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All 30 FBM KLCI counters in the red as tensions In Middle East rise
KUALA LUMPUR: The local stock market took a direct hit from the escalating tension in the Middle East with all index were pushed into the red at early trade. All top 30 counters on FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI)
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Philippines orders citizens in Iraq to leave after Iran attacks US forces
The Philippines has ordered a mandatory evacuation for Filipinos in Iraq, its foreign ministry said today after Iran attacked American forces there in response to a US strike that killed an Iranian general last week. “The Alert Level in the
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Elizabeth Warren calls on Trump to ‘de-escalate’ with Iran
Democratic White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren rallied a raucous crowd of thousands in New York City yesterday alongside former rival Julian Castro, whose endorsement a day earlier could boost her candidacy at a critical moment in the campaign. Castro, a
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US FAA: “Closely monitoring” aviation safety in the Middle East after a missile attack
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was closely monitoring events in the Middle East and coordinating with US airlines and foreign authorities about aviation safety after Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq. Tehran fired
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Iran avenges Soleimani, fires missiles at Iraqi air base housing US forces
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON: Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours today, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a US drone strike has raised fears of a wider war in the
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Oil tumbles as investors rethink Mideast disruption risk
Oil prices today surrendered some gains made over the previous two days as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander. Brent crude LCOc1 fell as
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Germany to cut troop numbers in Iraq after Soleimani’s killing
Germany is moving some of its military personnel from Iraq to neighboring countries over security concerns, the government told lawmakers, days after the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US drone strike. About 30 of the 120
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Body of Qassem Soleimani arrives for burial in southeast Iran
The body of the senior Iranian military commander killed in a US drone strike in Iraq last week has arrived in his home town of Kerman in southeast Iran for burial, the official IRNA news agency said today. State TV
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Pentagon chief denies US leaving Iraq, Tehran mourns slain commander
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON: The US has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said yesterday, following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraq officials about the repositioning of troops in
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Pentagon says will not break law of war, despite Trump saying otherwise
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper strongly suggested yesterday that the US military would not violate the laws of armed conflict by striking Iranian cultural sites, a move threatened by President Donald Trump. Asked whether he was willing to target cultural
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