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Britain's Queen Camilla leaves Durham Cathedral following the Maundy Service, where the monarch distributes Maundy money to 76 men and 76 women, in Durham April 17, 2025. Queen Camilla has described for the first time fighting off an attack by a man on a train when she was a teenager, speaking in an interview with the BBC in which she recounted how furious the assault had left her. — Reuters pic

Queen Camilla says she fought off attacker as teenager, told BBC anger ‘lurked for many years’

Why Malaysian families are seeking global education that builds confidence and real-world skills

Estella, 14, a homeschooled student, attends a Spanish class in her home in Shanghai November 25, 2025. — AFP pic

‘We wanted to get used to uncertainty’: Why a few families in China are choosing homeschooling

A van overflowing with fresh kampung durians rolls into Demak Farmers’ Market in Kuching December 30, 2025. — Bernama pic

When durian is RM1, you don’t ask questions, you just queue

A woman wearing dartboard-themed headgear watches during the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London December 28, 2025. — AFP pic

London’s wildest night out happens at a darts tournament

PostNord’s chief executive Kim Pedersen said the company would now focus on e-commerce, where parcels have overtaken letters. — Picture via Facebook/PostNord

Snail mail signs off: After 401 years, Denmark’s postal operator delivers its last letter

Tourism Malaysia chairman Datuk Manoharan Periasamy (centre) attends a media briefing on the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 Bukit Bintang Star-Lit Street Festival in Kuala Lumpur December 30, 2025. — Bernama pic

KL after dark gets a remix for Visit Malaysia 2026 at Bukit Bintang’s Star-Lit Street Festival

France was supposed to enforce a ban on disposable plastic cups on January 1, 2026; now it will happen only in 2030. — Unsplash pic

Sip, sip, hooray… eventually: France delays disposable plastic cup ban until 2030

Sanae Takaichi moves into the century-old Tokyo mansion for Japanese prime ministers; will her sleepless nights be from politics or the resident ghosts? — AFP pic

Beetlejuice might feel at home: Japan’s first woman PM checks into Tokyo’s ghost‑fabled mansion

 Inflation and health concerns are changing Argentina’s grill game. — Unsplash pic

Argentina’s asado on a diet: Beef takes a backseat as chicken, pork and veggies rise

‘Nasi gaul’ got its name from mixing the rice with Banjar pickles made from sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, chillies and grilled shrimp paste, and is served with boiled chicken or meat and dalca gravy. — Picture from X/Hazwan Yahaya

Have you tried ‘nasi gaul’? This Johor family is making sure the Banjar rice dish isn’t forgotten

Linda Angik (right) weaves coconut leaves into a ‘tempok’, a traditional Orang Asli headpiece, drawing attention at the Festival Irama Asli & Asal 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama pic

From coconut leaves to cool headgear: The Orang Asli ‘tempok’ story

This photo taken on December 9, 2025, shows participants playing Master of Disaster, a board game about disaster preparedness, at a library in Valenzuela, Metro Manila. — AFP

Filipinos master disaster readiness, one roll of the dice at a time

From lions to saints: Bulgaria’s new euro coins tell a historic tale. — Picture from Facebook/Maria Stoyanova

Coins with character: Bulgarian saints, knights and monks make euro debut

Traders in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan are seeing brisk sales as shoppers – some from as far away as Penang – descend on the duty-free zone during the 2025 year-end school holidays. — Bernama pic

Duty-free delight: Rantau Panjang traders cash in as visitors return to ‘cowboy town’

Aleep Kitkat holds up two of the largest durians for sale at his stall in Batu Kawa in Kuching, Sarawak. — Picture by Kentigern Minggu via The Borneo Post

RM50 for three and a social media buzz: Kuching’s durian craze goes viral