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Iran attacks spill into Gulf, injuring four in Bahrain, hitting Dubai sites
MANAMA, April 4 — Shrapnel from intercepted drones injured four people in Bahrain, authorities said today, as Iran pressed its attacks on its Gulf neighbours. Separately, two buildings in Dubai were hit by debris, including one housing the US cloud
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Blast hits pro-Israeli centre in Netherlands, no injuries reported
AMSTERDAM, April 4 — A blast hit a pro-Israeli centre in the Netherlands, police said today, adding it caused minimal damage and no injuries. A police spokesman told AFP no one was inside the site run by Christians for Israel,
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US-Israeli strikes on Iran petrochemicals hub wound five
TEHRAN, April 4 — US-Israeli strikes today targeted a petrochemicals hub in southwestern Iran, wounding five people, Iranian media cited an official as saying. “Explosions occurred in the Special Petrochemical Zone of Mahshahr,” said Fars news agency, citing the deputy
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‘Inevitable price rises’: Singapore widens crisis response to global supply shock
SINGAPORE, April 4 — A ministerial committee set up by the Singapore government to respond to the Middle East conflict is expanding its focus beyond energy disruptions to include food supply shocks, security risks and diplomatic fallout, in a sign
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‘Everything is going up’: Singapore hit by war-fuelled price hikes across the board
SINGAPORE, April 4 — The economic shockwaves from the Iran war are beginning to ripple through Singapore’s everyday life, pushing up costs from electricity and fuel to transport and groceries, even as the government holds off on emergency measures, according
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Trump seeks RM613m to revive Alcatraz as high-security, state-of-the-art federal prison
WASHINGTON, April 4 — US President Donald Trump asked Congress yesterday for US$152 million (RM612.8 million) to begin rebuilding the notorious Alcatraz prison, pressing ahead with his vision to return the former island lockup to active use. The funding request,
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Anwar calls for unity over political point-scoring as global energy crunch bites
KUALA KANGSAR, April 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he is open to discussions with the opposition and any parties willing to help the government find solutions to address the current global energy crisis. He stressed that
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Back-to-back blasts leave Indonesian UN peacekeepers dead and wounded in Lebanon
JAKARTA, April 4 — The three United Nations peacekeepers wounded in a blast in southern Lebanon yesterday were from Indonesia, UN officials said, just days after three other Indonesians were killed in separate explosions. The United Nations Interim Force in
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MOHE to announce cost-of-living aid for university students
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is currently studying appropriate measures to assist the campus community, particularly students, in coping with the potential rise in the cost of living following the worsening global energy crisis.
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Anwar vows to prioritise Malaysia’s schools and healthcare amid energy crisis pressures
KUALA KANGSAR, April 4 — The government has assured that education will continue to be among its top priorities despite the current global uncertainty caused by the energy crisis. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this is to ensure
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