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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....

Iran's IRGC says targeted U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Oman, denies striking Kuwait Int'l Airport

AKP Phnom Penh, 04 June, 2026-- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday its navy has targeted a U.S. destroyer in the Gulf of Oman that sought to approach Iranian territorial waters. In a statement published by its official outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said its navy tracked...

Algeria begins construction of its section of trans-Saharan gas pipeline

AKP Phnom Penh, 04 June, 2026-- Algeria on Wednesday launched construction of its section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP), marking a major step forward of one of Africa's largest energy infrastructure projects. The announcement was made during the fifth ministerial meeting of the Steeri...

Iran to make amendments to text of potential MoU after receiving latest U.S. response – media

AKP Phnom Penh, 01 Jun, 2026-- Iran will make amendments to the text of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States after receiving the latest U.S. response, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. Reacting to Saturday U.S. media reports that the United St...

Macron calls for swift U.S.-Iran agreement, reopening of Strait of Hormuz

AKP Phnom Penh, 01 June, 2026-- French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for a rapid agreement between the United States and Iran, urging the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without conditions and in accordance with international law. Macron said on social media that he has spoken wit...

Malaysia enforces social media restrictions for those under 16

AKP Phnom Penh, 01 June, 2026-- Malaysia has started enforcing age verification requirements for the registration and opening of social media accounts on Monday to protect children under the age of 16 from online threats. The move is being implemented in line with the enforcement of the Child Pr...

German FM expresses "great concern" over Israeli advance in southern Lebanon

AKP Phnom Penh, 01 June, 2026-- German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Sunday expressed "great concern" over the further advance of the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, urging all conflict parties to immediately cease hostilities and return to an agreed ceasefire. In a statement, Wadephul n...

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