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Japan prosecutors office to conduct internal harassment probe after ex‑chief accused of rape
TOKYO, June 5 — The Japanese prosecutors office will launch an investigation into harassment within the organisation, the justice minister said today, in light of a rape allegation involving a […]
Kremlin says Putin briefed on Zelenskiy’s open‑letter call for talks to end war
MOSCOW, June 5 — Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about an open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia news outlet today. “Yes, […]
US Senate Republicans pass US$70b for ICE, Border Patrol as fight over Trump’s ‘anti‑weaponisation’ fund intensifies
Senate Republicans pass US$70 billion in extra immigration enforcement funding Democrats had pushed to eliminate Trump’s US$1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund Some Senate Republicans sought their own amendments to end the […]
Thailand to appoint conciliators for UN‑backed mediation with Cambodia, says foreign minister
BANGKOK, June 5 — Thailand will appoint two conciliators and join a little-used UN arbitration process that Cambodia has invoked to help resolve a long-running maritime boundary dispute between the […]
China turns to AI to spread Xi Jinping ideology
BEIJING, June 5 — Xinhuanet, owned by China’s official Xinhua news agency, plans to invest over 1.1 billion yuan (about RM654 million) on an “authoritative” AI agent to help promote […]
Dodging traps, unlocking windows: Japan hunts ‘extremely intelligent’ bear after four injured in Fukushima
TOKYO, June 5 — An “extremely intelligent” bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of today, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and […]
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. […]