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China sets ‘red lines’ on Taiwan ahead of Xi-Trump summit

China warns that Taiwan, human rights and other issues touching its sovereignty and development are “red lines” that cannot be challenged

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91-year-old woman dies after alleged monkey attack in Karnataka

A 91-year-old woman dies after she was allegedly attacked and pushed by a monkey outside her home in Karnataka

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Iran war widens as Hormuz, Saudi oil routes face new pressure

Iran threatens further attacks as the Strait of Hormuz remains under pressure with Houthi advances threatening Saudi-backed forces and oil exports

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Indonesia cancels licences of five companies over forest, land fires

Indonesia cancels the business licences of five companies holding a combined 92,464 hectares of concessions in Kalimantan as part of a crackdown on violations l...

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Anwar backs 22 Malaysian youths in WorldSkills Shanghai gold medal push

PM expresses confidence in the country’s TVET talents as they vie for gold against participants from more than 60 countries

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US set to expand military presence in Greenland under new arctic security deal

The security agreement is expected to expand the US military presence to two additional sites in Greenland while leaving Danish sovereignty over the territory i...

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Houthis push to cut off Yemen’s Red Sea coast as fighting escalates

Fighting intensifies as US President Donald Trump reportedly calls off planned strikes on the group at the last minute raising fresh questions over Washington’s...

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Death of woman after NAD+ infusion at Bronx wellness centre ruled as homicide

An autopsy finds that she died from a cardiac air embolism

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Macron - Trump discuss ‘constructive’ energy strike moratorium in Ukraine-Russia war

Macron say the discussions focused on strengthening Ukraine’s defences and efforts to reduce attacks affecting the energy sector

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No tsunami threat to Malaysia after 5.2-magnitude quake hits Sulawesi

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Minahassa Peninsula in Sulawesi, Indonesia, this afternoon, with METMalaysia saying its initial assessment found no tsunam...

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Facebook, Instagram recover after outage hits thousands of users

Downdetector records more than 17,000 reports for Facebook and over 5,000 for Instagram at the peak of the disruption

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Xi heads to Trump summit with China’s export engine still running strong

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet in Washington on Sept 24 with an extension of their trade truce likely to take priori...

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Russian strikes destroy 13 million books, put Ukraine’s publishing industry at risk

The strikes cause at least US$39.3 million in damage and threatening textbook supplies, independent publishers and the future of Ukrainian literature