The purge begins: Trump fires 1,300 State Dept staff in sweeping cuts, critics warn of ‘catastrophic blow’ to US diplomacy
WASHINGTON, July 12 — More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired yesterday in…
UN slams Israel as 10 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, nearly 800 deaths at relief sites since May
JERUSALEM, July 12 — Ten Palestinians were reported killed yesterday while waiting for rations…
From waterfall to wok: Selama’s freshwater prawn farmers use mountain spring water for tastier ‘si jenggo’ harvests
SELAMA, July 12 — Nestled against the scenic Bintang Hijau Range, Kampung Klian Gunung…
At Osaka Expo, TudungPeople uses fashion diplomacy to showcase Malaysia’s heritage and quiet strength
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Malaysian modest fashion brand TudungPeople is representing the country…
AI-powered tour brings Anne Frank’s story to life in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM, July 11 — Every day, young Anne Frank and her sister Margot walked…
‘We go on living’: Kyiv embraces routine amid nightly missile fire
KYIV, July 11 — At night, Kyiv’s skies are lit by fire and boom…
‘Mistakes were made’: Trump reflects on assassination attempt one year later
WASHINGTON, July 11 — US President Donald Trump says “mistakes were made” but he’s…
China cracks down on women writing gay erotica, some face up to 10 years in jail
BEIJING, July 11 — Chinese women who publish homoerotica online say they are being…
Rohingya refugee services in Bangladesh faces collapse amid critical funding shortfall, says UN
GENEVA, July 11 — Essential services for the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh are…
US top diplomat Rubio says ‘high probability’ that Trump, Xi Jinping will meet
SHANGHAI, July 11 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio today said there was…
Blackpink drops ‘Jump’ with video directed by David Meyers, marking the end of nearly three years without new music
SEOUL, July 11 — After a nearly three-year hiatus from new music, global K-pop…
UN: Nearly 800 deaths close to Gaza aid sites, majority near US-backed GHF locations
GENEVA, July 11 — The UN human rights office said today that it had…