SEOUL, Feb 28 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presented new sniper rifles as ceremonial gifts to party and military officials, calling them a \"wonderful weapon\" and a sign of his trust, state media KCNA news agency said on Saturday.
Visit comes four months after PM Lawrence Wong’s first official trip to South Korea in November 2025.
Kim Ju Ae has long been seen as the next in line to rule the secretive, nuclear-armed state.
China had more than 600 nuclear warheads by the end of 2024 and is on track to have 1,000 by 2030.
Costumed beggars are becoming more visible at petrol stations and night markets in Johor Bahru.
The Indonesian government expects all operators to start processing the required permits.
The 20-year-old had written a manifesto with plans for a mass casualty event.
SYDNEY, Feb 28 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday's arrest of a Western Australian man over an alleged terror plot targeting mosques, police and a parliament building was \"deeply shocking\".
South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, is reported to have issued an assessment earlier this month that Kim Jong Un has settled on a daughter of about 13 as his successor. It’s possible the future will play out the way the government analysts are now
The Ninth Congress of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party covered ground this past week that was familiar from its last gathering five years ago. Kim Jong Un proclaimed his goals of state-driven economic development, a military buildup focused on nuclear weapons and his
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 - The United States on Friday expressed support for what it called Pakistan's \"right to defend itself\" against attacks from Afghanistan's Taliban rulers after Islamabad said earlier in the day that the neighboring countries were in \"open war.\"
The US said it was “saddened by the loss of life.”
The business depends on packing a punch right away because the first five to 10 episodes are free.
Chinese Singaporeans and their ancestral families now place more focus on mutual understanding.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb 27 - Chile denied permission for a Chinese hospital ship to provide medical services onboard, saying the vessel lacked authorization to treat local residents, a decision that came amid heightened pressure from the U.S. over a proposed undersea cable project.
As the indirect negotiations in Geneva between the US and Iran concluded their last scheduled meeting, mediator Oman said there’d been “significant progress” made by the two sides. In reality, however, it appeared that the son of the Obama administration’s Joint Comprehensive
Feb 27 - The European Union and India plan to grant each other Most Favoured Nation status after their trade deal takes effect, preventing either from offering better tariff terms to other partners for five years, a draft of the text showed on Friday.
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was not happy with Iran and wants to make a deal with Tehran but warned that \"sometimes you have to\" use military force.
GENEVA, Feb 27 - Restrictions imposed by the Taliban are jeopardising the lives of women and their children who are sometimes denied emergency treatment, a U.N. human rights expert said on Friday.
The latest escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks one of the most serious turning points in relations between the two neighbors since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in August 2021. What began as recurring border skirmishes and mutual accusations of militant
VIENNA, Feb 27 - The U.N. nuclear watchdog issued a confidential report on Friday urging Iran to let it inspect all its nuclear sites and pointing at Isfahan as a place of interest because of a new enrichment plant and near-bomb-grade uranium that was stored there.
Feb 27 - U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Shi'ite alliance's candidate for premier, on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
India will also extend the runways of two existing military airstrips.
A huge trade deficit with China is among difficulties between the two sides.
The US threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades.
The two sides have different versions of how and why the deadly dispute began.
Tan Yee Lee was officially recognised by the Malaysian Book of Records in February 2026.
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Chinese sanctions aim to hinder Japan’s defense build-up Scott Foster reports that Beijing has escalated economic pressure on Japan’s defense sector, blacklisting major
The widow of former Malaysia Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin has denied involvement in any attempt to destabilise the government, calling the allegation “false and preposterous”.
Proceedings adjourned to May to give defence and prosecution more time.
KABUL, Feb 27 - Pakistani air strikes hit a weapons depot on the western outskirts of Kabul overnight, triggering hours of secondary explosions that rattled homes across the Afghan capital and left residents fearing further violence.
Some of the artefacts date back more than 1,000 years.
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 - An Indian court on Friday declined to proceed with a trial against opposition leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an alleged corruption case that his party has labelled as politically motivated.
The workers alleged they were sometimes beaten for not meeting targets.
MOSCOW, Feb 27 - Russia urged Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday to halt cross-border attacks immediately and resolve their differences by diplomatic means.
Bombings by Pakistan are the most significant development in tensions between the two neighbours - though the physical impact remains unclear.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in March 2024, weeks before India's general election, and spent months in jail.
The suspension of some tariffs will begin on March 1 and last throughout the year.
As Iranian and US diplomats meet in Geneva for crucial negotiations to avoid a potential war, opposition groups in exile are sniffing an opportunity. The Islamic Republic faces its greatest political crisis since its inception. US President Donald Trump is threatening an
Beijing’s escalating restrictions on Japanese defense-linked companies have largely been covered as a bilateral story. Yet the implications extend well into Southeast Asia, where regional countries are woven into many of the same supply chains now under pressure – and where the
From considering UEC path to starting school at six – is Malaysia's education overhaul built to last?
Pakistan carried out air strikes on Afghanistan's major cities, escalating months of border clashes.
Migrant workers alleged they were subjected to abusive treatment in a Malaysian factory for Dyson.
Eight members of the youth wing of India's Congress party have been arrested in connection with the protests.
TOKYO — Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing next month, the first by a US president since 2017, is losing significance by the day. Ten days ago, high drama surrounded Trump’s March 31-April 2 trip. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, after all, has been stringing along the Trump 2.0
Tenom remains the worst hit with 3,544 victims from 1,207 households across 46 villages.
An elephant roar was heard before the man was found with footprints on his chest and jaw.
China just notched a historic milestone: a trade surplus exceeding US$1 trillion in 2025, with exports up 5.4 % despite the trade war with the United States. Yet China’s export story isn’t just about volume — it’s about a striking shift toward high-value, high-tech dominance.
The new temporary rate, imposed after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s signature tariff policy, is lower than the 18 per cent tariff under the India-US deal.
One resident said the constant noise from the courts has taken a psychological toll on them.