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US President Donald Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court after it blocked his bid to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members. — AFP pic

Trump slams Supreme Court for blocking deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under Alien Enemies Act

This could include a gold rush competition to see who can retrieve the most precious metal from a mine, or one in which contestants would work in teams to assemble the chassis of a Model T car, according to the newspaper. — Reuters file pic

US considers reality TV show where immigrants compete for American citizenship

Katie Watson, a professor at Northwestern University specializing in medical ethics and reproductive rights, said the abortion law does not apply to a case like Smith’s. — File pic via TODAY

Pregnant brain-dead woman kept on life support in US sparks outcry over abortion law    

US President Donald Trump pumps a fist as he disembarks Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 11. — Reuters pic

Can Trump legally accept a RM1.7b jet from Qatar? What the US Constitution says about foreign gifts

Estonia attempted to intercept an unflagged oil tanker in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, prompting a Russian fighter jet response amid rising scrutiny of Moscow’s “shadow fleet”. — Reuters pic

Inside Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’: How hundreds of secretive tankers keep oil flowing into Putin’s war machine

Supporters of Karol Nawrocki, candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential election supported by Poland's right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, shout slogans in front of the Polish National Television headquarters in Warsaw during a presidential debate on May 12. — AFP pic

Poland’s pro-EU future hangs in the balance as presidential vote threatens to paralyse government

South Korean Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo (seen on screens) delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2025 Trade Ministers Meeting at the Jeju International Convention Center in Jeju on May 15, 2025. — AFP pic

Apec warns of fragile global trade amid unease over US tariffs

An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard on an armoured vehicle parked along a street in Srinagar on May 15, 2025. — AFP pic

‘Funding terror’: India urges IMF to halt Pakistan's US$1b loan

Indonesia’s navy seized a ship carrying nearly two tons of methamphetamine and cocaine worth RM1.8 billion off Sumatra this week. — Unsplash pic

Indonesian navy seizes RM1.8b in cocaine and meth on Thai-flagged ship

This photograph taken on May 31, 2021 shows mountaineers climbing the Hillary Step during their ascend of the South face to summit Mount Everest, in Nepal. — AFP pic

Indian climber dies after scaling Everest

US President Donald Trump attends a business forum in Abu Dhabi today. Trump capped his Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi after signing another raft of multi-billion-dollar deals, while also securing a US$1.4 trillion investment pledge from the UAE. — AFP pic

Trump vows to address Gaza crisis, highlights starvation in besieged territory

The 30-storey tower was reduced to an immense pile of rubble when a 7.7-magnitude quake struck neighbouring Myanmar last month. — AFP pic

Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse

File pic: France's President Emmanuel Macron pays his respect during a tribute ceremony marking the first anniversary of the death of two prison officers during the attack on an administration van carrying a prisoner, at the Caen prison, in Caen-Beaulieu, northern France, on May 14, 2025. — AFP pic

Macron discusses Ukraine and Gaza peace efforts in first call with new Pope

Two South African white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Arturo (L) and Aurora are pictured at Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City on May 15, 2025. — AFP pic

Rwanda to welcome 70 white rhinos from South Africa in historic conservation effort

With the prognosis grim, doctors suggested something that had never been done before: a personalized treatment to fix the baby’s genome using what amounts to a pair of molecular scissors—the technique called Crispr-Cas9, which earned its creators the Nobel prize for chemistry in 2020. — File pic via TODAY

Groundbreaking gene-editing saves US infant with rare liver condition         

(FILES) Russian Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, Oleg Salyukov, stands at attention during a welcoming ceremony at the Sri Lanka Army Headquarters in Colombo on February 3, 2020. — AFP pic

Putin sacks Russia’s land forces chief Salyukov amid Ukraine war struggles