Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said any talks with Iran must aim to end the war.
In the US, Democratic lawmakers have called on Apple and Google to remove X from their respective app stores.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says ban comes after failure to comply with formal notices.
Flooding has become the world’s ‘foremost climate hazard’, according to experts. So what do we do about it?
The judge has yet to deliver the complete verdict, but Najib has been found guilty of abuse of power, money laundering.
Najib sentenced to 15 years after High Court finds him guilty in trial related to 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court says a royal document allowing the ex-PM’s transfer to house arrest is invalid.
More than 1,800 people have died as floods have ravaged Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Indonesia says 1,000 dead, some 1 million displaced from rains as report points at the threat posed by climate change.
Hundreds more people are still missing as intensive rains pose new dangers in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
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