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- Trump says talks with Iran continueon June 1, 2026
June 1 – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran were ongoing, despite a report that Tehran had suspended indirect negotiations with the United States to end hostilities.
- Still too risky to move seafarers out of Gulf, U.N. agency boss sayson June 1, 2026
ATHENS, June 1 – Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf, the head of the U.N.’s shipping agency said.
- Word nerds spend a weekend chasing Thailand’s Scrabble crownon June 1, 2026
“It’s all about the probabilities and playing the odds… you don’t need to know what the words mean,” says one participant.
- As Trump attacks anew, Iran says Europe’s ‘appeasing aggressors’by Jake Johnson on June 1, 2026
Iran’s government on Monday condemned the European Union’s response to Iranian attacks on US military installations in the Middle East as “a masterclass in selective moral outrage” after the Trump administration launched new strikes against Iran over the weekend, with peace talks still […]
- Japan PM urges free passage through Hormuz in Iran President phone talkson June 1, 2026
Takaichi says they agreed to continue close communication towards a conflict resolution.
- China and Brazil should ‘jointly fend off’ challenges, Beijing sayson June 1, 2026
BEIJING, June 1 – China and Brazil should \”jointly fend off external challenges\”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, during a meeting in Beijing on Monday, according to a statement released by the Chinese ministry.
- Move to dissolve Johor assembly signals BN confidence in retaining supermajority: Analystson June 1, 2026
The decision paves the way for the state’s election to be held by July 31.
- Graft-accused Filipino senator surrenders amid calls for transparencyby [email protected] on June 1, 2026
The surrender alone does not ensure justice for poor communities affected by corruption, says Christian leader
- Malaysia’s Health Ministry cracks down on online promotion and sales of vapes, smoking productson June 1, 2026
The operation focuses on the manufacturing, distribution and sale of all types of smoking products.
- India’s viral ‘Cockroach’ party founder plans street proteston June 1, 2026
Abhijeet Dipke has called for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- India’s viral ‘Cockroach’ youth group plans street protest in challenge to Modion June 1, 2026
NEW DELHI, June 1 – The founder of an online Indian youth group that has amassed millions of followers in days said on Monday he plans to take his movement on to the streets with a protest against the education minister and in a show of dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Suspected WWII ordnance explosion kills five in Indonesiaby [email protected] on June 1, 2026
Several homes have been destroyed, and nearly 20 people were injured
- Thai PM abandons French-era maps marking Cambodian borderby [email protected] on June 1, 2026
Decision raises Cambodian fears of Thai land grabs and international legal questions
- Chinese aircraft carrier held drills in east of Philippines, Japan sayson June 1, 2026
TOKYO, June 1 – The Chinese navy was spotted conducting aircraft carrier drills in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines last week, Japan’s defence ministry said in a bulletin on Monday.
- Rescuers seek new route to two missing in Laos caveon June 1, 2026
- Markets are misreading Nvidia’s latest moveby Nigel Green on June 1, 2026
Investors have spent the last three years asking who will build artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia built the chips, Microsoft built the platforms, Amazon, Google and Meta built the infrastructure. Investors rewarded them accordingly, creating trillions of dollars in market value along the way. […]
- Indonesia’s ‘grey-area’ corruption cases divide the publicon June 1, 2026
Perception grows that cases are less about graft, and more on policy or business decisions.
- Johor state assembly dissolved, paving way for 16th state pollson June 1, 2026
Johor last went to the polls in March 2022.
- Johor state assembly dissolved, paving way for snap polls within 60 dayson June 1, 2026
The 16th Johor state elections must be held by Jul 31, and it will be scheduled at the discretion of the Election Commission.
- Philippine senator arrested in flood control scandalon June 1, 2026
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada is the first sitting lawmaker to be arrested over the corruption scandal.
- 300, including 12 leaders of deviant group, arrested in Sabahon June 1, 2026
The operation followed public complaints about activities believed to deviate from Islamic teachings.
- Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada surrenders over graft caseon June 1, 2026
He is accused of receiving illicit payouts as part of an infrastructure scandal.
- Meet the 80 top-funded startups and tech companies in Southeast Asiaby Aya Lin on June 1, 2026
Here are the companies in Southeast Asia that are attracting tons of investors and have the resources to spend on software, talent, and expansion.
- Cambodia’s new conscription law ‘to help society’by [email protected] on June 1, 2026
But the reaction is mixed among young men affected
- America’s big chance to roll China out of the Solomonsby Grant Newsham on June 1, 2026
Admiral Samuel Paparo commands USINDOPACOM, home to over 300,000 sailors, soldiers, airmen and marines in an area of operations extending from the US west coast to India. Paparo also has the clearest sense of the Chinese threat of any USINDOPACOM commander since Admiral Robert Willard, who was in […]
- China issues new rules to bust ‘ghost’ takeout deliverieson June 1, 2026
‘Ghost’ merchants often operate out of residential buildings and are accused of unsanitary conditions.
- Australia economy minister says ‘legitimate’ fears driving rise of far righton June 1, 2026
A recent poll showed that the One Nation party is more popular than the ruling Labor Party.
- China opposes ‘political suppression’ of Xinhua reporter in USon June 1, 2026
China said the US is using the pretext of reciprocity to “politically suppress” the Xinhua reporter.
- Singaporean motorcyclist dies after being hit by lorry along Malaysia’s North-South Expresswayon June 1, 2026
He is believed to have stopped in the emergency lane due to mechanical problems.
- Taiwan opposition leader hopes to ‘gain deeper trust’ from USon June 1, 2026
Cheng Li-wun said she hopes her party can play a key role in regional peace efforts.
Feature photo John Le Fevre
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