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Trump names ally Bill Pulte as US intelligence chief, despite no security experience
WASHINGTON, June 3 — President Donald Trump yesterday appointed a loyalist housing official with a history of targeting Trump’s enemies as the head of US intelligence, despite him having no […]
Protesting teachers in Mexico topple player statues days before World Cup
MEXICO CITY, June 3 — Protesting teachers toppled towering statues of football players on Mexico City’s main promenade yesterday and threatened growing protests before the World Cup if the government […]
UK releases footage of dying student wrongly handcuffed after fatal stabbing, sparking backlash
 LONDON, June 2 — UK police released footage of a dying student falsely accused of racially abusing a Sikh man who stabbed him, sparking anger today from far-right leader Nigel […]
Bear rampage in northern Japan leaves four injured in factories, residential area
 TOKYO, June 2 — A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan’s Fukushima today, police and media reports said. A record […]
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 […]