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Fuel shortages, hostilities threaten water supplies in Gaza: UN

AKP Phnom Penh, 25 June, 2025 Amid reports of continuing deadly gunfire on Gazans seeking aid, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that if the fuel blockade on Gaza continues, more people, including children, will die. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said people...

Trump announces ceasefire between Israel, Iran

AKP Phnom Penh, 24 June, 2025-- U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have reached a formal agreement to implement a complete and total ceasefire, marking what he called the end of the "12-Day War." In a post on his Truth Social platform at 6:02 p.m. Monday, Trump con...

Belarus central bank to raise key rate to 9.75 pct

AKP Phnom Penh, 24 June, 2025— The National Bank of Belarus said on Monday that it will raise its key rate from 9.5 percent to 9.75 percent. Starting June 25, the refinancing rate will amount to 9.75 percent. The rates on permanently available liquidity support operations (overnight credit, over...

Peru's mining exports jump 23 pct

AKP Phnom Penh, 24 June, 2025-- Peru's mining exports reached 17.211 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months of 2025, up by 23 percent from the previous year, the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy said Monday. Copper remained the country's leading mineral export, accounting...

European gov'ts urge de-escalation after U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear sites

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 June, 2025-- Several European governments on Sunday voiced concerns over U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, urging all parties to prioritize diplomacy and avoid further escalation. Some officials criticized the U.S. action as an "unlawful attack." ...

Spain commits to 2.1 pct defense spending ahead of NATO summit

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 June, 2025-- Spain has agreed with NATO to limit its military spending to 2.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Sunday, ahead of the NATO summit set to start on Tuesday. Sanchez said this agreement was finalized over the...

IAEA to convene emergency meeting after U.S. hits Iran nuclear facilities

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 June, 2025-- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will hold an emergency meeting of its Board of Governors on June 23, after the United States attacked Iran's nuclear facilities overnight, the agency said on Sunday. "Following attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran --...

Mongolia's industrial output drops 0.6 pct in first 5 months

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 June, 2025-- Mongolia's industrial output reached 15.5 trillion Mongolian tugriks (4.33 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of 2025, a 0.6 percent decrease year-on-year, local media reported on Sunday, citing data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). The fall...

Russia boosts agricultural exports to China by 9% in 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, June 20, 2025 — Russian agricultural exports to China surged by 9% year to date and amounted to almost $3 bln, head of the Agroexport federal center Ilya Ilyushin said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). "Cooperation between Russia and China in the food...

Finance Ministry Approves Three Virtual Banks to Expand Financial Access

AKP Phnom Penh, June 20, 2025 — The Ministry of Finance has given the green light to three major business consortia to establish Thailand’s first virtual banks, in an effort to enhance competition in the banking sector and provide better financial services to underserved segments of the populatio...

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