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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 1 h ago

No house arrest for Najib, High Court decides

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (third from right) officiates the 2025 Huffaz Gathering & Nusantara Da’wah Symphony at Masjid Tuminah Hamidi in Bagan Datuk, Perak on December 21, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Malaysia introduces SPTM, aiming to make tahfiz centres models of excellence

South Korea’s An Se-young won the World Tour Finals with a 21-13 18-21 21-10 win over defending champion Wang Zhiyi today for her 11th title in 2025, equalling Japan great Kento Momota’s record of most titles in a calendar year in singles competition. — AFP pic

Sports / 17 h ago

South Korea’s An Se‑young wins World Tour Finals, equals Momota record for singles titles

Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik play a point during their men’s doubles match against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 19 h ago

Coach Herry: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik must fix fitness to stay with the world’s best

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is midway in his reduced six-year jail term, is seen here at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on November 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Najib to find out today: House arrest or Kajang prison?

Malaysia / 5 h ago

On track: ECRL, LRT3 and Pan Borneo Highway headline Malaysia’s transport progress this year

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said targeted fuel subsidy has long been debated, adding that it is his government that carried it out. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Budi95: Anwar says govt saves RM800m, Malaysians benefit as every ringgit returns via Rahmah Cash and Sara

Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition will push to reintroduce the GST after GE16 but will accept the SST system for now. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Zahid: BN will push for GST return after GE16, says it’s ‘best tax system’

According to ‘Harian Metro’, supporters began assembling as early as 7am, with crowds swelling around the court compound amid chants of ‘Justice for Najib’ and ‘Lawan tetap lawan’. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Crowds turn up at Jalan Duta court complex as Najib awaits house arrest decision

High Court judge Alice Loke Yee Ching today rejected Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to serve the remainder of his six-year sentence under house arrest. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 51 m ago

Accuracy over speed: Teo Nie Ching rebukes media for misleading Najib house arrest coverage

LHDN said the concession covers errors in Stamp Duty Return Form (BNDS) submissions, inaccurate information affecting stamp duty assessment, and offences identified under subsection 72D(2) of the Stamp Act 1949. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 19 h ago

No penalties in first year of self-assessment stamp duty system, says LHDN

The suspicious item found at St Joseph’s Church in Bukit Timah, which police said resembled an improvised explosive device but was later assessed to contain no explosive elements. — Singapore Police Force pic

Singapore / 18 h ago

Man arrested under anti-terror law after device scare at St Joseph’s Church in Singapore

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he hopes Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be granted a royal pardon by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, while stressing the decision rests entirely with His Majesty. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

‘We can’t bear to see Najib in jail’: Zahid says he’ll keep praying for royal pardon

The first-ever emergency thoracotomy was successfully performed at Kapit Hospital on Friday. — The Borneo Post

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Life-saving milestone: Kapit Hospital surgeons perform first emergency thoracotomy

The High Court’s decision today means that Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to continue serving his jail term at Kajang Prison. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Shafee: Najib to appeal after High Court rejects house arrest bid

World

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After seizing two vessels, US forces chase ‘dark fleet’ tied to Venezuela’s oil exports

The US Coast Guard apprehends the oil tanker “Centuries” off the coast of Venezuela on December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 — The US Coast Guard was pursuing another allegedly sanctioned tanker on Sunday, a US official told AFP, as Washington ramps up its pressure campaign targeting Venezuela’s vital oil sector.The “active pursuit” in the Caribbean Sea was happening a day after the Coast Guard seized its second...

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The Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco) Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world’s largest nuclear facilities, stands along the coast in Niigata, Japan on December 21, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 3 h ago

Japan set to restart world’s largest nuclear plant 15 years after Fukushima disaster

Handouts from the US Justice Department show newly released documents from the disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a collection of fully redacted pages, in Washington, D.C. on December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 3 h ago

When in doubt, black it out: Epstein files spark political firestorm as DOJ denies cover‑up

This handout satellite image from 2025 Planet Labs PBC shows the Amdjarass airbase in Chad on August 30, 2023, with an Ilyushin Il-76D aircraft reportedly used to transport weapons and mercenaries to Sudan, according to sources. Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of bumper Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment. — 2025 Planet Labs PBC handout/AFP pic

World / 15 h ago

From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan's killing fields

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Federal agents chase a man through a parking lot in the Avondale neighborhood following a confrontation during immigration raids, after US President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois October 25, 2025. — Reuters pic

15 h ago

Trump to expand immigration crackdown with US$170b boost in 2026 despite growing backlash

This combination of pictures created on June 24, 2022 shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) arriving on October 19, 2016 at the chancellery in Berlin, and France's President Emmanuel Macron (right) attending a national ceremony in Paris on September 29, 2021. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was ready to hold talks with Macron if there is mutual political will, in remarks published by RIA news agency earlier today. — Various sources/AFP pic

15 h ago

Putin open to talks with Macron, France says it will consider approach

Volunteers carry groceries during a mobile pop-up food pantry at Mussey Fire Hall in Capac, Michigan December 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

15 h ago

Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan as Senate race looms

A total of 97 flights were cancelled and more than 200 were delayed due to low visibility amid fog at Delhi airport on Sunday, Press Trust of India reported. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Dense fog causes major disruption at Delhi airport with 97 flights cancelled, over 200 delayed

Twenty-six South Korean nationals were apprehended during a joint police crackdown at a scam centre in a Cambodia-Vietnam border town last week, with one Korean freed from confinement, police said today, Yonhap News Agency reported. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

17 h ago

Cambodia raid: 26 South Koreans detained over scam operations, one rescued from confinement

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives to attend the memorial held for the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney December 21, 2025. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Australian PM Albanese booed at Bondi memorial for victims of antisemitic attack

Flowers and notes from the public are laid for the victims of the metro attack outside a mall in Taipei December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Taipei metro stabbing not terror-related, Taiwan police say

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23 h ago

Stay home if you can, San Francisco mayor warns, after citywide power cut hits 130,000

Police said the motive for the attack at Bekkersdal, 40km south-west of the city, was not clear. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

Nine killed in mass shooting near Johannesburg in second such attack this month

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the US Department of Justice on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department/Handout via Reuters

1d ago

The Epstein files are out — but where is Trump?

This frame grab taken from video footage provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on December 20, 2025 via AFPTV shows Australian surf lifesavers standing in silence along Bondi Beach in Sydney in honour of the victims of the December 14 Bondi Beach shooting attack. — AFP pic

1d ago

Australia stops in silence for Bondi Beach shooting victims

A injured Cambodian soldier transferred from a frontline arrives at Ou Chrov referral hospital, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 14, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Cambodia says over 500,000 forced from homes by Thailand border clashes

Mourners gather next to floral tributes laid at Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Australia PM orders police, intelligence review after deadly Bondi Beach shooting

Former US President Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department pic/Handout via Reuters

1d ago

‘Is this the best the government can do?’: Victims react to Epstein file release

Claudio Neves Valente, suspect in the Brown University shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, picks up a vehicle at an Alamo Rent a Car in this frame grab from CCTV released in an affidavit by the Providence Police December 18, 2025. — Providence Police/Handout via Reuters

1d ago

Former peers recall Brown University–MIT shooting suspect as brilliant but difficult

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