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Somalia government says it has restored order after fighting in the capital

MOGADISHU, June 5 - Somali security forces have restored order in two districts of the capital, the information ministry said on Friday, a day after government troops and militias allied with opposition politicians fired at each other, forcing some civilians to flee.

Russian fun park launches 'Oreshnik' ride

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 - A Russian amusement park in St Petersburg has named one of its rides the \"Oreshnik\", after a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that Moscow has fired three times at Ukraine.

Russian drone attack kills four in Ukraine's Kyiv region, officials say

June 5 - A Russian drone attack on a food factory in a region surrounding the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed four people, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.

Higher pay attracts new blood to bus industry, but job demands make retention a challenge, say bus captains

One driver said newcomers may not be prepared to face the gruelling realities of the job, such as long work hours and split shifts.

New Zealand capital flooded with faeces after wastewater failure

Libyans block off UN refugee office in protest against migrants

TRIPOLI, June 4 - Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency in the capital Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who have travelled to the country in search of work or passage to Europe.

US terror label for Brazilian gangs risks derailing police cooperation, say sources

BRASILIA, June 4 - The U.S. designation of Brazil's Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as foreign terrorist organizations, effective Friday, could disrupt cooperation against drug and arms trafficking, Brazilian sources said.

Somali military and opposition-allied militias trade fire ahead of anti-government protests

MOGADISHU, June 4 - Government troops and militias allied with the opposition exchanged fire overnight and on Thursday morning in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, damaging property and forcing some civilians to flee, residents told Reuters.

Armenia's election to test Pashinyan's peace drive after war defeat

IJEVAN, Armenia, June 4 - When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed roads.

China’s Michelin-starred Wild Yeast comes to Singapore for for a two-night collaboration with Cassia at Capella

Wild Yeast in Hangzhou, increasingly viewed as one of the restaurants helping to define the future of contemporary Chinese cuisine, will bring its signature brand of Taizhou cuisine into Cassia’s Cantonese kitchen on Jun 5 and Jun 6.

North Korea's Kim vows 'exponential' boost in nuclear forces

Of the planned increase, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said: "This signifies an amazing, successful change that is beyond rhetorical description, a historic event that has set up an epochal milestone in rapidly upgrading our nuclear capabilities."

After narrow escape, air raid sirens spark panic for a Kyiv child

KYIV, June 3 - For Ukrainian survivors of Russian drone and missile attacks, each air raid warning can be a source of fresh distress.

US tells Europe, Canada to boost NATO air and naval forces

This comes as Washington shrinks the pool of US military capabilities available to NATO in a crisis.

England captain Stokes defends decision to rest Archer for opening test v NZ

Romania says allies preparing to bolster air defences after Russian drone strike

PARIS, June 3 - Romania's foreign minister said on Wednesday several allies were preparing to reinforce air defence capabilities along NATO’s eastern flank after a drone identified by Bucharest as Russian crashed into a residential building on its territory.

Russia tells France to free tanker captain it says was detained on false charges

MOSCOW, June 3 - Russia is demanding that France release the captain of a tanker detained in France on what it says are false charges, the Russian embassy in Paris said on Wednesday.

Starting pay for new local bus captains to rise by S$450 with government funding

Sign-on bonuses will be raised by S$2,000, and bus captains who are currently in service will see a "one-time" adjustment in their salaries.

England captain Sciver-Brunt ready for T20 World Cup, says coach

Man to be charged with assaulting bus passenger wearing cap with Israeli emblem

The man allegedly snatched a cap with the Israeli emblem from a 55-year-old bus passenger and assaulted him.