MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments about U.S. President Donald Trump's remark that Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv, said the national interest was paramount for the Russian leader. He also said in a conference call with reporters on Wednesday that a possible meeting of...
KOTA KINABALU: The Sarawak Premier getting pulled into the water crisis at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is an embarrassing reflection of the Sabah government’s failure to address basic infrastructure issues, says Sabah Umno. Its strategic communications director Datu Rosman Datu Ahir Zaman said it was a “tamparan besar” (major blow) to the credibility of the Gabungan...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has never shied away from speaking the truth or standing up to those in power, says Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar. She said the Economy Minister, who has announced his resignation from the Cabinet effective June 14, has introduced transformative ideas and policies that have shaped...
KLANG: An urgent PKR central leadership council meeting has been called to discuss the resignation of Economy Minister Datuk Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. "We are waiting for further details on the timing of the meeting," shared a party insider. He said potential new candidates to take up both...
LAGOS (Reuters) -The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, and poverty, its most senior official said on Wednesday as leaders marked 50 years since the bloc's formation in Nigeria. Jihadist violence has surged this year in Nigeria and the Sahel region, including Burkina Faso, Mali, and...
Malaysian socialite Eunice Jaymie Tan's grand uncle is the late Malaysian business magnate and founder of IOI Properties Group, Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng. Just months after getting engaged in March 2024, LA-based Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jeffrey Kung, 43, tied the knot with Malaysian socialite Eunice Jaymie Tan. He announced the news on May 20, also known as 520...
The 'Piano Man' artist had to cancel his upcoming 2025 concerts due to a concerning diagnosis. Learn all about it here. Billy Joel broke fans’ hearts in May 2025 when he announced a concerning health update: his diagnosis with a condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), which has impacted his ability to perform. As a result of...
Diddy’s 'White Parties,' held annually from 1998 to 2009, attracted a variety of A-listers. Here’s a list of notable guests who attended. As one of the most recognizable names in hip-hop, Sean “Diddy” Combs—better known as P. Diddy—established a star-studded network across the music, film, fashion, and business worlds. His influence was unmatched in the late ’90s...
In a shocking new biography titled 'Love, Freddie,' an unidentified woman claims to be the daughter of the late Queen frontman. According to a new biography, Freddie Mercury allegedly had a child. Titled Love, Freddie, the book includes volumes of journals that the late Queen frontman gave to a woman who claims to be his daughter. She chose to...
CANNES, France (AFP): Exploitative contracts that force young female Japanese pop stars to forego relationships and sex are at the heart of director Koji Fukada's latest film, which has premiered in Cannes. The 45-year-old director said he was inspired by a news report about a Japanese "idol", as the starlets are known, who was sued by...
