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India's GDP stays robust in January-March as domestic demand offsets external weakness

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.

UN peacekeeper killed, two wounded in shelling in Lebanon

June 4 - A Serbian U.N. peacekeeper in Lebanon died on Thursday from wounds sustained when mortar shells hit his position near Marjayoun in southeastern Lebanon late the previous night, the seventh peacekeeper killed in the country since March.

UN peacekeeper from Serbia killed in southern Lebanon

The death brings to seven the number of UN peacekeepers killed since March.

Hungarian prosecutors drop charges against Budapest mayor for organising Pride march

BUDAPEST, June 4 - Hungarian prosecutors have dropped charges against Budapest's liberal Mayor Gergely Karacsony over his role in organising an LGBTQ+ rights rally in 2025, prosecutors said on Thursday.

UN chief Guterres presents options for future Lebanon presence

He noted that the situation in Lebanon had deteriorated dramatically since March.

US sanctions Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex

Nobitex handled roughly US$5 billion (S$6.4 billion) in transactions from 2025 to March 2026.

Chile's Kast launches legislative agenda as he seeks to restore popularity

SANTIAGO, June 1 - Chile's far-right President Jose Antonio Kast, who took office in March, promised a legislative agenda that prioritizes fighting crime, cutting spending and boosting economic growth in his first national address on Monday at the start of Congress' session.

British police reviewing video of actor Helen Mirren facing ‘anti-Semitic’ abuse

Over 90 hate crime arrests have been made in London since the end of March.

Toxic fumes from Tehran oil fires in March affected area size of Italy

Sulphur dioxide has strong irritant and corrosive properties and is a major precursor of acid rain.

Iran health official says supreme leader suffered only ‘superficial’ wounds in US-Israel strike

The 56-year-old has not appeared publicly since he was named as Iran’s supreme leader on March 8.

Irish pop rock band The Script to perform in Singapore in March 2027

The Script will take the stage at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Mar 31, 2027.

Protesters march in Madrid over soaring housing costs

According to Spain’s central bank, there was a deficit of 700,000 homes between 2021 and 2025.

Tens of thousands march in Madrid to demand Spanish prime minister resigns

Police detained a group of masked people on the main road approaching Madrid’s Moncloa Palace.

Audit finds over 70% increase in federal immigration arrests in New York City under Trump

ICE arrested 5,567 people in the New York City area between Jan 20, 2025 and March 10, 2026.