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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to step down from Microsoft's board

UK man linked to Manchester synagogue attacker admits terrorism offence

LONDON, June 5 - A British man on Friday pleaded guilty to helping the perpetrator of a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue in October to carry out earlier reconnaissance on a UK defence site.

Singaporean linked to Cambodia-based scam syndicate arrested

A total of 30 suspects - 24 Singaporeans and six Malaysians - linked to the syndicate remain at large.

‘Albania is not for sale’, protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland

The €1.4 billion (S$2.1 billion) project is being led by Jared Kushner’s investment firm Affinity Partners.

Outcry over judicial missteps linked to missing girl prompts French government reckoning

PARIS, June 5 - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu summoned the interior minister, the justice minister and others on Friday over the case of a missing 11-year-old girl that has sparked an outcry over judicial missteps and missed opportunities to intervene, the government said.

GLP-1 drugs, including Ozempic, may have a beneficial effect across many types of cancer

More than two dozen studies suggest the treatments are linked to lower cancer risk, reduced metastasis and improved survival, though researchers say trials are needed to confirm any anti-cancer benefit.

Iran FM says ‘no tangible progress’ in talks but Trump says deal close

Trump said he wants to separate talks on the conflict in Lebanon and the Iran war, although Tehran insists the two are linked.

Islamic State-linked fighters in Congo kill 16 in Ebola-hit area

KINSHASA, June 3 - Fighters linked to Islamic State killed 16 civilians in an attack in eastern Congo near where Ebola cases have been recorded, a local military spokesperson said on Wednesday, underscoring the threat of armed conflict as health officials try to contain the outbreak.

Indonesia arrests former head of President Prabowo’s flagship free meal scheme

The scheme was linked to cases of food poisoning that have reportedly affected at least 33,000 children as of April.

Albanians protest over Kushner-linked luxury resort on pristine coastline

TIRANA, June 3 - Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana on Tuesday night protesting against a development planned by a company linked with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast.

Man linked to S$3 billion money laundering case admits to filing false tax information to IRAS

Wang Junjie, 43, provided corporate secretarial services for companies where Su Haijin and Su Baolin – both implicated in Singapore's largest money laundering operation – were directors.

Indonesia free meals agency office locked down as investigators raid premises

The raid came just hours after President Prabowo Subianto sacked the head of the agency, Dadan Hindayana, which an official said was linked to governance and food quality concerns.

Iran war disruption threatening delivery of lifesaving supplies for children, UN says

GENEVA, June 2 - Surging global transport costs and supply chain disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis are threatening the delivery of lifesaving aid to children, the U.N. children's agency warned on Tuesday.

France's Macron says French Navy boarded Russia-linked oil tanker

PARIS, June 1 - The French Navy on Sunday boarded an oil tanker, named the Tagor, which was subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X.

Man charged in UK with assisting foreign intelligence service linked to Iran

LONDON, May 29 - A Greek national has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, believed to be Iran's, over the targeting of a journalist working for the London-based television station Iran International, British police said on Friday.

Paris heatwave set to peak at 35 deg C before weekend relief

At least seven deaths have been linked to the extreme temperatures.

Italy busts money-laundering ring tied to mafia boss Messina Denaro

ROME, May 28 - Italy's finance police on Thursday said they had seized assets and companies worth more than €200 million ($232 million) in an investigation into the laundering of drug trafficking proceeds linked to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.

EU praises Bulgaria progress but sets August deadline for reform-linked aid

BRUSSELS, May 28 - The European Commission praised Bulgaria's progress in establishing an independent anti-corruption office and said on Thursday the country had to keep up its reform momentum to get the remainder of EU funds from the post-pandemic recovery fund by the end-August deadline.

Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says

GENEVA, May 27 - The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

EU queries Czech PM's moves to tackle conflicts of interest

PRAGUE, May 26 - The European Commission has asked the Czech government for information on arrangements designed to prevent conflicts of interest over EU subsidies linked to companies in the business empire of Prime Minister Andrej Babis, a Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday.