured in Bradenton, Florida, Feb. 7, 2024. ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion.
Third US Reaper drone goes down in Yemen, according to Houthi images
This handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force shows an MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Jan. 14, 2020. Yemen’s Houthis claimed on May 29, 2024, that they shot down a drone of the same type over the country’s central Marib province.
Blinken pledges US support for Moldova amid rising Russian threats
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. left, shakes hands with Moldova’s President Maia Sandu, right, at the Presidential Palace in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024.