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Lebanon condemns ‘collective punishment’ after deadly Israeli raids
BEIRUT, May 29 — Israel pounded south Lebanon with deadly strikes and widened its offensive with the first raid near Beirut in weeks where authorities said a woman and two […]
Taylor Swift concert plotter jailed 15 years over foiled Vienna attack plan
WIENER NEUSTADT, May 29 — An Austrian court yesterday sentenced a 21-year-old who admitted plotting a foiled jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert to 15 years in jail. The […]
US, Iran close in on 60-day truce deal, but Trump says he is ‘not satisfied’ yet
TEHRAN, May 29 — The United States and Iran closed in on a framework for a ceasefire extension detail yesterday but President Donald Trump has yet to approve any agreement, […]
Hong Kong’s crackdown on ‘shoebox’ flats leaves thousands in limbo
HONG KONG, May 29 — Hong Kong resident Lisa Lau put on a costume drama as she settled on the bed that occupies much of her tiny apartment, trying to take […]
Tuvalu’s US$200m climate fund invests in coal, oil and gas despite fossil fuel risks
SYDNEY, May 28 — A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world’s […]
UK risks ‘lost generation’ as youth unemployment nears one million, says govt report
LONDON, May 28 — Britain risks creating a “lost generation” as the number of young people out of work, education and training nears one million and is set to keep […]
China skips sending defence minister to key Asia security summit for second straight year
BEIJING, May 28 — China said today it will send a delegation of experts and scholars from its army’s study institutions to attend Asia’s premier security forum in Singapore. The […]
More Americans going hungry than at height of Covid-19 pandemic, says New York Fed
WASHINGTON, May 28 — More Americans are suffering from hunger this year than during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday. A […]
Italy seizes US$232m in assets linked to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro
ROME, May 28 — Italy said today it was seizing assets worth more than 200 million euros (US$232 million) belonging to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in an operation involving […]
Ex-CIA official arrested after FBI finds US$40m in gold bars at Virginia home
WASHINGTON, May 28 — The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found US$40 million worth of gold bars at his home. FBI officers […]