Blinken to talk U.S.-China trade on Beijing trip
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Beijing to discuss U.S.-China trade policy, as CNN’s Kylie Atwood reports.
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Malay MailIn gathering of Najib loyalists, Zahid hints at 'another way' to free Najib besides the court
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today vowed to keep his promise to free his former...
- Malay Mail
Muar MP Syed Saddiq, three voters sue Putrajaya for constituency funds
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and three others today filed a lawsuit to reverse the prime...
- Malay Mail
PAS info chief calls out Pakatan for misusing royal institution after sharing pictures of Agong’s portrait in KKB election campaign
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — PAS today accused the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) of misusing a portrait of the Yang di-Pertuan Ag...
- The Guardian
‘Ghostly’: Taiwan park dotted with hundreds of statues of late dictator as row rages over their fate
Tributes that were removed from public spaces after the end of Chiang Kai-shek’s brutal rule in 1975 now crowd a site west of Taipei
- The Independent
Israel orders Al Jazeera to shut down as Netanyahu rejects peace talks
Israel refuses Hamas demand for complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as negotiations disintegrate
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Turkey suspended trade with Israel pending a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. Here's what that could mean for Israel.
Turkey said it would halt trade with Israel until there is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Here's how much that could cost Israel.
- The Telegraph
Macron accused of rolling out red carpet for ‘dictator’ Xi who is ‘backing Putin’s war’
Emmanuel Macron was accused of rolling out the red carpet to a “dictator” who is financially and diplomatically supporting Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine as Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, kicked off a two-day visit to France.
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No place to pray for Muslim workers in Italian city
It's Friday prayers in the northeastern Italian city of Monfalcone, and hundreds of men are on their knees in a concrete parking lot, their heads bowed to the ground. "It's not like we came here to see the beautiful city of Monfalcone," jokes Haq.
- Malay Mail
Amid Pejuang and Bersatu’s approaches, GRS says only working with Pakatan ahead of state election
KOTA KINABALU, May 6 — The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition said today it is not officially looking at working with...
- The Telegraph
Afghanistan’s only female diplomat quits ‘after being caught smuggling gold worth £1.6m’
Afghanistan’s only female diplomat has resigned days after she was caught by airport authorities allegedly smuggling nearly £1.6 million of gold into India.
- CNN
Fareed’s Take: Cold War-style policy towards China would be impractical
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria explains why he disagrees with former lawmakers’ call for a Cold War-style China policy, saying it would be dangerous and impractical.
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The Russian Army may have defeated Ukraine — if it had followed its own manual
Russia's army in Ukraine lacks the huge size its warfighting doctrine demands, and it's been too rigid to readily adapt new tactics.
- The Telegraph
Indonesia is a rising world power – close relations are in Britain’s national interest
Read the small print of Labour’s new “Progressive Realism” foreign policy and it’s clear Britain’s economic, military and diplomatic tilt to the Asia-Pacific once derided by the party is now accepted as mainstream. Its main elements – further trade deals, military cooperation through the Aukus submarine and technology pact, and the Global Combat fighter programme with Japan and Italy – are all absorbed into the Labour manifesto.
- RFI
Uyghurs, Tibetans urge France to tackle human rights with Chinese president
Activists are protesting in Paris this weekend to highlight what they say are grave human rights abuses by the Chinese government ahead of a state visit by President Xi Jinping. Uyghur and Tibetan groups held marches in central Paris on Sunday, the day that Xi arrived in Europe for the first time since 2019. Campaigners have vowed to protest throughout his two-day visit to draw attention to government oppression in Tibet and the mass detention of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the northe
- The Daily Beast
Justice Juan Merchan Gives Two Strikes Trump a Final Warning: Jail Is Next
Brendan McDermid/Pool/AFP via GettyDonald Trump has booked a one-way ticket to jail, and the judge overseeing his ongoing New York criminal trial on Monday said he’s ready to send him there at any moment.New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan started the fourth week of Trump’s trial with a speech that’s more than a year in the making, explaining why he hasn’t yet thrown the politician into the slammer—making what he called his final warning to the former president.“I’ll find you in criminal
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George Conway Dumps On Key Donald Trump Trial Tactic: 'A Huge Mistake'
"It fills an emotional need for Donald Trump but it does not really help him," said the conservative attorney.
- The Independent
Local elections results – live: Labour win in West Midlands and London as Sunak facing fresh rebellion
Labour’s Sadiq Khan secures third term as Mayor of London, beating Conservative Susan Hall
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Michael Steele Hits Donald Trump Right Where It Hurts: 'That Is Your Truth'
The former Republican National Committee chair also exposed the "fallacy" of what the presumptive GOP nominee claims ahead of the 2024 election.
- Malay Mail
Azmin claims Perikatan can win Kuala Kubu Baru if voter turnout 80pc
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The Kuala Kubu Baru state seat in Selangor will belong to Perikatan Nasional (PN) if at least 80 p...
- CNN
Biden administration pauses one ammunition shipment to Israel, reason unclear
The Biden administration paused a shipment of US-made ammunition to Israel, according to a source familiar, who did not disclose why the decision was made. The hold is not connected to a potential Israeli operation in Rafah and doesn’t affect other shipments moving forward, the source said.