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KUALA LUMPUR: A boat carrying 37 undocumented migrants believed to be from Indonesia sank off Pangkor island on Malaysia’s west coast, leaving 14 people still missing, maritime authorities said.The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Perak said it was alerted early Monday (May 11) by a local fisherman who found the survivors floating at sea.”Initial investigations … found that the total number of migrants on the boat was 37. So far, 23 victims have been rescued while efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining individuals,” Mohamad Shukri Khotob, Perak MMEA director, said in a statement issued late Monday night.”Preliminary investigations…

Ex-mayor of wealthy Los Angeles suburb promoted pro-China propaganda at behest of Chinese officials, prosecutors say.Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026The former mayor of a wealthy suburb in the United States city of Los Angeles has admitted to acting as an illegal agent of China, according to authorities.Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty to one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government from late 2020 until 2022, the US Department of Justice said on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWang admitted that she did not notify the US government that she was acting on behalf of China while promoting…

A move by the Trump administration to suspend the federal gasoline tax would offer only modest relief to U.S. drivers socked by soaring fuel costs, according to tax and energy experts.Americans face the highest prices at the pump since 2022, with a gallon of gas surging roughly $1.54 since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February. On Monday, drivers nationwide paid an average of $4.52 a gallon, according to AAA.”I think it’s a great idea,” President Trump  told CBS News White House correspondent Nancy Cordes on Monday of the plan to temporarily lift the gas tax. “Yup, we’re going to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An out-of-control wildfire has triggered an evacuation order south of Whitecourt, with officials urging residents to leave immediately. Woodlands County said the fire is burning east of Range Road 114 and south of Highway 43, including the West Ridge subdivision.All residents in the affected area have been ordered to evacuate right away. Officials are advising people to gather pets, important documents and medication, and to register at the evacuation reception centre at the Allan and Jean Millar Centre in Whitecourt.The wildfire, estimated at about 55 hectares, is located roughly 3.5 kilometres south…

An updated Xpeng G6 mid-size electric SUV is still on the cards for Australia, distributed by the Chinese brand itself, alongside the X9 people mover.

Her family had lived in Wang Chi House, the only block in Wang Fuk Court left physically unscathed. But even then, returning home was not an option.“Your home is still intact and nothing happened to it, yet you still feel as if it has already been destroyed,” she said.For her father, who lived there for 40 years, the displacement has been especially difficult. Decades of routine that included morning tea, familiar faces and daily walks were abruptly severed.“Every day he asks: ‘When are we going back?’,” Brutus added.Weeks after the fire, the family was eventually offered a unit at a…

US officials say 18 Americans are being quarantined and monitored for symptoms, as WHO insists risk to public remains low.The last two evacuation planes carrying passengers and crew from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have landed in the Netherlands, as a repatriated US passenger tested positive for the respiratory infection.The two planes carried 28 evacuees from the MV Hondius, which had been docked in the Canary Islands, including six passengers and 19 crew members, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe passengers – four from Australia, one…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! No one would have predicted it.But you could have made a lot of money if you did.With uncharacteristic dispatch, the United States Senate unanimously voted to ban senators and staff from playing in the prediction markets.”This is a national security risk,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “The very possibility that a member’s vote could be influenced by a bet is reason enough to slam the door shut.”SENATE QUIETLY BANS LAWMAKERS FROM BETTING ON PREDICTION MARKETS The Senate has unanimously voted to ban its members and staff from betting in prediction…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A small Pennsylvania liberal arts college is scrubbing a professor’s name from a campus building after revelations he excavated a Native American burial site and promoted racial hierarchies.Swarthmore College, located outside Philadelphia, has already removed Spencer Trotter’s name from the building formerly known as Trotter Hall, now temporarily labeled “Old Science Hall,” as it works toward a permanent replacement. The college also removed Trotter’s name from the adjacent lawn.The push to remove Trotter’s name follows a more than two-year investigation by the college, according to the school’s student newspaper, The Phoenix. The…