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As Trump makes rare visit to Malaysia, PM Anwar’s balancing act faces test
US president's Malaysia visit puts spotlight on Southeast Asian country's effort to walk fine line between great powers.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,338
Here are the key events from day 1,338 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Donald Trump backtracks on plans to ‘surge’ military to San Francisco
The US president credits billionaire tech entrepreneurs with helping change his mind on the National Guard deployment.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro dismisses threatened US aid cuts as ‘nothing’
Petro, however, did acknowledge that a disruption in the two countries' military cooperation could have serious effects.
Is Trump losing patience with Putin over the Ukraine war?
New US sanctions imposed as summit scrapped days after announcement.
Israeli strikes kill four in new Lebanon ceasefire breach
Israeli forces carry out air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon in violation of US-brokered ceasefire.
EU leaders delay decision on using frozen Russian funds to aid Ukraine
EU leaders had hoped to agree on a plan to fund a loan of 140 billion euros to bolster Ukraine.
Russia’s Putin defiant in face of US sanctions over Ukraine war
Russian leader says sanctions are 'serious for us' but insisted he would not bend to US pressure over war on Ukraine.
Trump halts San Francisco deployment amid Bay Area protests
US President Donald Trump said he will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco after a call with Mayor Daniel Lurie
Virginia calls state of emergency to expedite food aid in gov’t shutdown
The move would allow him to use emergency funds to assist Virginians in the absence of federal appropriations.