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One dead after freight trains collide in Munich
MUNICH, June 20 — One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours today, causing two of the carriages to derail and crash onto the street below, according to local police.
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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman picks Malaysia, China for first overseas trips, skips India
DHAKA, June 20 — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since assuming office, the foreign ministry said Saturday, bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination. Rahman will travel to
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Kyiv-Warsaw rift deepens as Poland revokes Zelenskiy honour over WW2 history
WARSAW, June 20 — Poland’s president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskiy of the country’s top honour after the Ukrainian president caused outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), nationalists who massacred Poles during World
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten fragile ceasefire as US-Iran talks head to Switzerland
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 20 — US President Donald Trump’s personal envoy and Iran’s foreign minister were headed to Switzerland for talks, Axios said, although deadly strikes by Israel in Lebanon on Saturday could test a new ceasefire key to ending the
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Traveling to Japan? Visa fees go up fivefold from July
TOKYO, June 20 — The Japanese government on Friday decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen (US$90; RM384.83) from 3,000 yen (RM76.97) beginning in July, marking the first increase since 1978 amid inflation and the
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UK Labour’s Andy Burnham wins Makerfield seat, clearing path to challenge PM Starmer
WIGAN (England), June 19 — Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham will return to Britain’s parliament after winning an election in the north of England today, removing a key obstacle to a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Burnham, who
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Traffic flows through Hormuz as US–Iran deal takes effect, but doubts linger as Khamenei warns talks will not be easy
WASHINGTON, June 19 — Oil tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and the United States said it lifted its blockade on Iran yesterday as an interim deal to end the war took effect, though key issues are still unresolved
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Modi says US-India trade talks advance as Trump calls him ‘an angel’ and ‘a killer’
NEW DELHI, June 18 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there had been “significant progress” in long-running talks with Washington for a trade deal, according to a statement issued today after his meeting with President Donald Trump. The leaders
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Hong Kong hoists black rain signal, shuts schools as city braces for severe flooding
HONG KONG, June 18 — Hong Kong’s observatory raised its highest black rain signal today at 12.55pm local time (0455 GMT/12.55pm Malaysian time), prompting schools to close and some businesses to halt, as it asked residents to take shelter and
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Taiwan president urges US to approve US$14b arms sale ‘as soon as possible’ as island boosts defence
TAIPEI, June 18 — Taiwan’s president said yesterday he hoped the United States would approve a US$14 billion (RM57 billion) arms sale “as soon as possible”, reiterating that the democratic island “rejects unification” with China. Taiwan relies heavily on US
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