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Trump-Netanyahu relationship under growing strain over Iran: ‘you’re crazy!’

They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli premier “crazy”. Trump unleashed a profane tirade over the phone at Netanyahu over Israel’s threats to bomb the Lebanese capital Beirut, fearing it would undermine talks with Tehran, the Axios news outlet and ABC News reported. It underscored the increasingly shaky ties between two right-wing allies with lots to lose politically from...

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China dials down rhetoric but regional risks persist at Shangri-La Dialogue

The world faces challenges from “hegemonism” and “bloc confrontation” driven by “certain countries”, China’s delegation to Asia’s premier security conference said on Saturday, without directly naming the United States. Major General Meng Xiangqing, the head of the Chinese delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, sent the warning during a special session on managing threats to strategic stability. Meng, a professor at the People’s Liberation Army National Defence University, also used...

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Japan enacts law centralising intelligence gathering amid privacy fears

Japan’s parliament enacted a law on Wednesday to establish a new National Intelligence Council to centralise information gathering in response to overseas threats, marking a first step in plans to boost capabilities that have raised concerns over civil liberties. Establishing the council is a key aim in the governing agenda of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a security hawk who has pledged to strengthen intelligence and counter-espionage capabilities in response to what her government calls the...

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‘Notorious’ Vietnam market defies raids, US tariff threats to sell luxury knock-offs

At a sprawling bazaar ⁠on the outskirts of Vietnam’s capital, the trade in counterfeit goods is bustling despite government crackdowns and the threat of US tariffs over the issue, two visits by Reuters journalists to the market found. “Police come once a year with a TV crew. They film the seizure of a shop, and then it’s business as usual,” said a seller at her stall displaying fake Ralph Lauren polos at Hanoi’s Ninh Hiep ‌wholesale market. Ninh Hiep is among about 30 “notorious markets”...

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Home prices reach two-and-a-half-year high

Home prices in Hong Kong rose to their highest levels in two-and-a-half years in April, with a top industry figure attributing it to rising buyers' confidence and ample capital inflows, along with easing geopolitical tensions. Figures released by the Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday showed the city's official home price index rose for the 11th consecutive month to 316.6, the highest since October 2023. April's figure was up 10.5 percent year on year, whereas the pace of growth on a monthly basis halved to 0.9 percent. Eddie Kwok, executive director of valuation and advisory services at property consultancy firm CBRE Hong Kong, said the increase came on the back of rising confidence among buyers, with strong transaction momentum seen in the first-hand market. "The first-hand residential market is exhibiting robust absorption rates. Sustained demand has shifted pricing power back to developers, as seen in the recent price increases in their new project launches," Kwok said. He also pointed to the city's steady and ample capital inflows that continued to support the residential market while boosting overall economic activities. Kwok added that investors saw easing threats from ongoing geopolitical conflicts as the risks have largely been factored in. He believes home prices would continue to grow, and rise by between 8 and 10 percent this year. Prices rose by 5.7 percent in the first four months of the year after climbing 3.6 percent in 2025. Still, the index remained around 20 percent below its all-time high of 398.1 in September 2021. Meanwhile, rents in April once again scaled new heights, with the rental index reaching 203.4. The figure, which was almost 5 percent higher from the same period a year ago, has gone up for the sixth straight month. Edited by Edmond Fong

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US attacks missile sites in Iran amid negotiations to end war

US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war. “US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” Tim Hawkins, a US Central Command spokesman, said in a statement. It gave no details of the attacks and said only that the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to “emplace...

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Exiled Belarus opposition leader visits Ukraine as Kyiv warns of escalation

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday following weeks of mounting warnings from Ukrainian officials about Russian plans to draw Minsk more deeply into the war against Ukraine. Tsikhanouskaya arrived a day after one ‌of the war’s biggest strikes on the Ukrainian capital killed four people and damaged historical sites, and amid Russian threats to launch further heavy attacks on Kyiv. Tsikhanouskaya, an opponent of Belarus’ President Alexander...

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Trump-Netanyahu relationship under growing strain over Iran: ‘you’re crazy!’

China dials down rhetoric but regional risks persist at Shangri-La Dialogue

Japan enacts law centralising intelligence gathering amid privacy fears

‘Notorious’ Vietnam market defies raids, US tariff threats to sell luxury knock-offs

Home prices reach two-and-a-half-year high

US attacks missile sites in Iran amid negotiations to end war

Exiled Belarus opposition leader visits Ukraine as Kyiv warns of escalation