- Venezuela's ruling party claims election win as opposition boycotts BBC
- Venezuela’s Government Claims Victory in Polls Boycotted by Opposition Leader The New York Times
- Venezuela stages elections for a disputed part of neighboring Guyana The Washington Post
- Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors AP News
- Venezuela ruling party keeps control of legislature amid opposition division Reuters
France’s Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation – ABC News
- France's Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation ABC News
- France, Vietnam sign deals worth $10 billion as Macron visits Hanoi Reuters
- Vietnam, squeezed between America and China, looks for new friends The Economist
- Emmanuel Macron touts France as ‘reliable’ partner for south-east Asia Financial Times
- France’s Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation in defense and trade AP News
Australian accused of smuggling cocaine into Bali faces ‘death penalty or life in jail’
The 43-year-old from Sydney appears in prison jumpsuit after allegedly being in possession of 1.7kg of drugs
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Authorities are providing consular assistance in Bali to an Australian man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the Indonesian tourist island.
The 43-year-old from Sydney was arrested on Thursday after police raided his rented house near Kuta Beach.
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Continue reading...China student says college made her ‘take off trousers’ for period leave
While the college said its staff had "followed protocol", many decry an alleged invasion of privacy.
Japan flight made emergency landing after man tried opening door
Police said the man was "having a medical crisis" and was restrained by fellow passengers and crew.
Crown questions to fore as king visits Canada amid tensions with Trump
Charles to open parliament in show of support at a crucial time – but that has not quieted a chorus of critical voices
The decision by King Charles to formally open Canada’s parliament on Tuesday reflects his role as a “steadfast defender” of the country amid threats to its sovereignty, says prime minister Mark Carney.
But Indigenous leaders say the rare visit is also a reminder that Canada’s founding relationship between the monarchy and the country’s first peoples cannot ever be “forgotten or displaced or broken”.
Continue reading...Malawi battles mpox as cases of the infectious disease surge in Africa
Medicine shortages plus limited testing and hospital capacity exacerbated by withdrawal of USAID as outbreak gathers pace across countries in the region
Malawi’s ministry of health has announced three new cases of mpox in the capital, Lilongwe, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 11 since the country’s first was reported in April.
Malawi is one of 16 countries in Africa reporting mpox outbreaks as health officials battle with vaccine shortages as well as limited testing and hospital capacity.
Continue reading...Fears over hazardous spill after cargo ship capsizes off coast of India
All 24 crew members on board the ship were rescued by Indian navy personnel after an hours-long operation.
North Korea arrests senior official over warship launch failure
The Workers' Party official was "largely responsible" for the botched launch, state media said.
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns – The New York Times
- Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns The New York Times
- Head of US-backed Gaza aid group resigns, saying he will not abandon ‘principles’ The Guardian
- Head of Gaza humanitarian group resigns as doubts mount over aid Financial Times
- The Israeli Connections to a New Gaza Aid Plan Promoted as Independent The New York Times
- Swiss authorities exploring probe into US-backed Gaza aid group Reuters
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 24, medics and officials say – BBC
- Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 24, medics and officials say BBC
- LIVE: Israel bombs Gaza City school, burning and killing at least 30 people Al Jazeera
- Live updates: Israeli strikes pound Gaza as a US-backed group plans to start aid operations AP News
- Gaza pediatrician and mother loses 9 of 10 children after Israeli airstrike hits their home, hospital says ABC News
- Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 38 people, including children, as Noem visits Israel PBS
Humanoid robots fight in Chinese kick-boxing competition
The two humanoid robots traded punches while fans watched on, in a world-first humanoid robot fighting event.
Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?
The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 2025
A grim prediction made in a manga first published a quarter of a century ago is being blamed for a dramatic fall in holiday bookings to Japan from several Asian countries.
Flight reservations to Japan from some of its key tourism markets have reportedly plummeted, with some linking the fall to The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel based on the “prophetic” dreams of its author, Ryo Tatsuki.
Continue reading...Security company at Westfield Bondi Junction scrambled to buy stab-resistant vests after attack, inquest told
Glad Group CEO says the company’s security staff now wear stab-proof vests ‘as uniform’ at shopping centres
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The head of the company providing security to Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney scrambled to buy stab-resistant vests after six people were fatally stabbed, including a member of the security team.
Joel Cauchi, 40, killed Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Yixuan Cheng, 27, Pikria Darchia, 55, Dawn Singleton, 25, and security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, and injured 10 others at Bondi Junction Westfield on 13 April 2024 before he was shot and killed by police officer Amy Scott.
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Continue reading...Victoria fast-tracks machete ban as more arrests made over Northland shopping centre fight
Police say further arrests ‘imminent’ after Sunday’s clash between alleged ‘rival youth gangs’
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The sale of machetes will be banned in Victoria from Wednesday, after an alleged clash involving the weapon forced Northland shopping centre into lockdown at the weekend.
It comes as Victoria police made further arrests and said more were “imminent”, after the alleged fight between “rival youth gangs” on Sunday.
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Continue reading...Businesses are finding a workaround for tariffs — and it’s entirely legal – CNBC
‘A steamy wrestle’: Guardian article inspires play on Shakespeare and Marlowe collaboration
Exclusive: Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams, coming to West End, imagines rival dramatists working together
A Guardian report on William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe being literary rivals and collaborators has inspired a play that will be staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in London’s West End this summer.
The RSC’s co-artistic director Daniel Evans will direct Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams, an Irish-American playwright, who has imagined two of the greatest dramatists of all time working together, wrestling creatively, both envious and admiring of each other.
Continue reading...Academic with apparent ties to Beijing has forged links within UK parliament
Exclusive: Prof Yu Xiong, who has met king and queen and attended House of Lords events, apparently linked to CCP influence group
An academic with apparent connections to the Chinese Communist party has forged links inside the UK parliament and met King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Yu Xiong, a professor of business analytics at the University of Surrey and a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, has attended a dozen events in the House of Lords since 2022 and had regular contact with peers including Baroness Uddin, a cross-bencher.
Continue reading...Starwatch: Venus will be unmistakably brilliant in the predawn sky this week
The planet will reach its maximum western elongation from the sun, making it visible in the early hours
Venus will reach maximum western elongation from the sun on 31 May. Maximum elongation means that it appears as far from the sun as it can, making it the most easily visible. The fact that it is to the sun’s west means that it is visible in the morning sky.
From the UK, Venus rises at about 03.15 BST, giving an observing window of about an hour from 03.30 BST. The sun rises at about 04.45 BST, and no observations should be undertaken once the sun is in the sky because permanent eye damage can occur from looking at its fiery surface.
Continue reading...Southeast Asian nations want to discuss tariffs with Trump as a unified bloc, Malaysia PM says – AP News
- Southeast Asian nations want to discuss tariffs with Trump as a unified bloc, Malaysia PM says AP News
- US Tariffs Loom Over Asia Summit as Ties With China Strengthen Bloomberg.com
- PM Lawrence Wong to Attend the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (26-27 May 2025) Prime Minister's Office Singapore
- Malaysia's Anwar writes to Trump seeking summit with ASEAN leaders Nikkei Asia
- PHOTO COLLECTION: Malaysia ASEAN The Washington Post