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Renee Guette, a WWII concentration camp survivor, talks with Andree Dupont, an old friend whom she met before the camp and now lives in France, through an iPad placed in the bedroom of her daughter’s home in the northern outskirts of Houston in Tomball, Texas on April 22, 2025. — AFP pic

French Resistance members reunite 80 years after WWII in touching video call

An undated image shows the Three Pillars in Tatu City. — Rendeavour pic

‘They wanted free land’: How a bold Nairobi megacity is standing up to corrupt officials

Cardinal William Seng Chye Goh takes a selfie with faithful near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, as seen from Rome, Italy, May 5, 2025. — Reuters pic

Papal conclave becomes viral sensation as youth turn Catholic tradition into online spectacle

This photograph taken on April 15, 2025 shows Lieutenant Shivangi Singh of the Indian Air Force (IAF) speaking during an interview with AFP at the Air Force Museum in New Delhi. — AFP pic

India’s woman fighter pilot trailblazer eyes space

Launch event of Idea Live Arena at 3 Damansara. — Picture from CapitaLand

International entertainment and live performance venue makes Malaysian debut at 3 Damansara

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha from Gaza won a 2024 Pulitzer award in the “commentary” category for essays published in The New Yorker magazine. — Picture from Poetry Foundation website

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer as Gaza, Sudan and failed Trump assassination dominate 2024 journalism awards

‘Mi Tikus’ is made from short ‘laksa’ noodles stir-fried with ingredients like onions, eggs, prawns and soy sauce. — Bernama pic

‘Mi tikus’ and the man behind the flames: Ipoh’s viral noodle craze

Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov's uniform is on display on April 17, 2025 at the museum Berlin-Karlshorst where on the night of May 8-9, 1945, the supreme commanders of the Wehrmacht signed the unconditional surrender before representatives of the Soviet Union, the United States, Great Britain and France. — AFP pic

Shadow of Ukraine war looms over Berlin’s ‘German-Russian’ museum

In Malaysia, the EV will be known as the TQ Wuling Bingo. Being a Completely Knocked-Down (CKD) vehicle, this means that Bingo EV can be sold here at a much lower price than RM100,000 floor price than the government currently imposed on fully imported Completely Built-Up (CBU) EVs. — SoyaCincau pic

Wuling Bingo EV is coming to Malaysia for under RM100,000: Locally assembled by Tan Chong Motor

These days there is no need to bring wads of cash when you are out shopping... with e-wallets, the whole experience is way more convenient. — File picture

Embracing a cashless Malaysia for real convenience

Pope Francis arrives on a Toyota Mirai hydrogen-powered popemobile for the weekly general audience on September 25, 2024 at St Peter's square in the Vatican. — AFP pic

Saving lives even after death: Pope Francis sends popemobile to Gaza as children’s clinic

Fishermen attend the closing ceremony of the Senyar festival at the Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar on April 25, 2025. — AFP pic

Doha’s Senyar festival hooks younger generation on heritage with dhow fishing and Gulf pride

Svitanok (meaning dawn) staff member Svitlana Andreieva (centre) stands at the entrance of the charitable foundation office in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, one of the last organisations still providing care for those living with the condition near the war-ravaged front. — AFP pic

Tea and sympathy: Ukrainian outcasts find dignity from stigma and shelling in last safe space

Mastering gear like the Pioneer DJ is a game-changer for beginners. — Picture courtesy of Reeve

So you want to be a DJ — How to kickstart your career like a pro

DJs are always ready to elevate the energy in the clubs with their electrifying beats. — Picture via Facebook/Kyo KL

Clubbing 2.0: How VIP culture and social media are changing Malaysia’s DJ scene

A 5,000 yen afternoon tea set served at the British pavilion at the Osaka Expo has left Japanese social media aghast at its perfunctory paper cups, sending Britain’s embassy into damage-control mode. — Picture via flickr/UK at Osaka Expo 2025

Britain responds to ‘storm in a paper cup’ after 5,000 yen Osaka Expo afternoon tea served in disposables stirs backlash