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An explosion following a drone strike at Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport on June 3, 2026. Similar blasts were reported near the airport on June 6, 2026. — Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation handout pic via AFP

Blasts reported near Kuwait airport and Bahrain capital after US strikes against Iran

Trump loyalist Bill Pulte was named as the acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. — AFP pic

‘You’re less shackled’: Trump says acting spy chief has free rein to slash intelligence staff

A US federal court rules that Trump’s immigration restrictions are ‘anti-immigrant sentiments’ in disguise. — Unsplash pic

US judge strikes down Trump immigration curbs on 39 countries as unlawful

Floral tributes for Henry Nowak are pictured outside of Portswood Police Station in Southampton, southern England, on June 3, 2026. — AFP pic

Vance blames UK migrant ‘invasion’ in Sikh‑attack fury, Starmer accuses US of interfering in British democracy

US President Donald Trump now says Iran still has missiles left as of June 2026 after Tehran fired two projectiles at two US warships in the Gulf of Oman, days after he claimed the stockpile was destroyed. — AFP pic

Trump revises Iran missile estimate upward to ‘21, 22 per cent’ as ceasefire sputters

Iranians take part during a rally in support of the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (pictured) and commemorate Eid al-Ghadir in Tehran June 4, 2026. — AFP pic

Who’s really running Iran? Mojtaba Khamenei’s shadowy role comes into focus

Delivery riders and app-based workers protest against government regulations in Sao Paulo April 14, 2026. — AFP pic

The delivery riders Brazil’s politicians suddenly need

Work continues on a structure for the upcoming UFC fight that US President Donald Trump will host as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States on the South Lawn of the White House as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington May 31, 2026. — AFP pic

Before the first punch, Trump’s White House UFC event faces blowback

Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington June 3, 2026. — AFP pic

Israel and Lebanon have a new ceasefire plan — but Hezbollah isn’t buying it

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton during a visit to a defence contractor in Bedfordshire May 2, 2025. — Henry Nicholls/Pool/Reuters pic

UK military chief warns of RM151b shortfall as defence plan stalls amid rising Russia threat

This combination of pictures created on June 3, 2026 shows (from left) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026 and US President Donald Trump in Morristown, New Jersey, on May 22, 2026. Trump and Netanyahu’s relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli premier ‘crazy.’ — Various sources/AFP pix

‘Everybody hates you now’: Trump’s ‘crazy’ rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment

Cranes work on the construction of a structure on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2026, for the upcoming UFC fight that US President Donald Trump will host as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States.On the right side, construction continues on the White House ballroom ordered by US President Donald Trump. — AFP pic

US appeals court to review legality of Trump’s US$400m White House ballroom

The Japanese prosecutors office will launch an investigation into harassment within the organisation, the justice minister said today, in light of a rape allegation involving a former regional chief. ― AFP pic

Japan prosecutors office to conduct internal harassment probe after ex‑chief accused of rape

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about an open letter ‌from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia news outlet today. — Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool/Reuters pic

Kremlin says Putin briefed on Zelenskiy’s open‑letter call for talks to end war

The US Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early this morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional US$70 billion (RM281 billion) for immigration enforcement and sending it to the House of Representatives for final consideration. — AFP pic

US Senate Republicans pass US$70b for ICE, Border Patrol as fight over Trump’s ‘anti‑weaponisation’ fund intensifies

Thailand will appoint two conciliators and join a little-used UN arbitration process that Cambodia ‌has invoked to help resolve a long-running maritime boundary dispute between the neighbours, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said today. ― Reuters pic

Thailand to appoint conciliators for UN‑backed mediation with Cambodia, says foreign minister