Malaysia’s largest Islamist party was wiped out in Johor’s state election last weekend, but PAS is now trying to turn that defeat into bargaining power. Its argument is that supporters who had no PAS candidate to vote for helped deliver a landslide victory to Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition led by Umno, its long-time rival […]
Burned musical instruments sit in front of a music bar fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — Victims of this week’s flash fire at a Bangkok music bar that took more than 30 lives included four of the six core members of the band […]
Though both sides appeared to be digging in, a top Iranian official seemed to leave the door open for a deal, saying, “We must fear neither war nor negotiations.” #Iran #War #Live #Updates #U.S #Iran #Exchange #Strikes #Straight #Day
Reporting in her capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), DG Okonjo-Iweala said advancing negotiations and advancing WTO reform “are not competing priorities.” “Reform is not an end in itself,” she said. “It is the means by which this organization can better respond to today’s challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes for members and […]
For Manaal Khan, the gruelling journey of taking Hong Kong’s university entrance examination was not just an academic challenge but also a linguistic trial. Born in Pakistan and raised in Hong Kong, Khan kept going through her difficult days at secondary school by holding on to her dream of becoming a modern-day Sherlock Holmes by […]
A health worker stands at the Evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026, where Ebola clinical trials are scheduled to take place. Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP hide caption toggle caption Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health […]
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New Zealand, the coordinator of the FFSR initiative, recalled the key outcomes achieved by 48 co-sponsors at MC14, which represented progress across the three pillars of the FFSR initiative identified in its MC13 workplan. These pillars are enhancing transparency, crisis-support measures, and identifying and addressing the most harmful fossil fuel subsidies. New Zealand noted that […]
Deaths in Germany spiked 32 per cent during a record heatwave in June compared to levels in the previous four years, official data showed Tuesday. Nationwide, about 23,900 people died between June 22 and June 28 – an increase of 7,100 compared with the two previous weeks, according to Germany’s statistics agency. “The fact that […]
A relative of a victim in a music bar fire pays respect to the victim’s body at a police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said […]
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