EXPLAINED: 24 - The Real Truth

Child migrants crossing Darien Gap surge eightfold -UNICEF

The number of child migrants crossing a dangerous stretch of jungle dividing Colombia and Panama has rapidly increased during the first four months of this year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Colombia Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline bombed

Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline was bombed by unknown actors, operator Cenit said in a statement on Tuesday, prolonging the suspension of pumping crude between oil fields in the country's northeast and the Caribbean coast, where the oil is exported.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

EU imposes sanctions on 7 Moldovans, cites destabilising actions

The European Union on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven people from Moldova for actions it said destabilised and undermined the territorial integrity of the small impoverished country and neighbouring Ukraine.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

North Korea satellite plunges in sea in 'rushed' failure, more launches expected

A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South's military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

US 'pleased to see' that talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue

The United States said on Tuesday it was pleased to see that talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue as they seek to resolve a decades-long dispute over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Russia, Ukraine fail to embrace IAEA plan to protect nuclear plant

Neither Russia nor Ukraine committed to respect five principles laid out by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday to try to safeguard Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Chinese jet carried out 'aggressive' maneuver near US military plane, Pentagon says

A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver near a U.S. military plane over the South China Sea in international airspace, the United States said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Canada's former Conservative leader says China 'orchestrated' campaign against him

Canada's spy agency told former Canadian Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole that China campaigned to discredit him and suppress votes ahead of the 2021 election he lost to Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, O'Toole said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Central African Republic plans referendum on scrapping presidential term limits

Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadera said on Tuesday he would hold a referendum on his intention to change the constitution and remove term limits.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

European leaders head to Moldova for symbolic summit on Ukraine's doorstep

More than 40 European leaders meet in Moldova on Thursday in a show of support for the former Soviet republic and neighbouring Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to launch a counter-offensive against occupying Russian forces.

Reuters · May 30, 2023