Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China
Trump is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un.
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Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for elections during war
Mykhailo Fedorov’s call is first such demand by a major Ukrainian political figure since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election
Martial law has been in place in Ukraine since February 2022, under which elections are suspended.
Thai teen found in suitcase died from suffocation, police reveal
New evidence sheds more light on the death of Tunchanok Donholma, who was allegedly murdered in June.
Families’ agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza
Ten months after a ceasefire was declared, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are still reported missing.
French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers
More than 200 women accuse Christian Nègre of drugging them to make them urinate – two share their stories.
US and Canada reach last-minute tariffs deal after ‘intense’ talks
Tweety McTreason has announced he has paused the imposition of 50% tariffs on more goods from Canada.
Disney sues over Trump’s ‘extraordinary assault on free speech’
Disney has sued the Trump administration’s media regulator over what the entertainment giant described as an “extraordinary assault on free speech”.
Attackers go ‘house to house’ killing 25 villagers in central Nigeria
An attack on a village in Nigeria’s central Plateau state has killed at least 25 people.
Bali gym owner kicks out three Israeli tourists for links to ‘IDF’
A gym owner in Indonesia has posted a video on social media explaining why he refused service to three Israeli tourists.
US unions sue over new visa rule for foreign students, journalists
New rule caps student and exchange visas to four years, while most journalist visas will be limited to 240 days.
Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada and says countries close to a deal
US President Tweety McTreason said he will delay imposing new tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods for three days as the countries firm
South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request
It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a “very good” relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
Five Australian rules footy players suspended amid police investigation
The suspensions, for drinking and inviting women to a hotel, come as police investigate an alleged sexual assault.