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Trump’s ‘crazy’ rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment

Netanyahu has long portrayed himself as being uniquely adept in dealing with Trump.

US get World Cup prayer as Pope Leo roots for the home team

India's 'Cockroach' youth movement founder arrives in New Delhi to protest Modi

The Cockroach Janta Party's protest on Saturday (Jun 6) marks the movement’s first foray into street politics after weeks of dominating social media feeds and news headlines.

Cassandra See, Cherie Lim and ex-Mediacorp stars turn up to support Huang Yiliang at his crab beehoon stall

Actress Cassandra See said they wanted to “stand up for the truth” after seeing what they felt were misleading portrayals of the former actor on social media following his dispute with a fellow hawker.

What's at stake in Armenia's election on Sunday?

YEREVAN, June 5 - Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that pits the governing Civil Contract party, which is pursuing closer ties with the West, against an array of opposition parties, many of which are pro-Russian.

Fiji rejects Australian billionaire's 'Pacific ashtray' plan to ship, burn waste

The plan to ship non-recyclable rubbish from across the region to Fiji had been labelled "waste colonialism" by villagers.

Romania defuses stray mine found on its Black Sea shore

BUCHAREST, June 3 - Romania's navy detonated an anti-landing mine that had drifted to its Black Sea shore on Wednesday, the defence ministry said.

Canada's broader citizenship rules draw strong American interest, data shows

TORONTO, May 30 - While U.S.-Canadian relations have frayed under U.S. President Donald Trump, data on Canadian citizenship approvals under recently widened rules suggests many Americans would welcome the chance to become Canadian.

Putin says it's too early to say if the drone which strayed into Romania was Russian

MOSCOW, May 29 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was too early to say if the drone which crashed into an apartment block in Romania was Russian and suggested it could have been a Ukrainian drone.

Russian official warns Europe to brace for more drone incidents after Romania episode

MOSCOW, May 29 - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's powerful Security Council, warned European leaders on Friday that drones would continue to stray into their countries and prevent their populations from sleeping peacefully.

In pictures: Pertapis prepares korban meat for 500 families during Hari Raya Haji

A total of 150 sheep were slaughtered in the ritual sacrifice, up from 120 last year.

Errant Ukrainian drones fuel tensions on NATO's eastern flank

VILNIUS/STOCKHOLM/LONDON, May 27 - Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries' airspace in recent weeks, sowing confusion and raising tensions with Russia at a time when U.S. commitment to NATO's collective security is in question.

Drone incursions sow fear, chaos along NATO's Baltic and Finnish borders

May 27 - Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO's northern borders with Russia.

Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as haj reaches peak

It comes as the punishing desert sun sent temperatures soaring towards 40 deg C.

‘Dangerous bluff’: Canada’s Carney compares Alberta separatist bid to Brexit

He said separation votes are often portrayed as a “free option” that could strengthen the region’s hand in future negotiations.

Working class Rayo Vallecano defy the odds to contest Crystal Palace in first European final

Sinner, Sabalenka enter the fray as Gauff hopes to find her way again in Paris

Around 20 injured after spraying incident in Tokyo mall

Europe-China spacecraft launches to study Earth’s ‘invisible armour’

The SMILE spacecraft is tasked with making the first-ever X-ray observations of the Earth’s magnetic field.