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INTERACTIVE: The growing gender gap among older workers
PETALING JAYA: In Malaysia, the number of women working well into their golden years is shrinking while more men stay…
Malaysia deeply concerned over Security Council veto blocking Gaza ceasefire resolution
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has expressed deep concern over the veto at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday (Sept…
Russian Defence Ministry: Russian fighters did not violate Estonian airspace
(Reuters) - Russian fighter jets did not violate Estonian airspace and flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea in…
Trump says US struck vessel in SOUTHCOM’s ‘area of responsibility,’ killing 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington carried out a strike on a vessel in the…
U.S. stocks close higher as Fed policy buoys sentiment
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, with all three major indexes closing at fresh record…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy welcomes presentation of 19th sanctions package on Russia
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed on Friday the presentation of the European Union's 19th sanctions package on Russia,…
Trump says he is speaking with Afghanistan regarding Bagram air base
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was speaking with Afghanistan about regaining control of the…
Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces inflict heavy losses on Russia in counteroffensive
(Reuters) - Ukrainian troops pressed on with a frontline counteroffensive around two cities in the east of the country on…
US lawmakers want sanctions to sink Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Friday that would expand sanctions against…
Italy’s largest union stages nationwide strike in solidarity with Palestinians
ROME, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Italy's largest labor union on Friday launched a nationwide strike to protest Israel's military actions…
US to end temporary protected status for Syrians
(Reuters) -The U.S. will terminate deportation protections for Syrian migrants, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday, part of…
U.S. stocks close higher | The Star
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 172.85 points,…
Crude futures settle lower | The Star
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices fell on Friday. The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery lost 89…
Rare-earth magnet plant opens in Estonia
NARVA, Estonia, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A plant producing rare-earth magnets for Europe's electric vehicle and wind-energy sectors opened Friday…
Explosion in northern Greece caused by WWII shell, two injured
ATHENS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- An explosion in the town of Tsotyli, northern Greece, which left two men injured on…
Zelenskiy says Ukraine to present strategy for managed arms exports in two weeks
(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine would present a strategy for "guided", or managed, arms exports…
Over 42,000 foreign-invested enterprises established in China from Jan-Aug
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 42,435 foreign-invested enterprises were established on the Chinese mainland from January to…
China promotes discussions on restructuring of global trade at WTO
GENEVA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A seminar focused on global trade readjustment amid the current trade turmoil was held here…
Venezuela’s pattern of arrests of opposition members’ relatives meant to create fear, UN says
(Reuters) - Venezuela arrests opposition figures' family members in a "sustained and systematic pattern" to generate fear and social control,…
US in talks with Taliban on re-establishing counterterrorism forces to Afghan base, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is in discussions with the Taliban about re-establishing a small U.S. military presence at…
Trump expected to add new $100,000 fee for H-1B Visas, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to introduce a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in an effort to…
Insurgents raid Nigerian military barracks in Banki, soldiers retreat, residents and sources say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Suspected insurgents attacked a border town in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state and seized weapons from a military…
Strike in Belem slows COP30 construction, including heads of state hotel
BRASILIA/BELÉM (Reuters) - A strike by construction workers in Brazil's Amazonian city of Belem, venue of a global climate summit…
Russia says it presumes Trump still pursuing Ukraine peace efforts
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday it presumed that U.S. President Donald Trump was still pursuing efforts to achieve a…
Russian jets violated safety zone of drilling platform in Baltic sea, Poland says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Two Russian fighter jets violated the safety zone of the Petrobaltic drilling platform in the Baltic sea,…
India’s Commerce Minister expected to visit U.S. soon, ET Now reports citing PTI
(Reuters) - India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to visit Washington soon for trade talks, India's ET Now news…
Jimmy Kimmel suspension puts Disney back in hotseat; writers hold protest
(Reuters) - Film and TV writers held a free-speech demonstration in New York on Friday to protest Disney's suspension of…
UN proposes closing UNAIDS in 2026 as funding cuts bite
(Reuters) - The United Nations agency focusing on the HIV/AIDS pandemic could close by the end of next year as…
More than 70 killed in attack by Sudan paramilitary in al-Fashir, Sovereignty Council says
(Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces carried out a drone strike on…