The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
The US State Department has formally notified Congress of funding for a proposed International Stabilisation Force in Gaza, framing the move as support for President Trump's 21-point peace plan. The initiative faces pushback from Israel's government.
US President Trump has instructed his administration to cease all communications with Iran, marking a sharp reversal from recent diplomatic overtures. The decision signals a pivot toward sustained economic pressure rather than immediate military confrontation.
US Vice President JD Vance has stated Washington expects Iran to restore oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-conflict levels and guarantee safe passage for commercial vessels.
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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey uses the myth of mysterious Sea Peoples to illuminate how the United States, the post-war liberal order's principal architect, now risks becoming the very unconstrained great power its own system was designed to prevent.
Dutch legal scholars have condemned the United States' campaign against the International Criminal Court, arguing it threatens the global rule of law and could push the world toward governance by the strongest rather than legal principles.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stated that his city lacks the legal authority to enforce the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for federal intervention instead.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has condemned fresh US sanctions as a revival of McCarthyism, comparing Washington's policies toward the global left to Cold War-era repression and fascist tactics. The island faces severe economic hardship.