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Iran won’t ease Hormuz chokehold anytime soon — and that’s the point, US intelligence suggests
WASHINGTON, April 4 — Recent US intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital […]
Pope Leo warns world leaders will answer to God at Colosseum Good Friday service
ROME, April 4 — Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome’s famed Colosseum yesterday evening that featured prayers for war orphans and deported immigrant children, […]
US jobs bounce back in March — but economists aren’t celebrating just yet
WASHINGTON, April 4 — The US economy posted unexpectedly strong job gains in March, data showed yesterday, in a development hailed by US President Donald Trump — but seen with […]
Former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik dies aged 82
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Former Transport Minister and MCA Honorary Life President Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik passed away this morning at the age of 83. MCA president […]
Three charged over arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in London
LONDON, April 4 — Three young men have been charged with arson over the vandalising of four ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London, British police said yesterday. British […]
Israel hits Beirut after destroying key bridge to block Hezbollah reinforcements
BEIRUT, April 4 — The Israeli military said today it had begun striking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in Beirut after it destroyed a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent the Iran-backed group’s […]
Man turns himself in after lighting fire on Tokyo’s busy Shibuya Crossing (VIDEO)
TOKYO, April 4 — A man turned himself in at a police station in Tokyo on Friday, claiming responsibility for igniting a flammable liquid a short time earlier in the […]
Analysts: Bursa Malaysia seen range-bound next week as Middle East tensions cap gains
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Trading on Bursa Malaysia is expected to remain cautious and range-bound next week, as the local bourse continues to be confined within the 1,680–1,740 range […]
War jitters and US Fed pause to keep ringgit on the back foot next week, say analysts
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The foreign exchange market is expected to remain cautious next week, with the ringgit likely to oscillate around 4.00 to 4.05 against the US dollar […]
Neighbours could hear her scream but couldn’t help: Paralysed woman dies trapped in Nilai house
SEREMBAN, April 4 — A paralysed woman died after being trapped in a fire that destroyed a terrace house in Taman Mantin Baharu here yesterday. A Negeri Sembilan Fire and […]