As Apec opens, the largest figure in attendance is not even there: Donald Trump

Leaders from 21 Pacific economies gathering this week in Lima for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation conference arrive with questions on the future of multilateralism and the spectre of US president-elect Donald Trump looming over the event. This year’s meeting, with the theme “Empower. Include. Grow.” – a slogan decided long before the November 5 US...

US-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng calls Americans to ‘go back to Malaysia’

PETALING JAYA: US-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng has asked Americans frustrated with the results of the recent US presidential polls to "go back to Malaysia". Waving his Malaysian passport, Chieng has joked during a segment on the popular The Daily Show that if Americans are too frustrated with the results of the election, they might want...

Trump win to worsen biggest selloff in ringgit bonds since 2020

Malaysian bonds are turning vulnerable to further outflows as local yields are seen rising along with those on Treasuries with Donald Trump poised to be the next US president. The nation’s corporate and sovereign bonds saw a net outflow of 11.2 billion ringgit ($2.6 billion) last month, the most since March 2020, according to Bank Negara...

Trump wins presidential election in a deeply divided United States

WASHINGTON (AP): Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in a deeply divided United States. In so doing, the Republican president-elect exposed a fundamental weakness within the Democratic base and beat back concerns about his moral failings, becoming the first US president with a felony conviction. The Republican former president won over frustrated voters with bold promises...

Kamala Harris made a historic dash for the White House – here’s why she fell short

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON (Reuters): In a meeting with one of America's most powerful unions in September at its Washington headquarters, Vice President Kamala Harris said she'd...

Has Donald Trump Ever Been on the Joe Rogan Podcast Before?

As his supporters wait for Trump's episode to drop on Rogan's podcast, many are wondering if this is the duo's first time talking. Find out if Trump has ever appeared on 'The Joe Rogan Experience.' Donald Trump‘s upcoming appearance on Joe Rogan‘s podcast has engulfed most of the internet. The duo is expected to record the episode...

Donald Trump calls movie The Apprentice ‘fake and classless’

Donald Trump has lambasted The Apprentice as "fake and classless". The new film follows the controversial businessman (Sebastian Stan) in the 1970s as he rises from a New York real estate mogul to a figure synonymous with wealth and power under the tutelage of right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). Now, the former...

Zachary Levi endorses Donald Trump for president

Zachary Levi has offered a public endorsement of Donald Trump. The Shazam actor had been supporting Robert F Kennedy in his bid to be the Republican candidate for the upcoming presidential election, but after he dropped out last month, the 44-year-old star has now given his backing to the controversial former president, who previously held office from...

Trump vows to end Ukraine war as he meets with Zelenskiy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war, as he stood next to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy before their meeting in New York. (Reporting by Helen Coster, Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu)

Scooter Braun defends Taylor Swift against Donald Trump

Scooter Braun has defended Taylor Swift against Donald Trump. The 43-year-old former music manager famously fell out with Taylor, 34, after he bought the rights to her master recordings and allegedly slapped her with restrictions on performing her hits live before he sold the rights on to the private equity company Shamrock Holdings. And after the 78-year-old...