Mario Diaz-Balart wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Florida's 26th Congressional District
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Malay MailPM Anwar: Teresa Kok’s halal certification comments spark unnecessary controversy
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — A recent statement by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok on halal certification does not reflect the position...
- Malay Mail
As talks with Sarawak stall, Petronas mulls legal action as state pushes for greater control over oil and gas
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Malaysia’s national oil corporation, Petronas, is contemplating a court injunction to defend its...
- The Independent
Jimmy Carter ‘talking about politics again’ since Kamala Harris became Democratic nominee
The 99-year-old former president watched all of the DNC speeches: ‘He thought Michelle Obama was the best, and he thought Kamala was great, too’
- INSIDER
The death of an F-16 pilot running missile defense shows how dangerous even the lower-risk missions are in Ukraine
Ukraine used its new F-16s in combat for the first time last week to shoot down Russian missiles during a massive attack. A jet was lost in the fight.
- Malay Mail
After cops confirm probe over halal cert remark, DAP says Teresa Kok just doing job as MP
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — DAP has insisted today that its MP Teresa Kok did nothing wrong when expressing her concerns over...
- Malay Mail
Father of BN’s Mahkota candidate Syed Hussien placed in induced coma
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The father of Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Mahkota state by-election, Syed Hussien Sye...
- CNN
Who is the real Alice Guo? Fugitive mayor accused of spying for China faces legal reckoning after weeks on the run
For months, millions of people were glued to their TV screens as a slight, bespectacled young woman was grilled by lawmakers in the Philippines for hours at a time about her origin story
- CNN
Ukraine’s ‘dragon drones’ rain molten metal on Russian positions in latest terrifying battlefield innovation
Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars.
- Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called "the growing threat of expansionism" from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister. He made the comment after describing what Palestinian and Turkish officials said was the killing by Israeli troops of a Turkish-American woman taking part in a protest on Friday against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. "The only step that will stop Israeli arrogance, Israeli banditry, and Israeli state terrorism is the alliance of Islamic countries," Erdogan said at an Islamic schools' association event near Istanbul.
- Malay Mail
Bersatu Youth chief demands Teresa Kok apologise for ‘superficial conclusion’ on halal certs as debate grows
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal wants Seputeh MP Teresa Kok to apologise to...
- Malay Mail
From missing exams to rejected from civil service: Why Malaysia-born stateless persons fear citizenship law change will forever trap them in limbo
Several Malaysian-born stateless persons related how they have suffered from their status: from missing examinations...
- The Daily Beast
Nikki Haley’s Latest, Lukewarm Take on Trump: I Like the Policies, Not the Man
One-time Donald Trump challenger Nikki Haley tiptoed through a minefield of questions about former President Trump’s record of sexual misconduct in a teaser clip released Friday of her upcoming appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation.Interviewer Margaret Brennan pressed Haley on Trump’s Friday press conference, in which he blamed his lawyers for the verdicts in two lawsuits brought against him by the journalist E. Jean Carroll—which found him guilty of sexual abuse and defamation to the tune of some
- CNN
Xi Jinping had one message for dozens of visiting African leaders: choose China
Xi Jinping had a clear aim as he hosted delegates from more than 50 African countries for a major summit in Beijing this week: proving beyond doubt that China is the continent’s premier foreign partner.
- Reuters
China says 'dissatisfied' with new Dutch export controls on ASML chipmaking tools
China is "dissatisfied" with the Dutch goverment's decision to expand export controls on ASML chipmaking equipment, the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The Dutch government on Friday said it would expand export licensing requirements for ASML's 1970i and 1980i DUV (Deep Ultraviolet) immersion lithography tools, aligning its rules with export restrictions on these machines unilaterally imposed by the United States last year.
- CNN
Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election
Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case until after the 2024 election, Judge Juan Merchan announced Friday, explaining that his decision to delay the sentencing is in part to avoid any appearance of affecting the outcome of the presidential race.
- France 24
Russia claims new gains in east Ukraine push, launches deadly strikes
Russia claimed on Sunday that its forces had taken full control of a town in eastern Ukraine as they advance on the strategically important city of Pokrovsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again urged Kyiv's partners to give him more scope to use Western-supplied weapons against targets inside Russia. Russia on Sunday said its forces had advanced in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv reported deadly air attacks and urged the West to allow it to carry out more retaliatory strikes inside Russia's bor
- The Independent
Kimberly Guilfoyle forced to ask audience to clap as awkward speech falls flat
‘We are ready, we are willing, and we are able to spark a new era of American exceptionalism,’ Donald Trump Jr’s fiancée says to sparse applause
- LA Times
Heather Thomas: How a TV star evolved into a behind-the-scenes politico
Heather Thomas was a TV star and a pin-up sensation in the 1980s. But she has long been a Hollywood political activist and fundraiser
- The Independent
Hillbilly Elegy director Ron Howard says he’s ‘surprised and disappointed’ by JD Vance
‘We didn’t talk a lot of politics when we were making the movie,’ filmmaker said
- Malay Mail
Anthony Loke backs Teresa Kok’s right to raise halal certification issue as an MP, urges calm discussion
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has called on all quarters to avoid politicising remarks made...