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Ukraine says repatriation of war dead over after 1,245 more bodies received from Russia

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine received another 1,245 bodies of its soldiers killed in the war with Russia on Monday in the final stage of the repatriation of remains agreed at talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian officials said.

Japan

Opinion polls show support for Japan PM Ishiba recovering before election

Public support for Japan's prime minister is holding up after the government moved to address high rice prices, according to new opinion polls, a positive sign for Shigeru Ishiba as he heads into an election and tries to reach a trade agreement with the US.

World

Dark web drug market busted by European and U.S. authorities

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Police across Europe have dismantled a dark web drug marketplace known as 'Archetyp Market', the pan-European Europol police body said on Monday, which added that U.S. authorities had also assisted them in the operation.

Indonesia

Indonesian President Prabowo to make state visit to Russia this week for talks with Putin

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be making a state visit to Russia this week for talks with President Vladimir Putin, aimed at elevating bilateral relations between the two countries.

World

UN cuts aid appeal after donors slash budgets

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations on Monday slashed its aid appeal to donors by over a third, saying it was now seeking $29 billion to support 114 million people amid what it described as the deepest funding cuts ever.

China

China security office flexes new power with Hong Kong probe

Beijing's national security office in Hong Kong carried out its first known joint operation with city officials, marking an expansion of China's direct law enforcement in the financial hub.

World

Three hikers killed by lightning strike in Austrian Alps

(Reuters) -Three hikers, including two brothers and the wife of one of the men, were killed by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in Austria's Tyrolean Alps over the weekend, police said on Monday.

World

UN rights chief urges US to not use military force in anti-Trump protests

GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged U.S. authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly and refrain from using military force in the context of large protests against President Donald Trump's actions while in office.

World

Funding cuts to human rights are comfort to dictators, UN's Turk says

GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that he was deeply worried about donor cuts to his office that would weaken global accountability efforts and be a comfort to dictators and authoritarians.

World

Iran foreign ministry says parliament is preparing bill to leave NPT

Dubai (Reuters) -Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the Iranian parliament is preparing a bill to leave the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), adding that Tehran remains opposed to developing of weapons of mass destruction.

World

Three people, including infant, killed in carnival shooting near Salt Lake City

(Reuters) -Three people, including an eight-month-old infant, were shot and killed and two teenagers were wounded following an altercation between two groups at an annual carnival in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday night, police said.

World

A far-right inspired murder forces France to wrestle with what counts as terrorism

PUGET-SUR-ARGENS, France (Reuters) -Hichem Miraoui, a 45-year-old Tunisian barber, was at home in the south of France late in May, chatting on the phone with his mother and sisters, when a neighbour drove past and shot him dead on his doorstep.

World

Germany hands Syrian doctor life for torturing Assad critics

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A Syrian doctor who had practised in Germany was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday for crimes against humanity and war crimes after he was found guilty of torturing dissidents in Syria.

World

Australian accused of mushroom murders engaged in 'sinister deception', court hears

SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian woman accused of murder engaged in a calculated deception to kill three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal she allegedly laced with toxic mushrooms, a court heard on Monday, as closing arguments in the trial began. 

World

Iranian president says Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, reiterating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's religious edict against weapons of mass destruction.

World

Police arrest Vance Luther Boelter for allegedly shooting Minnesota lawmakers while posing as officer

(Corrects suspect's surname in paragraphs 3 and 4)

World

Australia's Albanese says he will press AUKUS, Indo Pacific security in Trump meeting

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Increasing the number of nuclear powered submarines operated by Australia, Britain and the United States will make the Indo Pacific more secure and was in the United States' interests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday.

World

Minnesota shooter in custody, local reporter says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and injured another in Minnesota was apprehended late on Sunday night, a reporter for a ABC affiliate posted on X.

World

Trump says must expand efforts to deport people illegally in US

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Sunday said efforts to deport people who are illegally in the United States must be expanded, including from cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, which have seen protests since immigration raids were ramped up.

World

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iranian supreme leader: US official

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior US official told AFP Sunday.