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F-16 row sparks resignations as Peru halts US$3.5b deal with US
LIMA, April 23 — Peru’s foreign and defense ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the interim president’s decision to stall a US$3.5 billion (RM13.87 billion) deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets. The ministers said the
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White House and Mexico clash over CIA-linked Americans killed in Chihuahua drug raid mission
MEXICO CITY, April 23 — Mexico’s government and the White House sparred Wednesday over the death of two Americans in connection to an anti-drug raid, after US media reported the officials were CIA personnel. The two Americans died in a
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Thailand plans to scrap 60-day visa-free entry, tighten tourist screening
BANGKOK, April 23 — Thailand is planning to scrap its 60-day visa-free entry scheme as it tightens screening of foreign visitors, The Bangkok Post reported today. Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said the move is part of a shift
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‘Low IQ’? Backlash after Trump targets Black lawmakers and US Supreme Court justice
WASHINGTON, April 23 — When President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures, he chose a particularly pejorative insult: “low IQ person.” Trump
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New escalation: Iran keeps Hormuz shut, warns ceasefire depends on US move
TEHRAN, April 22 — Iran vowed Wednesday not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as a US naval blockade remained in place despite a ceasefire extension, as it announced the seizure of two ships trying to cross the
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No peace in sight: Iran seizes ships as oil surges past US$100, Trump delays strikes
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, April 23 — Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump called off attacks with no sign of peace talks restarting. Trump maintained the
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Chinese warships sail through Okinawa waterway as tensions with Japan simmer
BEIJING, April 22 — China said a group of its naval vessels, including a destroyer, passed through a waterway between two islands administered by the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa today as it returned home after testing far-seas capabilities. Vessel formation
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US Pentagon seeks record US$50b for military intelligence in 2027 budget
MOSCOW, April 22 — The US Department of War said it had requested a record US$50 billion (RM197.62 billion) for the military intelligence programme in fiscal year 2027, a 49 per cent increase compared to 2026, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. “Today,
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EU immigrant population rises to record high of 64.2 million in 2025, study says
BERLIN, April 22 — The number of immigrants residing in the European Union climbed to a record high of 64.2 million in 2025, up about 2.1 million from a year earlier, according to a report published today by the Centre
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North Korean hacker group Lazarus suspected behind US$300m crypto heist
SEOUL, April 22 — A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly US$300 million (about RM1.19 billion) in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said, in the biggest known crypto heist this year. It
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