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Artist David Hockney poses with his artworks ‘Card Players #3 2014’ (left) and ‘A Bigger Card Players 2015’ at a press preview of his new exhibition entitled ‘Painting and Photography’ in central London, on May 14, 2015. — AFP pic

David Hockney, the endlessly inventive British master of brilliant, bold colour and light

Expect to see many likeminded journal and stationery lovers at the event. — Picture courtesy of CzipLee

Stationery lovers unite: CzipVillage returns with more analog creativity goodness this weekend at One Bangsar (VIDEO)

Nearly 40 per cent of older adults in Japan want to remain in paid employment after the age of 65, with financial necessity emerging as the leading motivation. — AFP pic

Japan’s silver generation shrugs off retirement, with four in ten keen to keep earning past 65

Students from the chemical engineering department of Benghazi University pose next to diffused ammunitions and explosive devices on October 24, 2016, during their graduation ceremony. — AFP pic

Libya’s oldest university rebuilds after jihadist battles, students dream again in Benghazi’s revival

When they get home, the residents of a small housing association on the outskirts of Hudiksvall, Sweden, plug in their electric vehicles to charge them or, intriguingly, power their homes. — AFP pic

Battery on wheels: Swedish families use parked EVs to light homes and cut costs

In the Philippines, jeepneys are known as the ‘kings of the road’. — Bernama pic

Colour, chaos and community on wheels, jeepneys remain Manila’s most iconic and contested transport

In a blaring nightclub in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dancefloor, wary of journeying home despite the end of a post-coup curfew. — AFP pic

Young Yangon revellers chase joy in sweaty clubs, wary of streets haunted by post‑coup danger

The Labubu mascots at the World Cup opening ceremony. — AFP pic/Xinhua

Labubu joins the roar of football, marking China’s first IP at a Fifa World Cup

British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday. Here he poses in front of one of his painting, ‘The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011’, at the Pompidou Centre in Paris on September 26, 2017. — AFP pic

Pop art pioneer who painted the world in dazzling colour, David Hockney dies at 88

The Proton e.MAS 7 Premium Plus made its debut at KLIMS 2026, bringing a larger battery pack and added comfort features to the electric SUV lineup. — SoyaCincau pic

First look: Proton unveils e.MAS 7 Premium Plus with 450km range and massage seats

Mongolian officials show a Tarbosaurus dinosaur fossil to the press during a handover ceremony in Ulaanbaatar June 11, 2026. — AFP pic

A prehistoric homecoming: Mongolia reclaims rare dinosaur skeleton smuggled abroad two decades ago

The video, shared on Trump’s Truth Social account, appeared to depict the US president as Naruto, the hero of the popular Japanese manga and anime series.

Believe it? Japan weighs in after Trump’s ‘Naruto’ video sparks backlash

Staff members pose next to Pablo Picasso’s ‘Buste de femme’, during a media preview by Sotheby’s in London June 11, 2026, to highlight masterpieces from the Lewis Collection, estimated to be worth some £200 million (RM1 billion). — AFP pic

Picasso, Klimt and Magritte works from ex-Spurs owner Joe Lewis' RM1b collection could rewrite European auction history

The world’s first ‘T-Rex leather’ bag on display ahead of its auction in Paris June 9, 2026. — AFP pic

No roaring success: Lab-grown T-Rex leather bag goes unsold at Paris auction

US President Donald Trump attends the men’s NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia March 22, 2025. — AFP pic

All the president’s men? Inside Trump’s hot guy fascination

The Venus flytrap can snap shut in as little as one-tenth of a second after specialised sensory hairs inside the trap are triggered. — Unsplash pic

Scientists solve century-old mystery of how Venus flytraps snap shut