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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts several times forcing closure of local airport
JAKARTA, June 5 — A highly active volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times today, spewing towering ash columns into the sky and forcing a local airport to close, authorities […]
Brunei’s ‘Instagrammer’ prince named foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 5 — Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle — largely seen as a […]
China’s Xi Jinping heads to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
BEIJING, June 5 — Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media said today, the latest in a series of high-level summits as Beijing asserts its […]
Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches from illegal breeding operation
SYDNEY, June 5 — Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than US$100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs. […]
South Korean police clear protesters after 35-hour standoff at polling station
SEOUL, June 5 — South Korean riot police said today they had cleared protesters from outside a Seoul polling station after a 35-hour blockade triggered by a ballot shortage. More […]
‘Embryonic spines’: Trump faces rising dissent from Republicans ahead of midterm elections
WASHINGTON, June 5 — US President Donald Trump is used to getting his own way with Republican lawmakers — but there are signs of dissent as his party nervously eyes […]
Mexico City protests threaten to overshadow World Cup opening
MEXICO CITY, June 5 — Just one week before the World Cup opening ceremony on June 11 at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, the Mexican capital is facing a wave of […]
New Zealand capital flooded with faeces after storm blocks wastewater pipes
WELLINGTON, June 5 — Homes in New Zealand’s capital were flooded with faeces and sanitary products today after an overnight storm blocked wastewater pipes, the city’s utilities company said. Wellington […]
UK’s only woman naval commando among three killed in helicopter crash
LONDON, June 5 — Britain’s navy yesterday named its only serving woman commando as among three people killed in a helicopter accident. Lily-Mae Fisher, who died when a Merlin Mk4 […]
Palestinians urges Trump to stop Israel annexing territories
UNITED NATIONS, June 5 — The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, surrounded by his counterparts from Arab and Muslim countries, called on the US yesterday to stop Israel’s annexation of […]