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Ten US warships in Mideast as Trump threatens Iran

Ten US warships in Mideast as Trump threatens Iran

WASHINGTON: The recent arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East brings the number of US warships…
Trump’s Board of Peace an exercise to legitimise Gaza seizure, say Nurul Izzah, NGOs

Trump’s Board of Peace an exercise to legitimise Gaza seizure, say Nurul Izzah, NGOs

Nurul Izzah Anwar said the Board of Peace reduces the reconstruction of Gaza to a real estate transaction while Palestinian…
Powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude shakes in Istanbul

Gunmen kill three policemen in ambush in Nigeria’s Katsina state

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Three police ‌officers were killed and two others wounded when ‌suspected armed gang members…
Iraq's Maliki slams Trump's 'blatant' interference in PM selection

Iraq’s Maliki slams Trump’s ‘blatant’ interference in PM selection

Iraqi PM candidate Nouri al-Maliki condemns US President Trump’s threat to cut all aid if he is elected, calling it…
Trump tells Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be 'far worse'

Trump tells Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be ‘far worse’

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran ‌on Wednesday to come to the ‌table and make…
Germany to hold call with select EU states in push for a 'two‑speed' Europe

Germany to hold call with select EU states in push for a ‘two‑speed’ Europe

BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Germany will discuss pushing ‌ahead with plans for a "two-speed" European Union to facilitate agile…
Syrian leader's Moscow visit to focus on future of Russian bases

Syrian leader’s Moscow visit to focus on future of Russian bases

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow as Russia seeks to secure its remaining military outposts in…
Denmark PM: Europe and US must stick together on Arctic security

Denmark PM: Europe and US must stick together on Arctic security

PARIS: Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday the United States and Europe must stick together as they share…
Nurul Izzah, NGO kecam Lembaga Keamanan Trump

Nurul Izzah, NGO kecam Lembaga Keamanan Trump

Beberapa NGO mengecam keras penubuhan Lembaga Keamanan oleh Donald Trump, dengan menyifatkan inisiatif itu sebagai cubaan mengesahkan rampasan tanah dan…
Ecuador says ICE agent tried to enter consulate in Minneapolis

Ecuador says ICE agent tried to enter consulate in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, ‌Jan 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to get into Ecuador's ‌consulate in Minneapolis…
Dollar crumbles after Trump remarks; euro, yen, sterling surge

Dollar crumbles after Trump remarks; euro, yen, sterling surge

SINGAPORE: The US dollar was grappling with a "crisis of confidence" as it struggled near four-year lows on Wednesday after…
Man disrupts Ilhan Omar event in Minnesota, sprays her with liquid

Man disrupts Ilhan Omar event in Minnesota, sprays her with liquid

Jan 27 (Reuters) - A man charged at Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar and sprayed ‌a foul-smelling liquid on her…
Man disrupts Ilhan Omar event in Minnesota, sprays her with liquid

Man disrupts Ilhan Omar event in Minnesota, sprays her with liquid

Ilhan Omar was attacked at a Minneapolis town hall when a man sprayed foul liquid at her after ICE remarks;…
Stocks rise to record on earnings optimism, dollar hits four-year low

Stocks rise to record on earnings optimism, dollar hits four-year low

NEW YORK: Global stocks rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, reaching an intraday record as the pace of…
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid

UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid

Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.N. ‌human rights experts on Tuesday denounced the Trump administration's decision last year to ‌cut legal…
Dollar sinks to four-year low, Trump brushes off the decline

Dollar sinks to four-year low, Trump brushes off the decline

WASHINGTON: The US dollar extended losses to sink to a four-year low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday.The weakness…
Nato’s biggest challenge — No coherent leadership

Nato’s biggest challenge — No coherent leadership

For more than seven decades, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation functioned on a foundational assumption: that the United States, regardless…
Iran di ambang peperangan?

Iran di ambang peperangan?

WASHINGTON: Konflik antara Amerika Syarikat (AS) dan Iran kembali meningkat selepas Washington mengerahkan armada ke rantau Asia Barat, ketika Teheran…
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid

UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid

The UN also denounced the Trump administration’s US$2,500 offer to get unaccompanied children to voluntarily leave the US. (EPA Imaegs…
Trump rebukes armed protesters after Minnesota shooting

Trump rebukes armed protesters after Minnesota shooting

Police arrest two protesters outside the hotel where top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is believed to be staying in…
US has told Ukraine it must sign peace deal with Russia to get security guarantees, source says

US has told Ukraine it must sign peace deal with Russia to get security guarantees, source says

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The United ‌States has told Ukraine that it must sign on to a peace deal…
Trump ally Nasry Asfura sworn in as Honduras president

Trump ally Nasry Asfura sworn in as Honduras president

TEGUCIGALPA: Conservative businessman Nasry Asfura was sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras, two months after winning elections with vocal…
Trump shakes up Minneapolis immigration operation as White House seeks damage control

Trump shakes up Minneapolis immigration operation as White House seeks damage control

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, ‌was set to take over the president's sweeping immigration…
Norway parliament approves $2 billion artillery plan

Norway parliament approves $2 billion artillery plan

OSLO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Norway's parliament ‌on Tuesday approved a $2 billion procurement plan for long-range artillery ‌to boost…
World Cup flight, hotel bookings spike although US violence casts shadow

World Cup flight, hotel bookings spike although US violence casts shadow

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - ‌Flight bookings to North America have spiked since the soccer World Cup match ‌schedule was…
China vows greater strategic coordination with Russia in defence call

China vows greater strategic coordination with Russia in defence call

China’s defence minister calls for stronger strategic coordination with Russia in a video call, amid Western accusations of enabling the…
Seoul Shares End At New High, Landing Above 5,000, Despite Trump's Tariff Hike Threat

Seoul Shares End At New High, Landing Above 5,000, Despite Trump’s Tariff Hike Threat

SEOUL, Jan 27 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished at a new high Tuesday, landing above the 5,000-point mark for the…
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Lim Guan Eng presses PM for Penang Special Financial Zone to dull US tariff threat

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has formally appealed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim…