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On Feb 21, Singaporean actor-singer Aliff Aziz, 34, and Malaysian actress Ruhainies, 32, pleaded guilty to khalwat (close proximity) charges – a reversal of their not-guilty plea in July 2024. In March 2024, Aliff – who was married at the time – and Ruhainies were detained by officers of the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department at a condominium in Kuala Lumpur under the suspicion of being in close proximity. The trial for the pair was set to resume on Feb 20 and 27. However, the Federal Territories Syariah Prosecution Department said in a statement on Feb 27: “The defendants’ syariah lawyer, in a letter dated Feb…

Ukrainian leader says he will resign if Kyiv is granted membership of NATO.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a minerals deal with the United States is “ready” to be signed despite his public bust-up with US President Donald Trump. Speaking to journalists after a pivotal summit with European leaders in London on Sunday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to go forward with the agreement, which fell through following a public clash with Trump on Friday. “It is our policy to continue despite what happened in the past. We are constructive. If we agreed upon signing it, we were ready to…

The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them:up to 18 million additional cases of malaria per year, and as many as 166,000 additional deaths;200,000 children paralyzed with polio annually, and hundreds of millions of infections;one million children not treated for severe acute malnutrition, which is often fatal, each year;more than 28,000 new cases of such infectious diseases as Ebola and Marburg every year.Those stark projections were laid out in a series of memos by Nicholas Enrich,…

Longtime Ukraine advocate Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., fired shots back at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who suggested the U.S. lawmaker move to Ukraine, so his voice will have weight.Graham shared a clip posted by Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Sunday showing Zelenskyy speaking with a reporter.During the interview, Zelenskyy was asked about Graham, who said he should consider resigning as president of Ukraine.”Lindsey Graham is a very good guy…I can give him Ukrainian citizenship, then his voice will gain weight,” Zelenskyy said.ZELENSKYY MEETS WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER IN LONDON FOLLOWING TRUMP OVAL OFFICE CLASH”Unfortunately, until there is…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Grant McCray led off the San Francisco Giants’ exhibition game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at Camelback Ranch and he hobbled down the first base line after his foot absorbed a cut fastball. A trainer rushed out to check on him. He grimaced and he shook his leg and he jogged in place.On the next pitch, he stole second base.“Been waiting for that chance to run,” McCray said. “I’m always itching to go.”McCray is one of the best minor-league base stealers in recent franchise history. In three years at full-season affiliates, he has been successful…

GWS star Jesse Hogan hopes recruit Jake Stringer will be play alongside him sooner rather than later and believes the ex-Bomber’s best is still ahead of him.

BEIJING: China’s factory activity grew at a faster pace in February, driven by stronger supply and demand, including a rebound in export orders, a private-sector survey showed on Monday (Mar 3), partly due to seasonal factors related to the holiday period. The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI rose to 50.8 in February from 50.1 the previous month, marking a three-month high and beating analysts’ forecasts in a Reuters poll of 50.3. The 50-mark separates growth from contraction. The PMI offers a snapshot of operating conditions in the manufacturing sector. The positive trend in the Caixin survey aligned with an official PMI…

Khalil Fong, a Hong Kong singer-songwriter who infused a soul and R&B sensibility into Chinese pop songs, died on Feb. 21. He was 41.His death was announced on Saturday by his record label, Fu Music. The announcement did not say where Mr. Fong had died or specify a cause of death, but it said he had battled a “relentless illness” for five years.Beloved for its soulful vocals and distinctive blend of soul and Mandarin pop, Mr. Fong’s music found an audience in Hong Kong, mainland China and much of the wider Chinese-speaking world.“Trying to introduce soul music, or soul R&B,…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense (DOD)’s civilian workforce to comply with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) productivity email, listing five things they accomplished after initially telling them not to reply.On Sunday, Hegseth released a video message explaining the shift.”Our civilian patriots who dedicate themselves to defending this nation working for the Department of Defense are critical to our national security,” Hegseth said. “As we work to restore focus on DOD’s core warfighting mission under President Trump’s leadership, we recognize that we cannot accomplish that mission without the strong and important contributions of our…

Four people are dead and two others are in critical condition after a chain-reaction crash involving 12 vehicles on an Arizona highway on Saturday afternoon, possibly caused by blowing dust, the authorities said.The crash, which happened on Interstate 10, more than 50 miles west of Phoenix, involved six commercial motor vehicles, four passenger vehicles, a van and a recreational vehicle towing a trailer, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.Investigators with the Arizona Highway Patrol believe there was an initial crash followed by several others. Several vehicles caught fire.On Sunday, the Department of Public Safety said that two people…