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Malaysia's voters delivered an inconclusive message in the general election, leading to a hung parliament. After Malaysian voters went to the polls this weekend, they delivered no clear result in parliamentary elections, a hung parliament. This in itself is a...

Iranian activists called for nationwide protests Wednesday in response to a bloody crackdown on demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death that a human rights group says has killed at least 108 people. "Be the voice of Sanandaj," said a flier distributed by protest...

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to provide advanced air defense systems to Ukraine after Russian missiles hit the capital Kyiv and other cities, the White House said in a statement on Monday. Biden spoke to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and "pledged...

A Pakistan Court dropped a contempt case against former premier Imran Khan after he agreed to apologize for his angry comments against a female judge, his lawyer said. This eases some legal worries for the leader who would have been...

Friday is the last date to file nominations for the race to elect the next party boss. In a turn of events, Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh Friday backed out of the race to become...

The UAE’s new visa rules, which offers many facilities, including the renewable 5-year Green Residence visa, will come into effect on Monday October 3, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security (ICP)...

The move has been condemned by Ukraine and Western countries and represents a major escalation in the seven-month war. Russian President Vladimir Putin has proclaimed the annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions at a signing ceremony in the Kremlin....

Hong Kong's government says that from Monday people arriving in Hong Kong will no longer have to go into mandatory hotel quarantine. Travellers will also no longer have to show a negative Covid test before boarding a plane to Hong...

An explosion near a mosque rocked Kabul after Friday prayers, authorities said. The authorities said there were several victims but the number was not yet known. Police said there were no immediate claims of responsibility. The blast was the latest...

China's former justice minister Fu Zhenghua, who spearheaded several corruption-fighting campaigns, has been jailed for bribery. Fu pleaded guilty in July to accepting 117 million yuan ($14.7m; $16.5m) in gifts and money. Chinese media reported he'd received a suspended death...