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Putin says ‘all types of weapons’ on table if Kaliningrad attacked
MOSCOW, Oct 2 — Russia would consider using “all types of weapons”, if its exclave of Kaliningrad was attacked, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, while insisting that Moscow had “no intention of attacking anyone”. His comments came as tensions
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Trump vows to hit Iran ‘very hard’ if linked to flydubai attack
WASHINGTON, Oct 2 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Tehran was likely involved in an attack by a pilot on a flydubai flight to Israel and that Iran would be “hit very hard” if it was. The co-pilot
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Nobel Peace Prize jury treads carefully after Trump campaign
STOCKHOLM, Oct 2 — Donald Trump’s intense campaigning last year for the Nobel Peace Prize has left the awarding committee treading carefully for this year’s pick, experts said ahead of next week’s prize announcement. The US president’s outspoken calls to
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Russian drones hit key Kyiv bridge, disrupting transport
KYIV, Oct 1 — Two Russian drones hit a major bridge connecting eastern and western Kyiv on Thursday, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The drones hit the support section of the Southern Bridge, he wrote on Telegram, adding:
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UAE probes ‘terror’ link after flydubai cockpit attack on flight to Israel
DUBAI, Oct 1 — The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday it was probing a possible “terrorist” link to an apparent attack by a pilot on board a flight to Israel that saw passengers reroute the plane to stop it
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Prabowo reshuffles Cabinet, names new foreign, political-security ministers
JAKARTA, Oct 1 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday reshuffled his Cabinet, appointing a new foreign minister and coordinating ministers for political and security affairs as well as downstreaming and energy transition, alongside a change in the country’s National
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Saudi Arabia investigates flydubai emergency landing after cockpit clash leaves crew injured
ISTANBUL, Oct 1 — Saudi Arabia’s National Transport Safety Centre (NTSC) said Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into the emergency landing of a Flydubai passenger plane at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in the northwestern city of
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US formally ends Iraq mission after more than a decade fighting Islamic State
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 — The United States said Wednesday it had “formally concluded” its mission against jihadists in Iraq, following the withdrawal of troops from Erbil airbase in the Kurdistan region. After more than a decade, the US-led coalition said
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US Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration’s third-country deportations
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 — The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on the deportations of immigrants to countries that are not their own, while agreeing to hear the issue on its merits in December. The conservative-dominated high court granted
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Indonesia sets Rp4.1q 2027 budget as Prabowo govt targets growth, fiscal discipline
JAKARTA, Sept 29 — Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) has approved a Rp4.106 quadrillion (RM931.5 billion) state budget for 2027, with major allocations for education, social protection and food security as the government seeks to accelerate national development while maintaining
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