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Cambodia says over 500,000 forced from homes by Thailand border clashes
PHNOM PENH, Dec 21 — More than half a million people in Cambodia have been displaced from their homes by two weeks of deadly border clashes with neighbouring Thailand, Phnom Penh’s interior ministry said today. “At present, more than half
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Nine killed in mass shooting near Johannesburg in second such attack this month
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 21 — Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early today, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month. Ten more were wounded when around a dozen men
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Crowds swim and paddle at Bondi Beach in tribute to victims
SYDNEY, Dec 19 — Many hundreds of people swam and paddled surfboards off Australia’s Bondi Beach on today to honour the 15 people shot and killed at a Jewish festival. Crowds gathered at the iconic Sydney surf spot to remember
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Trump renames Kennedy Center after himself amid family backlash
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 — US President Donald Trump has renamed Washington’s famed Kennedy Center after himself, following a vote by the institution’s board to dub it the Trump-Kennedy Center. Trump, who hand-picked new board members earlier this year, installed himself
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Brown University shooting suspect found dead after twin attacks
NEW YORK, Dec 19 — The man believed to be behind a mass shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and several others wounded has been found dead, officials confirmed yesterday. Authorities also believe the same man, a
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US starts Congress process for RM45.4b Taiwan weapons package
TAIPEI, Dec 18 — Taiwan’s defence ministry said today the US government has initiated the congressional notification procedure for US$11.1 billion (RM45.4 billion) in arms sales to Taiwan, in a show of support for Taipei which is under increasing military
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Venezuela says ‘not intimidated’ by Trump oil blockade threat, claims exports unaffected
CARACAS, Dec 18 — Venezuela struck a defiant note yesterday, insisting its crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a potentially crippling blockade. Trump’s declaration on Tuesday marked a new escalation in his months-long
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Prominent MIT fusion scientist shot dead in Boston home, police investigate murder
NEW YORK, Dec 18 — A celebrated physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has died after being shot in his home, officials said, with police investigating the incident as a homicide. Portuguese professor Nuno Loureiro, 47, taught nuclear
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First funerals held for Bondi Beach attack victims as Australia grapples with antisemitic violence
SYDNEY, Dec 17 — Australia held the first funeral today for victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, as large crowds gathered to grieve a rabbi slain in the attack. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed opened fire on a Jewish
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Trump expands US travel ban to nearly 40 nations, adds Syria and Palestinian passport holders
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 — US President Donald Trump yesterday sharply expanded a travel ban by barring people from seven more countries including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering the United States. The latest move brings to nearly
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