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Britain signs £1b military helicopter contract as defence spending ramps up
LONDON, March 2 — The British government announced Monday it had agreed a £1 billion (US$1.3 billion; RM525.30) contract with the UK arm of Italian defence company Leonardo to build a new fleet of military helicopters. The deal for 23
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Ringgit slips against US dollar in March open amid Iran strike fallout
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar on the first trading day of March as risk-off sentiment intensified following a joint United States-Israel strike on Iran over the weekend. At 8.01 am, the
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Switzerland urges return to diplomacy after Gulf strikes as Geneva talks overshadowed by new Middle East violence
GENEVA, March 2 — Switzerland urged a return to diplomacy as Tehran launched retaliatory strikes across the Gulf yesterday — three days after mediated talks in Geneva between the United States and Iran. Swiss President Guy Parmelin said on X
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Melania Trump to chair UN Security Council as missiles fly in Middle East
NEW YORK, March 2 — First Lady Melania Trump is slated to chair a UN Security Council meeting today, an appearance that was announced last week before the United States launched its war against Iran. Her office said the former
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Starmer says US can use UK bases for defensive strikes on Iran but UK won’t join offensive action
LONDON, March 2 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday he had agreed to let the United States use UK bases to fire “defensive” strikes aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and their launchers. But in a video address posted
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Trump vows revenge after three US troops killed in strikes, warns of ‘punishing blow’ to Iran
WASHINGTON, March 2 — President Donald Trump vowed yesterday to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Iran’s cleric-run state, which fired missiles across the Middle East even as the headquarters of its elite Revolutionary
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Israel strikes Tehran again after Khamenei’s death; Iran retaliates with missile barrages as leadership council takes over
JERUSALEM, March 2 — Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran yesterday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the Middle East and the global economy into
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Anwar: Madani govt will not tolerate insults or desecration of the Quran
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — The Madani Government will never allow any party to insult the Quran in this country in any form, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday. Referring to a recent incident involving the desecration of the
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Anwar to table motion condemning US‑Israel attack on Iran in Dewan Rakyat today
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will table a motion condemning Israel’s barbaric and violent attack, with the backing of the United States, on Iran in the Dewan Rakyat today. Anwar described the Zionist regime’s actions
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Malaysian vessels urged to steer clear of Strait of Hormuz amid regional security tensions
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — All Malaysian-registered vessels and local shipping companies are advised to exercise necessary precautionary measures, including avoiding transiting through the Strait of Hormuz until further notice, to ensure the safety of navigation following security developments in
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