WORLDChina is making it harder for mom and pop to access U.S. stocks. Here's who will benefitChinese regulators recently tightened scrutiny on offshore brokerages including Futu and Tiger Brokers.CNBC·June 3, 2026
WORLDUS says it attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island; Tehran targets Kuwait, BahrainThe US military says it carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island.Al Jazeera·June 3, 2026
WORLDZimbabwe’s e-tricycle crackdown puts rural women’s livelihoods at riskZimbabwe’s e-tricycle scheme for rural women is being squeezed by high fees, licensing rules and police enforcement.Al Jazeera·June 3, 2026
WORLDWatch: Man attacked by bear at steel works in JapanThe bear, which injured four people in the attack on Tuesday, remains on the loose within the factory compound.BBC News·June 3, 2026
WORLDPeabo Bryson, R&B singer behind Beauty and the Beast, dies aged 75Bryson was best known as the voice behind Disney songs like "A Whole New World" and "Beauty and the Beast".BBC News·June 3, 2026
WORLDTrump to attend delayed White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shootingPress freedom advocates, however, have warned that the dinner could give Trump a podium to attack the news media.Al Jazeera·June 3, 2026
WORLDThailand cracks down on foreign companies using fig leaf of local ownershipThai authorities are ramping up enforcement of local ownership rules, stoking anxiety among foreign businesses.Al Jazeera·June 3, 2026
WORLDSailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockadeThe uncertainty has weighed heavily on the 20,000 seafarers trapped in the Iran war zone.BBC News·June 2, 2026
WORLDMore heatwaves likely as warmer-than-normal summer forecastLong-range summer forecasts have been issued and they point to warmer and drier condtions compared to average, as Simon King explainsBBC News·June 2, 2026
WORLDRania al‑Abbasi’s children: The truth revealedSyrian commission confirms the deaths of Rania al-Abbasi’s six children, missing under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.Al Jazeera·June 2, 2026
WORLDPutin remains uncompromising on Ukraine, but is public discourse on war changing in Russia?Russia is intensifying attacks in Ukraine but more than four years of war are causing concern even among Putin loyalists.BBC News·June 2, 2026
