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US President Donald Trump listens to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks about the Golden Dome missile defence shield, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington May 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Trump unveils US$175b ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield plan, citing space threats to US

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto resigned today after saying he never buys rice because he gets it free, a remark that drew public fury in a country facing soaring food prices. — AFP pic

‘Never bought rice’: Japan agriculture minister resigns over tone-deaf comment

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in Washington May 20, 2025. — AFP pic

US immigration chief’s habeas misstep fuels alarm over Trump deportation agenda

This frame grab from a video footage released by the Costa Rica Ministry of Peace and Justice shows a cat caught attempting to smuggle drugs into a Costa Rican prison in Limon, Costa Rica on May 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Cat-ch me if you can: Prison guards nab drug mule kitty in Costa Rica

A woman walks past the closed UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City May 20, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. — AFP pic

Europe warns Israel: Unblock Gaza aid or face consequences

A woman wearing a T-shirt featuring 'OPERATION SINDOOR' checks her mobile phone near a market area in Ludhiana on May 17, 2025. — AFP pic

Indian businesses cash in on jingoism with pro-military Operation Sindoor merch after deadly Kashmir attack

Palestinians make their way with belongings as they flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

‘We will come back’: How hundreds of Gazans find escape route to Europe under quiet Israeli policy shift targeting ‘voluntary’ relocation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Yair Golan, a former major general in the military, of “wild incitement” against Israeli troops and of “echoing the most despicable anti-Semitic blood libels against the (Israeli army) and the State of Israel.” — Reuters pic

‘Don’t kill babies for hobby’: Netanyahu, Opposition unite in fury over leftist’s claim Israel is becoming a ‘pariah state’

Drivers for ride-hailing platforms, demanding a 10 per cent cap on app commission charges amid high platform fees imposed on them, demonstrate outside the Gojek office in Surabaya today. — AFP pic

‘It’s about lives’: Thousands rally across Indonesia as e-hailing, food delivery riders demand 10pc cap on GoJek and Grab fees

Indonesia says it has strengthened international entry point surveillance using the SatuSehat Health Pass. — AFP pic

Indonesia urges vigilance as Covid-19 cases rise in region amid Lady Gaga concert, but says domestic situation remains stable

This combination of pictures created on May 19, 2025 shows President Donald Trump (left) on the phone on January 28, 2017 in Washington, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) on the phone Moscow on December 27, 2023. — AFP pic

Trump and Putin spoke again — but how often do they talk, and what are they really saying about Ukraine?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation on the first anniversary of former president Ebrahim Raisi's death. — AFP pic

Khamenei doubts nuclear talks with US will yield results, warns against denying Iran’s enrichment rights

Vietnamese officials announced today that US President Donald Trump’s real estate company plans to construct a tower in Ho Chi Minh City, with his son set to visit this week to scout potential locations. — AFP pic

Trump Organisation plans luxury tower in Ho Chi Minh City, officials confirm

This picture taken from a position in southern Israel shows destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip on May 20, 2025, amid the ongoing war with the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. — AFP pic

Gaza offensive shatters hopes for peace, says Qatar’s prime minister

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also reaffirmed that Paris backed a Netherlands-led initiative for a review of the cooperation agreement between the European Union and Israel, which could affect political and economic ties. — AFP pic

France ‘determined’ to recognise Palestinian state as Gaza crisis deepens, says foreign minister

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (left) and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani talk to US President Donald Trump as he prepares to leave at the end of the Qatari leg of his regional tour, at the Al-Udeid air base south-west of Doha May 15, 2025. — AFP pic

‘Normal thing between allies’: Qatar PM dismisses claims of influence-buying over jet gift to Trump