Western leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated by China’s role in enabling the war in Ukraine. Some have even openly threatened to sanction the country if it continues to provide Russia with the materials it needs to build more weapons. And they are right to focus on
The national security council said it was unaware of any such security threat.
Malaysia is guaranteeing spots in a major pre-university programme for top scorers, regardless of race. While lauded as a “brave” move by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, it does not address social inequalities, observers say.
She was filmed helping out at her mother’s stall.
Of the respondents in the 35 countries surveyed, Malaysians had the most positive view on Russia.
Local governments have been finding it difficult to service their debts amid a slowing economy.
MOSCOW - Russia will respond to Finland's decision to grant the United States access to its military bases, a spokesman for Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Prices in Indonesia of common drugs for hypertension and high blood pressure are two to nearly four times the prices in Malaysia, a check by CNA found.
Officials corrected their earlier statements that mistook engine coolant for tyre marks.
Japan’s government acknowledges that around 16,500 people were forcibly sterilised under the law.
The Chinese embassy in the Philippines has made representations to the government, urging it to step up efforts in handling the case and to “swiftly apprehend and punish the killers”.
KYIV - A Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's city of Dnipro on Wednesday killed at least four civilians and wounded 27 more, damaging kindergartens, schools, and hospitals and causing fires throughout the city, regional officials said.
The 38-year-old man is the first Japanese national to receive this punishment in Singapore.
Authorities said that sections of Yangtze River had exceeded the warning mark.
The meeting will happen around the same time that a Nato summit will be held in Washington.
The self-styled guru used to be a head constable known by the name Suraj Pal Singh.
BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping said he supports Kazakhstan joining the BRICS bloc, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday, as the group of developing nations mulls further expansion to rival a Western-dominated world order it sees as outdated.
The incident that took place during a religious gathering is among the deadliest crushes in India in a decade.
Gunfire has rocked the area since late on July 2.
The initial proposed changes would have effectively barred speech, dressing and decorations in public places deemed “harmful to the spirit or the feelings of the Chinese nation”, with offenders facing up to 15 days in detention.
Taiwanese officials have confirmed to the BBC that the boat was seized inside China’s territorial waters.
It was the second python killing in the province in a month.
PM Anwar is under pressure to accelerate reforms, including creating a more level playing field in education and jobs.
The ruling brings to an end a decades-long fight for justice by victims who were forcibly sterilised.
“Grab duck” trails in a long line of animals that have had the occasional “odd jobs”.
KARACHI - Pakistan is looking to clinch a staff level agreement on an International Monetary Fund bailout of more than $6 billion this month after addressing all of the lender's requirements in its annual budget, its junior finance minister told Reuters.
The driver pleaded not guilty to the two charges.
More than half of Thais are unhappy with PM Srettha’s performance.
The case is seeking the dissolution of the popular opposition Move Forward party.
Trapped in a Catholic mission sheltering dozens of women and children from the war raging on the streets of Khartoum, Father Jacob Thelekkadan punched new holes in his belt as the supplies of food dwindled and he grew thinner.
The Yangtze river has seen water levels in its Anhui section exceed warning marks and continue to rise.
Known as MyRentas, it can be used by bus passengers at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar CIQ in Johor Bahru.
People fell on top of one another as they tumbled down a slope into a waterlogged ditch.
An investigation has found that thousands of sperm samples may have been misidentified by IVF providers.
Police are now trying to locate the preacher who presided over the event.
Since the programme began nearly two years ago, over 4.3 metric tonnes of plastic waste have been collected.