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The move clears the way for Goita to lead the country until at least 2030

'As many times as necessary'

Mali junta chief granted renewable presidential mandate

Family members wait at Ketapang Port in East Java for updates on the search for missing people after a ferry sank on its way to the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali

Rescue hampered by weather

5 dead, 29 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali

Thailand saw its third person helming the prime minister's office in a week on Thursday

Top office in turmoil

Thailand gets third leader this week as new cabinet sworn in

Liu Jianchao, the head of the International Department of China's ruling Communist Party, said Hegseth's remarks were

Not backing down

Top China official says US defence chief 'inciting conflict'

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier the Shandong arrived in Hong Kong on a five-day visit

Chinese carrier Shandong moors in Hong Kong on 'great power' visit

Shigeru Ishiba, 68, has been head of Japan's minority government since October

Japan PM sweats for majority in upper house election

Indian security personnel stand guard as Hindu pilgrims await their registration ahead of the the annual Amarnath pilgrimage

Half a million expected

India Hindu pilgrimage begins in contested Kashmir

Morning Roundup

Ferry sinks off Bali, Luxair cancels flights to France, and Moselle lock accident leaves three injured

Structure damaged

Three injured as ship crashes into Moselle lock near Cochem

US President Donald Trump (left) is relying on Speaker Mike Johnson (right) to shepherd his signature bill through the House

Success far from guaranteed

Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress

China's top diplomat Wang Yi (L) held talks in Brussels ahead of a leaders' summit later this month

Strained security relationship

China, EU should not 'seek confrontation': FM Wang

Phumtham Wechayachai has held the defence and commerce portfolios, and had a previous spell as acting prime minister

Capping a colourful career

'Big Comrade': Former defence chief takes reins as Thai PM

Moscow revelled in the decision, saying it could bring the end of the war closer

Caught off-guard

Ukraine scrambling for clarity as US downplays halt to arms shipments

A handout picture shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian giving an address in Tehran

Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog after Israel, US strikes

Support for same-sex marriage in Hong Kong has grown over the past decade and hit 60 percent in 2023, according to a survey conducted jointly by three universities

New policy paper

Hong Kong govt proposes limited recognition of same-sex couples' rights

Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, according to his followers

600-year-old Tibetan spiritual institution

Dalai Lama says he will have successor after his death

The US is halting some shipments of military aid to Ukraine

Munitions, air defence systems

US halting some shipments of military aid to Ukraine

The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area has been a pet project of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

North Korea opens massive beach resort: state media

Thai transport minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit is set to be acting prime minister for just one day before being replaced in a cabinet reshuffle

Cabinet reshuffle

Thai veteran politician set for single day as acting PM

Morning Roundup

Southern Luxembourg faces red heat alert, Frieden and Merz discuss border checks, and Women's Euros begin

Locals in the Philippines' Palawan hope a moratorium will stop a nickel mining boom

Effects 'undeniable'

Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) poses for a group picture with (L to R) Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya

Australia, India, and Japan

US, Japan, India, Australia pledge mineral cooperation on China jitters

This screenshot of a handout video released by the Mexican government shows the moment Ovidio Guzman was arrested on October 17, 2019

Court documents show

Son of kingpin 'El Chapo' to plead guilty to drug trafficking in US

'Israel has agreed'

Trump urges 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal ahead of Netanyahu visit

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine 'as soon as possible'

Macron, Putin discuss Iran, Ukraine in first talks since 2022

Israeli troops deployed at the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as the military announced it had expanded its campaign in the territory

Residents reported fierce gunfire

Israel expands Gaza campaign ahead of Netanyahu's US visit

US President President Donald Trump tours a migrant detention center, dubbed

Harsh immigration crackdown

Trump hails new 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center

Karol Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice party, scored 51 percent of votes to win the June 1 runoff election

Despite numerous appeals

Polish supreme court ratifies nationalist's presidential vote win

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