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Italy cuts anti-poverty subsidies as critics slam ‘provocation’
Far-right govt says aid to be replaced by more limited inclusion cheque.
Chinese firm to build major Sri Lanka port complex
China Merchants Group plans to take its investment in the country to US$2 billion.
Polls authority says Uzbeks strongly back constitution reform
Preliminary results show 90% of voters support president remaining in power until 2040.
Leading Thai opposition PM candidate gives birth 2 weeks ahead of polling day
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, belongs to the Phew Thai reformist party.
Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan
Tokyo College says the billionaire will ‘conduct joint research and projects’ with faculty members.
MasterChef presenter Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46
The Scottish-Australian is found dead by police in Melbourne early today.
US regulators seize California’s First Republic Bank
JPMorgan Chase to assume all of institution’s deposits, majority of assets.
Fiji’s former attorney-general charged with abuse of office
Sayed-Khaiyum faces charge relating to a report lodged by the acting supervisor of elections.
Santiago Pena wins Paraguay vote, keeps right-wing party in power
Economist takes the election with more than 42% of the ballot.
Philippines won’t become military staging post, says Marcos
President’s visit follows tense confrontations with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.
Rugby Australia chief Marinos quits ahead of World Cup
He says it is time to move on after returning the business to profit for the first time in four years.
Suspected Islamic State group chief killed in Syria, says Erdogan
Abu Hussein al-Qurashi dies in an operation carried out by Turkey’s intelligence agency on Saturday.
Germany hopes to help climate with discount travel card
Opposition criticises funding for ticket, which it says could have gone into infrastructure upgrades.
US committed to Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, says Blinken
The top diplomat calls for the reopening of the Lachin corridor leading to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
France’s Macron faces Labour Day protests
Unions continue to fight controversial pension reform as the government tries to turn the page.
18 dead in Mexico tourist bus crash
Vehicle transporting visitors to a beach destination veers off the road, plunges into a ravine.
Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on Fed this week
Most analysts expect US interest rates to rise by 25 basis points.
BBC chairman resigns over loan to Boris Johnson
Richard Sharp to step down at the end of June after being found to have breached conflict-of-interest rules.
Ding Liren becomes China’s first world chess champion
Grandmaster defeats Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in rapid-play tie-breaker.
UN chief, envoys in key talks on Afghanistan crisis
International body faces the ‘appalling choice’ of deciding whether to withdraw completely.
UN sending envoy over ‘unprecedented’ Sudan war fallout
Warring factions extend truce they have largely ignored, as fighting rages in the capital Khartoum.
Iran’s parliament removes minister over rising prices
MP says impeachment due to reporting of wrong numbers in automotive sector.
History, propaganda are no bedfellows
Penang Institute wants to draw locals back to lit fest
Honouring the spirit of Malaysia 1963
Umno bukan lagi pemain politik negara, kata penganalisis