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Cambodia-Thailand border clashes continue as truce claims denied

Cambodia-Thailand border clashes continue as truce claims denied

Border fighting enters second week with 25 dead and 800,000 displaced, as Thailand denies US claims of a ceasefire agreementBANTEAY…
Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week

Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week

BANTEAY MEANCHEY, Cambodia: Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week Sunday after Bangkok denied US President…
Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week

Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week

A handout photo made available by Agence Kampuchea Presse shows a bridge destroyed by Thai F-16 fighter jets in Pursat…
Hello, Malaysians Are Not Starving, More Like Overeating

2025: A Year Malaysia kept Moving Despite Headwinds, Though Outlook Remains Cautious

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia entered 2025 amid fiscal constraints, subsidy reforms, uneven global trade,…
Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus

Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus

PROVIDENCE (AP): A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on…
Trump faces Republican revolt over expiring Obamacare subsidies

Trump faces Republican revolt over expiring Obamacare subsidies

President Trump confronts a GOP rebellion as Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, risking premium spikes for 22 million Americans ahead…
Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers

Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers

PORT SUDAN: Six United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh were killed on Saturday in a drone strike on Sudan's southern Kordofan…
Deja vu? Trump accused of economic denial and physical decline

Deja vu? Trump accused of economic denial and physical decline

WASHINGTON: An aging president faces poor poll numbers and suspicions about his health but insists that America is thriving. Joe…
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Lim Guan Eng urges full tax refunds, buy-local policy to ease business cash crunch

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng has called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to…
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2025 in review: How Malaysia held its nerve and kept the economy moving

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Malaysia entered 2025 amid fiscal constraints, subsidy reforms, uneven global trade, and a weak ringgit…
US troops killed in Syria ambush, Trump vows retaliation

US troops killed in Syria ambush, Trump vows retaliation

Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in an ISIS ambush on a joint patrol in Syria, prompting a vow…
At least 2 killed, 8 injured in Brown University shooting

At least 2 killed, 8 injured in Brown University shooting

Providence mayor Brett Smiley said officials could not yet disclose details about the victims, including whether they were students. (Getty…
Pasukan penstabilan Gaza tidak akan perangi Hamas

Pasukan penstabilan Gaza tidak akan perangi Hamas

NEW YORK: Tentera antarabangsa mungkin dikerahkan ke Gaza seawal bulan depan untuk membentuk pasukan penstabilan yang dibenarkan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu…
Powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude shakes in Istanbul

Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Syria on Saturday by a…
Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers

Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers

The UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) said all of the victims are from Bangladesh. (EPA Images pic) PORT…
Erdogan says Ukraine peace 'not far off' after Putin meeting, signals possible Trump talks

Erdogan says Ukraine peace 'not far off' after Putin meeting, signals possible Trump talks

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said further diplomatic engagement could soon follow efforts led by Moscow and Washington, expressing…
US says Belarus agreed to stop balloon flyovers into Lithuania

US says Belarus agreed to stop balloon flyovers into Lithuania

VILNIUS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy John Coale said on Saturday that Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko…
Powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude shakes in Istanbul

U.S. lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash: U.S. special envoy

MINSK, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States has decided to lift sanctions previously imposed on the Belarusian potash industry,…
US vows action over Rwanda's 'clear violation' of DRC peace deal

US vows action over Rwanda’s ‘clear violation’ of DRC peace deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Rwanda violated the Washington Accords with DRC, pledging a response after M23’s capture…
Colombia's ELN guerrillas order lockdown after Trump threats

Colombia’s ELN guerrillas order lockdown after Trump threats

Colombia’s ELN orders civilians to stay home for 72 hours, citing military exercises in response to US President Donald Trump’s…
Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years

Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years

Dec 13 (Reuters) - When Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko used the full force of his security apparatus to smash mass…
Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo a clear violation of accords, Rubio says

Rwanda’s actions in eastern Congo a clear violation of accords, Rubio says

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Rwanda's actions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are a "clear violation" of the peace…
Cambodia shuts Thailand border crossings over deadly fighting

Cambodia shuts Thailand border crossings over deadly fighting

A bridge in Cambodia’s Pursat province lies in ruins after being destroyed by Thai F-16 fighter jets during air strikes.…
US lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash, state media cite Trump envoy as saying

US lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash, state media cite Trump envoy as saying

Dec 13 (Reuters) - The United States is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, Belarusian state media quoted President Donald Trump's…
'Peace is not far away' says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting

‘Peace is not far away’ says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting

ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, said he hopes…
Inside Honduras’ election chaos: Infighting, delays, and broken systems

Inside Honduras’ election chaos: Infighting, delays, and broken systems

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Weeks before Honduras’ November 30 presidential election, a test run exposed deep flaws in the…
Malaysia urges Thailand, Cambodia to halt border fighting

Malaysia urges Thailand, Cambodia to halt border fighting

Malaysia calls for ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, proposes ASEAN observer team with US satellite support to monitor border tensions.KUALA…
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Malaysia urges Thailand, Cambodia to halt hostilities as Asean observers to be deployed

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Malaysia has urged Thailand and Cambodia to cease all forms of hostilities and refrain from…