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US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. — AFP pic

A week in Trumpworld: Oval Office shouting match, AI video of Gaza resort, Ebola prevention ‘accidentally cancelled’ and Macron bromance

Hanoi has frequently sat at the top of IQAir’s ranking of the world’s most polluted major cities. — AFP pic

Hanoi grapples with alarming air pollution, yet government inaction persists in world’s most polluted city

Cambodia on Saturday said it deported 119 Thais across the two countries’ shared border, the latest handover in a regional crackdown on illegal cyberscam centres. — Picture via Facebook.com

Cambodia deports 119 Thais in ongoing crackdown on cyberscam centres

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump clashed at a White House meeting that ended in disaster on Friday, prompting an outpouring of reaction from across the globe. — Reuters pic

Global leaders respond to Trump-Zelensky clash at White House

‘What did you do last week? Part II’: Second round of emails sent to US federal workers demanding weekly job justifications

Eighty-four Indonesians returned home overnight on two flights from Thailand, Indonesian officials said Saturday, the latest group of alleged scam workers to be repatriated from the region. — AFP pic

Indonesians freed from cyberscam operations in Thailand return home safely

Australia’s summers are getting hotter and more dangerous, with more city suburbs at risk from extreme heat — AFP pic

Australia’s summers to get hotter: New heat map warns of dangerous temperatures by 2090

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked dozens of allies on social media on Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused him of not being sufficiently grateful. — AFP pic

Zelensky responds with flood of ‘thank yous’ after US gratefulness accusations

Eggs are displayed for sale in a Manhattan grocery store. – Pic by AFP

No yolk: New York egg prices soar as bird flu rages

Handout photo taken and released by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) yesterday show  rescuers carry Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers after an avalanche near Mana village in Chamoli district. — Pic by AFP

Rescuers search for 22 workers buried under snow, debris after avalanche in remote border area of India

Children walk in war-devastated neighbourhood, decorated ahead of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. – Pic by AFP

Phase one of Israel-Hamas truce expires today: next stage negotiations which should secure a permanent ceasefire still inconclusive

Smoke rises from a wildfire as officials continue to fight the blaze by Ofunato Bay, near the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. – Pic by AFP

Japan battles deadly wildfire, biggest since 1992 Hokkaido blaze

Vance, told Zelensky that he was being disrespectful and that he should have come to the White House to thank Trump. – Pic by AFP

In Zelensky duel, Vance throws fuel to advance ‘America First’

Ukrainians were dumbfounded by yesterday’s confrontation between Volodymyr Zelensky and his Donald Trump at the White House.  – Pic by AFP

Outraged by Trump, Ukrainians praise Zelensky

Joseph Czuba, 73, was convicted for stabbing Wadea Al-Fayoumi 26 times, as well as brutally attacking the boy’s mother, Hanan Shaheen, a week after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Oct 2023. – File photo via Will County Sheriff's Office

US court convicts landlord of killing Palestinian-American six-year-old, assaulting boy’s mum in hate crime

Anthony Albanese said Australia will stand with Ukraine for as long as needed, hours after talks between US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian leader broke down in acrimony. – Pic by AFP

Australia will ‘stand with Ukraine’ after White House row