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Malaysia to eliminate over 100 illegal piers along Thai border
Malaysia to eliminate over 100 illegal piers along Thai border
Tuesday 12 August 2025 01:14 PM
KELANTAN: Malaysia will soon destroy 128 jetties illegally built on the Kolok River in another move to clamp down on illicit activities along the border with Thailand.
Europe pushes for Ukraine role in Trump-Putin talks
Europe pushes for Ukraine role in Trump-Putin talks
Monday 11 August 2025 12:10 PM
BRUSSELS: European leaders pushed for Ukraine to be a part of negotiations between the United States and Russia yesterday (Aug 10), ahead of talks between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
Dangerous dreams: Inside internet’s ‘sleepmaxxing’ craze
Dangerous dreams: Inside internet’s ‘sleepmaxxing’ craze
Sunday 10 August 2025 02:00 PM
WASHINGTON: From mouth taping to rope-assisted neck swinging, a viral social media trend is promoting extreme bedtime routines that claim to deliver perfect sleep - despite scant medical evidence and potential safety risks.
US astronaut Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dead at 97
US astronaut Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dead at 97
Saturday 9 August 2025 12:30 PM
WASHINGTON: US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the Moon which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a mid-flight explosion, has died at the age of 97, NASA announced yesterday (Aug 8).
Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc
Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc
Thursday 7 August 2025 10:43 AM
PARIS: The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures last month, but many regions were still devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said today (Aug 7).
Sweden, Denmark, Norway to buy US arms worth US$500mn for Ukraine
Sweden, Denmark, Norway to buy US arms worth US$500mn for Ukraine
Wednesday 6 August 2025 11:00 AM
STOCKHOLM: Sweden, Norway and Denmark will donate equipment and munitions worth US$500 million to Ukraine, under a new scheme to speed deliveries from American stockpiles, Stockholm said yesterday (Aug 5).
Decision time as plastic pollution treaty talks begin
Decision time as plastic pollution treaty talks begin
Tuesday 5 August 2025 10:08 AM
GENEVA: Countries were to start the clock today (Aug 5) on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution.
Israel PM says in ‘profound shock’ over hostage videos
Israel PM says in ‘profound shock’ over hostage videos
Monday 4 August 2025 10:00 AM
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “profound shock” over videos showing two emaciated hostages in Gaza, with the EU also denouncing the clips yesterday (Aug 3) and demanding the release of all remaining captives after nearly 22 months of war.
Zelensky urges allies to seek ‘regime change’ in Russia
Zelensky urges allies to seek ‘regime change’ in Russia
Friday 1 August 2025 10:02 AM
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday (July 31) urged his allies to bring about “regime change” in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed 16 people including a six-year-old boy.
Huge earthquake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
Huge earthquake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
Wednesday 30 July 2025 10:17 AM
TOKYO: Tsunamis hit parts of Russia’s Far East and Japan today (July 30) after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific of waves of over three metres (10 feet) in places.
Trump slashes Russia ultimatum to ‘10 or 12 days’
Trump slashes Russia ultimatum to ‘10 or 12 days’
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:34 AM
ABERDEEN: US President Donald Trump issued Moscow with a dramatic new deadline yesterday (July 28) to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.
Thais and Cambodians refuse to leave homes on clash frontier
Thais and Cambodians refuse to leave homes on clash frontier
Monday 28 July 2025 10:44 AM
SURIN: Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand’s border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd - stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.
UK fears new summer of unrest, year after Southport riots
UK fears new summer of unrest, year after Southport riots
Saturday 26 July 2025 03:00 PM
LONDON: Concern is mounting that recent violent anti-immigrant protests could herald a new summer of unrest, a year after the UK was rocked by its worst riots in decades.
Xi says China, EU must deepen trust but bloc chief urges ‘real solutions’
Xi says China, EU must deepen trust but bloc chief urges ‘real solutions’
Thursday 24 July 2025 01:19 PM
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust in a turbulent world but the bloc’s chiefs called for “real solutions” to move past an inflection point as they met in Beijing today (July 24).
Moscow not expecting ‘breakthroughs’ from Ukraine talks
Moscow not expecting ‘breakthroughs’ from Ukraine talks
Wednesday 23 July 2025 10:30 AM
MOSCOW: Russia yesterday (July 22) once again downplayed expectations for a third round of peace talks with Ukraine and did not confirm the date for a meeting in Istanbul set for today by Ukraine.
Thailand protests Cambodia is ‘laying mines’
Thailand protests Cambodia is ‘laying mines’
Tuesday 22 July 2025 09:37 AM
BANGKOK: The government will submit a formal written protest to the President of the Ottawa Convention following a recent landmine explosion near the Thai-Cambodian border that left three Thai soldiers severely injured.
Japan PM hangs on after ‘extremely regrettable’ election
Japan PM hangs on after ‘extremely regrettable’ election
Monday 21 July 2025 02:49 PM
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on today (July 21) even after his coalition suffered what he called an “extremely regrettable” election result, as painful new US tariffs loom.
‘Las Vegas in Laos’: the riverside city awash with crime
‘Las Vegas in Laos’: the riverside city awash with crime
Sunday 20 July 2025 03:00 PM
VAN PAK LEN: Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime.
AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmail
AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmail
Saturday 19 July 2025 01:00 PM
WASHINGTON: After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding US$3,000 (B97,000) to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.
UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections
UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections
Friday 18 July 2025 10:00 AM
LONDON: The British government said yesterday (July 17) it would allow 16 year-olds to vote in general elections, a landmark change giving the UK one of the lowest voting ages worldwide.

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