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Denmark PM Frederiksen secures third term after forming minority coalition govt
COPENHAGEB, June 2 — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday she had managed to form a left-leaning minority coalition government following months of talks after inconclusive elections in March. “A government was able to be formed, after long negotiations,”
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Bangladesh hikes fuel prices for second time in six weeks amid energy pressures
DHAKA, June 1 — Bangladesh raised fuel prices today, six weeks after the previous increase, as the government seeks to ease pressure on state finances affected by the conflict in the Middle East. The country imports about 95 percent of
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Taiwan opposition chief heads to US after Beijing visit, pledges peace role
TAIPEI, June 1 — Taiwan’s main opposition leader said today she hopes to “gain deeper trust” from the United States, before departing for the country where she is expected to be grilled over her party’s stance on China and defence spending.
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Five killed after suspected wartime bomb detonates beneath Indonesian home
JAKARTA, June 1 — A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said today. The blast in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua
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Five killed in explosion at Hanwha Aerospace defence plant in South Korea
SEOUL, June 1 — An explosion at a plant run by South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace killed five people on Monday, local fire authorities said. The explosion was reported to authorities at around 11 am at Hanwha’s plant in Daejeon, about
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Dozens killed in northern Myanmar blast linked to mining explosives
YANGON, June 1 — A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people yesterday, two rescue workers said, with rebels controlling the region saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives. One first responder in Shan state’s
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Canadian poison seller pleads guilty to aiding suicides, avoids murder trial
NEWMARKET (Canada), May 30 — The Canadian man who sold poison to distressed people worldwide pleaded guilty yesterday to 14 counts of aiding suicide but avoided a murder trial, an outcome one victim’s father branded “a disgrace.” Kenneth Law, a
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‘Where is China’ ask delegates at Asian defence forum, as minister, high-ranking officials absent
SINGAPORE, May 30 — The big question hanging over this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier defence forum, is: “Where is China?” For the second year running, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has given the free-wheeling Singapore security meeting a miss,
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Pentagon chief says US seeks ‘stable equilibrium’ with China in Asia
SINGAPORE, May 30 — Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a measured tone towards China at a major defence forum today, noting “rightful alarm” over Beijing’s military build-up but saying the United States sought a “stable equilibrium” in Asia. Hegseth’s headline
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Trump’s physician says US president in ‘excellent health’ at nearly 80, heart is 14 years younger, but should lose weight
WASHINGTON, May 30 — Donald Trump’s doctor said he was in “excellent health” but advised him to lose weight, the White House said Friday, after the US president’s annual medical check-up weeks before his 80th birthday. Republican Trump, the oldest
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