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El Nino is a natural climate phenomenon that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

UN agency warns El Nino likely by August, raising risk of heatwaves, droughts and extreme weather

Cambodian soldiers ride their motorbikes as residents evacuate following clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Preah Vihear province on December 8, 2025. — AFP pic

Cambodia turns to UN-backed mediation in US$300b maritime dispute with Thailand

A departures board shows a cancelled flight to Okinawa after Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi shut down the airport there as it moved toward mainland Japan, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on June 1, 2026, as airlines began suspending service across the region. — AFP pic

Tropical storm Jangmi lashes Japan, cutting power to tens of thousands and injuring nine

The T-34 plane crashed at 8.08am at the northern end of the runway at Gangshan Air Base in the island’s southern port city of Kaohsiung, the ministry said. — AFP pic

Two pilots killed as Taiwanese military training aircraft crashes during engine failure drill

Denmark's acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks to journalists after she visited the royal yacht Dannebrog at the Harbor during the royal couple's summer tour to Odense Municipality on June 1, 2026. — AFP pic

From Instagram baking to Trump standoff, Mette Frederiksen mixes politics, power and everyday Denmark

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she had managed to form a left-leaning minority coalition government following months of talks after inconclusive elections in March. — AFP pic

Denmark PM Frederiksen secures third term after forming minority coalition govt

First responders gather at the site of an Israeli strike that hit near a hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on June 1, 2026. — AFP pic

Hezbollah agrees to stop attacks on Israel if strikes on south Beirut end, says Lebanon

US President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and had a “very good call” through unnamed representatives with the Hezbollah militant group. — AFP pic

Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting as Iran talks regain momentum

Supporters of Colombia's presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the Salvadores de la Patria movement, wave national flags as they celebrate during the first exit poll results of the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, on May 31, 2026. — AFP pic

Trump acolyte, leftist icon: Who will be Colombia’s next leader?

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French museum reports theft of arty banana

Prosecutors say the position was created in 2016, before Pedro Sanchez (pic) became prime minister in 2018. — AFP pic

Spanish court drops expired charge against Pedro Sanchez’s brother as influence-peddling trial continues

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on June 1, 2026. — AFP pic

India welcomes Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, pledges support for peace efforts

Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system intercepts incoming projectiles over southern Lebanon as seen from the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on May 29, 2026. — AFP pic

Israel warns of ‘no calm in Beirut’ as it vows tighter grip on south Lebanon

A plume of smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon today. — AFP pic

US and Iran exchange strikes as nuclear talks stall and Lebanon war widens

Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s trip comes two months after her “peace” visit to Beijing, where she met Chinese President Xi Jinping—the first such meeting in a decade—and weeks after US President Donald Trump’s summit with Xi in the Chinese capital. — AFP pic

Taiwan opposition chief heads to US after Beijing visit, pledges peace role

Bangladesh is already in the middle of a US$5.7 billion IMF programme, which began in 2023 and was due to run for four years. — AFP pic

Bangladesh hikes fuel prices for second time in six weeks amid energy pressures