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Trump says will free US Capitol rioters if re-elected
WASHINGTON, March 12 — Donald Trump yesterday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if re-elected, calling them “hostages”. The rioters — egged on by
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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns
KINGSTON, March 12 — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said today, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon held since 2021. “We acknowledge his resignation
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Watchdogs probe ‘technical’ failure on Boeing-made Latam Airlines bound for Auckland
AUCKLAND, March 12 — Airline watchdogs were yesterday investigating why a Boeing-made plane bound for New Zealand violently lost altitude mid-flight, injuring a host of terrified passengers. Passengers aboard the Latam flight said the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunged earthward while
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US, Chinese and Russian officials gather at South-east Asia summit
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese premier Li Qiang and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will attend an East Asia summit in Indonesia today, offering an opportunity for direct, high-level diplomacy between the rivals. The 18-nation
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Vietnam to sign inter-government rice pact with Philippines
HANOI, Sept 7 — Vietnam will soon sign an inter-government agreement on the rice trade with the Philippines to help the countries ensure food security, its government said in a statement on Thursday. The announcement followed a meeting between Vietnamese
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Asean, UN’s work often inhibited by geopolitical tensions
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo said in opening an Asean-UN summit today that their organisations’ work is often hindered by geopolitical tensions. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is hosting in Jakarta a series of meeting
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Starlink allowed to operate in Malaysia as a 100pc foreign-owned entity
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — A few days after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had a video call with Elon Musk, Malaysia has given Starlink the green light to operate its satellite broadband services in the country. As announced
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Malaysia strongly condemns Quran burning act in Stockholm
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Malaysia strongly condemns a decision by the Swedish authorities to approve the provocative act of burning the Holy Quran on June 28, 2023, in Stockholm, Sweden. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir in
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Orders to avoid bloodshed during revolt
MOSCOW, June 27 — Russian President Vladimir Putin told his nation that he had ordered that bloodshed be avoided during a weekend armed rebellion and offered Wagner fighters to join the army or leave the country after their mutiny. He
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airport worker dies after ‘ingested’ by plane
WASHINGTON, June 26 — US regulators said yesterday they are investigating an incident in which a Texas airport worker was killed after being sucked into a passenger plane engine. A Delta flight had arrived in San Antonio, Texas from Los
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