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One dead after freight trains collide in Munich
MUNICH, June 20 — One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours today, causing two of the carriages to derail […]
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman picks Malaysia, China for first overseas trips, skips India
DHAKA, June 20 — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since assuming office, the foreign ministry said Saturday, bypassing […]
Kyiv-Warsaw rift deepens as Poland revokes Zelenskiy honour over WW2 history
Polish president strips Zelenskiy of top honour Relations between Poland and Ukraine strained by WW2 massacres Decision comes just days ahead of Ukraine reconstruction conference in Poland WARSAW, June 20 […]
Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten fragile ceasefire as US-Iran talks head to Switzerland
Witkoff, Iran’s Araqchi en route for talks, Axios says Continued Israeli strikes threaten new ceasefire Lebanon ceasefire agreed after flare-up DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 20 — US President Donald Trump’s personal envoy […]
Bolivia declares emergency as 50-day blockade crisis chokes food, fuel supplies
Paz said the emergency aims to restore order and ensure essential goods flow Measure clears way for use of armed forces Blockades have cut key roads for 50 days, stranding […]
‘Huge bang’ as two trains crash north of London, killing one passenger
LONDON, June 20 — One person has died and dozens were injured, 11 of them “very seriously”, after two passenger trains collided north of London on Friday, UK emergency services […]
Traveling to Japan? Visa fees go up fivefold from July
TOKYO, June 20 — The Japanese government on Friday decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen (US$90; RM384.83) from 3,000 yen (RM76.97) beginning in July, […]
‘Neither I nor Italy beg’: Meloni hits back at Trump over reported photo op comments
ROME, June 20 — Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned US […]
H5 bird flu reaches Australia, completing spread across all continents
SYDNEY June 20 — Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country’s agriculture minister said on Saturday, meaning the highly contagious […]
Ulf Kristersson — Sweden’s ‘least corrupt’ PM keeps getting caught up in scandals
STOCKHOLM, June 20 — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has been dogged by scandal throughout his four-year term, wriggling out each time with little consequence, and now faces new corruption […]