Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills four, wounds at least 60, officials say

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Russia attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv at night and in the evening with drones, missiles and guided bombs, killing at least four people and… Read more

Trump deploying California National Guard to LA over governor’s objections to quell protests

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor’s objections to Los Angeles where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities… Read more

White House aide calls Los Angeles anti-ICE protests an ‘insurrection’

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Senior White House aide Stephen Miller on Saturday condemned protests in downtown Los Angeles against federal immigration raids as an “insurrection” against the United States. Helmeted… Read more

Yemen’s al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and others

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ The leader of al-Qaida’s Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip in… Read more

Japan, EU eye launch of ‘competitive alliance’ scheme to boost trade

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and the European Union are preparing to launch an “alliance” framework to beef up their companies’ competitiveness by promoting trade and economic security cooperation, diplomatic… Read more

Suzuki halts production of Swift over China’s rare earth export curbs

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Suzuki Motor Corp has halted production of its flagship Swift compact hatchback due to China’s export restrictions on rare-earth elements, sources close to the matter said,… Read more

Amazon agrees to tackle fake reviews in UK: regulator

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Amazon has agreed to clamp down on fake online reviews of products advertised on its UK site, Britain’s competition regulator said. Google agreed a similar UK… Read more

Japan is not doing enough to avoid ‘toilet panic’ in disasters

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Soon after a powerful earthquake devastated Japan’s Noto Peninsula on New Year’s Day 2024, councilor Tsuyoshi Yamahana heard about the dire state of public restrooms at… Read more

Chinese delegation familiarizes itself with multimodal capabilities of Baku port

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Arif Aghayev, Deputy Chairman of “Azerbaijan Railways” CJSC – part of AZCON Holding – met with a Chinese delegation led by Lin Keqing, Chairman of the… Read more

Azerbaijani flag raised at NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ A ceremony was held to raise the National Flag of Azerbaijan at the NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC COE) located in Istanbul, Türkiye. According… Read more