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Malaysia and India can be voices of reason amidst geopolitical uncertainty, says Anwar
SERI KEMBANGAN: As uncertainty looms amid heightening geopolitical tensions, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia and India can emerge as neutral voices in the region.
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US pushes Russia and Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States wants Moscow and Kyiv to find a solution on how to end the war in Ukraine before summer, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
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Russia to interrogate two suspects over attempted killing of general, report says
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Two suspects in the attempted assassination of top Russian military intelligence official General Vladimir Alexeyev "will soon be interrogated," the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the investigation.
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Not Italy's Devil's Island: Sardinia bristles at mafia inmate plan
NUORO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - In Nuoro, a remote city on the Italian island of Sardinia, a high stone wall rings the local prison, a fortress-like complex once renowned for holding high-profile mobsters and convicted terrorists far from the mainland.
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Thousands mourn victims of Shi'ite mosque suicide bombing in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners gathered in Islamabad on Saturday to start burying the 31 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers, as the city tightened security due to concerns there could be further attacks.
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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner jailed for embezzling 1MDB funds
NEW YORK: Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Tim Leissner reported to federal prison to begin serving a two-year sentence for one of the largest financial frauds in history.
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Two Polish airports reopen after NATO jets activated over Russian strikes on Ukraine
WARSAW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Poland's Lublin and Rzeszow airports reopened on Saturday after authorities said they had ended military aviation operations including flights by NATO aircraft in the country's airspace, triggered by Russian strikes on Ukraine.
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Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on Monday in Hong Kong national security trial
High Court judges to hand down penalties on 78-year-old defendant at 10am, according to judiciary website.
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Mexican authorities find remains matching one of 10 kidnapped miners
MEXICO CITY, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Friday that at least one body matching the characteristics of one of 10 mine workers who were kidnapped from a mine in northern Sinaloa state late last month was found in a clandestine grave.
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Exclusive-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy Waltz
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The United States will make an initial payment towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the world body told Reuters on Friday, while stressing the need for the U.N. to continue reforms.
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Three dead in light plane crash off South Australia coast, police say
SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A light plane crashed into the ocean off South Australia on Friday killing the three men on board, police said.
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Trump orders prioritizing countries with higher defense spending as customers for US weapons
Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would re-prioritize the customer list for U.S. weapons in favor of countries with higher defense spending and strategic importance in their region, the White House said on Friday.
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Armed attack leaves 4 dead in coastal city of Ecuador
QUITO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed early Friday in an armed attack in the coastal city of Machala in Ecuador's El Oro province, local police said.
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2nd LD Writethru: Dow tops 50,000 in snapback of U.S. stock markets
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000 points for the first time on Friday as sentiment improved and investors bought after corrections in previous sessions.
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World
Commentary: A new chapter for Olympic Movement
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- As the Olympic flame was lit against the backdrop of the Alps, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened not only a celebration of winter sports, but also a new chapter for the Olympic Movement itself.
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Urgent: Olympic cauldrons lit as Milan-Cortina 2026 opens
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic cauldrons were lit simultaneously in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as the 2026 Winter Games opened on Friday.
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Trump signs order threatening tariffs on nations doing business with Iran
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that may impose a 25% tariff on countries that do business with Iran.
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Jailed Venezuelan protesters could all be free by next Friday, top lawmaker says
Feb 6 (Reuters) - The head of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, said on Friday that all prisoners expected to be granted clemency by a pending amnesty law could walk free within a week.
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UN says drone targets WFP convoy in Sudan's North Kordofan
KHARTOUM, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) said on Friday that a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy came under attack by a drone in Sudan's North Kordofan state.
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Urgent: Italian President Mattarella declares Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics open
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games open on Friday.
