U.S. president Donald Trump has confirmed that he called Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" and cursed at him in an expletive-laden phone call.

This was despite Israeli media denying the claims originally reported by the American news site Axios.

Axios quoted an unidentified U.S. official, who claimed that Trump told Netanyahu, "Are you f**king crazy? You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your a**. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."

According to Reuters, the phone exchange was over Israel's conflict with Lebanon as the U.S. was negotiating to end hostilities with Iran.

'I did'

In a Pod Force One podcast interview on Jun. 3, the New York Post's Miranda Devine asked Trump if he made those comments to Netanyahu and if he spoke in those terms.

Trump confirmed the comments and said, "I wouldn't say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with ​Lebanon, you know."

Trump continued and said he and Netanyahu have a good relationship.

Trump added: "At some point, I said, ​Bibi, we got to stop this. We got to stop it."

Israeli media denials

On Jun. 2, Israeli media stated that Netanyahu's office did not respond to the report and that unnamed staffers denied core aspects of Axios' report, including the claim that Trump had cursed at Netanyahu.

Later, a senior Israeli official briefed on the call told Israeli media that the staff member's account was accurate.

Netanyahu declined to comment on conversation details

In an interview with CNBC on Jun. 3, Netanyahu declined to comment on his conversation with Trump when asked about the Axios report.

However, Netanyahu said his relationship with Trump did not change: "We have common goals. Sometimes we have, as in the best of families, you have these tactical disagreements."

"He's been the greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House, and he respects me; I respect him. We always find a ​way to work out our differences," Netanyahu added.

According to Reuters, Iran has previously said it would not agree to a ceasefire deal with the U.S. to end the war that Trump and Netanyahu started in late February 2026 unless it also covers Lebanon.

Israel invaded Lebanon in March, following the Hezbollah militia's cross-border strikes in support of Iran.

Despite a U.S.-mediated agreement on Jun. 1, where Israel agreed to step back from attacking Beirut's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs and Hezbollah's agreement to stop strikes, hostilities have continued.

Reuters reported that at least six people in southern Lebanon were killed in Israeli drone strikes, and a car was targeted on Jun. 3.

Israel also said it intercepted a hostile aircraft likely fired by Hezbollah.

Trump says 'I'm the one that started it'

In the Pod Force One interview, Devine asked Trump what he would say to people who claimed Netanyahu tricked him into going to war with Iran.

Trump responded, saying that his critics were "the enemy" and that he was the one who started the war.

Trump said, "I started because we can't let them have a nuclear weapon. Now that pertains to Israel, because they probably would have been the first one to get hit."

"There would be no Israel. Tell you what, if there wasn't ​me, there would be no Israel right now," Trump added.

Trump said Israel would be in a worse-off position if he had not abandoned a 2015 accord made by former U.S. president Barack Obama, where Tehran agreed to cut back its nuclear programme in return for lifting sanctions.

In 2018, during his first term, Trump withdrew from the deal, and Iran started producing stockpiles of highly enriched uranium, which was near-weapons-grade, according to Reuters.

Trump has demanded that Iran relinquish its stockpiles, and Trump's critics say it will be hard for him to negotiate a better deal.

Ahead of the sale of tickets to BTS World Tour "Arirang" concert on Jun. 3 at 12pm, the Singapore police reminded the public to remain vigilant against concert ticket scams.

Such concert ticket scams would see victims come across offers for concert tickets on messaging or social media platforms, such as Telegram, Carousell, Twitter/X, Xiaohongshu, and Facebook.

Modus operandi

Scammers would provide screenshots or videos of fake tickets or receipts to convince victims that the tickets are authentic and to rush them into paying as the offer was limited and even time-sensitive.

They would promise to deliver the tickets to the victims after pressuring them to pay quickly.

When victims reported not receiving their concert tickets, the scammers would claim they had not received the victim’s initial payment and request additional payment.

Victims would realise they had been scammed when the tickets were not delivered or when the seller became uncontactable.

Online marketplaces

In line with Meta’s commerce policies, Facebook Marketplace does not allow content that promotes the buying, selling, or trading of event tickets.

TikTok Shop’s policies do not support the sales of concert tickets.

The police have also reached out to Carousell to remove resale ticket listings for the upcoming BTS concert, given previous instances of scams involving popular concerts.

Reminder

The police reminded the public to purchase concert tickets only from authorised platforms, such as Ticketmaster.

Ticketmaster’s terms and conditions for the sale of concert tickets forbid tickets from being transferred or resold.

Those found to have used resale tickets will be turned away from the concert without a refund.

The public should be wary of resellers who claim they can transfer tickets to the buyer’s Ticketmaster account after purchase, as tickets are strictly non-transferable.

Ticketmaster will also never issue the tickets via email.

Police also advised the public to download the ScamShield App and set security features, such as enabling two-factor (2FA) or multifactor authentication for bank accounts, and setting transaction limits on internet banking transactions.

The public is also advised to purchase concert tickets only from authorised concert ticket sellers.

They can call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799, if they are unsure whether something is a scam.

The legitimacy of suspicious phone numbers, messages and website links can be checked through the ScamShield App.

The public is also advised to tell authorities, family, and friends about scams.

They may also report any fraudulent advertisements to the social media and e-commerce platforms.

For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamshield.gov.sg.

Employees who lose their job positions in Singapore are considered to have been retrenched, even if they have been asked to reapply for roles overseas in the same organisation.

This is according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).

NTUC also said it was concerned about practices where employers present reapplications as "new opportunities".

This comes after apparel retailer H&M announced in May that it would move its regional headquarters from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

It asked its East Asia staff, including those in Singapore, to reapply for roles as part of a restructuring exercise.

NTUC expresses concerns about such practices

Responding to Mothership's queries, NTUC said it was concerned about practices where workers are asked to reapply for roles locally or for roles that have moved overseas, with these being presented as new opportunities.

NTUC also said that if these practices result in a worker's role in Singapore becoming redundant, such arrangements are recognised and treated as retrenchment.

"When a worker's employment is with a local company, and if that position or employment is lost due to redundancy, the worker's relationship with the local entity ends," NTUC elaborated.

In response to Mothership's queries, MOM said, "Should an employee lose his job as the role has been made redundant in Singapore — for example, where the role no longer exists or has been shifted overseas — this would constitute a retrenchment."

MOM also said that this applies regardless of whether the employee has applied for an overseas role and the outcome of the application.

H&M says it is "committed" to supporting affected colleagues

When asked by CNA for its response to NTUC's expression of concern, an H&M representative reiterated that the company is "fully committed to supporting all of our colleagues in any organisational changes and will continue to fulfil [its] obligations according to local labour law requirements".

It was previously reported by CNA that H&M employees who unsuccessfully reapply for the new roles will face "mutual separation" in accordance with local labour laws.

Employees across the affected region, including Singapore, may reapply for 178 roles.

Four of these roles appear to be based in Singapore and serve legal functions.

MOM shared that H&M had submitted a mandatory retrenchment notification within the required timeline.

When a retrenchment occurs, employers with at least 10 employees are required to submit a mandatory retrenchment notification to MOM within five working days after notifying affected employees of their retrenchment.

On a layover, a Scoot flight to Singapore, an Indonesian national molested the female passenger beside him while she was asleep.

He was 20, while she was 17 at the time of the incident on Apr. 15.

He touched her inappropriately on her thigh, back, abdomen, hip, butt, and breasts, with skin-to-skin contact.

Despite her attempt to move her body away from the man, he continued to touch her, causing her to feel scared and violated, according to court documents.

On Jun. 3, Ariel Lhudfiyan Muarifin pleaded guilty in court to one charge of using criminal force with the intent to outrage a person's modesty.

He was sentenced to jail for one year and three months, and three strokes of the cane.

A sudden urge

Ariel, a resident of Central Java, was working as a construction worker in Okinawa, Japan, at the time.

He took a Scoot flight from Okinawa to Singapore around 9:15am on Apr. 15, planning to return to Indonesia through Singapore.

On the plane, the victim sat in a seat labelled A, which typically indicates a window seat on Scoot flights. Ariel sat in the next seat labelled B.

They both fell asleep as soon as they reached their respective seats, but Ariel woke up shortly after and noticed that the victim's left forearm and left leg made contact with his body, he claimed.

He described the victim as "quite pretty", and said their body contact caused him to have the sudden urge and desire to touch her.

Not deterred

Ariel first stroked the victim's thigh with his hand, then moved to her abdomen, hip, and breast.

This lasted for about 30 seconds, the victim said.

She tried to slide her body away from him, but he was not deterred.

He continued to touch her inappropriately, including sliding his hand down her pants and underwear to stroke her butt.

When the victim turned to look Ariel, he had his eyes closed. As she was wary of him, she also closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

The touching went on for about another five minutes and only stopped after she opened her eyes. His eyes were closed again when she looked at him.

According to court documents, the victim, feeling extremely scared, violated, uncomfortable, trapped, and helpless, got up from her seat and told an air stewardess what had happened.

Scoot subsequently made a police report that a passenger was molested onboard, and Ariel was arrested at Changi Airport Terminal 1 about two hours after the plane landed in Singapore.

Sentencing

The prosecutor sought a sentence of between 14 and 16 months in prison, along with three to five strokes of the cane.

Ariel pleading guilty early in the proceedings entitled him to a sentencing discount of up to 30 per cent, which is taken into account in this proposed sentence, the prosecutor said.

The prosecutor argued that the degree of sexual exploitation was high, the circumstances of the offence were aggravated, and the harm caused to the victim was at least moderate.

"The accused did not act on impulse or in a moment of confusion — rather, he weaponised his proximity to the victim on the flight and repeatedly outraged her modesty, persisting even after she expressed discomfort," the prosecutor said.

A 30-year-old man was charged in court on Jun. 4, 2026, for voluntarily causing hurt to a 55-year-old man on a public bus.

Muhammad Asyraf Said allegedly assaulted the older man, Alan Sim, after snatching a cap bearing an Israeli national emblem that he was wearing, the Singapore Police Force said in a press release on Jun. 3.

Asyraf arrived in person at court on Jun 4 at around 9:20am.

He was unrepresented in court.

His next hearing is scheduled for Jun. 18.

The offence of voluntarily causing hurt carries an jail term of up to three years, a fine of up to S$5,000, or both.

Allegedly snatched cap bearing Israeli national emblem

Asyraf is accused of voluntarily causing hurt to Sim at the bus stop beside Blk 121D Rivervale Drive by punching and kicking him.

This caused the victim to suffer a contusion on his chest and abrasions over his face and forearm, charge sheets showed.

According to SPF, preliminary investigations revealed that Asyraf had allegedly snatched a cap bearing the Israeli emblem, which Sim was wearing.

Both parties were not known to each other.

55-year-old warned for display of foreign national emblem

The 55-year-old was also given a stern warning, in lieu of prosecution, for displaying a foreign national emblem.

"The police takes a serious view of any act of violence," SPF said.

SPF also advised members of the public against the public display and wearing of articles associated with foreign conflicts.

SPF also reminded members of the public "not to import overseas conflicts into Singapore" and to "express their views in a lawful and responsible manner".

"The police will deal with offenders sternly in accordance with the law," SPF said.

Anthropic, the American artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the AI tool Claude, has released several job openings in Singapore, indicating plans to establish operations here.

Four open roles

As of Jun. 4, Anthropic's careers page currently lists four Singapore-based roles spanning finance, product support and economic research.

Among the vacancies is an Asia-Pacific accounting lead, a senior finance position responsible for overseeing the company's regional accounting and financial operations.

The role will manage accounting functions across Anthropic's legal entities in the Asia-Pacific region, including statutory reporting, payroll, procurement and finance systems.

The successful candidate will report to the company's head of international accounting in Dublin, as well as serve as a key liaison with auditors, entity boards and external service providers.

Anthropic is also recruiting two product support specialists.

The roles involve providing customer support and developing deep expertise in the company's suite of AI products.

In addition, the company is seeking a regional research economist to work with governments, academic institutions and industry partners to study AI's economic impact and assess policy responses.

The role will contribute to the development of Anthropic's Economic Index, including research on AI adoption, usage and its broader effects on regional economies.

According to the job listing, the research economist position offers an annual salary ranging from S$307,200 to S$331,200.

Salary details for the other Singapore-based roles were not disclosed.

The job postings also state that employees are expected to spend at least 25 per cent of their time working from one of the company's offices.

When contacted by The Straits Times (ST), Anthropic declined to comment on whether it plans to open an office in Singapore or provide details of its hiring strategy.

International push as demand for AI solutions grows

Founded in 2021, Anthropic has expanded internationally, establishing offices in markets including Japan, South Korea, India and Australia.

The company's investors also include the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC).

GIC first invested in Anthropic in September 2025 as part of a US$13 billion (S$16.6 billion) fundraising round.

In February 2026, GIC led the company's US$30 billion (S$38.5 billion) Series G funding round.

Anthropic later completed a Series H fundraising round, which reportedly valued the company at US$965 billion (S$1.2 trillion), surpassing the reported US$852 billion valuation of rival OpenAI (S$1.1 trillion).

A 35-year-old Singaporean man used a pinhole camera concealed in an air freshener can to film his female colleagues using the toilet.

Iskandar Kamaruddin pleaded guilty to four charges: two counts of voyeurism for recording two unidentified women urinating in the toilet on Oct. 22, 2025, one count of criminal trespass for entering the women’s toilet with the intent to commit a voyeurism-related offence, and one count of installing the air freshener camera to enable himself to commit voyeurism.

Another four voyeurism charges, involving four recordings of three other victims, were taken into consideration for sentencing.

At the material time, Iskandar was working as a medical technician at a company whose office was located in a building in Singapore.

Planned to film female colleagues in toilet

Iskandar formed the idea sometime in September 2025 to hide a camera in the toilet to record videos of his female colleagues relieving themselves, according to court documents seen by Mothership.

He bought a pinhole lens camera concealed in an air freshener can, as well as a cylindrical miniature-sized camera.

He intended to place the air freshener camera on a sanitary waste bin in a cubicle, and the miniature camera overhead within a smoke detector.

However, he needed an excuse to enter the toilet to install the cameras.

He approached the female cleaner in charge of the floor and lied to her that he had been tasked to take charge of maintenance and repair of the office’s toilet facilities.

The cleaner did not doubt him.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok said:

“In truth, the accused was never assigned to take charge of any facility, and this was entirely beyond his job scope.”

Installed camera in women’s toilet

Sometime between Oct. 20 and Oct. 22, 2025, Iskandar approached the cleaner again and lied that he needed to check whether there were any maintenance issues with the toilet.

The cleaner led him to the toilet and saw him making “perfunctory checks” at a cubicle before she left to stand at the door, according to court documents.

Iskandar then installed the air freshener camera in a cubicle by placing it on top of a sanitary waste bin before angling the camera lens towards the toilet bowl.

He did not install the miniature camera as there was no smoke detector above the cubicle.

The toilet was used exclusively by female employees of the company.

Camera captured two women urinating

After installing the air freshener camera, Iskandar set it to record videos upon motion detection.

He intended to return to the toilet some days later to retrieve the memory card.

On Oct. 22, 2025, at about 8:05am, an unidentified woman entered the cubicle where the camera had been installed.

She saw the air freshener but thought nothing of it.

After she removed her bottom garments and urinated into the toilet bowl, the camera recorded a video of her urinating.

A “close-up view” of her buttocks and private parts could be clearly seen in the video, according to the court documents.

At about 12:38pm the same day, another unidentified woman entered the same cubicle and was recorded in the same manner.

Cleaner found camera inside air freshener

Sometime before 3pm that day, the cleaner opened the lid of the air freshener can to check if it was empty.

She saw the camera inside and immediately alerted her colleagues.

Several company employees inspected the device and determined that it was a concealed camera.

They tried to access the memory card but could not do so, and left the device and memory card on a table while deciding what to do next.

Later that afternoon, Iskandar saw the air freshener, camera and memory card on the table.

He then “surreptitiously took away the memory card and kept it without anyone noticing”, according to court documents.

When employees later discovered that the memory card was missing, they informed the building manager, who called the police for assistance.

Iskandar was arrested on Oct. 30, 2025.

A search of his residence was conducted the same day, and the police recovered the air freshener camera’s memory card and the miniature camera from his bedroom.

Prosecution sought 7 months’ jail

Deputy Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok sought a total sentence of seven months’ jail for Iskandar.

For the voyeurism offences, the prosecution submitted that Iskandar’s culpability was moderate, as the offences were planned and premeditated.

The prosecution said that the use of concealed and disguised cameras to record unsuspecting victims was hard to detect and “particularly aggravating”.

In its sentencing address, the prosecution added:

“The accused, by his perverse acts, had recorded five of his female colleagues in their private moments in the toilet cubicle

“He had carefully selected an inconspicuous device that would not look out of place in the toilet and orchestrated his entry to the toilet with deceit.”

The prosecution further said that even after the device was found, Iskandar attempted to evade identification by taking away the memory card without anyone noticing to avoid being identified as the person who planted it.

Iskandar bin Kamaruddin was sentenced, according to CNA, to 28 weeks’ jail on Jun. 3.

Malaysian authorities have instructed police to investigate a fatal crash in Johor as a murder case after the incident claimed five lives, including those of a family of four.

According to the New Straits Times (NST), the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has directed police to classify the investigation into the crash at Simpang Renggam as murder and reckless driving causing death.

The directive follows preliminary police findings that two brothers, aged 19 and 22, were allegedly driving at high speed before one of their vehicles crashed into several others along Jalan Renggam-Simpang Renggam on Jun 1.

AGC reviewing case

In a statement, Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said that police had been instructed to investigate the case under both classifications, reported NST.

However, he said a decision on what charges, if any, will ultimately be brought can only be made after the AGC has reviewed the findings of the police investigation.

Dusuki said the tragedy was regrettable and noted that previous enforcement efforts in fatal crash cases did not appear to have fully curbed dangerous driving.

Under the previous charge of dangerous and reckless driving, if convicted, the accused could face up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of RM15,000 (S$4,800).

However, a murder conviction carries the possibility of a death sentence, or a jail term of up to 40 years and a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.

Family of 4 among those killed

The crash occurred at about 1pm and involved five vehicles.

Police said a BMW 530e allegedly lost control before colliding with a Proton Wira, a Toyota Vios and a Perodua Alza.

Four people travelling in the Toyota Vios died at the scene.

The BMW driver later succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital.

The victims in the Toyota Vios were identified as Mohd Aiman Mohd Rashid, 36; his wife Nor Azlina Abd Latif, 33; her mother Semek Mat Soh, 73; and his 10-year-old niece Nur Airish Syifa Sidek, reported NST.

The family had been travelling from Melaka to Kota Tinggi when the collision occurred.

Younger brother arrested

The BMW driver was believed to have been travelling with his younger brother, who was allegedly driving a Mercedes-Benz A250 while racing.

Police arrested the 19-year-old and obtained a two-day remand order to facilitate investigations.

The teenager was reported to be studying at a university in Singapore.

Authorities are investigating whether the two brothers had been racing prior to the crash.

Transport minister calls for swift investigation

Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called on police to complete their investigations quickly and submit the case to the AGC.

In a statement, Loke said the crash should never have happened and stressed that those responsible should face appropriate legal consequences, reported NST.

He added that holding a driving licence does not give motorists the right to drive in a manner that endangers the lives of others.

Earlier, the four members of the same family who died in the crash were laid to rest in Terengganu, with more than 200 relatives and friends reportedly attending the funeral.

One domestic helper in Hougang was left in despair after finding out that a pair of MLB sneakers she had saved up to purchase was stolen.

Her employer, Tay, told Mothership that the incident happened on May 17 at Block 616 in Hougang Ave 8.

His helper had saved up for about seven months to buy the sneakers, which were worth around S$100.

After realising that the shoes had been stolen, they checked the CCTV camera and discovered that a woman had taken the shoes at around 6:30 am that morning.

Stolen shoes

According to the CCTV footage provided by Tan, a woman dressed in a black long-sleeved top and a white skirt walked to the unit while covering her face with her right hand.

She squatted down in front of the shoe cabinet by the door, then took a pair of sneakers.

This happened in the span of 30 seconds.

Tay said his helper had cherished the shoes a lot and had taken great care of them.

Police report filed

Tay later filed a police report.

He also realised that similar cases had happened in Hougang during the same period.

This included a case on May 13 at Block 830 Hougang Central, where two women were filmed taking two pairs of newly bought Uniqlo pants from a laundry rack outside a flat.

They were allegedly seen going through a shoe rack located outside an HDB flat at Hougang Avenue 9 that same day as well.

Tay claimed that one of the two women resembled the woman who had taken his helper's shoes.

He expressed that he was lucky as he was able to capture the act on camera and encouraged those who may have encountered a similar theft in Hougang around May to report to the police.

The police confirmed with Mothership that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.

The Singapore police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 62-year-old Ngoo Boon Huat.

He was last seen in the vicinity of Block 121A Edgedale Plains in Punggol on Jun. 3 at about 4am, and was wearing a blue and white singlet, dark coloured shorts, and white sandals.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.

All information will be kept strictly confidential, the police said.