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External shocks from the war in the Middle East have had only a limited impact on Hong Kong’s inflation, the finance chief has said, despite an upwards revision to forecasts, citing the city’s service-based economy and stable energy and food supplies from mainland China. Briefing the Legislative Council’s Panel on Financial Affairs on Monday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the surge in global fuel prices was expected to feed through to fuel-related consumer prices, pushing inflation...
The number of casualties from a Russian UAV strike on the Osnoviansk district of Kharkiv has risen to two, with another person in addition to the 34-year-old woman seeking medical assistance, Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov said on his Telegram channel.
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IDF announces the death of Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati, 20, who was killed in combat in southern Lebanon after an explosive drone struck IDF forces. The attack was carried out by a thermal-imaging drone operating at night that targeted troops in the area.
Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur have been barred from entering the UK ahead of SXSW London, where both were scheduled to speak this week. The pair say the decision is retaliation for their criticism of Israel and its war in Gaza.

The Chinese soldier who went viral for remaining completely still as the US presidential aircraft, Air Force One, taxied nearby during a recent visit to China by Donald Trump, has spoken about the rigours of his job. Liu Zhencheng, 23, who serves in the Beijing Armed Police Corps, was on duty when the US delegation touched down in Beijing. The armed police follow the rules of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), receive the same treatment as the PLA and obey the leadership of the Central Military
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France and its partners intercepted a Russian oil tanker circumventing sanctions in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on Monday. The Tagor was detained Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other partners, the French president said.
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June 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran really wanted to make a deal with the U.S. and that it would be a good one for Washington and its allies. His post comes only hours after the U.S. military said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had targeted a U.S. base in response, the latest in a series of exchanges amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.

Why 'freedom of speech' has never applied to Muslims Shaheen Kattiparambil on Fri, 05/29/2026 - 19:45 Across Europe, this principle is invoked as a defence for far-right hostility, and cast aside in the context of anti-racist critiques Participants and supporters of the far-right Unite the Kingdom march are pictured in London on 16 May 2026 (Justin Tallis/AFP) On As thousands of people gathered in London under the banner of "Unite the Kingdom" last month, much of th

Analysts told BBC Verify that Tehran's strikes were more extensive than publicly acknowledged.

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Total combat losses among Russian troops in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to June 1, 2026, amount to approximately 1,365,470 personnel, including 1,410 over the past 24 hours.

At least two Palestinians were killed and around a dozen wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a crowded cafe.

Washington and Tehran targeted each other's military facilities around the Strait of Hormuz.

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The candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, will face a senator from the left-wing party of the outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, in a June runoff.

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The military base carried out a nighttime strike on the Iranian island of Sirik, the IRGC said
Niels Drost, a research fellow at the Security Division and the Center for Research on Russia and Eastern Europe (CREEC) at the Netherlands’ Clingendael Institute, stated that Putin systematically uses his own selective version of history as a tool to justify aggression against Ukraine and to build support for his actions both within Russia and abroad.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth praised stabilised ties with China at the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, as Chinese delegate Major General Meng Xiangqing warned against hegemonism and Japanese military expansion, while Japan’s Defence Minister dismissed claims of a “new militarism”. Read the full text of all three speeches below. Major General Meng Xiangqing: Remarks by Professor Meng Xiangqing, Head of the PLA Delegation of Experts and Scholars, National Defence U... by

Barak Ravid says, citing a source, that the US proposed that as a first step Hezbollah stop all attacks on Israel

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's national army has killed two members of the militant group Al-Shabaab, including a senior commander, during a planned military operation in the Hanti Wadaag area of the Lower Shabelle region, the government said on Sunday.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's national army has killed two members of the militant group Al-Shabaab, including a senior commander, during a planned military operation in the Hanti Wadaag area of the Lower Shabelle region, the government said on Sunday.

[This Day] Abuja -- Heads of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the International Energy Agency (IEA) at the weekend met in Washington D.C., United States of America, to assess the conflict in the Middle East, with a warning that the war was generating substantial and highly asymmetric impacts on energy supplies, food security, and economic activity across countries and regions.

[Shabelle] Baidoa, Somalia -- Speaker of Somalia's Lower House, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe, met senior military and intelligence officials on Sunday and received a briefing on a security operation that authorities said thwarted an attempt to disrupt security in Baidoa.

[Shabelle] Middle Shabelle, Somalia -- Somali National Army forces carried out planned operations targeting militants in parts of the Middle Shabelle region, the military said.

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DAEJEON, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Two people were killed and two others injured Monday...

In Pakistan, owning a house is more than just shelter; it is a symbol of financial stability and social status. However, this goal is slipping out of reach for many as soaring property prices and real wage decline have made homeownership increasingly unaffordable. Before getting into the extent of this problem, we first need to understand the country’s demographics and how the problem is only expected to amplify. By 2100, Pakistan is projected to be the third largest country in the world with mo

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[UN News] Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year - more than double the previous year's figure - as rape, sexual slavery and abduction were deployed as weapons of war across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean.

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WHAT if, one fine morning, a call is extended — “Cockroaches of the world unite!” And suddenly millions of pointless, lazy little creatures swarm out from their ugly dens — from behind boxes, from under beds, from the dark corners of old cupboards? Lazy, yet resilient, cockroaches refused to evolve for the last 150 million years. All they have done is survive and breed. You chase them away with a broom, smash them with sandals, spray them with “Hit,” and still they return. When filth piles up, c