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SINGAPORE: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the public not to condemn his predecessor Ismail Sabri Yaakob before investigations by the country’s anti-graft agency conclude, and said he is open to receiving information on alleged misconduct involving members of his Cabinet. Earlier this week, Ismail Sabri was named as a suspect in a corruption probe into RM700 million (US$158.2 million) in government funds allegedly spent as part of a promotional campaign during his premiership. “Regarding the case of Ismail Sabri, there are no charges yet; the investigation process is being taken. Let us not judge; we must respect the…

A swath of Australia’s eastern coast around Brisbane, the country’s third-largest city, was bracing for the first cyclone forecast to make landfall in the region in decades, as the authorities warned of the potential for widespread flooding and destructive winds.The slow-moving Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to come ashore late Friday or early Saturday near Brisbane, where about 2.7 million people live. At midday on Thursday, it was hovering about 150 miles off the city and already creating towering waves of record heights. Local authorities have issued “prepare to evacuate” warnings for parts of the city and nearby regions, saying…

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The Trump administration said Wednesday it would use a law typically meant to investigate racist practices within police departments to examine whether the University of California system had engaged in a pattern or practice of antisemitic discrimination.The move by the Justice Department comes two days after other federal agencies announced a review of Columbia University’s federal contracts to determine if such funding should be taken away over an alleged failure to protect Jewish students and faculty on campus.President Trump has long railed against American colleges and universities for their policies toward on-campus protests against Israeli military actions in the Gaza…

By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press Posted March 5, 2025 5:51 pm Updated March 5, 2025 6:03 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say they have made more than 100 arrests and laid more than 300 charges in a major national child exploitation operation. Representatives of the RCMP and other police forces provided an update today on a project aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. RCMP Insp.…

President Trump’s pick as labor secretary faced pointed questions from both parties at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday over her past support for pro-union legislation, an issue that could complicate her nomination.The nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former Republican congresswoman, was pressed repeatedly about her stand on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, known as the PRO Act — a sweeping labor bill that sought to strengthen collective bargaining rights. She was a co-sponsor of the measure, a top Democratic priority that has yet to win passage, and one of few Republicans to back it.Asked if she continued to…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldCanada and the US could imperil North American energy stability if they restrict cross-border electricity and gas supplies in a trade war, an industry watchdog warned.Canada and the US have a “symbiotic relationship” for power supplies, with both nations importing electricity from each other to meet demand. Any move to restrict supplies could cause a “big problem” for both countries, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a regulatory body that monitors the reliability of the power systems in…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.DBS is dramatically increasing staff numbers in its wealth management business as Singapore’s biggest bank tries to attract rich Chinese clients keen to move their money overseas.The bank hired 80 relationship managers focused on the north Asia market in 2024, with nearly half based in Singapore. People with knowledge of its plans said it intended to recruit at least 30 more in the year ahead.DBS is seeking to capitalise on Singapore’s growing importance as an offshore centre for wealth management and on…

Under hostile questioning from senators of both parties, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, said on Wednesday that he was “convinced” vaccines did not cause autism even as he urged more research on the question, which scientists say has long been settled.The hearing became a battlefield for the Trump administration’s early actions on health, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reluctance to explicitly recommend vaccinations in the midst of a deadly measles outbreak in West Texas.“I fully support children being vaccinated for diseases like measles,” Dr. Bhattacharya, a health economist and professor…

Hal Hirshorn, an artist known for his ubiquity around New York City’s cultural scene, who nevertheless managed to exist outside its manic commercial hustle, using antique cameras and homemade paints to produce haunting photographs and landscape paintings, died on Feb. 4. He was 60.His sister, Harriet Hirshorn, said the cause was coronary artery disease. He died at a friend’s apartment in Manhattan, where he had gone to celebrate the opening of a group show featuring his work, “Let There Be Light,” at the Church of the Heavenly Rest on the Upper East Side.New York artists are often spoken of in…