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Belgium coach seeks to temper Lukaku fever

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.

US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist

June 5 - Most of the 13 U.S. treatment centers in a government-funded hospital network for severe infectious diseases are ready to handle patients, including those with Ebola if needed, representatives from the hospitals said this week.

Israel strikes Lebanese village after issuing warnings to several areas

Israel said its forces had the “freedom” to strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacked Israeli communities.

Smart glasses off, please: China cracks down on high-tech cheating ahead of gaokao

Candidates in several provinces face eyewear inspections as authorities look to keep smart glasses out of examination venues.

Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development

Getting a real pause to work would mean multiple major AI companies in multiple countries - most notably the US and China - all agreeing to stop at the same time, under rules everyone could actually verify, Anthropic said.

Spain's Novell replaces Hjulmand as Bayer Leverkusen coach

Several people killed in plane crash in Croatia's Istria region

June 4 - Several people were killed when a small plane crashed on Thursday in the northwestern Croatian region of Istria, near the Adriatic town of Medulin, state news agency Hina reported, citing police.

Hungary reports African swine fever in domestic pigs for first time

BUDAPEST, June 4 - Hungarian authorities ordered the culling of 3,000 pigs on a farm after African swine fever was reported in domestic pigs for the first time in the country, the National Food Chain Safety Office said in a statement on Thursday.

Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest

Mountaineer Dawa Sherpa - who is in his 50s - vanished on the upper reaches of the world's highest mountain in bitter conditions early on May 30.

Singaporean brand Imi wants to change the way we think about heat styling our hair

Great-looking tresses should not come at the expense of hair health, says Imi’s founder, who set out to create hair tools that provide users with the assurance of good hair every day.

Trump confirms using foul language with Israel’s Netanyahu and calling him crazy

The US President, however, went on to say he had a “very good relationship” with Netanyahu.

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.

Deadly drone strike on Kuwait airport as Iran, US trade fire

The attack, which Kuwait described as an act of "criminal Iranian aggression", is one of the more severe tests yet of the fragile US-Iran ceasefire.

BTS Arirang Singapore tickets: Some fans snag VIP seats in 10 minutes, others still in queue on first presale day

BTS is set to perform at the National Stadium on Dec 17, 19, 20 and 22. The first presale session began at 12pm on Wednesday (Jun 3). Here's everything that went down.

Maradona’s doctors should ‘never’ have allowed home care, trial into football legend’s death hears

Healthcare professionals who cared for him are on trial for criminal negligence contributing to his death.

I never knew if I wanted to be a mother – then breast cancer made it an urgent decision

Two weeks before chemotherapy, she had 30 minutes to decide whether to undergo fertility preservation. The choice led to 12 difficult days of treatment and 12 frozen embryos. Four years on, she still has no clear answer about motherhood, but is learning to live with the uncertainty.

‘Crazy’: Trump-Netanyahu relationship under growing strain

The US President reportedly called his Israeli counterpart "crazy" and said "Everybody hates you."

US’ Rubio hopeful for Iran deal, insists on nuclear curbs

Tehran must severely curtail its nuclear programme before any sanctions are lifted., he stressed.

US to re-engage with Gavi vaccine alliance amid Ebola outbreak, Rubio says

WASHINGTON/LONDON, June 2 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the U.S. would re-engage with the global vaccine alliance Gavi amid the Ebola outbreak in several African countries.