India-France-UAE conduct military exercises, UK tightens sanctions on Belarus, Romania is "tough" with the Russian Embassy

The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, June 9.

Asia

ZAWYA. Cambodia and the UAE signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, expected to more than double bilateral non-oil trade from $407 million in 2022 to $1 billion within five years.

The agreement was signed in Phnom Penh by Cambodian Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak and UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, in the presence of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen. (Source: UAE Ministry of Economy)

BANGKOK POST. Droughts, floods and other extreme weather events caused by climate change could cost Thailand's economy 36 billion baht (more than $1 billion) in 2023.

KYODO. Speaking at a meeting of the Finance and Monetary Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his intention to soon hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

YONHAP. ​​From 2025, digital textbooks integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) will be used in Korean elementary and middle schools to meet the growing demand for diverse learning content.

MINT. Indian President Droupadi Murmu held a “productive” meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic in the capital Belgrade on the first visit by an Indian president to Serbia since 1972.

PTI. India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully test-fired the Agni Prime ballistic missile off the coast of Odisha state, in what has been described as a "significant milestone for India".

WION. The navies of India, France and the UAE conducted a major exercise from June 7-8 in the Gulf of Oman, demonstrating the increasingly close cooperation between the three sides to deal with challenges in the maritime domain.

Europe

FRANCE24. The suspect who carried out the knife attack on June 8 in the town of Annecy, located in the Alps, southeastern France, told police that he was a Syrian seeking asylum in the country.

The attack occurred in a children's playground near the town square of Annecy, injuring seven people, including an elderly man and six children, including a 22-month-old, two 2-year-olds and the oldest just 3 years old. (Source: 9News)

GUARDIAN. Britain has announced a new package of sanctions against Belarus over its support for Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, including an import ban and new measures to block online propaganda.

AFP. The Swiss lower house of parliament has rejected a proposal to provide 5 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion) to Ukraine over the next five to 10 years, according to newly announced voting results.

SWISS INFO. Swiss House of Representatives President Martin Candinas said the parliament's website was the target of a cyber attack, paralyzing access.

AP. Romania's Foreign Ministry announced that Russia must cut 51 positions at its embassy in Bucharest, corresponding to the size of the Romanian embassy staff in Moscow.

EUTERS. Over the past month, Croatian authorities have seized 745 kg of cocaine hidden in containers at the port of Rijeka, on the northern Adriatic Sea; this is the largest amount of drugs seized in the country to date.

CNN. The World Health Organization (WHO) is rapidly delivering much-needed medical supplies to flooded areas in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam.

AFP. Czech President Petr Pavel signed a law increasing the Central European country's annual defense budget to at least 2% of GDP, effective from July 2023.

ANSA. The Italian coast guard rescued nearly 1,500 migrants from boats in distress in the Ionian Sea between June 5 and 6, as improved weather conditions prompted a new wave of migrants trying to cross to Italy.

AFP. Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdymukhamedov has launched an unprecedented anti-smoking campaign, aiming to make the entire country smoke-free by 2025.

America

EURO NEWS. EU countries have offered to send nearly 300 firefighters to help Canada deal with a series of serious wildfires that have broken out at the same time.

Since the beginning of this year's dry season, thousands of out-of-control wildfires have broken out in the provinces of Alberta, Nova Scotia and most recently Quebec; more than 120,000 Canadians have been evacuated. (Source: Reuters)

CNBC. US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who are visiting Washington DC, agreed to strengthen close bilateral economic ties, pledging to accelerate the clean energy transition and strengthen critical minerals supply chains.

CNN. The US will provide more than $100 million in aid to the Caribbean to combat arms trafficking, help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and support initiatives to respond to climate change, according to Vice President Kamala Harris.

WSJ. Instagram is the primary platform used by pedophile networks to spread and sell child sexual abuse content, according to a new report from Stanford University and the Wall Street Journal.

REUTERS. A series of schools and educational facilities in the city of Tizayuca, Hidalgo state, Mexico had to close and switch to online learning due to escalating violence in the locality.

AP. The Venezuelan government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have pledged to strengthen the country's food system and improve nutrition through a cooperation agreement that runs until 2026.

REUTERS. El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has approved a proposal to reform the Electoral Code that would reduce the number of deputies to the current National Assembly from 84 to 60.

Africa

HAARETZ. During his visit to Morocco, Israeli Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana called for strengthening ties in the fields of agriculture, tourism, security, water conservation and desalination technology.

Israeli Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana and Moroccan House Speaker Rachid Talbi Alami sign an agreement institutionalizing cooperation between the Moroccan House of Representatives and the Israeli Parliament on June 8. (Source: AFP)

AP. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the suspension of food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were not reaching those in need.

WHO. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, after recording no new cases for 42 days.

UN. The humanitarian aid plan for Sudan has raised just over $400 million , or less than 16 percent of the $2.6 billion needed for aid this year, according to a spokesman for the UN secretary-general.

FOX NEWS. The Senegalese government has announced the opening of judicial investigations to determine who is responsible for clashes that left at least 16 people dead and hundreds injured, while hundreds were arrested.

Oceania

Australia has threatened to abandon a major free trade deal with the EU unless its producers are allowed to use labels such as "feta" and "prosciutto", AFP reports.

BLOOMBERG. Commonwealth Bank - Australia's largest bank will block some payments to certain cryptocurrency exchanges in a bid to prevent potential fraud in the market.

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