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Houthi capture of Red Sea islands deepens threat to Saudi oil flows

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have seized two strategic islands in the southern Red Sea as damage to a key Saudi oil pipeline could take three to five week...

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Britain’s King Charles to convene AI giants as fears over technology’s risks grow

The need for the gathering arises amid warnings over the technology’s potential threat to humanity intensify and divisions emerge over calls to slow its develop...

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Himalayan glacier loss accelerates, threatening water security by mid-century

The loss raises the risk for hundreds of millions with the Nepal-Tibet disaster underscoring the growing dangers

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South Korean student suicides hit record high, up 65% since 2020

The suicide rate sees a 64.9 per cent increase from 2020, with family, mental health and academic pressures among reported contributing factors

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622 rescuers search for 129 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes

Indonesian authorities deployed more than 600 rescuers and about 12 vessels to search for 129 people still unaccounted for after a passenger ship capsized in th...

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Diplomacy falters as Saudi oil supply faces five-day risk

Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough over the Strait of Hormuz fades after Oman postpones a meeting between Iran and Gulf states

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BRICS leaders unite on Middle East call for calm despite deep divisions

BRICS leaders including China, Russia, India and Iran have called for “maximum restraint” over the escalating Middle East conflict

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Anwar’s Kishore Kumar rendition strikes a chord in India (video)

PM struck a chord with Indian social media users after a video of him singing Kishore Kumar’s classic “Khwab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat” during his BRICS visit to N...

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25 years after 9/11, US-led wars leave up to 4.7 million dead and US$8 trillion bill

A quarter-century after the Sept 11 attacks, the wars and military campaigns launched by the United States have left an estimated 4.5 million to 4.7 million peo...

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Anwar calls for global unity to end bloodshed in Gaza, West Asia

The situation in West Asia requires unity of purpose among the international community, particularly world leaders, to stop the bloodshed and work towards just...

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Trump administration split over how to contain AI cyber risks without slowing US race

Trump seems divided over how far to regulate artificial intelligence after models from OpenAI and Anthropic were found to have breached secure testing environme...

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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Japan’s Ryukyu Islands

Malaysia’s Meteorological Department says its initial assessment found no tsunami threat to the country

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BRICS urges restraint as West Asia tensions threaten trade and energy flows

Members warn against attacks on civilian and nuclear infrastructure while stressing the need to keep global trade, supply chains and energy flows moving