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South Korea’s military said on Tuesday that it had fired warning shots at the weekend after some North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border. “Some North Korean soldiers working within the DMZ on the central front briefly crossed the Military Demarcation Line,” the South Korean joint chiefs of staff (JCS) said in a statement. It was referring to the line of control in the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas. “After our military issued warning broadcasts and warning shots, they retreated northward,” it said, adding the incident happened June 9. “Apart from the immediate retreat of the North Korean soldiers…

Germany is ramping up security ahead of the start of Euro 2024, with England’s tie against Serbia seen by police as high risk. Source link

Germany’s government had hesitated for a long time: Should it allow Ukraine to use German weapons to strike targets in Russia? Officials were concerned that that might make Germany a party to the war in the Kremlin’s eyes. But, after the United States gave Ukraine authorization to use its weaponry for cross-border strikes, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz backed down from his reservations. Securing peace means “that we support Ukraine,” Scholz said. He emphasized that it was important to weigh all the risks and consult closely with allies before making “such far-reaching decisions” and then he approved the use of German weapons to strike targets in…

Three Valencia football fans who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr have each been jailed for eight months.The convictions are the first for racist abuse at a football match in Spain, according to LaLiga – and were described as “great news for the fight against racism”.The league said the prison terms follow an incident at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium on 21 May 2023.The individuals were also given a two-year stadium ban from any venue hosting LaLiga matches, or games held under the jurisdiction of the Spanish football federation.LaLiga said Valencia had co-operated with the investigation and had expelled the three…

06/10/2024June 10, 2024Projected distribution of seats in the European ParliamentThe center-right European People’s Party (EPP), is to remain the largest party in the European Parliament, according to an initial forecast, with all polls closed on Sunday. The center-right grouping of European political parties, the European People’s Party (EPP), is to remain the largest party in the European Parliament, according to the latest projections released by Brussels following a 4-day EU-wide election. The EPP could secure 189 seats in the 720-seat parliament, while the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in second place could pick up 135 seats. The result, if confirmed, will boost…

Real Madrid say they will play in next year’s expanded Club World Cup, after their manager Carlo Ancelotti reportedly told Italian media that the Spanish side would “refuse” the invitation.The five-time Champions League-winning coach claimed in a post on social media that his comments were “not interpreted in the way I intended”. In an interview with Italian newspaper Il Giornale, the 65-year-old appeared to suggest that the Spanish side would not participate in the tournament.It was reported that the Italian coach said: “FIFA can forget it, footballers, and clubs will not participate in that tournament.”A single Real Madrid match is…

French President Emanuel Macron announced Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap legislative election after his centrist alliance was trounced by the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections. According to the first exit polls, the National Rally won around 32%, more than double Macron’s pro-EU coalition, which received 15% of the vote. The first round of France’s parliamentary election will be held on June 30 and a second round is scheduled for July 7. Exit polls on Sunday have shown the far-right making substantial gains in other member states in the European Parliament election, including in Germany…

Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has announced his resignation after disappointing federal and regional election results. “This is is a very difficult evening for us. We have lost this election,” De Croo told supporters, wiping a tear from the corner of his eye. His Flemish liberal party, Open VLD, is projected to lose almost half its seats in the Chamber of Representatives. Sunday’s vote in the linguistically divided country, which is split between Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south, was held on the same day as the European Parliament elections.  Vlaams Belang remains excluded The right-wing nationalist New Flemish…

Evidence of a “cataclysmic” collision of giant asteroids which took place just 20 years ago has been found by scientists.Astronomers said the event could help them to further understand how Earth and other planets are formed. The collision happened in Beta Pictoris, a bright star system in the constellation of Pictor around 63 light years away. One light year is equal to nearly six trillion miles.Researchers have been studying the system, which is 20 million years old, for more than three decades.The evidence was found from latest data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which was launched in 2021 as…

Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister warned the South created a “prelude to a very dangerous situation.” It comes as South Korea resumed loudspeaker broadcasts of anti-North Korean propaganda in border regions on Sunday in response to an ongoing campaign of sending trash balloons southwards. North Korea then sent out another wave of 300 balloons filled with trash overnight. More than 1,000 balloons carrying garbage bags containing waste paper, cigarette butts, and even excrement have landed in northern provinces of South Korea in recent weeks. “I sternly warn Seoul to immediately cease its dangerous activities that…