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#SHOWBIZ: Bollywood shifts to spectacle over substance
BOLLYWOOD is moving decisively towards a cinema of scale and confrontation — where patriotism, spectacle, and ideological clarity increasingly trump…
Trump speaks with Maduro, discusses meeting
US forces have carried out strikes against more than 20 alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern…
Trump says he will pardon former Honduras president serving US prison sentence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Friday he will grant a pardon to former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez,…
Trump, Maduro spoke last week, New York Times reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting between them…
Rubio plans to skip NATO meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next…
National Guard shooting suspect to face murder charges, Trump to freeze ‘Third World’ migration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members will face first-degree murder charges for an attack…
Zuma’s daughter quits parliament amid Russia recruitment row
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla quits South African parliament amid allegations she recruited 17 men to fight for Russia in Ukraine, MK party…
The shock and awe of Trump wanes as 2026 looms
DONALD Trump demolished part of the White House near the end of 2025 to make way for a giant ballroom,…
UN urges US to keep asylum access after Washington attack
UN agencies call on Washington to keep doors open to asylum seekers, stressing their right to protection under international law…
UN urges Washington to keep doors open to asylum seekers after D.C. attack
GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. agencies on Friday appealed to Washington to continue allowing asylum seekers access to the country and to…
In remote Venezuelan state, more surveillance follows US boat strikes
(Reuters) -U.S. bombings of alleged drug boats have led to stepped-up surveillance by authorities in Venezuela's remote northeastern state of…
Showdown with Mexican billionaire Salinas tests Sheinbaum’s power
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of Mexico's wealthiest tycoons, commands an empire that stretches from banking to media,…
At crowded Ukrainian cemetery, mourners yearn for war to end
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -After losing her son to Russia's war in Ukraine, Olya Kachmaryk hopes a new U.S.-backed peace plan…
China demands Malaysia, Cambodia clarify trade deals with US
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and US president Donald Trump signed the trade agreement at a meeting on the sidelines of…
Kremlin says Russia will discuss US-Ukraine peace ideas next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has received what the U.S. and Kyiv have called an "updated and refined peace framework" to end…
Kremlin says it seeks Ukraine peace despite denying Zelenskiy
Kremlin spokesman says Russia wants peace in Ukraine despite Putin considering Zelenskiy illegitimate due to expired presidential term.MOSCOW: Russia wants…
Beijing suarakan ‘kebimbangan serius’ isu perjanjian Malaysia-AS: laporan
China menyuarakan aduan kepada Malaysia mengenai perjanjian perdagangan yang dimeterai negara ini dengan AS bulan lalu, dengan pihak berkuasa China…
Trump says US will permanently pause migration from ‘Third World Countries’
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will work to permanently pause migration from all "Third World…
The illiberal world order is here
It was once common to speak of a “liberal international order”. Even if the accompanying institutional arrangements were not always…
US to review immigrant visas after National Guard soldier dies in attack
US reviews immigrant visas from 19 countries after National Guard soldier dies in Washington shooting by Afghan national who served…
NATO chief commends Trump’s renewed push for Ukraine peace
NATO’s Mark Rutte praises Donald Trump’s revived Ukraine peace efforts as US envoy prepares to meet Putin amid ceasefire negotiations.REYKJAVIK:…
ART of the US-M’sia trade deal
Malaysia’s new Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) with the United States has drawn everything from optimism to alarm. But as…
Gold slips from near 2-week high, traders weigh US rate cut chances
NEW YORK: Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, easing from a near two-week high hit in the previous session, while…
Oil prices settle up in low volume on US holiday; Russia-Ukraine talks in focus
NEW YORK/LONDON: Oil prices rose on Thursday as market participants weighed the likelihood that talks to end the war in…
Trump says US will ‘very soon’ begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers by land
PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -The United States will "very soon" start taking action to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on…
FBI launches terrorism probe as National Guard shooting becomes political flashpoint
WASHINGTON: The FBI searched multiple properties on Thursday in a widening probe into an Afghan national suspected in the shooting…
US reviewing ‘every’ Green Card of 19 countries after capital attack
Images of Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom, National Guard members shot in Washington, appear alongside Afghan suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal at…
US reviewing 'every' Green Card of 19 countries after capital attack
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would review the immigration status of every permanent resident or "Green…
Hegseth visits USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in Latin America region
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier stationed in…