Mohamad Hasan's comments came a day after authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who had gathered outside the agency's premises in Kuala Lumpur to seek assistance after being evicted from their homes in Penang state.
July 29 - Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defences amid war with the United States.
Coral reefs are home to roughly a quarter of the world’s marine fish species.
University of Canterbury (UC) computer science professor Richard Green leads UC Vision, with researcher Dr. Richie Ellingham developing AI and computer vision technology that can identify, measure and track fruit hidden behind dense foliage.
An government statement said the officials had accepted bribes in relation to durian export.
SYDNEY, July 29 - Elon Musk's X accused Australia of trying to give its internet regulator unfair information-gathering powers and undermining U.S. law with plans for tougher enforcement of a teen social media ban.
The administration used Kahan's "American Cars" to soundtrack photos of the president visiting General Motors’ flagship test site
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that the State Department is set to reinstate funding for a global humanitarian vaccine program after the Trump administration previously paused the program. “It is welcome news that following our recent outreach, the State Department
Immersion deep-ultraviolet lithography machines are crucial to advanced chipmaking, and this marks a key step forward in Beijing’s drive to reduce its reliance on foreign technologies.
Mike Flanagan "should soon be moving on to script."
Israel’s right-wing government is intensifying its half-century-long campaign to take over the West Bank fully by unleashing bands of settler militias to harass Palestinian residents, destroy their homes and livelihoods and restrict their movement throughout the occupied
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is regaining prominence in climate policy debates in Germany. A study published in Environmental Politics examines the reasons behind this comeback and shows that the strict limits originally envisaged for CCS were progressively relaxed
Hotel operators reported early inquiries from international travellers ahead of the October race.
A former Trump health official on Tuesday slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci over his recently-released journal entries. “I'd like to see honesty and transparency and I'd like Tony to come clean with all the things that he's really been caught in contradictions,” Dr. Brett Giroir, a
KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 29 - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto and rescuers are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath the rubble, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday.
In the much-loved 1980s sitcom, still in perpetual reruns, the four wisecracking women who share a house in Miami met through an ad on a supermarket bulletin board.
Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) is projected to defeat businessman Toby Doeden in Tuesday's GOP primary runoff for South Dakota governor, according to Decision Desk HQ. Rhoden will now take on Democrat Dan Ahlers, a former state senator, in November. He is expected to hang on to the
Director Jake Kasdan returns to close out the trilogy with the film that Sony releases later this year.
The livestream will only end when they finish recording their latest collab
Sony has unveiled the trailer for the third entry in the “Jumanji” franchise, titled “Jumanji: Open World.” The teaser offers fans their first glimpse of the returning ensemble cast, including Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan. The third film follows the
The special election to fill the remainder of the late Rep. David Scott’s (D-Ga.) term in the House is headed to a runoff, according to Decision Desk HQ. None of the five candidates jostling for the vacant seat scored more than 50 percent of the vote, pushing the top two
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with senators in the Capitol on Tuesday to press his case for additional U.S. support for Ukraine, specifically anti-ballistic missiles, and to emphasize his country's gains in the war against Russia. The meeting occurred shortly
US Central Command says it intercepted "multiple" ballistic missiles fired by Iran.
The US and China are locked in a race to the lead the world in robotics and artificial intelligence.
Former ICTY prosecutor finds no evidence of criminal conduct in Chiren drilling dispute, as EPPO investigation continues. An independent review by Steven Kay KC, one of Britain's most experienced criminal barristers and a former senior prosecutor at the International Criminal
Noah Kahan is the latest among musicians firing back against the White House for using their music on social media, responding to an Instagram post that utilized his song “American Cars.” The White House post from Monday featured images of President Donald Trump while visiting
Evolution is a fact of life. So much so that even the theory of evolution is evolving. Lately, a centuries-old discredited idea has been making a strong comeback. It helps us explain scientific observations that, according to standard evolutionary theory, should be impossible.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is hardly new to gaming. For years, developers have used it to control player behaviour, adapt opponents’ tactics and make virtual worlds feel responsive. What is new is generative AI, which moves beyond following pre-programmed rules to creating
The sudden ban has Australia join a list of over 50 countries where most Diamond Casino features are unavailable.
TOKYO — Investors hoping President Prabowo Subianto might learn from Indonesia’s past economic mistakes should get used to disappointment. Since taking office in October 2024, Prabowo has worked to drag Southeast Asia’s biggest economy back into its past. Which past is
The Senate, in a rare bipartisan vote Tuesday night, advanced a bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas than the U.S. has previously enforced and extend existing sanctions on Iran, aiming to economically squeeze the two countries
The Australian maximalist Ninajirachi one of the most exciting new electronic pop artists going. Her album I Love My Computer cracked our list of last year's best , and we named her one of 2025's best new artists too. So it was a bummer when she soundtracked an ad for Meta's AI
A study published in Royal Society Open Science reveals striking trade-offs when it comes to different methods of egg production. Using UK data, the study compared several possible scenarios for the egg industry, including shifts to barn, free-range and organic systems, while
Rescuers worked overnight to find people following an explosion at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping centre.
“The Gilded Age” star Ben Ahlers and Wesley Taylor have wrapped production on ‘Movin’ On Up,’ a workplace satire short film directed by Jacob Wahba . Taylor (“Only Murders In The Building,” “Smash,” “Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical”) stars as a directionless white-collar
Modder Relysia has released a new way to explore Faerûn. A true over-the-shoulder camera angle means it's time to play Baldur's Gate 3 again!
[Daba Finance] S&P Global has agreed to acquire a majority stake in pan-African credit ratings agency Agusto & Co., expanding its presence in Africa's domestic credit markets through a partnership that combines global analytical expertise with regional market knowledge.
Video gaming is a valued leisure activity in Australia. The latest data show 74% of Australian households own at least two gaming devices.
The IRGC’s attempt to redraw the status quo amid an uneasy stalemate comes as White House hedges its military options and Omani officials seek to bring the two enemies back to the negotiating table.
Unless you draw the line at AI-generated dialogue
[Independent (Kampala)] The irony could hardly be greater. China, a country that has struggled for decades to become a football powerhouse, did not feature at the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup in North America. China has only played at the 2002 World Cup in its history.
West Africa is becoming increasingly attractive to those who want to make and export illicit drugs.
A group of U.S. visual effects workers engaged directly by “Star Wars” franchise productions has joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for collective bargaining purposes. The new bargaining unit includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including,
Hollywood powerbroker Ari Emanuel rallied to the defense of his friend and business associate David Ellison, claiming that the state attorneys general trying to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal are threatening to “destroy” competition in the entertainment industry.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence (DNI) in a 51-47 party-line vote, potentially reviving a stalled battle over renewing the nation’s warrantless spy powers. Clayton, currently a U.S. attorney who served as chair of the Securities
Female sweat bees need to make a pivotal life decision: remain in the nest to help their mother raise more offspring or leave to establish nests of their own. New research from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that queen pheromones help influence that
Archaic human parents had to look after helpless infants like modern-day parents do, according to new research. Human babies are born less developed than those of other great apes and are therefore unable to move as freely. A common result is deformational plagiocephaly, also
President Trump’s approval rating has hit its lowest mark in the poll conducted by The Economist/YouGov since he returned to office last year. In the poll, 34 percent of respondents said that they either “somewhat” or “strongly” back Trump’s job performance, while 62 percent