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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (left) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
South Korea

How 2 North Korean POWs became leverage in Ukraine’s quest for arms

Ukraine wants weapons in exchange for the soldiers, but analysts say South Korea fears provoking Russia and Pyongyang.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump sees progress as US and Iran hold talks in Qatar

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US, Israel war on Iran

Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, not using Iran-approved route: state TV

US-China relations

Alibaba sues Pentagon, rare earth truce woes: 7 US-China relations reads

From China grappling with Trump to the world’s fastest computer: highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of June 2026.

Alibaba has hit back at the Pentagon after its products were placed on a US military blacklist. Photo: Shutterstock
China-EU relations

‘World without bearings’: Lorenzi sees economic conflict and unplottable fixes

Prominent French economist warns that Europe must reach strategic pact with Beijing and enact structural reforms as global order enters volatile era.

Africa

‘Stain on conscience’: Sudan’s RSF committed ethnic cleansing, says Amnesty

The organisation also accuses paramilitaries of widespread violence against children, including murder, rape and forced recruitment.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US, Iran officials hold indirect talks in Qatar to try to end war: diplomat

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are apparently not taking part in the technical talks. They met Qatar’s PM on Tuesday.

The West Bay district in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran prepares funeral for late supreme leader killed on war’s first day

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s public funeral will begin Saturday as Iran and the US observe a fragile ceasefire.

US, Israel war on Iran

A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren 4 months ago. Still, no one accepts blame

The Trump administration has yet to directly accept blame or release findings of a Pentagon investigation into the February 28 strike.

India-Pakistan tensions

Pakistan accuses India of water ‘weaponisation’ over Indus treaty suspension

New Delhi paused its participation in the agreement following the killing of 26 tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir last April.

People cool down in the Indus River near Hyderabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

US State Department approves possible sale of Hellfire missiles to Singapore

The US$22.3 million deal aims to strengthen the defences of the city state, which is a key US strategic partner in Asia.

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The Central Business District in Singapore. The US State Department has endorsed the potential sale of AGM-114R Hellfire missiles to the city state. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

14 million barrels of stranded Iraq oil travels through Strait of Hormuz

Meanwhile, US envoys Steve ‌Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Qatar to discuss the Middle East conflict with mediators.

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Malaysia

Border security stepped up after 2 Malaysians hurt in roadside bomb in Thailand

A total of 4.4 million Malaysians crossed the border last year, making the country Thailand’s largest inbound tourism market.

China-Latin America relations

‘Venezuela is our home’: Chinese Venezuelans rally after earthquakes

Merchants across the country transformed shops, warehouses and community networks into a relief effort after the deadliest quakes in decades.

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Relief supplies collected on Margarita Island await transport to earthquake-hit communities. Signs in Spanish and Chinese identify the donations as coming from Venezuela’s Chinese community. Photo: Handout
Donald Trump

Author of US ‘torture memos’ to advise team probing alleged anti-Trump conspiracy

John Yoo confirms role advising prosecutors related to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Belarus’ Lukashenko courts Moscow and Beijing as Ukraine tensions simmer

China and Belarus must maintain strategic dialogue and continue to develop bilateral relations at a high level, President Xi said on Monday.

Ukraine war

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11 as heatwave also attacks

Some of the fatalities occurred when a passenger minibus was hit by a drone in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

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Afghanistan

36 Afghan civilians die in Pakistan air strikes, 160 injured: officials

Amid escalating tensions, the Taliban said that when residents gathered to rescue people after an initial attack, the area was struck again.

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The rubble of a ruined building stands in the village of Mandokhel in Afghanistan’s Paktia province. Photo: dpa
Banking & finance

Sovereign investors with US$29 trillion pivot to energy assets, flag dollar fears

61% of central banks polled by finance firm Invesco said US debt levels negatively impact the dollar’s long-term position as a reserve asset.

US, Israel war on Iran

US and Iran pause strikes as Hormuz tests interim deal, Doha talks loom

Efforts to reopen the Strait without Iran’s oversight have sparked days of crossfire.

Ukraine war

Ukraine drones ignite Russian refinery as Putin acknowledges fuel shortages

Ukraine ramps up pressure on Russia’s fuel supply with its drone fleet, causing acute shortages across parts of the country.

A satellite image shows smoke rising from an oil storage fire at Russia’s Kavkaz Port on June 21. Kyiv has stepped up its drone campaign inside Russia. Photo: Vantor via Reuters
Middle East

Car bombs and shootings kill 5 Arab Israelis in single-day crime wave

Bloodshed pushes community death toll to 142 this year as police tie violence to organised crime networks.

The site of a car explosion in Holon on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran’s Guards say American bases will ‘experience hell’ amid US offensive

The escalating attacks threaten the fragile truce that had largely ended fighting in the Middle East.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump says US hit Iran again, may be ‘forced to militarily complete the job’

If that happened, the Islamic Republic would ‘no longer exist’, Trump warned, after reports that a tanker had been struck in Hormuz.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?

US$270 billion in damage and 4 million citizens plunged into poverty may have broken Iran’s economy.

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Smoke and flames rise from the site of US-Israeli airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Photo: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images/TNS
US, Israel war on Iran

US strikes Iran after Trump says cargo ship attack violated ceasefire

US Central Command says missile, drone and radar sites were hit after Tehran was accused of targeting vessel in Strait of Hormuz.

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A tanker sits anchored in the Strait of Hormuz. File photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

When geography is destiny, Gulf states must diversify their defence, expert says

World Economic Forum meeting also told Iran’s leadership now views economic survival – not geopolitical ambition – as primary priority.

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Ukraine war

Hundreds of drones: Russia reports one of biggest Ukrainian attacks

The latest strike by Kyiv, with well over 600 drones, led to Russian bosses in the illegally-annexed Crimea declaring an ‘emergency situation’.

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