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Nateesh Ganesh and Danish Rizal lead Malaysia's charge into the weekend round of the wind-swept Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Malaysia's Nateesh Ganesh endured brutal conditions to shoot a 5-over 76 for tied 14th position after the second round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Friday.
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World
Nigeria says troops kill 48 Islamist fighters after attacks in Borno, Yobe bases
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Nigerian troops, backed by air support, repelled attacks by Islamist fighters on military positions in the northeastern Borno and Yobe states, killing 48 insurgents, the military said on Friday.
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World
Top Swiss court upholds landmark Liberia war crimes ruling
GENEVA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The top Swiss court on Friday confirmed a guilty verdict against a Liberian warlord, upholding his 20 year sentence in the country's first ever war crimes trial.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Friday (Oct 30, 2026)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (Oct 30, 2026).
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Indonesia
Back to the treetops: Orang utans rescued from Borneo’s fires find a new home
Deep in a forest in Indonesian Borneo, conservationists open a cage. A female orangutan and her baby waste little time, clambering up the towering trees and disappearing into the canopy, safe at last.
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AseanPlus News
Indonesian Rayhan Latief survives 'crazy' day to lead two other teammates in the final rounds of Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Rayhan Latief endured a "crazy" day as he led two other Indonesians, Jayawardana Dornan and Randy Bintang, into the weekend rounds of the 17th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Friday.
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AseanPlus News
Thailand's favourite darling and Blackpink's Lisa sparks controversy over RM101 underwear merchandise
Blackpink member Lisa has drawn mixed reactions after including a US$25 (RM101) thong in the official merchandise collection for her debut solo mini-album, "Press Play".
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Cricket
Cricket-Lancashire exit came as shock, says Anderson
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Former England fast bowler James Anderson has said he was shocked when Lancashire chose not to renew his contract, ending a 25-year association with his home county.
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AseanPlus News
Hong Kong world’s first airport to receive digital identity certification from IATA
HKIA one of first two recipients of 'One ID' certification but officials say adoption of facial recognition technology slower than expected
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Tennis
Tennis-Rybakina withdraws from Tokyo quarter-finals with neck injury
Oct 30 (Reuters) - World number one Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open quarter-finals on Friday due to a neck injury, sending Canada's Leylah Fernandez through to the last four via walkover.
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Hockey
Ice hockey-CAS rules that Russia can compete in world championships
FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Friday that Russian teams can compete in next year's men's and women's world championships, overturning International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) decisions to exclude them from its competitions.
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World
Singapore braces as Indonesia slaps back at neighbours amid haze, political woes
SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Indonesia's swipes at its neighbours are set to last as its embattled government tries to blunt criticism of its handling of welfare programmes, market regulation and persistent wildfires that have choked the region in haze.
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Tennis
Tennis-Zverev finally takes his place at the summit
BENGALURU, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev, who spent years waiting for his moment to reach the summit of his sport only for a new golden generation to surge past him, has claimed the honour that long eluded him by climbing to the top of the world rankings.
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Nation
KTM Komuter train window shattered by vandalism, KTMB confirms
KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has confirmed that a broken train window on the Padang Besar-Butterworth KTM Komuter Utara service, which went viral on social media on Thursday (Oct 29), was caused by vandalism.
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World
Two men dead, baby critically ill after migrant boat reaches Spain's El Hierro island
MADRID, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Two men were found dead aboard a migrant boat that reached Spain's Canary Islands early on Friday after departing from Gambia, and a baby was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, Spanish rescue services said.
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AseanPlus News
UN chief urges greater inclusion of women in peace processes as conflicts and sexual violence rise
UN has urged governments to strengthen women's participation in peace negotiations, restore funding for women-led organisations and ensure accountability for gender-based violence.
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World
Swiss foreign minister discusses security issues with North Korea
ZURICH, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Friday that he had discussed security challenges affecting European and Asian nations with North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during a visit to Pyongyang for the formal reopening of Switzerland's diplomatic office there.
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Singapore
Strong El Nino in coming years can cut crop yields by up to 10%, says study on Asean agriculture
Climate change is projected to reduce production of key crops across South-east Asia, with rice, maize and sugarcane facing declines, according to a study released on by the Singapore Food Agency and the National University of Singapore.
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Singapore
Retrenchments in Singapore inch up in Q3 2026
Retrenchments edged up in the third quarter of 2026, continuing an upward trend as firms restructure, according to preliminary labour market data from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Oct 30.
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Entertainment
Late HK actor Benz Hui's daughter pays tribute to him a year after his death
She says it has been a year since her father's death and she is still doing her best to get on with her life.
