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Ed Sheeran said the turmoil had made him question whether he wanted to continue his career in music, while he assembled a new backing band at short notice, giving its members only three days to learn his catalogue. — Screengrab from social media

Showbiz / 16 h ago

Ed Sheeran breaks down onstage, says he felt ‘abandoned’ amid Palestine row

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex December 6, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

What You Think / 16 h ago

Does the AG share the view that a house arrest order is not capable of execution, there being no legal provision in Malaysia? — Hafiz Hassan

The Selangor government has expanded the eligibility threshold for the Kita Selangor Voucher (BKS) to include households with a monthly income of RM8,000 or below. — Picture via baucarkitaselangor.com

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Selangor expands Kita Selangor Voucher eligibility, households earning RM8,000 or below now qualify

Umno President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke attend the DAP National Congress at the Marriott Hotel in Putrajaya on September 10, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 12 h ago

‘Possibly the most effective transport minister’: Lim Guan Eng praises Loke’s RM21b infrastructure legacy in Penang

Born in Beverly Hills, California, in 1999, Presley followed his mother into modelling and was signed by IMG Models at 15, later making his runway debut for Moschino in Los Angeles before appearing at a Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan and in a Calvin Klein campaign. — Picture from Instagram/presleygerber

Showbiz / 17 h ago

Cindy Crawford’s only son, model Presley Gerber, dies at 27

A general view of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly building in Seremban. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Two Negeri Sembilan excos confirm getting palace dismissal letter

This state of affairs sets a dangerous precedent for the constitutional monarchy and the future of this country — a country that must, at all times, chart its course strictly in accordance with the law. — Unsplash pic

What You Think / 18 h ago

An assault on the constitutional sovereignty of the Negeri Sembilan monarchy and the rule of law — Ten former presidents of the Malaysian Bar

The Malaysian Prisons Department has denied claims by singer-composer Yasin Sulaiman that life in prison depends on money and influence. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

‘Not true’, says Prisons Department as singer Yasin alleges ‘taiko’ bosses rule jail life

Hannah Yeoh said Anthony Loke’s offer to resign as transport minister was the party CEC’s final decision and should be respected. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Hannah Yeoh: Loke’s resignation offer was DAP CEC’s final decision, must be respected

Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim answers questions during a press conference at the Negeri Sembilan First Class Graduate Excellence Awards presentation ceremony in Seremban on September 17, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Negeri Sembilan MB says Yamtuan can’t dismiss excos without his advice, insists current line-up still valid

Flash floods hit federal capital after Ampang, Lembah Keramat record exceptionally heavy rainfall — Screenshot of video via social media

Malaysia / 12 h ago

KL mayor: Sunday flash floods hit city after Ampang, Lembah Keramat record 155mm rainfall

People are seen at a Road Transport Department (JPJ) branch in this undated file image. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 12 h ago

JPJ nets RM91.2m from ‘H’ series plates, confirms RM10.7m winning bid for ‘H 1’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim receives a souvenir from Huazong president Lim Kah Chuan at the 41st Malaysia Chinese Cultural Festival in Kota Syahbandar, Melaka. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

PM Anwar appeals for unity, tells parties to stop playing racial card when desperate

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim waves as he leaves Istana Negeri Sembilan in Changkat Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, on September 21, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Anwar leaves Istana Negeri Sembilan after hour-long audience with Tuanku Muhriz

The rare bag got the most attention at the auction. — Christie's New York pic

Singapore / 18 h ago

Rare Louis Vuitton bag most popular in Singapore money laundering case items auction

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‘I live in fear’: 1.5 million Pakistani children face online sexual abuse

With around 74 per cent of children aged 12 to 17 in Pakistan estimated by Unicef to be internet users, concerns over online safety are growing as their access to digital platforms expands. ― iStock pic

ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 — Pakistani teenager Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation.Zara, whose name has been changed by AFP for safety reasons, is one of an estimated 1.5 million children in...

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US President Donald Trump had told his advisers the day before that he opposed strikes but changed his mind after the call and ‘told the Pentagon to prepare for airstrikes against the Houthis,’ the newspaper reported, citing anonymous administration officials. — Getty Images pic via AFP

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Trump changes course twice on Houthi airstrikes after Saudi pressure, says NYT

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation, including members of his communications team, has been denied US visas for this week’s UN General Assembly, Iranian state media reported. — AFP pic

11 h ago

US denies visas to Iran delegation members ahead of UN General Assembly, says state media

File picture of residents wading through a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Puttalam, Sri Lanka, on November 27, 2025. The Sri Lankan Navy has placed 171 disaster relief teams on standby and deployed another 14 teams across the Southern and Western provinces as heavy rains increase flood risks in several parts of the country, reported Xinhua. — AFP pic

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Heavy rains put Sri Lanka Navy disaster teams on standby

Firefighters extinguish forest and land fires in Banjar, South Kalimantan, on September 21, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. — AFP pic

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Indonesia deploys 54,000 personnel, 64 aircraft but struggles to contain fires as toxic haze chokes Malaysia

US President Donald Trump walks with China’s President Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Xi will visit the United States this week for talks with Trump, Beijing confirmed Monday, expressing hope they will strengthen ‘strategic stability’ between the world’s two largest economies.— AFP pic

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Xi Jinping to visit US this week for talks with Trump, China confirms

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony to present state awards in the defence industry sector at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2026. Putin’s United Russia party won a record 355 seats in Russia’s 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary results from the three day election released by electoral chief Ella Pamfilova on Monday. — AFP pic

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Putin’s United Russia wins 355 seats in Russia’s parliamentary election

The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee — an elite party body — will be held from October 26 to 29 in Beijing, state news agency Xinhua reported. — Reuters file pic

13 h ago

China’s Communist Party to hold top-level meeting in October

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (left) leaves after a meeting with the US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in New York on September 20, 2026. He, China's top negotiator for trade, is in the United States for talks ahead of a summit between presidents Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. — AFP pic

15 h ago

US seeks ‘AI dialogue’ with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summit

A road is flooded due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan (No.25) in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, Japan, on September 21, 2026. The large and strong Typhoon No. 25 is approaching the Kanto region including Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture on the same day, bringing a risk of heavy rain and strong winds. — The Yomuri Shinbun pic via AFP

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Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan nears Japan

Supporters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party watch as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a televised address shown on public television after the release of the exit polls in the regional elections on September 20, 2026, in Schwerin in the northeastern federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made strong gains in two state elections, in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on September 20, according to exit polls by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. — AFP pic

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Germany’s Merz vows to stay course despite new election defeats

Smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery as seen from Dzerzhinsky in the Moscow region on September 20, 2026. Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of the country's parliamentary elections, the authorities said on September 20, 2026. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Russia vows revenge for election-day attacks as poll shows ruling party win

This screen grab taken from video footage released by the Houthi Al-Masirah TV channel and made available via AFPTV on September 15, 2026, shows Mocha International Airport after the Houthis took control of key cities along Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait last week, which has become vital as the wider US-Iran war chokes the Strait of Hormuz. The Houthis seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and captured three strategic islands on September 11, 2026, in a lightning offensive that cemented their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia. After a week-long offensive that has left hundreds dead, government officials said the Houthis now hold the Yemeni side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea and, in turn, the Suez Canal. — AFP pic

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Iran says conveyed conditions to US for reopening Hormuz

Smoke rises from the site of an explosion near the airport area in Erbil on September 20, 2026. An explosion sounded on September 20 near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, AFP journalists said. Iraqi Kurdish counterterrorism forces said the explosions resulted from

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State media: Iran FM to visit Qatar for talks before UN assembly as Hormuz straits tensions continue

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference following the Carpathian 8 summit in state residence in Ivano-Frankivsk region on September 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Zelensky says agreed with Trump to meet in New York

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims as he leaves after his weekly general audience at The Vatican on September 16, 2026. — AFP pic

22 h ago

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