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Xi Jinping’s whirlwind of activity underscores China’s ambition in presenting itself as a reliable partner to developing nations on the global stage. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

With diplomatic tour de force, China’s Xi Jinping shows he’s ‘totally in charge’

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host tech leaders, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates for a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

US tech giants shower Trump with praise at exclusive White House dinner — Zuckerberg, Cook and Gates among the guests

Defendant Christian B. (C) is brought to the courtroom for a session of his trial at court in Braunschweig, northern Germany, on September 25, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

Madeleine McCann case: Prosecutors on edge as main suspect Christian Brueckner nears release, concerns mount he could flee Germany

A view of the site of the accident after the Gloria funicular railway, a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed. — AFP pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

Lisbon funicular crash claims 16 lives, with foreign tourists among the victims — investigation underway

The Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the WTO has called on the World Trade Organisation to play a crucial role and ‘show its ability and readiness’ to address global trade challenges, such as ‘unilateral actions by certain countries that lead to (a) trade war.’ — Reuters pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

Trump pulls the plug on billions in foreign aid, but WTO and ILO make an unexpected escape from the cut list

Two rival camps in Thailand are in a dogfight for power after a court’s dismissal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister, with parliament set to vote on a new premier today. — AFP pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

Thailand’s PM vote explained: Who will be the next prime minister after Paetongtarn’s ousting?

Thaksin Shinawatra left on his private jet for Dubai late on Thursday, with his family’s ruling party Pheu Thai in disarray. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

Thaksin jets off as Thai parliament prepares for PM vote in the midst of political storm

Afghans gather near damaged houses after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Sep 2025

Trapped by landslides, shaken by aftershocks — Afghan quake zone reels as death toll climbs past 2,200

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) walks with China’s President Xi Jinping before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing, Tiananmen Square September 3, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

‘People could get younger’: Open mic caught Xi, Putin discussing immortality

People walk past a tapestry hanging from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican depicting an image of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint in a ceremony led by Pope Leo, as seen from Rome, Italy, September 4, 2025. — Reuters
World / 04 Sep 2025

Italian teen to become first millennial Catholic saint on Sunday

This file picture shows Nadiem Makarim, founder of the Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Gojek at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 21, 2019. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

Indonesia detains former minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim over RM515m scandal

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a joint press conference with Estonia's president at the Nato headquarters in Brussels September 3, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

Not for Russia to ‘decide’ if West can deploy troops to Ukraine: Nato chief

The “robodebt” scandal, which ran from 2015 to 2019, caused such distress to job seekers, pensioners, students and carers that some considered suicide. — AFP file pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

‘Crude and cruel’: Australia settles largest class action over robodebt scheme

In this pic: Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello. — AFP file pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

Venezuela accuses US of killing 11 in strike on alleged gang boat

Pink and green have quickly come to symbolise a solidarity movement after violent protests, sparked by discontent over economic inequality and lavish perks for lawmakers, rocked Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. — AFP pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

From Jakarta to Instagram, pink and green emerge as protest symbols in Indonesia

Ibtissame Lachgar was arrested last month after posting online a picture of herself wearing a T-shirt with the word “Allah” in Arabic followed by “is lesbian.
World / 04 Sep 2025

Court in Rabat jails Moroccan activist Ibtissame Lachgar over ‘offending Islam’