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No excuses: Arteta demands response as Arsenal wobble

LONDON, April 14 -- Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal that fatigue is no excuse for their damaging stumble as he urged his side to hit back by finishing off Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League quart... Read More


Iran slams US blockade as 'grave violation of sovereignty' over Strait of Hormuz move

NEW YORK, April 14 -- Iran slammed a US blockade around its ports on Monday as a "grave violation" of its sovereignty, as Washington and Tehran's belligerent rhetoric rattled a fragile truce. "The im... Read More


Man accused of firebombing Sam Altman home intended to kill OpenAI boss, prosecutors say

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 -- A man who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's luxury California home was trying to kill the boss of artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, US officials said Mo... Read More


Singapore GDP growth eases to 4.6pc in first quarter, advance estimates show

SINGAPORE, April 14 -- Singapore's economy grew at a slower pace of 4.6 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, slowing from 5.7 per cent in the previous quarter, according to advance esti... Read More


Public awareness on plastic waste still very low, says Perak Sultan

IPOH, April 14 -- Public awareness of the dangers posed by plastic waste remains low, despite ongoing intervention efforts, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. Sultan Nazrin expr... Read More


Last stand? Neuer gears up for defining clash with Real Madrid

MUNICH, April 14 -- Bayern Munich veteran Manuel Neuer is saddling up for Wednesday's Real Madrid quarter-final second leg at home in what could be his final season before riding off into the sunset. ... Read More


'Ball in Iran's court': US ramps up pressure after failed talks

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Washington has made its red lines clear in talks with Iran on ending the Mideast war and it is now up to Tehran to take action. Van... Read More


Between two blockades: Oil, power, and the narrow path back to diplomacy in the Strait of Hormuz - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, April 14 --   The Strait of Hormuz is no longer merely a chokepoint of global commerce. It has become a theatre of overlapping coercion - a place where two forms of blockade now col... Read More


Scandal rocks Capitol Hill: Two congressmen resign as US House braces for rare expulsions

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Two US lawmakers stepped down Monday and two more faced possible expulsion over a series of scandals that have rattled both parties and thrown the House of Representatives into... Read More


Traffic cop injured in hit-and-run on Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra in KL; suspect held

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 -- Police have arrested the driver suspected of being involved in a hit‑and‑run incident that injured a traffic police officer on Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra here on Fr... Read More