While Kim Jong-un basks in the afterglow of his recent visit to Russia, North Korea is scaling back its presence overseas, with reported plans to close almost a quarter of its diplomatic missions blamed on its sanctions-hit economy. While the regime moves closer to China and Russia amid new tensions on the Korean peninsula, years […]
Read MoreKuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s leader Anwar Ibrahim has said his nation will maintain ties with Hamas and will “not punish” the group. Malaysians should “unanimously back” the Palestinian cause, the prime minister told parliament on Tuesday. Mr Anwar was responding to a proposal by US lawmakers to sanction Hamas’s foreign supporters. Analysts say this is also […]
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks Friday in New Delhi seeking to bolster India as a regional counterweight to China and win backing for its position on Israel’s war with Hamas. Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh for annual “two-plus-two” talks, […]
Read MoreBy Ananda Teresia and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) -A judicial panel in Indonesia on Tuesday found the Constitutional Court’s chief justice guilty of a conflict of interest over his part in a ruling that allowed President Joko Widodo’s son to run for the vice presidency. Anwar Usman, who is the president’s brother-in-law, was ordered to […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government does not recognise the unilateral sanctions or actions taken by any countries, including the United States for the decision to pass a bill regarding restrictions on foreign entities that support Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government remained firm in […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Two of five Indian states due to elect new legislatures this month began voting on Tuesday, a big test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chances of winning a third term in a national election due by May. Modi and leaders of the main opposition Congress party headed by Rahul Gandhi have criss-crossed the five […]
Read MoreISTANBUL : Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday revealed that the US had objected to the Southeast Asian nation’s stance over Palestine. Anwar told the parliament that the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur sent two demarches, or diplomatic notices, to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry. He added that Malaysia’s ambassador in Washington was also summoned […]
Read MoreSEOUL, Oct 28 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was the “steadfast will” of Pyongyang to expand ties with Russia, criticising a recent condemnation by the United States and its allies on Pyongyang’s suspected arms deliveries to Russia as politicised and distorted. North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui denounced military cooperation between […]
Read MoreA Pakistani court declined bail on Friday to detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case in which he has been indicted on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. The charge is related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s ambassador in the United States last year, which Khan is […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s royalty on Friday chose an influential sultan from the southern state of Johor to be the country’s next king. The position is largely ceremonial but oversees major appointments such as the prime minister and serves as the head of Islam in the Muslim-majority country and the commander-in-chief of its armed forces. Malaysia is a […]
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