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Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

The war, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran, shattered the Gulf’s image as a haven of stability.

Iran denounces ‘political pressure’ from UN nuclear watchdog

The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed concern over its lack of access to Iranian nuclear sites.

A star is born as Andreeva eases into Grand Slam winners' club

This kebaya-wearing high sheriff is a Singaporean who volunteers with vulnerable communities in Wales

Mrs Shereen Aziz Williams never expected to build a life overseas much less in a place she knew next to nothing about. Twenty years on however, she's not only thriving in her new home but also giving back and injecting a bit of Singapore into her work.

Lithuania's Social Democrats remove junior party from coalition government, seek new partner

VILNIUS, June 6 - Lithuania's ruling Social Democrat party voted on Saturday to remove the populist Nemunas Dawn, whose leader was sentenced for antisemitism, from the coalition government.

Container ship sinks off coast of Batam

Witkoff, Kushner meet nuclear experts at national lab in Tennessee, source says

WASHINGTON, June 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee on Thursday to consult with experts that could play a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran, a source familiar with the trip said on Friday.

Russia's Rosatom says Ukrainian drone hit engineers demining areas around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

June 5 - Russia's nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said on Friday that a Ukrainian drone had deliberately struck engineers demining an area around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, injuring at least three people.

Explainer-Why SpaceX faces a longer wait to join S&P 500

EU weighs rules to cut reliance on China through broader supply chains

BRUSSELS, June 5 - The European Commission is weighing legislation that could force companies in sensitive sectors to cut reliance on single suppliers - notably in China - and diversify to at least three sources, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday.

Horse racing-Trainer O'Brien dominates elite field in revamped Epsom Derby

An all-nighter, six articles and an NTU campus newspaper born again

Amid a generation that gets its news in short clips, student publications often see little readership and interest. The students behind them, however, are determined to make sure they stay.

Italy appeals for release of hunger-striking Flotilla activists in Libya

ROME, June 5 - Italy appealed on Friday for the release of two Italian pro-Palestinian campaigners detained in eastern Libya who, along with eight other activists, had been refusing food and water for four days.

Ukraine and Russia exchange 185 prisoners of war each in swap

KYIV, June 5 - Ukraine and Russia each exchanged 185 service personnel in the latest prisoner of war swap on Friday, officials in both countries said.

Singapore to ease restrictions on operating new hotels, hostels in heritage precincts at Boat Quay, Beach Road

Proposals for new short-term accommodation uses in the areas were generally not allowed to avoid "over-proliferation", says the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Peru's presidential runoff may hinge on small gold miners seeking continued loose regulations

LIMA, June 5 - The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose regulations under an administrative program that was created in 2016 and originally slated to end in 2020.

Commentary: UMNO’s ‘selective confrontations’ in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. What's next?

The impending snap polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan are not simply state-level electoral contests. They are opening salvos by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to set the stage for a national power struggle that will test the foundations of Malaysia’s first genuine multi-coalition government, writes CNA's Leslie Lopez.

‘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.

Explainer: How Trump’s ceasefires are failing to stop Middle East violence

June 4 - Residents of Gaza, south Lebanon, northern Israel and Kuwait were all under fire this week despite U.S.-arranged ceasefires supposedly in force in their regions.

Putin envoy says Russia-US talks on energy, economy continue

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 - Russia-U.S. talks on economic and energy issues continue despite a pause in Ukraine peace negotiations, President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev told Reuters on Thursday, adding he spoke to U.S. counterparts a day earlier.