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Washington, June 3 (UNI) US Pardon Attorney Ed Martin informed his staff that he has been instructed to investigate the pardons issued by then-President Joe Biden during the final days of his administration, Reuters reported, citing the senior official’s email. More specifically, Martin plans to investigate whether Biden “was competent and if others were exploiting…

Seoul, June 3 (UNI) South Korea will hold a snap presidential election on Tuesday following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol in early April. Five candidates are running for the country’s top job, but Lee Jae-myung, the candidate from the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DP), and Kim Moon-soo of the ruling conservative…

Liverpool, June 3 (UNI) The number of people injured after a car crashed into a crowd of fans in Liverpool has risen to 109, Merseyside Police said. “The number of people reported to have been injured currently stands at 109. Four people remain in hospital being treated for their injuries,” the police department said in…

Ulan Bator, June 3 (UNI) Mongolia’s parliament speaker Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan said on Tuesday that since the State Great Khural, or the parliament, did not pass the draft resolution on the vote of confidence in the prime minister, Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene was deemed to have resigned. Oyun-Erdene convened a regular meeting of the government on…

Seoul, June 3 (UNI) One woman was killed in South Korea’s sewing factory fire in the capital Seoul on Tuesday, according to Yonhap news agency. The fire broke out at about 9:35 a.m. local time (0035 GMT) from the sewing factory on the second floor of a five-story building in Seoul for an unidentified reason….

Washington, June 3 (UNI) US tech corporation Microsoft has cut its staff by more than 300 people after a major layoff in May, Bloomberg reported, citing a notice from the corporation to the US state of Washington that it has obtained. In May, CNBC reported that Microsoft would reduce its staff worldwide by 3% —…

Moscow, June 3 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law on Ukraine’s accession to the roaming space of the European Union, the Ukrainian Digital Transformation Ministry said. “The President of Ukraine signed a law that brings Ukraine closer to a single roaming with the EU. Ukrainians will use mobile communications in the EU…

Bamako, June 3 (UNI) Fourteen terrorists were killed in the northern Malian city of Timbuktu on Monday after a failed attempt by terrorist fighters to infiltrate a military camp, according to a statement issued by the Malian Armed Forces. The statement said the infiltration attempt occurred around 10 a.m. local time (GMT+0), and that “the…

Jakarta, June 2 (UNI) The death toll of landslides at a quarry on Friday in Indonesia’s West Java province increased to 19 on Sunday, but further landslides forced a suspension of the search for 6 missing victims, officials said. Hadi Rahmat Hardjasasmita, a spokesperson for the Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency of West Java province,…

Washington, June 2 (UNI) Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will meet with leaders of Palestinian movement Hamas to discuss the US proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported, citing several sources. Al Thani will meet tonight in Doha with Hamas leaders, Ravid said on X. He added…