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Four arrested after Trump, Epstein images projected onto Britain’s Windsor Castle
LONDON (Reuters) -Four people were arrested on Tuesday following a projection of images of Donald Trump alongside sex offender Jeffrey…

Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten last-chance global plastics treaty
GENEVA (Reuters) -Hopes for a "last chance" ambitious global treaty to curb plastic pollution have dimmed as delegates gather this…

Trump's tariff, trade deals come under fire from experts at home, abroad
NEW YORK: United States (US) President Donald Trump's latest round of sweeping tariff measures and his handling of recent trade…

Cambodia, Thailand begin talks after biggest clashes in decades
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a press conference with Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet (left) and Thailand’s acting prime minister…
CIMB Securities Upgrades Westports To Buy On Stronger 2H 2025 Results Projection
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd has upgraded Westports Holdings Bhd to “Buy” from “Hold” driven…

Japan ready to compile extra budget to cushion US tariff blow, PM Ishiba says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government is ready to compile an extra budget to…

Trump confirms US envoy Witkoff’s Russia visit amid sanctions threat
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confirmed his special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week amid escalating tensions and…

White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of…

Dollar steadies after tumble as investors eye imminent Fed cuts
SINGAPORE: A battered dollar edged marginally higher on Monday after a dismal U.S. jobs report and President Donald Trump's firing…

OPEC+ gets lucky as it brings back oil output amid uncertainty: Russell
LAUNCESTON: A couple of months ago it would have been a brave call to say that OPEC+ would be able…

OPEC+ makes another large oil output hike in market share push
LONDON: OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day for September, the latest in a…

Tariff cut offers some relief but not without trade-offs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's successful push to reduce punitive United States (US) tariffs from 25 to 19 per cent offers partial…

Iran plans currency overhaul by removing zeros from rial
TEHRAN: Iran’s economic commission has revived long-delayed plans to remove four zeros from the national currency, the rial, as part…

‘It sounded just like my brother’: How deepfake voices are fuelling money scams
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Imagine receiving a voice note on WhatsApp from someone who sounds exactly like your younger…

Clear consequences | The Star
THE Butterfly Effect is the chaos-theory idea that the flapping of an insect’s tiny wings can influence massive weather events…

Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by…

Trump builds US$274mil war chest ahead of midterms
Donald Trump’s fundraising haul handed Republicans a cash edge as Democrats struggled without a central figure to lead donations. (AFP…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro supporters protest against Supreme Court, President Lula
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of plotting a coup after he lost the…

Trump's 'America First' may fuel global currency shift
EUROPE and Asia could leverage United States President Donald Trump's "America First" strategy for their own benefit, eventually spurring the…

Factbox-Who is Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian war hawk who got under Trump’s skin?
(Reuters) -Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has become embroiled in a tense back-and-forth on social media that prompted U.S. President…

Trump, Carney to speak soon, Canadian official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely talk "over the next number of days"…

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (Aug 3, 2025)
Malaysia:* PM vows no protection for those linked to Zara Qairina's death* Zara Qairina’s clothes, belongings remain untested in investigation,…

World economies reel from Trump’s tariffs punch
ASIA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA (AFP): Global markets reeled at the weekend after President Donald Trump's tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners…

Myanmar remains upbeat on trade talks despite 40% Trump tariffs
YANGON (Bloomberg): Myanmar’s military government said it remains upbeat on reaching a deal with the US to see a decrease in…

Nvidia denies back-door features in its H20 chips after Beijing raises security concerns
Nvidia said its chips had no “back doors” after China’s cyberspace regulator interviewed company representatives over alleged security risks associated…

Tengku Zafrul: Boeing jet deal a strategic move, not a waste of public funds
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — Malaysia Aviation Group’s (MAG) purchase of Boeing aircraft is not a waste of taxpayers’ money…

Thailand, Kemboja pilih Malaysia kerana ekonomi, politik stabil
Thailand dan Kemboja memilih Malaysia sebagai lokasi rundingan damai kerana keyakinan terhadap kestabilan politik serta kemajuan ekonomi negara, kata Perdana…

Thailand, Cambodia chose Malaysia because of political stability, developing economy – Anwar
KOTA KINABALU: Thailand and Cambodia chose Malaysia as the location for peace talks because the country has stable politics and…

Malaysia dipilih sebagai lokasi rundingan damai Thailand-Kemboja
KOTA KINABALU: Thailand dan Kemboja memilih Malaysia sebagai lokasi rundingan damai kerana keyakinan terhadap kestabilan politik serta kemajuan ekonomi negara,…