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WASHINGTON/MIAMI: The United States has captured its sixth oil tanker in the Caribbean in less than two months, continuing its enforcement of sanctions against Venezuela’s oil trade, U.S. officials said Thursday. The motor tanker Veronica…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) is leveraging its record-breaking performance last year as a springboard to further strengthen integrity, discipline, and professionalism in tackling increasingly…

DAMASCUS, Jan 15: Syria’s military announced on Wednesday that it would open a “humanitarian corridor” on Thursday for civilians to evacuate areas east of Aleppo city amid mounting tensions following clashes between government forces and…

TEHRAN, Jan 15: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed recent unrest in the country on a plot by Israel aimed at escalating the situation and prompting fresh US military intervention, asserting that Tehran is now fully in…

WASHINGTON, Jan 15: US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that he has been informed the killings of anti-government protesters in Iran are coming to a halt and that no executions are currently planned. “We have been notified, and…

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 15: The Malaysian government has ordered strict enforcement against the misuse of social visit visas for illegal employment and business activities, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Steven Sim announced on…

JAKARTA, Jan 14: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the country’s most active volcanoes, erupted violently early Wednesday, sending a towering column of volcanic ash and gas up to approximately 1.6 kilometers above its summit, authorities…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14: A Bangladeshi national and director of foreign company Nisa Resources Sdn Bhd, Mohammed Jasim, has been fined RM50,000 (approximately 1.55 million Bangladeshi taka) by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court after pleading…

WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance will chair a National Security Council meeting on Wednesday to discuss the rapidly evolving situation in Iran, where mass demonstrations continue amid economic instability and political unrest. The…

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno will continue to remain in the unity government for the time being, with strong backing from its grassroots until the next general election, said party president Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He stressed that the…