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UK PM Starmer faces leadership battle as ex-health minister Wes Streeting enters contest
LONDON, May 17 — Wes Streeting, who resigned as UK health secretary this week, announced Saturday he will run to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister, after the party suffered disastrous local election results. Streeting quit the
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Trump and Nigeria say IS commander al-Minuki dubbed ‘world’s most active terrorist’ killed in joint operation
LAGOS (Nigeria), May 17 — A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’
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Canadian cruise passenger ‘presumptive positive’ for rare human-to-human hantavirus after MV Hondius outbreak
MONTREAL, May 17 — Canadian public health officials said Saturday a “high risk” passenger who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius tested “presumptive positive” for the Andes hantavirus. The patient was one of four Canadians aboard the hantavirus-stricken vessel,
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Car ploughs into crowd in Italy’s Modena, eight hurt as bystanders tackle knifed suspect
MILAN, May 17 — A driver with a history of mental health problems ran over a number of people in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them seriously, authorities said. Security camera footage
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Malaysia bolsters position at Brics Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, says Tok Mat
NEW DELHI, May 16 — Malaysia’s participation in the Brics Foreign Ministers’ Meeting has strengthened the country’s position in the intergovernmental organisation, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He said this has also helped expand Malaysia’s role in promoting
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Iraq says Strait of Hormuz disruption slashed monthly oil exports by nearly 90pc
BAGHDAD, May 16 — Iraq exported 10 million barrels of oil via the Strait of Hormuz in April, down from about 93 million barrels monthly before the Iran war, the country’s new oil minister, Basim Mohammed, said at a press
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How Samsung’s AI chip success has led workers to threaten its biggest-ever strike
SEOUL, May 16 — A looming 18-day strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung that has triggered worries within the government, rattled foreign investors and threatened global supply chains rests on one crucial question: who should share in the spoils
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SpaceX shareholders approve 5-for-1 stock split ahead of planned IPO
CALIFORNIA, May 16 — A majority of SpaceX shareholders have approved a 5-for-1 stock split recommended by the company’s board, Bloomberg News reported yesterday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shareholders of IPO-bound SpaceX were informed via email that the stock’s fair
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Taiwan insists it is ‘independent’ after Trump warns island against formal declaration
TAIPEI, May 16 — Taiwan said today it is an “independent” nation, hours after US President Donald Trump warned the democratic island against declaring formal independence. Trump wrapped up a state visit to Beijing yesterday where Chinese President Xi Jinping
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Malaysia scam losses surge from RM1.28b in 2023 to RM2.77b in 2025, investment fraud leads cases, says deputy minister
KULAI, May 16 — The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), is stepping up its Safe Internet Campaign at all levels of the community following a sharp rise in online scam cases, which recorded losses of
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