Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday mounted a fresh legal bid to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest, though court proceedings were cut short to…
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South African Airways cancels some flights as pilots go on strike
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth African Airways said it had cancelled flights to Perth and Sao Paulo on Thursday after receiving confirmation from the SAA Pilots Association that they planned to strike following a…
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Trump picks former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskUS President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has chosen former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China, tapping a former politician with business experience to help steer relations…
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International
Macron rules out quitting, vows new PM after French government collapse
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskFrench President Emmanuel Macron pledged to appoint a new prime minister “in the coming days” following a no-confidence vote that brought down the government and plunged the nation into political…
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International
Lavrov says Russia ready to defend itself through ‘any means’
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine’s allies took “seriously” Moscow’s recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was…
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Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to clinch the three-match T20I series 2-0 at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, on Tuesday. Chasing a modest 58-run total, Pakistan knocked the winning…
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International
Saudi Arabia’s MBS takes up new Middle East crises in UAE visit
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan mulled over the recent developments in the Middle East during the…
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Palestinian officials said Tuesday that Fatah and the militant group Hamas were close to an agreement on a plan for administering post-war Gaza. The plan would see Fatah, which governs…
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Afghan women banned from pursuing medical education
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskTaliban authorities in Afghanistan are reported to have banned medical schools from admitting female students, removing the last remaining opportunity for women to pursue higher education. The decree issued by…
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Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of investments in the sub-Saharan African nation and speak at a…