International News

EU climate monitor reports second-warmest May globally

AKP Phnom Penh, 10 June, 2026-- May 2026 was the world's second-warmest May on record, with Western Europe experiencing an unusually early heatwave, the European Union's climate monitoring service said on Wednesday. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air...

UN chief calls for reopening of aid crossings into Gaza

AKP Phnom Penh, 09 June, 2026-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Israel to reopen humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip after the closure of key aid crossings, a UN spokesman said Monday. Following waves of Iranian missile attacks on Israel late Sunday, the Israeli authorities clo...

WHO says Ebola outbreak expands fast in DRC, spreads to Ugand

AKP Phnom Penh, 09 June, 2026-- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expanding rapidly, with rising case numbers, wider geographic spread and cross-border transmission to Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. In its latest update, WHO currentl...

France, Cyprus sign defence pact establishing legal framework for military presence

AKP Phnom Penh, 09 June, 2026-- France and Cyprus signed a status of forces agreement (SOFA) on Monday, providing a legal framework for the French military presence in Cyprus, consolidating bilateral defence ties, the Cyprus News Agency reported. Signed on the sidelines of an informal EU defense...

Rice Prices Up 2.7% in May Amid Concerns Over Weather and War

AKP Phnom Penh, June 05, 2026 -- International rice prices in May rose 2.7 percent from the previous month although food prices were generally lower, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) said Friday. Referring to its All-Rice Price Index, the FAO said “weather conc...

Indonesia strengthens free meal program, prioritizes remote areas

AKP Phnom Penh, 05 June, 2026-- Indonesia is strengthening efficiency and governance in its Free Nutritious Meals Program, with greater focus on remote and underserved regions, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) said on Thursday. BGN Head Nanik Sudaryati Deyang said the government is optimizing...

U.S. imposes sanctions on Cuban president in latest pressure campaign

AKP Phnom Penh, 05 June, 2026-- The United States imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and several other individuals and entities on Thursday to ramp up pressure on the island country. The U.S. Treasury Department has added Diaz-Canel, four other individuals and five entities,...

Japan's foreign reserves post largest monthly drop

AKP Phnom Penh, 05 June, 2026-- Japan's foreign reserve assets in May fell 5.6 percent from the previous month, marking the largest monthly decline on record, the Finance Ministry said Friday. Data released by the ministry showed that official reserve assets stood at 1.31 trillion U.S. dollars a...

France, Hungary to forge new strategic partnership

AKP Phnom Penh, 04 June, 2026-- France and Hungary will begin work to finalize a new bilateral strategic partnership before the end of the year, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday, alongside Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar who is visiting Paris. "It will allow us to st...

Trump says U.S., Iran to jointly dig out Iran's buried nuclear material

AKP Phnom Penh,04 June, 2026-- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Iran are going "very well" and "as of this moment," Tehran has agreed to allow U.S. personnel, in coordination with Iranian authorities, to enter Iran and recover buried nuclear material once the war ends....

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