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Sultan Ibrahim visits China in first trip as Malaysia’s king, marking 50 years of ties

Malaysia’s king has arrived in Beijing for a four-day trip to China – the first by the country’s monarch in a decade and his first overseas state visit since being crowned in July – as the two countries celebrate a half-century of bilateral ties. Talks are expected to range from cooperation on high-speed rail to the implementation of […]

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North Korea says it launched new ballistic missile with ‘super-large warhead’

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (UPI) — North Korea test-fired a new ballistic missile carrying a super-large warhead and an improved strategic cruise missile, its state-run media reported Thursday, as leader Kim Jong Un called weapons development “the most important affair of the country.” The new missile, named the Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5, was tipped with a 4.5-ton super-large conventional warhead

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RBAirF pilot reaches new heights with UK Air Force

230 Squadron, a Brunei-based Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron has been bolstered with a talented exchange officer from the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), Major (U) Nazmi Nasrudin, according to a a press release from the British Forces Brunei (BFB). Major (U) Nazmi Nasrudin was selected ahead of multiple other pilots to have the opportunity

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German Chancellor Scholz’s visit to Central Asia

A trip that marks how much the interest of the Germans and the entire European Union in the region has increased, especially on the issue of an alternative trade corridor to Moscow. But many companies are extremely cautious about investments, frightened by the economic damage done by the war in Ukraine and by a local context

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Russia advances in the Kursk region, commander says

Ukraine on August 6 launched the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two, bursting through the border into the western Kursk region supported by swarms of drones and heavy weaponry, including Western-made arms. Russia has taken two villages in the western Kursk region, a senior commander said, as Russian forces advance against thousands

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Armenia accuses Russia of planning to topple government

Armenia has been a traditional Moscow ally but has said to become more pro-Western in last two years, amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Relations between Armenia and Russia have stooped to a new low as Armenian authorities allege that Moscow financed and trained seven people to topple the country’s pro-Western government early this year, Politico has reported. The

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Chinese vice premier meets Kyrgyz deputy PM

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong met with Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Bakyt Torobayev on Wednesday in Beijing. Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kyrgyzstan for a new era has developed steadily and

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Ex-England star Lingard fined over S. Korea scooter ride

SEOUL (AFP) – Former Manchester United and England star Jesse Lingard has been fined USD143 for riding an electric scooter in Seoul without a licence, South Korean police told AFP on Thursday. The 31-year-old midfielder, who now plays for FC Seoul, was “investigated on Wednesday and was subsequently fined 190,000 won”, an official at the Korean National

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Netanyahu accuses Starmer of sending ‘horrible message’ to Hamas

The Israeli prime minister said the UK government had made a series of ‘misguided decisions’ that will not change Israel’s determination to defeat Hamas. Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the UK government of sending a “horrible message” to Hamas after it announced a partial arms export suspension earlier this month. The Israeli prime minister said the

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