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Wild boars crash a Malaysian home during Chinese New Year 2026. — Screenshots from Facebook/马来西亚投诉站

Life / 14 h ago

Year of the Horse, but boars make their mark in CNY visit to Malaysian home, drawing awe and caution (VIDEO)

Picture for illustration purposes only. Cheras police chief Asst Comm Mohd Rosdi Daud said a parking dispute at the Seri Melaka Flats allegedly escalated into a knife attack. — Freepik pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Parking rage turns bloody at Cheras flats after man slashed

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur. The announcement signals a recalibration within Perikatan Nasional’s top ranks following Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar’s appointment as chairman. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Takiyuddin: Muhyiddin now Perikatan deputy chair, Hadi steps back from supreme council

The Singapore Trade of Industry Ministry is seeking clarity from its US counterparts on the implementation of the new Section 122 tariffs and processes for tariff refunds. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 12 h ago

From 10pc to 15 pc: Trump’s tariff jump leaves Singapore asking ‘how exactly?’

Terengganu MACC director Hazrul Shazreen Abd Yazid confirmed the arrest and said the suspect will be charged in the near future. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Terengganu MACC detains state exco over alleged nepotism in GLC hires

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Bak. — Bernama file pic

What You Think / 13 h ago

Outrageous to call for Section 36 MACC Act to be applied to MACC chief Azam Baki — Hafiz Hassan

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar takes over Perikatan Nasional’s top post after a supreme council meeting this afternoon. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Samsuri takes the helm: Perikatan picks Terengganu MB as new chairman

MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki was called to give a statement on February 19 as a government panel reviews the compliance of his RM800,000 shareholdings. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Chief Secretary: Azam Baki gives statement to special probe panel over shareholding issue

(From left) Jessica Hsuan, Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, and Kevin Chu at last month’s visit to Pavilion Kuala Lumpur to thank fans nationwide for their overwhelming support for the ‘Back to the Past’ film. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Showbiz / 19 h ago

‘Back to the Past’ levels up with 24 new minutes, multiverse twist lands Feb 26

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the premises are believed to have discharged oil waste and black-coloured effluent into the drainage system, which later flowed into Sungai Kabul. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Two recycling premises suspected of causing odour pollution in Sungai Kabul, Semenyih

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said she had instructed the District Education Office (PPD) to coordinate all forms of assistance and educational support required to ensure the welfare and continuity of the child’s learning are safeguarded. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Fadhlina visits family of late trooper Indiran, pledges help for siblings

In his writ and statement of claim, MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki seeks RM100 million in general damages, aggravated and exemplary damages, interest and legal costs. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Civil society group supports MACC chief Azam Baki in legal action against Bloomberg

Son Heung-min (right) of Los Angeles FC speaks with Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF during their MLS match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, February 21, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 18 h ago

Son outshines Messi as LAFC thrash Inter Miami 3-0 in MLS opener

JPJ officers inspect motorcycles during a Chinese New Year enforcement operation at the Sentul Pasar Toll Plaza in Kuala Lumpur February 21, 2026. — Picture via Facebook/JPJWPKL

Malaysia / 17 h ago

JPJ issues 456 notices in CNY motorcycle blitz at Sentul Pasar toll plaza

JPJ officers conduct a routine night-time patrol near the LATAR Expressway, where a group of motorcyclists allegedly hurled firecrackers at enforcement personnel. — Screengrab from Facebook video

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Firecrackers hurled at JPJ officers during late-night operation in Rawang

World

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Four years ago on Feb 24: Invasion of Ukraine leaves four lives forever changed

Nina, mother of fallen Ukrainian soldier Yuriy Glodan, pays tribute at her son’s grave at the cemetery in Odesa on February 20, 2026. — AFP pic

KYIV, Feb 23 — Tens of thousands of civilians and hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been killed in the Russia-Ukraine war.In Ukraine, millions more have had to flee their homes to escape the fighting as Russia’s troops advanced. And any Russians who oppose the fighting have either been arrested...

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Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland’s independence in December 2025 – something the territory has been seeking since declaring its autonomy from Somalia in 1991. — AFP pic

World / 12 h ago

Looking for friends: Somaliland dangles minerals and military access to US

Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Greenland, like Denmark, has free healthcare and doesn’t need US President Donald Trump’s hospital ship. — Picture by Denmark Out via AFP pic

World / 13 h ago

Greenland has free healthcare, Danish minister says after Trump offers hospital ship

Three bodies of unknown gender were found at this wooden house that was completely destroyed by fire in Mutsuzawa Town, Chiba Prefecture on February 22, 2026. Six people had lived at the house, and two elementary school girls and a woman in her 60s who is believed to be the grandmother have not been contacted. — Picture by The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

World / 13 h ago

Three found dead in Chiba home fire as search continues for missing girls and grandma

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Travellers wait for their trains at the Shanghai Hongqiao railway station as China logs over 250 million passengers in the 2026 Spring Festival, and it’s only halfway through the travel season. — China Daily via Reuters pic

13 h ago

China logs 258 million rail trips halfway through Spring Festival travel season

This picture shows the F359 HDMS Vaedderen, the third unit of the navy's inspection ships of the THETIS class in Nuuk, Greenland, on February 17, 2026. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Danish forces evacuate US submarine crew member off Greenland

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: ‘The world doesn’t need more turbulence, it needs peace.’

15 h ago

Brazil’s president says world needs jobs and peace, not Trump’s 15pc tariffs or another ‘Cold War’

This file picture shows a set of remote islands called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

South Korea protests Japan’s Takeshima Day ceremony, demands end to ‘groundless’ claims over island

Afghan men search for victims after an overnight Pakistani airstrike hit a residential area in the Girdi Kas village of Bihsud district, Nangarhar province on February 22, 2026. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Pakistan launches air strikes in Afghanistan, Kabul says children among dozens killed

US President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with state governors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2026. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Trump says ‘great hospital boat’ headed to Greenland to treat the sick

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 19, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. — Reuters pic

21 h ago

Kim Jong Un outlines new five-year goals at Workers’ Party congress in North Korea

The waxing crescent moon sets over the city, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2026. — Reuters pic

22 h ago

Lviv blasts kill policewoman, wound 15 in ‘act of terror’ in western Ukraine

A Palestinian woman reacts as Israeli bulldozers demolish an apartment building belonging to the Salhab family near the Israeli settlement of Hagai, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on February 18, 2026. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Arab, Muslim countries condemn US envoy remarks on Israel’s ‘biblical right’ to region

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, integrated for the Artemis II mission, are seen at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 1, 2026. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Rocket issue forces Nasa to scrap March launch window for Moon mission

Members of the Venezuelan National Police stand guard outside the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) Zone 7 prison in Caracas on February 20, 2026. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Over 1,500 apply for amnesty as Venezuela begins releasing political prisoners

The Islamic State group urged its fighters to confront Syria’s new authorities in spokesman Abu Huzaifa al-Ansari’s first audio message in two years. — AFP pic

23 h ago

IS urges fighters to target Syria’s new authorities in first audio in two years

The US Supreme Court has dealt with a series of cases involving challenges to the actions of President Donald Trump and his administration since he returned to office in January 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

From tariffs to immigration raids: Major Trump cases at the US Supreme Court

British newspapers, featuring coverage of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of Britain's King Charles, on suspicion of misconduct in public office, sit on display in a newsagent in London February 20, 2026. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Could King Charles’ brother Andrew be charged? Here’s what prosecutors must prove

US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

‘The presidency is definitely weaker’: ‘Seething’ Trump lashes out as Supreme Court reins in his expansive view of executive power

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