STOCKHOLM, June 15 - Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits based on bad behaviour, such as having unpaid debts, doing undeclared work or links to extremist organisations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
OSLO, June 15 - The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon will learn on Monday whether he has been found guilty of charges of rape, domestic violence, assault and drug possession, among other crimes, in a case that has transfixed the Nordic country. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DUBLIN, June 12 - The Republic of Ireland is to play its upcoming Nations League game against Israel at a neutral venue behind closed doors, the Football Association of Ireland said on Friday, after protests by players and fans over the death toll of Palestinian civilians during the war in Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BRASILIA, June 16 - A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court voted on Tuesday to convict Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, of courting U.S. interference in his father's coup plot trial last year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BUDAPEST, June 13 - Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party re-elected former Prime Minister Viktor Orban as its leader on Saturday for another year despite the party's loss of power in an April 12 election to the centre-right Tisza party. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY, June 13 - A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach on Saturday, authorities said, in the latest of a spate of shark attacks off Australia's coast. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV, June 12 - Ukraine will hike military wages and seek to recruit more fighters abroad, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, as the army faces a manpower shortage after four years of war with Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ACCRA, June 13 - Ghana's government on Saturday called Canada's decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for his country's World Cup game against Panama next week \'high-handed and extremely unfair\'. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 11 - South Korea came back from a goal down to snatch a thrilling 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their World Cup Group A opener on Thursday, substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu grabbing the winner in the 80th minute. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BOSTON, June 15 - Cape Verde supporters jumped for joy at the final whistle of the African country's 0-0 draw against mighty Spain in their World Cup debut on Monday, the biggest shock result at football's global showpiece event so far this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK, June 12 - France forward Ousmane Dembele has defended captain Kylian Mbappe, saying criticism of the Real Madrid striker has become excessive as the national team prepare for the World Cup. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DUBAI/LONDON, June 12 - The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A senior US administration official said both sides had agreed on a text. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW, June 15 - A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber plane crashed on Monday in Siberia's Irkutsk region during a training flight, the Russian Defence Ministry said, and the aircraft's crew had managed to safely eject. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON, June 12 - The United States and Iran are not quite at the finish line, but are very close to a deal to resolve their conflict, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, adding that Washington expects to sign a deal in the coming days. Read more at straitstimes.com.