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A domestic helper was injured and two cats were killed in a blaze believed to have been caused by a faulty pet water dispenser at a village home in Hong Kong on Monday morning. The fire broke out at about 11.20am in a third-floor flat in Wong Yi Au Tsuen, Tai Po. Firefighters arrived to battle the flames and rescued a 47-year-old Indonesian helper along with two cats. The fire was extinguished about 20 minutes later, at 11.40am. The helper, who had inhaled thick smoke, was taken to Alice Ho Miu.

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Kuwait has come under aerial attack, while the US has been hitting military sites in Iran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it has hit a US base in response. Follow DW for the latest.

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

France said on Monday it had detained a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, with the Kremlin comparing the latest seizure aimed at tackling Moscow's sanctions-busting shadow fleet to "piracy". Since September, France has boarded three other ships believed to belong to the shadow fleet, used by Russia to circumvent Western sanctions on its fossil fuel exports imposed over the Kremlin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The fortress, a historical battleground, is playing a central role in Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah.
The list with which Ukraine synchronized sanctions with the 20th package of the European Union includes one of the largest Russian oil companies, PJSC Slavneft, a group of enterprises related to the production of unmanned systems, as well as a group of individuals and organizations involved in the militarization of Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories, the press service of the President’s Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk has said.
Hezbollah showers the North with drones as IDF troops take over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River.

Israeli forces are deep inside Lebanese territory as the southern suburbs of Beirut brace for airstrikes.

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PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Monday that any possible constitutional amendment should provide protection to the rights of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). “If any constitutional amendment has to be made anywhere, it is very important that the rights of GB are protected under it,” he said while addressing a rally in GB’s Shigar while addressing a public gathering ahead of June 7 elections in the region. In this connection, he said, “We can take forward their struggle for their right of ru

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei called on European nations "to take a firm and consistent stance" and abandon "hypocrisy and double standards"

Alexander Stepanov emphasized that Finland is the most convenient northern foothold for NATO due to its long border

According to France, the tanker, which had sailed from Murmansk, was trying to 'skirt international sanctions'.

Meanwhile, Germany will participate in French nuclear exercises as soon as September, joining them in an observer role.

[Liberian Observer] The European Union (EU) has called on Liberian authorities to urgently accelerate electoral reforms, warning that delays could undermine public trust and the overall credibility of the country's 2029 General and Presidential Elections.
China has expressed concern over Japan's decision to send members of its Self-Defense Forces to NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU).

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on Sunday, calling it a "dramatic shift" in the campaign against Hezbollah. According to France 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem, it follow reports that “Israel has been very, very intensively asking the US for permission... to allow it to operate with no limitations” across Lebanon.

The French navy has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was coming from Russia, alleged to be part of its shadow fleet.

Washington and Tehran are attacking each other despite a ceasefire that came into effect on April 8.

Israel’s attorney general warned on Monday of the country’s democratic backsliding under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, specifically regarding the judiciary’s independence and the executive’s disregard for court rulings. Gali Baharav-Miara, who also serves as the government’s legal adviser, has clashed with Netanyahu’s government since it took office in late 2022. “Given the approach of the end of the current Knesset’s term, a race has begun to eliminate democratic institutions,

Deadly violence against opposition politicians has shaken Mozambique. While the government calls the incidents isolated cases, opposition and civil society warn of a pattern of politically motivated assassinations.

Esmaeil Baghaei called on all countries to remain vigilant without turning a blind eye to Israel’s "aggressive and expansionist actions"

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Tensions have been rising in South Africa in recent weeks following several anti-migrant protests.

[Vanguard] Former senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has praised the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, for steps being taken to strengthen security across the country, particularly the approval for the immediate establishment of at least 1,000 forest guards.

US leader Donald Trump personally urged President Xi Jinping to help end the Ukraine war, as he sought to lean on Beijing’s sway over Moscow to resolve a conflict that is now in its fifth year, multiple sources have said. According to people familiar with the discussions at last month’s leaders’ summit in Beijing, Trump told Xi that Russia-Ukraine negotiations were stalled and pressed him to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin back to the table to negotiate with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr...

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, June 1st
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: The status of Dahiyeh in Beirut is the same as that of the northern communities in Israel. If there is no quiet in the north, there will be no quiet in Beirut either.

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Michael Marra MSP told Holyrood that pulling Scotland out of UK defence arrangements would force up the cost of protecting North Sea infrastructure, just as Russian submarines menace undersea cables. Russian subs threaten North Sea cabling, MSP warns first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran on Monday blamed the slow pace of efforts to end the U.S.-Iran conflict on a lack of trust, contradictory positions from Washington and continued Israeli attacks in the region. "Negotiations have started amid severe suspicion and mistrust, and the exchange of messages is taking place in this atmosphere," foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, adding that the two countries had not yet reached a final conclusion.
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The baked-in damage to oil and gas production will take months to undo.

Benjamin Netanyahu says the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh will be targeted in response to attacks on Israeli civilians.