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Trump, campaigning for Republicans in Wisconsin, vows quick end to Iran war

Voters are frustrated by higher costs of living and petrol prices, which spiked due to the Iran war.

Trump, campaigning for Republicans in Wisconsin, vows quick end to Iran war

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin, June 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to end the Iran war quickly and remove a source of high prices as he campaigned in rural central Wisconsin in a bid to help Republicans keep control of Congress in midterm elections.

Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises

LONDON, June 5 - Financial markets are underestimating the economic risks of biodiversity loss, potentially exposing countries to sovereign debt crises and sharply higher borrowing costs, according to research published on Friday.

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 terrorist label for Brazil gangs risks higher business costs

SAO PAULO/Brasilia, June 5 - The U.S. designation of Brazil's biggest criminal groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) starting Friday is likely to increase the risks and costs of doing business in a country where gangs have had years to penetrate the formal economy.

Global equity fund inflows at 3-week high as AI optimism boosts sentiment

World food prices slip in May, still near 3-year high, FAO says

The index remained near its highest level since January 2023 and 18.4% below its March 2022 peak.

World food prices slip in May, still near three-year high, FAO says

PARIS, June 5 - World food prices slipped in May from a revised April level, with vegetable oil prices falling for the first time this year while cereals and sugar jumped, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.

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.

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.

Crowd support the highlight of Ukrainian Kostyuk's French Open

French jets intercepted Russian aircraft 11 times over a week in Baltics

PARIS, June 4 - French warplanes were scrambled 11 times over the last week as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission, France's armed forces spokesperson said on Thursday, describing the incursions as a higher-than-usual number of \"provocations\".

Gunmen abduct seven students in northwest Nigeria, police say

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 4 - Gunmen have abducted at least seven students of a polytechnic in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Thursday, the latest incident highlighting insecurity in the region.

Honeywell's Quantinuum set to open higher in Nasdaq debut after upsized IPO

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.

Category A COE premiums climb to near eight-month high at S$126,009

The last time Category A premiums crossed S$126,000 was in October 2025, when they reached S$128,105.

Asian stocks slide on flare-up in Middle East fighting, oil eases off highs

"Financial markets shifted back into a risk-off mode as the US and Iran exchanged fire again," analysts from Westpac wrote in a research report.

Dollar clings to 2-month high as Gulf hostilities flare, yen wobbles near intervention zone

CrowdStrike reports higher operating expenses as AI investments gain pace

Deadly attack on migrants highlights issue of labour abuse in Italy

ROME, June 3 - Four migrants working as fruit pickers in slave-like conditions in southern Italy have been burned to death in a grisly murder case that is prompting fresh national soul-searching over labour exploitation.