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French teen fined in Singapore 'straw licking' case

A French teenager was fined in Singapore on Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, was handed a Sg$600 ($465) fine after admitting to posting to social media a video of himself putting a straw he had licked back into the dispenser on an orange juice vending machine. The clip went viral on Instagram shortly after the incident on March 12, triggering a backlash that led to his arrest in Singapore, which is known for its strict enforcement of public order and hygiene rules. Handing down the sentence, Judge Kelly Ho said given Maximilien's "age and nature of the offence", alternatives like probation or a community-based sentence would not be imposed. Prosecutors agreed to the defence's proposal for a fine, saying the offence was at the "lower end" of its seriousness and while hygiene was compromised, no member of the public u...
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Iran says US 'betrayals, contradictions, excessive demands' disrupting talks

Iran on Saturday attributed difficulties in the Pakistan-mediated negotiations between Tehran and the United States to what it described as Washington’s repeated failure to uphold its commitments, contradictions, and excessive demands, according to Press TV. It stated that Iran's UN mission warned that the US's excessive demands and obstructionism pushed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty into "free fall." The mission stressed that without genuine progress on nuclear disarmament, the NPT had no future. "The NPT Review Conference failed for the third consecutive time due to obstructionism by the United States and its allies." Iran's UN mission warns that US excessive demands and obstructionism have pushed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty into "free fall," stressing that without genuine progress on nuclear disarmament, the NPT has no future. Follow: https://t.co/B3zXG74hnU pic.twitter.com/DdnthFcEtf — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) May 23, 2026 Iran's Foreign Minister also held talks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. During the conversation, Araghchi cited what he called a history of diplomatic setbacks, including military actions against Iran, shifting policy positions, and demands that Tehran views as unacceptable. According to Araghchi, the US and Israel carried out military actions against Iran in June and again on February 28, despite ongoing diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran. He also pointed to longstanding disagreements over Iran’s nuclear programme and missile capabilities, saying these issues had continued to complicate negotiations. The Iranian foreign minister said that despite deep mistrust toward the US, Iran had re-entered the diplomatic process with a serious and responsible approach and was working toward what it considered a fair and reasonable outcome. Read: CDF Munir discusses regional developments, de-escalation efforts in meeting with Iran's FM Araghchi Guterres, for his part, reiterated opposition to the use of force against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states and stressed the importance of adhering to the principles of the UN Charter and pursuing diplomacy to promote regional peace and stability. Separately, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that it was too early to conclude that an agreement between Iran and the US was imminent. “The process is ongoing,” Baghaei said in a televised interview, noting that significant differences remained between the two sides, particularly in light of recent developments over the past several months. However, he added that recent visits to Tehran by senior Pakistani officials suggested that the negotiations had reached a potentially decisive stage.

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