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UN agency warns El Nino likely by August, raising risk of heatwaves, droughts and extreme weather
GENEVA, June 2 — There is an 80-per cent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World […]
Cambodia turns to UN-backed mediation in US$300b maritime dispute with Thailand
PHNOM PENH, June 2 — Cambodia initiated a UN-backed dispute resolution process today with neighbour Thailand over overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand where undersea energy reserves […]
Tropical storm Jangmi lashes Japan, cutting power to tens of thousands and injuring nine
TOKYO, June 2 — A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan today, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. […]
Two pilots killed as Taiwanese military training aircraft crashes during engine failure drill
TAIPEI, June 2 — A Taiwanese military training aircraft crashed today during a simulated engine failure exercise, killing the two pilots on board, the defence ministry said in a […]
From Instagram baking to Trump standoff, Mette Frederiksen mixes politics, power and everyday Denmark
COPENHAGEN, June 2 — She has stood up to Donald Trump and flaunts her cooking skills on Instagram: Mette Frederiksen, who will stay on for a third term as Denmark’s […]
Denmark PM Frederiksen secures third term after forming minority coalition govt
COPENHAGEB, June 2 — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday she had managed to form a left-leaning minority coalition government following months of talks after inconclusive elections in […]
Hezbollah agrees to stop attacks on Israel if strikes on south Beirut end, says Lebanon
BEIRUT, June 2 — Lebanon said yesterday Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal to stop attacking Israel in exchange for Israel halting attacks on south Beirut, after President Donald Trump […]
Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting as Iran talks regain momentum
WASHINGTON, June 2 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to falter over […]
French museum reports theft of arty banana
STRASBOURG, May 31 — A museum in eastern France on Sunday reported to police the theft of a banana that forms a core part of a multimillion-dollar artwork by Italian […]
Trump acolyte, leftist icon: Who will be Colombia’s next leader?
BOGOTÁ, May 31 — A right-wing millionaire lawyer who vows an iron fist on narco gangs and a leftist philosopher-turned-senator have made it through to a June 21 runoff to […]