South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea.
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INSIDERIsrael showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
- Malay Mail
Covid-struck Singapore PM thanks Anwar for care package with fruits and ‘real crab meat’
SINGAPORE, Dec 6 — Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thanked Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for a care package he sent af...
- Associated Press
Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
Mexico’s president said Thursday she will ask President-elect Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries, rather than dumping them at the Mexican border. President Claudia Sheinbaum said she hopes to reach an agreement with Trump so that “they send people who come from other countries to their countries of origin.” Mexico, like any other country, is not obligated to accept non-Mexican migrants, but it has agreed to do so in the recent past, especially from countries like Cuba and Venezuela, which often refuse deportation flights from the United States, but may accept them from Mexico.
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar: RCI on Batu Puteh report reveals ‘treachery’ against Malaysia, shouldn’t be taken lightly
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reportedly labelled the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry...
- HuffPost
Bill Clinton Says He Wishes Joe Biden Didn't Do This Thing Before Pardoning His Son
Clinton said the president ultimately had "reason" to believe that his son could expect "far stronger, adverse consequences."
- INSIDER
War in Ukraine would be a tough test of Sweden's Gripen, a jet made for a fight with Russia it's never seen
Sweden's Gripen jet was designed for a war with Russia but has never been used against it.
- Malay Mail
HR Minister: Govt to offer additional tax deductions for firms adopting flexible work arrangements
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Human Resources Minister Steven Sim today announced that the government will provide additional ta...
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: US plans avalanche of Kyiv military aid as Putin’s forces to use ‘any means’ to win
US committed to delivering hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds, thousands of rockets, and hundreds of armoured vehicles by mid-January
- Associated Press
El Salvador's president is triumphant after his bet on bitcoin comes true
As bitcoin reached historic highs, surpassing $100,000 for the first tim e, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele was triumphant on Thursday about his big bet on the cryptocurrency. The adoption of bitcoin — which has been legal tender in the Central American nation since 2021 — never quite matched the president’s enthusiasm, but the value of the government’s reported investment now stands at more than $600 million. Bitcoin has rallied mightily since Donald Trump’s election victory last month, exceeding the $100,000 mark on Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Malay Mail
Declassified Pulau Batu Puteh RCI suggests criminal charges for Dr M, rejects civil suit
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — A police report should be filed against former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for...
- The Telegraph
China and Russia plotting military stranglehold on Arctic, warns Pentagon
China is working with Russia to increase its presence in the Arctic and could pose a threat to the US from the north, the Pentagon has warned.
- INSIDER
Satellite images show Iran's new drone carrier has set sail, leaving its home port for the first time
A recent image captured by BlackSky shows the Shahid Bagheri missing from its berth at an Iranian shipyard.
- CNN
Undercover Israeli forces raid West Bank hospital, seize alleged militant from ICU
Israeli forces dressed in civilian clothes raided a hospital in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday night and detained an alleged Palestinian militant who had days earlier been injured in an Israeli airstrike that killed two Hamas militants.
- The Daily Beast
Biden Has Drawn Up Pardon List Over Fears of Trump’s Revenge
Blanket precautionary pardons are being considered for some of Donald Trump’s biggest political foes, according to a new report. Biden officials have been looking at who Trump and his FBI director pick Kash Patel may go after once they take over the White House, the latest sign of concern from the Democratic Party ahead of his impending inauguration. Some of those who are being considered for the precautionary pardon include newly-elected Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat who served on Congress’s Jan
- Associated Press
China's ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy
China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce advanced computer chips. Both sides say their controls are justified by national security concerns and both accuse the other of “weaponizing” trade. Here’s why this could be a tipping point in trade conflict between the two biggest economies, coming at a time when antagonisms already were expected to heat up once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, given his vows to hike tariffs on imports of Chinese-made products. WHAT DID CHINA DO AND WHY?
- The Telegraph
Russia ‘will not come to Assad’s rescue’ as it orders citizens to leave Syria
Russia has no plans to rescue Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian dictator, from advancing rebel forces, according to reports.
- INSIDER
Ukraine's front-line fighters and dronemakers are trying to crowdfund their way to Russia's defeat through cheap strikes
Donors and fundraisers say that with a fraction of the billions in official aid given to Ukraine, they can exhaust Russia's resources at low cost.
- The Independent
Dua Lipa dances the night away in South Korea amid political chaos
Country’s president reversed his surprise declaration of martial law hours after facing immediate opposition from parliament and protestors
- The Hill
House GOP set for tiniest vote margin possible: ‘We have nothing to spare’
House Republicans will have zero room for error in the 119th Congress — literally. Rep. John Duarte (R) conceded to Democrat Adam Gray in California’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday night — the final uncalled House race of the 2024 cycle — solidifying the GOP’s 220-215 majority in the lower chamber. That slim edge is already one…
- Reuters
As Le Pen gambles on felling French government, her far-right protege's star rises
PARIS (Reuters) -As nationalist leader Marine Le Pen orchestrated the overthrow of France's government on Wednesday, several thousand people lined up outside a Paris cafe for a chance to share a brief word or even a selfie with the rising star of France's far right. Jordan Bardella, Le Pen's 29-year-old wingman, is a lawmaker in the European Parliament, so he was not at the National Assembly voting alongside his fellow National Rally (RN) party members on Wednesday to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier. "It's the book they don't want you to read," said Bardella during a glitzy promotional tour that has coincided with France's second major political crisis in six months - one that has lifted his political fortunes just as those of his long-time mentor Le Pen come under threat.