New Zealand to Raise Lawmakers’ Travel Ban Directly With China, PM Luxon Says

June 5 (Reuters) – New Zealand will directly raise China’s “entirely ⁠inappropriate” ⁠ban on four lawmakers who ⁠visited Taiwan with Beijing, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Friday. Three ​backbenchers from New Zealand’s centre-right coalition, Laura McClure, David Wilson and Maureen Pugh, along with ‌Duncan Webb from the Labour party, ‌visited Taipei last month for …

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In Congo, doctors face Ebola with little protection: “We live with fear”

Harrowing scenes are unfolding at health facilities at the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A 25-year-old midwife and a doctor in his early 30s are sick with Ebola symptoms, including fevers and severe joint pain, said their colleague Elisabeth Furaha, the medical director at SOFEPADI’s Karibuni Wa Mama Medical …

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Meet the Belmont Stakes horses running in the 2026 race

The Belmont Stakes will host on Saturday a New York rematch of the top two finishing horses from the Kentucky Derby to wrap up horse racing’s Triple Crown for 2026. Nine horses are set to compete in the Belmont, the finale in the trio of races for 3-year-olds that make up the Triple Crown. No …

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Trump Says He Does Not Need Deal With Iran to Get Enriched Uranium

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald ⁠Trump on Thursday ​said that Washington did ‌not need a deal ‌with ⁠Iran ⁠to get enriched uranium from the country. “We ​could get it right now. I don’t ​think they could stop us ⁠if ⁠we wanted, but ⁠there’s ​no reason to. It’s entombed,” ​he told ⁠reporters in …

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US Criticises ‘Two-Tiered Policing’ Over UK Murder Case

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) – The US State Department has waded into ⁠a ⁠British political storm that has erupted ⁠over the murder of a student in England, condemning what it called “ideological conditioning ​and two-tiered policing” as a symptom of civilizational decline. Last year, Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white man, was handcuffed by police ‌as …

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South Korea Election Commission Chief Quits Over Ballot Paper Shortages

SEOUL, ⁠June ⁠5 (Reuters) – The ⁠head of ​South ‌Korea’s National ‌Election ⁠Commission said ⁠on Friday he ​was ​stepping down to ⁠take ⁠responsibility ⁠for the shortage ​of ballot ​papers ⁠in ⁠some districts in Wednesday’s local ⁠elections that disrupted voting and triggered a ⁠public outcry. (Reporting by Jack KimEditing ​by Ed ​Davies) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

As Ebola Spreads in Congo, a Radio Station Tries to Stop Health Misinformation

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola that Congo is battling took locals by surprise after weeks of spreading unnoticed. Hundreds of cases were suspected when the outbreak was declared in May, but many dismissed the news as a “Western conspiracy.” Congolese authorities announced the new Ebola outbreak on May 15. As …

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Outcry Over Judicial Missteps Linked to Missing Girl Prompts French Government Reckoning

PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Sebastien ⁠Lecornu ⁠summoned the interior minister, ⁠the justice minister and others on Friday over the ​case of a missing 11-year-old girl that has sparked an outcry over judicial missteps ‌and missed opportunities to intervene, ‌the government said. Lyhanna, currently identified only by her first name, was ⁠reported …

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‘Albania Is Not for Sale’, Protesters Say Over Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort Near a Protected Wetland

TIRANA, June 5 (Reuters) – Thousands of Albanians ⁠took to ⁠the streets of Tirana late ⁠on Thursday in the largest protest this week against a planned ​luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast by a company linked to U.S. ‌President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. The €1.4 billion ($1.6 ‌billion) project is being led …

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Norway’s Crown Princess Placed on Listed for Lung Transplant, Palace Says

OSLO, June 5 (Reuters) – ⁠Norway’s ⁠Crown Princess ⁠Mette-Marit has been placed ​on a waiting list ‌for a lung ‌transplant after ⁠a ⁠further deterioration of her health, the royal ​household said in a statement on Friday. The ​52-year-old wife of Crown Prince ⁠Haakon, the ⁠heir to ⁠the ​Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary ​fibrosis ⁠in …

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