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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has arrested the country’s deputy minister for immigration affairs, a spokesman said on Thursday (Jun 4), making him the second high-profile government official in two days to face corruption charges. The arrest came a day after Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) detained Dadan Hindayana, the former head of an agency which oversees President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme. Dadan was named as a suspect in a corruption case linked to the programme’s governance and procurement. The two alleged corruption cases are unconnected.Silmy Karim, Deputy Minister for Immigration and Correctional Affairs, has been named a criminal suspect along…

The New York Times has been investigation the number of boat strikes and the death toll in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific carried out by the Trump administration. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The Times, explains what those numbers mean.By Eric Schmitt, Gilad Thaler, Nikolay Nikolov, Shawn Paik, Rafaela Balster, Stephanie Swart, Lazaro Gamio and Whitney ShefteJune 4, 2026

Washington — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and several Republican lawmakers on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations raised by Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant that she was abused by two men.Sarah Kellen, the assistant, told the Oversight Committee that she was the victim of abuse by former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai while working for Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.The request came in a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and was released alongside a transcript from Kellen’s May interview with the committee, which is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into the federal…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Opening statements are expected to begin Thursday in the Texas murder trial of Karmelo Anthony after a jury with no Black jurors was selected in a case that has ignited racial tensions and drawn national attention.Anthony, who is Black, is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of fellow high school student Austin Metcalf, who is White, during a Frisco track meet in April 2025 and has maintained that he acted in self-defense. Both were 17 at the time.Judge John Roach Jr. spent the first few days of the proceedings this…

A space for the queer community to connect, create and express themselves is emerging in Toronto through the ballroom scene. “A ball is one of the few places where you can truly bask in everything that is yourself,” said Twysted Miyake-Mugler, co-founder of the Toronto KiKi Ballroom Alliance (TKBA).Miyake-Mugler said the city’s ballroom scene draws inspiration from the New York ballroom scene of the 1960s.“We are not creating anything new. The style of voguing may be new to people, but it’s coming from people who were reading the Vogue magazine — shoutout to Paris Dupree by name,” Miyake-Mugler said.“She was…

Several staff members have been injured when the nose gear of a Boeing 787 jetliner unexpectedly collapsed at a gate at Frankfurt airport, its operator Lufthansa says.”Passengers had not yet boarded,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement, adding that crew members and ground staff were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident, which was first reported by Bloomberg News.”Several staff members were injured and are currently receiving medical treatment,” the company added.A Reuters photographer saw multiple emergency vehicles parked around the two-engine wide-body aircraft, which partly lay on its belly.A video shared by tracking website…

Zahid, who is also deputy prime minister, added that the 56 candidates BN will field – consisting of incumbents and new faces – would be finalised soon and revealed a week before nomination day.Asked if BN would stick to its “WALI” (Winnable, Likeable, and Acceptable) formula for selecting candidates, Zahid said it would, reported local news outlet New Straits Times.”These three philosophies … will be maintained,” he said.On May 16, Johor Chief Minister and Johor BN Onn Hafiz Ghazi said that BN would contest all 56 seats.A day later, Anwar said PH was also prepared to contest all seats in Johor, and…

Case challenges permits approved by South Africa’s arms control body, citing compliance failures and oversight gaps.Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026Johannesburg, South Africa – A South African human rights organisation has filed a court case against the South African government, seeking to suspend arms export permits to the United States, arguing in court papers that the transfers may be inconsistent with domestic law and could raise concerns about international peace and security.The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) said in a news release issued on Tuesday that it has filed an application in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria seeking…

Kyle Busch died after pneumonia led to sepsis complications NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, 41, tragically died from severe pneumonia that escalated into sepsis, his family confirmed. Dr. Cedric Rutland, a pulmonary critical care physician and American Lung Association spokesperson, explains how pneumonia’s inflammation and infection can overwhelm the body. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, returned to the racetrack Tuesday for the first time since his dad’s death nearly two weeks ago.Busch ran practice laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway ahead of the CookOut Summer Shootout, a Legend Car…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: As the Trump administration continues negotiations with Iran, it is also taking its message directly to the Iranian people.In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, the State Department bypasses Iran’s leadership to tell ordinary Iranians that their country’s problems stem not from its citizens, but from a government that “chooses confrontation over opportunity.””The Iranian people are not the problem. A leadership that fears openness and chooses confrontation over opportunity is the problem.”The video will run Thursday in Persian language outlets Iran International and BBC Persian.IRAN PROTESTERS EMBOLDENED BY…