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Zelensky meets heads of state in Singapore
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday that diplomacy – in the form of a peace summit later this month — was the best way to end a “cruel war” that has killed thousands in his country since 2022. Read more
GSK blood cancer drug nearly halves risk of death in late-stage trial
In the trial of 302 patients with relapsed or difficult-to-treat multiple myeloma, 71% of those who received Blenrep in combination with the steroid dexamethasone and pomalidomide were alive without their disease worsening at the end of a year. Read more
U.S., South Korea and Japan agree to hold joint military exercises
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japan’s Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and South Korea’s Defense Minister Shin Won-sik met on Sunday in Singapore on the sidelines of the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security summit there. Read more
Mexico gets its first woman president in historic vote
Sheinbaum has led in opinion polls over her main competitor Xochitl Galvez, who represents an opposition coalition comprised of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the right-wing PAN and the leftist PRD party. Read more
Trump says getting jailed could be ‘breaking point’ for Americans
“I’m not sure the public would stand for it,” the Republican presidential candidate told Fox News in an interview that aired on Sunday. “I think it’d be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point.” Read more
AstraZeneca’s breast cancer trial shows ‘unprecedented’ results
The data showed an “unprecedented” improvement in progression-free survival, supporting the thesis that antibody-drug conjugates can deliver their payloads more specifically to cancer cells, ASCO President Dr. Lynn Schuchter said in a briefing with Reuters. Read more
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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 93, weds for the fifth time
The wedding was held on Saturday at a Murdoch vineyard. Zhukova is 67. The couple began dating last year. Read more
Donald Trump joins TikTok, rapidly wins over a million followers
Trump posted a launch video on his account, which has the address @realdonaldtrump, on Saturday night. The video showed Trump greeting fans at an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight in Newark, New Jersey. Read more
Emirates boss: Boeing needs strong CEO to end crisis
Boeing is looking for a new CEO after announcing that Dave Calhoun would step down by the end of the year following back-to-back crises exacerbated by the blowout of a loose door plug on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 jet in January. Read more
Several thousand evacuated in southern Germany floods
Municipalities had days to prepare for the flooding but around 3,000 people had to be evacuated in southern Germany as the water cut off some areas, authorities said. Read more
29 detained in pro-Palestinian protests at Brooklyn Museum
On Friday, pro-Palestinian protesters took over parts of the art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, hanging a banner above the main entrance, occupying much of the lobby and scuffling with police, according to witnesses. Read more
Shed fire extinguished in Nanakuli
Firefighters brought the fire under control at 7:14 p.m. and extinguished the blaze 47 minutes later. Read more
Punchbowl fire destroys 1 home, damages another
Dark smoke from the blaze could be seen from miles away in Honolulu, and police closed Prospect Street at Huali Street as firefighters battled the fire. Read more
Notre Dame rises again … in Lego
Arnaud Gaudillat, a history teacher in France, recalled bursting into tears as he watched television coverage of flames tearing through the Cathedral of Notre Dame in 2019. “We couldn’t do anything but just watch it burn,” he said. Read more
Lahaina woman killed by hit-and-run driver, Maui police say
This was Maui County’s sixth traffic fatality of 2024, compared with six at the same time last year. Read more
Honolulu firefighters extinguish 3-alarm fire on Prospect Street
Police closed Prospect Street at Huali Street as firefighters battled the fire in the residential neighborhood. Read more
U.S. shifts focus to China risks, Zelenskyy arrives at Asia defense meeting
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the conference in a bid to cool friction over issues ranging from Taiwan to China’s military activity in the South China Sea. Read more
Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s steadfast mother, dies at 86
Robinson was known as a down-to-earth matriarch who became an emotional ballast for her daughter and granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, but also for the former president. Read more
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