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Will the real Susie Wiles please stand up? New UK PM Burnham falls for fake White House chief of staff
LONDON, Aug 18 — New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, several media outlets reported on Monday. According to Politico, which broke the story quoting anonymous sources,
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Indonesia’s Independence Day hike leaves 16 needing rescue due to hypothermia
JAKARTA, Aug 18 — Sixteen hikers were evacuated from Mount Bawakaraeng in South Sulawesi after suffering hypothermia, injuries and severe exhaustion during a climb to celebrate Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day. Makassar Search and Rescue (SAR) Office chief Muhammad Arif Anwar
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Trump’s US$1.7b border wall hits a roadblock in Texas national park
HOUSTON, Aug 18 — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it had paused construction on a US$1.7 billion (RM6.89 billion) border project at Big Bend National Park in Texas that has faced fierce local opposition across party lines. The Department
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Cambridge head slams ‘feeding frenzy’ over dead academic
LONDON, Aug 17 — The head of Cambridge university today condemned a “racist feeding frenzy” prompted by plagiarism claims against the black academic Jason Arday, who was found dead last week after resigning from his post. After Arday, Cambridge’s youngest ever
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Kushner meets Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
JERUSALEM, Aug 17 — President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today after holding talks with Hamas leaders, as he tries to revive a Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. The meeting comes
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Taiwan’s leader says govt to propose record defence spending for 2027
TAIPEI, Aug 17 — Taiwan’s government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressure from China. Beijing claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened
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Lala weakens over Hawaii, but deadly risks remain after hurricane unleashes torrential rain
HONOLULU, Aug 17 — Damage assessments and clean up efforts began yesterday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii’s Big Island and kept dumping heavy rain across the US Pacific state’s archipelago. At a
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‘We’re on our own’: Indonesia quake survivors plead for aid as 12,800 remain displaced
JAKARTA, Aug 17 — Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid today as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside. The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday
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Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader in push to revive Gaza peace plan
CAIRO, Aug 17 — US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas’s new leader in Egypt yesterday sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP, in a push to revive a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel. Two weeks
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Trump hails Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan defence pact as ‘big, bold’ step
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. “Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally,
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