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Immigration DG: Repatriation programme records strong response, over 100,000 migrants sent home, RM88m collected
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (251+ words) PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26 " The Migrant Repatriation Programme 2.0 (PRM 2.0), a voluntary amnesty initiative that allows undocumented migrants to return to their home countries without facing prosecution, has generated over RM88 million in revenue as of February 23, according to Immigration Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban....
Bill and Hillary Clinton to give back‑to‑back testimony in Epstein probe, calling process a ‘kangaroo court’
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (574+ words) NEW YORK, Feb 26 " Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is to testify behind closed doors today before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled…...
PMO: Cabinet performance remains strong alongside high integrity standards
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (243+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 "Members of the Cabinet have overall performed their duties with full integrity and met the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set for each ministry, according to the Prime Minister's Department (JPM). It said in a written reply published…...
Rubio says US-China ties reach ‘strategic stability’ before Trump’s Beijing visit
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (332+ words) BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Feb 26 " The United States and China have reached "stability" in their long-fractious relationship, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Asian power. "I think we've reached a…...
Deputy minister says LGBT should be called ‘deviant culture’ to avoid normalisation
14+ hour, 23+ min ago (244+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 " The public has been urged to use the term "deviant culture" to replace references to the LGBT community to avoid normalisation and curb the expansion of the related content algorithms on social media platforms. Deputy Minister in…...
PM Anwar Ibrahim marks 46th wedding anniversary with touching tribute to Dr Wan Azizah
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (92+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 " Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today extended warm wishes to his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, on their 46th wedding anniversary. In a Facebook post, Anwar expressed gratitude for her love, sacrifices and unwavering…...
US eases Cuba oil embargo, demands ‘dramatic’ change from Havana
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (708+ words) BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Feb 26 " The United States yesterday eased an oil embargo on Cuba but Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the island to change "dramatically," saying the communist government had only itself to blame for a…...
Kim vows more nuclear weapons, AI‑enabled attack systems as North Korea closes party congress with parades
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (505+ words) SEOUL, Feb 26 " North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would focus on expanding his country's nuclear arsenal and that prospects for improving relations with the US rested entirely on Washington's attitude, state media KCNA reported today. North Korea's week-long…...
Germany’s Merz meets Xi, announces Chinese order for up to 120 Airbus jets amid push to reset ties with Beijing
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (728+ words) BEIJING, Feb 26 " China will buy up to 120 aircraft from European aviation giant Airbus, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said following talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday. Merz's visit comes as Berlin and Beijing seek to build on their decades-old…...
Democrats accuse US govt of ‘largest cover‑up in modern history’ over Trump sex abuse claims
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (452+ words) WASHINGTON, Feb 26 " Democrats yesterday accused US President Donald Trump's administration of the "largest government cover-up in modern history" over reports that it withheld documents relating to allegations that the Republican leader sexually abused a minor. The Justice Department has released…...