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Canadian PM denies retracting comments that irked Trump
News Agencies, Published on 27/01/2026
» OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that he spoke to US President Donald Trump on Monday but denied he had retracted comments last week that had irritated the US President.
Philippine ex-mayor gets life for scam-centre role
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/11/2025
» A Philippine court has found a former mayor guilty of human trafficking and sentenced her to life imprisonment for her role in setting up a scam centre that victimised foreigners.
Myanmar promises China it will seriously crack down on border scams
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2025
» Myanmar has pledged to China that it will 'severely' clamp down on scam gangs amid pressure from Beijing to take action on transborder crimes that victimised ordinary people, including Chinese citizens.
Why Malaysia recognises Hamas and what it means for US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia unexpectedly jumped into the fraught politics of the Israel-Hamas war when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to maintain ties with Hamas even if his government were to come under outside pressure. Anwar has become one of the most vocal leaders in publicly criticising Israel, calling its military operations in Gaza the "height of barbarism".
UN urges 'massive investments' for Pakistan flood recovery
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» GENEVA: The UN chief called Monday for "massive investments" to help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods, saying it was "doubly victimised" by climate change and a "morally bankrupt global financial system".
Extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Assange approved
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2022
» LONDON: British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long-running legal saga closer to a conclusion.
S.Africa parliament fire suspect charged with terrorism
AFP, Published on 11/01/2022
» CAPE TOWN - A man suspected of starting a fire that gutted South Africa's parliament made a second court appearance on Tuesday to face a new charge of terrorism, in addition to robbery and arson accusations.
Hundreds try to cross Belarus border despite easing of crisis
AFP, Published on 19/11/2021
» SOKOLKA (POLAND) - Hundreds of migrants have again tried to cross the border from Belarus, Polish officials said Friday, despite signs of an easing of the crisis after migrants left a makeshift encampment.
UN chief concerned nuclear 'coffin' leaking in Pacific
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» SUVA (FIJI) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres raised concerns Thursday that a concrete dome built last century to contain waste from atomic bomb tests is leaking radioactive material into the Pacific.
Holocaust survivor pities anti-Semites who 'waste life' hating
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - Facing a world where anti-Semitism is resurgent again, Holocaust survivor Edith Eger, who watched her mother marched to the gas chamber, said she pities those who "waste" their life hating.