WORLD NEWS 6-6: Russian Foreign Minister is unable to travel; South Korea and the US launch 8 missiles

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov – Photo: REUTERS

* On June 5, a senior source in the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed to Interfax news agency that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s planned visit to Serbia has been canceled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his scheduled flight.

This source confirmed information that Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro had closed the airspace for this flight. On the morning of June 6, Tass news agency also reported that the Russian Embassy in Montenegro confirmed that Montenegro had closed its airspace to the scheduled flight carrying Lavrov.

At first, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov was scheduled to visit Serbia on June 6 and 7. He is expected to hold talks with the president and foreign minister of Serbia as well as the speaker of the country’s parliament to discuss political and economic cooperation, as well as exchange views on the situation in the Balkans and international issues. economic.

According to Reuters news agency, Serbia has close cultural ties with Russia. Regarding Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, Serbia did not join Western countries in imposing sanctions against Moscow.

* On June 6, the Korean media quoted the announcement of the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) saying: South Korea and the US test-fired eight missiles at “different targets”. The move is believed to be in response to North Korea’s latest missile launch.

Earlier, according to Yonhap news agency, the South Korean military said that North Korea had launched eight short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on the morning of June 5, a day after South Korea and the United States completed a military exercise. near the Korean Peninsula.

* Britain ended the four-day Platinum Grand Celebration celebrating the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. A grand procession through the streets of London on June 5 with the participation of more than 10,000 people, including military musicians, dancers, performers and celebrities, closed the 4 days of the Great Celebration. Platinum celebrates the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne.

After missing out on a number of Mass events due to travel difficulties, the Queen appeared on the final day of the Great Ceremony, waving to the public from the balcony of Buckingham Palace with Prince Charles and Princess Camilla. and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children.

At the procession, the Gold State Coach carriage carried the Queen to Westminster Abbey on the day of her coronation in 1953, appearing in public for the first time in 20 years – Photo: REUTERS

* According to AFP news agency, on June 5, The Ukrainian side said its forces controlled half of the city of Severodonetsk. This information was provided by the governor of Lugansk Lugansk province, Sergiy Gaiday, in the Donbass region, but he believes that Russian forces will launch a major counterattack in the coming days.

Severodonetsk is the largest city in the Lugansk region still in the hands of Ukrainian forces. This is an important site for the battle for control of the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.

Gaiday said that Russian forces have been tasked with taking control of the city of Severodonetsk on June 10 as well as an important transport route connecting two nearby cities of Lysychansk and Bakhmut.

“In the next five days, the number of shelling by heavy artillery from Russia will increase significantly,” he predicted.

* On June 5, the Office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said: Mr. Zelensky visited frontline soldiers in the Zaporizhzhia region southeastern Ukraine, a week after a similar trip to the Kharkov region in the northeastern part of the country.

Ash and steam erupt from Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon province, Philippines on 5-6 – Photo: AP

* Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon province (southeast of the Philippine capital Manila) spewed a column of ash and water vapor about 1 km high into the sky. on June 5, causing nearby villages to be affected. According to the AP news agency, there is currently no information on the number of casualties.

A villager named Rica Tomale was hanging her clothes when ashes fell on the coastal town of Juban near the Bulusan volcano, darkening the sky. There were two motorbikes that skidded on the ash-covered street, but the drivers were not injured.

“I was scared and ran into the house. We quickly put on masks,” said Tomale, a mother of two, adding that she was surprised because she had not heard an explosion from the volcano before.

* According to AFP news agency, A total of 5 people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in 2 shootings over the weekend in the USincluding one in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) late on June 4 and another in Chattanooga (Tennessee) early on June 5.

This development continues to shock an America that is facing gun violence, which has claimed the lives of thousands of Americans this year alone and shows no signs of abating.

* On June 5, Bangladesh officials said At least 16 people were killed and 170 others injured after a fire broke out at a container depot in southern Bangladesh. The fire broke out just before midnight at a container depot in Sitakunda, about 40 kilometers from the port of Chittagong.

* According to AFP news agency, at least 18 people were confirmed dead after a The bus carrying 29 passengers fell into a gorge in the state of Uttarakhand, northern India on June 5.