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Aceh canes four Indonesians 100 strokes each for sex outside marriage
BANDA ACEH, Aug 20 — Officials in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh province publicly caned two women and two men 100 strokes each for engaging in sex outside of marriage, an AFP reporter witnessed. The four, whose ages were not disclosed,
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Myanmar military chief makes first foreign trip to Thailand as post-coup isolation eases
BANGKOK, Aug 20 — Thailand’s top general welcomed Myanmar’s military chief for talks today, the latter’s first foreign trip in office as his coup-staging armed forces shake off their pariah status. Myanmar’s military ousted an elected government in a 2021
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Evergrande founder gets life sentence as China fines property giant US$2b
BEIJING, Aug 20 — China on Thursday sentenced the founder of embattled property giant Evergrande to life in prison and fined the company and an affiliate more than US$2 billion (RM8.08) after a high-profile default five years ago. Evergrande Group
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UN condemns Russia for barring anti-war party from elections, imprisoning deputy chair
GENEVA, Aug 20 — The UN decried yesterday a Russian decision to bar the country’s only anti-war party from running upcoming elections, and a lengthy prison sentence handed to a party leader, demanding respect for freedom of expression. The office
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‘One thing I know how to do is build’: Trump unveils giant White House helipad
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 — US President Donald Trump showed off a giant new helicopter landing pad at the White House yesterday, the latest in a series of construction projects, as he seeks to leave his mark on Washington. While the
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US national debt tops US$40t for first time, exceeds expectations
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 — The US gross national debt has surged past US$40 trillion (RM161 trillion) for the first time, government data showed yesterday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs. The
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Trump posts map naming Strait of Hormuz ‘New US Territory’ amid Iran tensions
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe
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UAE claims Iran shot two missiles at Gulf shipping, suspends ties with Tehran
DUBAI, Aug 19 — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at shipping in the Gulf, an allegation later denied by Tehran. “UAE air defences detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the
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US sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane over claims of ‘politicised’ court
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being “politicised.” Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC
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Havana hollowed by blackouts, hunger, and mass exodus amid US fuel embargo on Cuba
HAVANA, Aug 18 — Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future. There are so few cars in Cuba’s capital that it is possible to cross the Malecon, the
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