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Latest escalation complicates efforts to end the US-Iran war

Iran accused the US of breaking an April 8 ceasefire deal with strikes on surveillance sites.

French national gets 20 years in Mali over alleged destabilisation plot

BAMAKO, June 5 - A French national accused by Mali’s military-led government of involvement in a plot to destabilise the country last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, in a case that has strained ties between Bamako and Paris.

Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks, Lebanese president says

BEIRUT, June 5 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of Tehran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah as it wages war with Israel.

Iran says it fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in Gulf of Oman

DUBAI, June 5 - Iran's navy said on Friday it had fired warning missiles and drones at U.S. warships in the Gulf of Oman, accusing the U.S. Navy of harassing maritime traffic and seizing commercial vessels and oil tankers, Iranian state media reported.

Russia's sanctioned businessmen accuse authorities of setting "trap" for economy

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 - Russian financial authorities have created \"a trap\" for the economy with their tight monetary policy, driving it into stagnation, several sanctioned billionaires topping Russia's Forbes list said on Friday, in their highest-level public criticism since a 2024 interest rate hike.

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing Azerbaijani nationals in drone attack on ships

MOSCOW, June 5 - Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for a Russian port, in a drone attack which Baku said had killed at least five of its citizens.

Russian-run Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant says Ukraine launched drone attacks

June 4 - The Russian-installed management at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant accused Ukraine on Thursday of deploying more than 20 drones to attack a nearby thermal plant vital to supplying the facility with external power.

Outrage in France as body found in missing girl case

The main suspect was repeatedly accused of sexually abusing children with no action taken.

German far-right party takes aim at domestic security services

BERLIN, June 4 - The man Germany's far-right AfD hopes will become the party's first state premier took aim at the domestic intelligence service, which he accused on Thursday of being \"politically directed\" by the ruling conservatives to spy on political opponents.

Russia says Serbia drills show NATO trying to squeeze Belgrade 'like boa constrictor'

MOSCOW, June 4 - Russia accused NATO on Thursday of squeezing Serbia \"like a boa constrictor\", citing a joint military exercise taking place there as evidence of an attempt to subjugate the country.

Filipino on trial for being part of Cambodia scam syndicate says she travelled there for an office job, wanted to return home

The 35-year-old woman is accused of belonging to a criminal group in Phnom Penh and of conspiring to cheat people in Singapore via government official impersonation scams.

Mexico's popular former president blasts Trump as US ties hit low

MEXICO CITY, June 3 - Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused Washington on Wednesday of employing \"interventionist and unscrupulous practices\" to bolster Mexico’s right-wing opposition and weaken his leftist political movement.

Meta accuses Australia of breaching FTA, invokes US 'trade action'

Details of Cambodia scam centre targeting Singapore victims emerge at woman's trial

De Villar Rizalyn Panganiban, a Filipina, is accused of being part of a scam syndicate that targeted victims in Singapore through a three-level scheme that tricked them into thinking their bank accounts had been compromised.

Three men charged over alleged MBS robbery where woman and child were locked on balcony

The three are accused of jointly robbing the victim, during which they allegedly grabbed her neck and pushed her.

Singapore Kitchen Equipment CEO, ex-CFO charged with fraud, falsification of accounts

Three women are accused of conspiring to falsify more than 100 payment vouchers related to bonus payments to employees.

CBS News fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes, sources say

His termination came amid media reports that he accused CBS News’ editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” 60 Minutes.

Indonesian president Prabowo sacks head of free meal scheme

Critics have called for the free school meals programme to be suspended over hygiene concerns and accusations of corruption.

US imposes sanctions on commanders over fighting in eastern Congo

WASHINGTON, June 2 - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on commanders of armed groups it accused of driving the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting has continued despite mediation efforts by Washington.

Kremlin talks of new 'paradigm' in Ukraine war, accusing Kyiv of 'acts of terror'

MOSCOW, June 2 - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine had entered a \"different paradigm\" due to what it called \"inhumane acts of terror\" carried out by Kyiv's military against civilians.