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Malaysia
US suspected of forcing Norway to cancel Malaysia’s US$147 million missile order
Who really controls arms sales between sovereign states when Washington has a hidden technological veto?
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Animals
Norway reports Europe’s first case of bird flu in a polar bear
20 May 2026 - 1:40AM
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Spain
Spain investigates ex-prime minister Zapatero over airline bailout scandal
19 May 2026 - 8:53PM
Spain
Mango founder’s son arrested over father’s mountain death plunge in Spain
Jonathan Andic is now vice-chairman of the board following the death of his father, Isak, during a hiking trip in 2024.
19 May 2026 - 6:52PM
Isak Andic’s image is projected on the wall as Mango chiefs announce its 2024 financial results on March 10, 2025. Photo: AFP
Maldives
Bodies of 2 Italian divers recovered from ‘well inside’ Maldives underwater cave
The bodies of all four missing divers were found ‘pretty much together’ deep inside the third segment of an underwater cave.
19 May 2026 - 5:46PM
China-EU relations
China’s firms in Europe chose to save on legal services. Will it cost them?
Chinese companies, often reluctant to pay for legal services, are encountering greater compliance issues as they expand into a stricter EU.
19 May 2026 - 9:02AM
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Sexual harassment and assault
UK reality hit Married at First Sight pulled as contestants allege rape
Channel 4 removes all seasons of the series following rape and non-consensual sex allegations by three women.
19 May 2026 - 12:05PM
Contestants in the show agree to mock weddings with a total stranger and are then filmed living together. Photo: Shutterstock
Ukraine war
Belarus begins nuclear weapons drills with Russia
Minsk claims drills pose no security threats in the region, but Kyiv urges tightened sanctions in response.
19 May 2026 - 1:11PM
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Pope Leo XIV
‘Human dignity’: Pope Leo, Anthropic to launch pontiff’s first AI document
The presence of the firm at the Vatican could mean a new flashpoint with the US, which in February ordered all agencies to stop using it.
18 May 2026 - 10:47PM
World Health Organization (WHO)
‘Crises’: WHO kicks off annual assembly amid Ebola, US withdrawal
Aid cuts ‘have disrupted health systems, widened inequalities’ said UN chief Antonio Guterres, with WHO budget down by almost US$1 billion.
18 May 2026 - 10:07PM
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Spain
‘8-year-ordeal’: Spanish court acquits pop star Shakira of tax fraud
Money the Colombian singer paid in fines - plus interest - will be paid back to her after a lengthy dispute over residency.
18 May 2026 - 8:55PM
Colombian singer Shakira performing in 2025. Photo: AFP
Britain
Revolt against UK’s Starmer revives bitter debate over undoing Brexit
With the prime minister’s leadership in crisis, the spectre of rejoining the EU is creeping back into the debate.
18 May 2026 - 2:59PM
Italy
Meloni meets victims of Italy car-ramming attack
Italy’s prime minister rushes to Modena following a horrific vehicle assault that left several people seriously injured.
18 May 2026 - 11:22AM
Animals
Hiker killed in attack by herd of cows in Austrian Alps
Woman dead, husband injured in an attack by aggressive cows that has left authorities perplexed.
18 May 2026 - 10:18AM
Norway
Norway arrests Chinese national for alleged spying
Court orders suspect be remanded in custody for four weeks, in the second high-profile case this month.
18 May 2026 - 10:38AM
Norwegian intelligence services regularly single out China and Russia as the main risks to Norway. Photo: Shutterstock
Animals
German police kill escaped tiger after handler mauled
Tiger escaped from a private facility, seriously injuring a volunteer before police shot the animal dead.
18 May 2026 - 5:32PM
Crime
Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe
Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.
18 May 2026 - 11:34AM
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France
‘It’s nasty’: Swatch-Audemars Piguet watch hype ignites global shopping chaos
From New York to Milan, buyers push and shove each other to get their hands on the ‘Royal Pop’ timepieces.
19 May 2026 - 5:13PM
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People wait in line to enter the Swatch store in Times Square in New York on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Music
Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot
The usually good-natured competition has faced a boycott by five countries over the Gaza conflict.
17 May 2026 - 8:59AM
Animals
Timmy, the stranded whale that captivated Germany, found dead in Denmark
The animal had recently been released in the North Sea after an expensive and controversial rescue operation.
17 May 2026 - 3:33AM
Italy
8 injured as man rams car into crowd in Italy’s Modena
The fleeing driver was stopped by some pedestrians, one of whom he attacked with a knife, before being arrested.
17 May 2026 - 4:06AM
Britain
Rival pro-Palestine, far-right protests in London as 4,000 police deployed
London’s Metropolitan Police drafted more than 4,000 officers over fears that far-right demonstrators may clash with pro-Palestine marchers if not kept apart.
16 May 2026 - 5:50PM
Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, wears a ‘Unite The Kingdom’ (UTK) hat and scarf at a protest on January 11. Photo: Reuters
Crime
Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete
The 35-year-old suspect told police he objected to the public display of human remains and had planned to throw the skull into a river.
16 May 2026 - 11:30AM
Fame and celebrity
Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize: ‘beyond the Oscar’
The Hollywood star received an honorary Palme d’Or, as he premiered his first film as a director.
16 May 2026 - 5:39AM
Ukraine war
36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over Ukraine
The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’.
15 May 2026 - 9:44PM
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