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PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan speaks to the media during the launch of the Perikatan Nasional manifesto for the Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election in Kuala Kubu Bharu on May 6, 2024. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 15 h ago

PAS takeover complete as ROS confirms new Perikatan leadership with Samsuri as chair

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Hasan joins worshippers in performing Friday prayers, led by Al-Bukhary Mosque imam Syeed Muhammad Lutfi Wan Yusuf, at Outreach Oasis Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur on June 19, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

New mosque to rise in front of TRX as Bukit Bintang seeks permanent worship space

A caretaker wheels an elderly woman after a bath at a day care facility for senior citizens in Tokyo on April 6, 2022. — AFP pic

Life / 13 h ago

Japanese film proposes cutting off limbs to solve the country’s elder care crisis

Fierce winds and heavy rain blew through Ipoh, Perak on June 19, 2026 damaging over 200 homes across seven neighbourhoods. — Social media pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Storm tears through Ipoh, damages over 200 homes in Anjung Bercham (VIDEO)

Bersatu information chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz said PAS. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Use your own logo and leave: Bersatu info chief says PAS never truly committed to Perikatan

Family, friends and supporters hold up placards calling for justice for T. Nhaveen during his funeral procession to Batu Gantung in Penang on June 16, 2017. The 18-year-old died from serious injuries after being brutalised by a group of youths on June 9, 2017. — File picture by KE Ooi

Malaysia / 16 h ago

After five failed attempts, prosecution bid to revive Penang teen Nhaveen’s murder case ends at Federal Court

A 67-year-old man was sentenced to 33 years’ jail and 14 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to rape and sexual assault involving two granddaughters in Muar. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Court sentences grandfather to 33 years jail, 14 strokes for raping and sexually assaulting his granddaughters

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said Malaysia is registering all refugees in the country, including those without UNHCR cards, as the actual number is believed to exceed 200,000. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Immigration DG: Actual number of refugees in Malaysia higher than UNHCR’s 200,000 figure

A nasi kandar restaurant in Bandar Dato’ Onn, Johor Bahru came under attack from two masked men who splashed red paint and set fire on June 19, 2026, a day before it was to open. — Videograb from social media

Malaysia / 14 h ago

JB nasi kandar shop suffers RM200,000 losses in pre-opening paint and arson attack

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s three press aides and a driver in a Toyota Fortuner were among seven people with light injuries in a collision on the East Coast Expressway near Maran, Terengganu on June 19, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Zahid Hamidi

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Lorry lane change triggers East Coast pile-up near Maran involving Zahid’s aides and driver

The High Court has set aside a subpoena requiring Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to testify in a RM30 million civil suit after ruling that the plaintiffs failed to show the prime minister was a relevant and material witness. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

High Court sets aside subpoena for Anwar to testify in RM30m civil suit against businessman and wife

The hunter becomes the hunted: Malaysian scientists discover hyperparasite that preys on ‘zombie fungus’ in Sabah’s Danum Valley

Life / 19 h ago

The hunter becomes the hunted: Malaysian scientists discover hyperparasite that preys on ‘zombie fungus’ in Sabah’s Danum Valley

University students react as they participate in a protest calling for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s resignation in Sleman, Yogyakarta on June 13, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 13 h ago

Indonesia’s free meal programme hits roadblocks amid protests, food poisoning, and corruption

Spain’s Ferran Torres shoots against Cabo Verde’s Vozinha, Diney Borges and Pico Lopes during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H match at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on June 15, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 13 h ago

Cape Verde’s ‘Pico’ Lopes on shutting out Spain — and the bank job he quit to get to the World Cup

Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says the large crocodile spotted in the Sarawak River near Kuching’s Masjid India may be ‘good for tourism’ but comes with too much risk. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

As pigeon-munching croc settles near Kuching floating mosque, Sarawak minister urges forestry agency to act

World

25 m ago

‘Neither I nor Italy beg’: Meloni hits back at Trump over reported photo op comments

US President Donald Trump (centre) speaks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) next to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right) at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France on June 16, 2026. — Reuters pic

ROME, June 20 — Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned US visit.Meloni said she was “frankly stunned” by Trump’s comments to Italian channel La7.According to a written transcript of the phone...

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The Cuban flag flutters along the Malecon in Havana, with the Capitol seen in the background, on June 17, 2026. — AFP pic

3 h ago

Private companies, foreign investment, commercial banking: Cuba’s stunning economic U-turn

The Ministry of the Interior building bearing an image of Ernesto “Che” Guevara is seen at Revolution Square in Havana on June 17, 2026. — AFP pic

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Will Cuba’s changes be enough to stave of Trump’s ‘friendly takeover’?

University students react as they participate in a protest calling for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s resignation in Sleman, Yogyakarta on June 13, 2026. — AFP pic

13 h ago

Indonesia’s free meal programme hits roadblocks amid protests, food poisoning, and corruption

New Labour Party MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham speaks to supporters and members of the media the morning after his by-election victory at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, north-west England on June 19, 2026. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Starmer vows to fight as Burnham secures UK parliamentary return in resounding win

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon on June 19, 2026. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Will the US-Iran deal survive? Escalating violence in Lebanon threatens fragile truce

Mount Semeru spews smoke and ash in Lumajang on December 4, 2022. Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted this morning, generating a pyroclastic flow that moved as far as 4.5 kilometres. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, spews ash 1,000m high and sends 4.5km pyroclastic flow

Rong Chhun (centre), an advisor of the Nation Power Party, speaks to supporters outside the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh on June 19, 2026. Cambodia’s top court on June 19 suspended a prison sentence handed to opposition politician Rong Chhun but upheld a ban on him running for office, his lawyer said, to the dismay of supporters. — AFP

17 h ago

Cambodian court upholds political ban on Opposition politician

China called Britain’s jailing of two dual Chinese-British nationals for spying on behalf of Beijing ‘a classic political farce’ today, urging the country to rectify its ‘erroneous actions’. — Reuters pic

20 h ago

Beijing calls UK jailing of Chinese‑Britons for spying ‘a political farce’

A Thai court sentenced a man to 18 months in prison for royal defamation over a comment posted in a Facebook group discussing the monarchy, a rights group said today. — Reuters pic

20 h ago

Thai court jails man for 18 months over royal Facebook comment, rights group says

Security staff stand guard near the Buergenstock mountaintop resort in central Switzerland, a potential venue for talks between the United States and Iran following a deal, June 18, 2026. — Reuters pic

20 h ago

Switzerland says US-Iran talks called off today after Vance cancels trip

US Vice President JD Vance holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. June 18, 2026. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

US cancels Vance trip for Iran peace talks amid confusion over Geneva ceremony and fragile truce

Meta Platforms has lobbied the US Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as ‌it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to a source familiar with the matter and proposed legislative language reviewed by Reuters. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

Meta lobbies US Congress for child‑harm lawsuit immunity in Kids Online Safety Act talks, critics warn of sweeping shield

Greater Manchester mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham meets with supporters during the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, in Wigan, Britain June 18, 2026. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

‘King of the North’ Burnham wins Makerfield seat, clearing path to challenge UK PM Starmer; first stop, a pint

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, Iran June 18, 2026. — Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA pic via Wana (West Asia News Agency)/Reuters

23 h ago

Traffic flows through Hormuz as US–Iran deal takes effect, but doubts linger as Khamenei warns talks will not be easy

This videograb from footage made available on June 18, 2026, from the X account of French President Emmanuel Macron shows (from left) US President Donald Trump and France’s President Emmanuel Macron during the signing of a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war, inside Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles June 17, 2026. — Picture via X/@EmmanuelMacron/AFP

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Republicans blast Trump’s Iran deal as details emerge, calling it ‘worst foreign policy blunder’ as president lashes out at ‘these fools’

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