Malaysia — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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A British air traffic control failure cancels over a thousand flights, and NATS chief Martin Rolfe is summoned by the transport secretary
A failure in NATS's flight data processing system disrupted UK air traffic on 8 September: more than a thousand flights cancelled, Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted hit, Dublin affected. A further 177 flights were cancelled the next day. Ryanair and Wizz Air are demanding answers; Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander rules out a cyberattack.
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Twelve countries move to ban trade with Israeli settlements; Israel orders the British consulate closed
On Tuesday 8 September, twelve countries — the United Kingdom, France, Canada and nine European states — said they intend to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, which British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband linked to “ethnic cleansing”. Two hours later Israel ordered the British consulate in East Jerusalem to close, told diplomats to leave and barred twelve Britons from entry. Washington said it would not follow.
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The CDU's "heaviest defeat": Merz holds his ground as the succession fight opens in Saxony-Anhalt
The day after the AfD's victory, Friedrich Merz told reporters at the CDU headquarters in Berlin that he was "deeply shocked", calling the result the party's heaviest defeat in decades. He is holding his position for now, but the internal fight has begun: Sepp Müller is running for the CDU chairmanship in Saxony-Anhalt, and the coalition's reform agenda looks harder to carry.
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Anak Krakatau shuts eight Indonesian airports and grounds hundreds of flights in Jakarta
The eruption of Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait suspended operations at eight Indonesian airports and paralysed part of Jakarta's air traffic. The continuous eruptive episode lasted about twenty-five hours before activity returned to a Strombolian pattern. Five fallback airports were opened around the clock. The number of passengers affected ranges from 150,000 to 170,000 depending on the source.
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Nepal: 1,204 bodies recovered, over 4,200 missing — the race into the tunnels a week after the flood
A week after the Bhote Koshi flood, Nepal counts 1,204 bodies recovered and more than 4,200 missing. Rescuers are racing to reach survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels, 38 Australians remain unaccounted for, and China has reopened the Tibet road into the disaster zone.
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Nepal: 987 bodies recovered in Rasuwa, nearly 900 missing at eleven hydropower sites
A week after the flood triggered by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, Kathmandu announced on 1 September 2026 that 987 bodies had been recovered in Rasuwa district and more than 12,000 people rescued. Nearly 900 remain missing at eleven hydropower sites, including workers trapped in buried tunnels. Prime Minister Balendra Shah attributes the flood to climate change and is seeking help from the Loss and Damage Fund. Death tolls differ, including between Nepali sources.
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Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border: hundreds missing, including foreign tourists
An ice and rock avalanche triggered flash floods on the border between Nepal and Chinese Tibet. Reported death tolls differ sharply between countries, from several dozen to more than a hundred and sixty, and the missing range from a few hundred to nearly fifteen hundred. Among them are foreign tourists and Mount Kailash pilgrims. India has put Bihar on flood alert, Bangladesh has offered aid, Australia is searching for thirty-four nationals.
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Canada retaliates against US tariffs as Trump threatens to double duties on cars
Ottawa rejected the deal proposed by Washington and announced retaliatory tariffs alongside a support plan for its industries. Donald Trump in turn threatens to double duties on Canadian cars, trucks and parts. More than 500 products already face 50 % tariffs. The value of exports affected varies: 20 billion dollars in most accounts, 28 billion according to the Canadian press.
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A South Korean container ship sails to Europe via the Arctic route, a first triggered by the closure of Hormuz
South Korea sent its first container ship from Busan to Europe via the Northern Sea Route, after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz made the usual Gulf and Suez itinerary unusable. The crossing, estimated at 45 days, cuts thousands of kilometres off the distance but depends on Russian permits and on a navigation window limited to a few months a year.
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A US federal judge strikes down the immigrant visa freeze targeting nationals of 75 countries
A US federal judge struck down the suspension of immigrant visa processing for nationals of seventy-five countries, ruling the measure contrary to law and finding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had exceeded his authority. Coverage is led by the countries directly targeted, Nigeria foremost with six outlets.
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Jared Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt before seeing Netanyahu
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's envoy, met a Hamas delegation on 16 August at El-Alamein in Egypt before travelling to Israel to see Benjamin Netanyahu. The talks cover disarmament and the fifteen-point roadmap for post-war Gaza. Six countries cover the sequence; Egypt, where the meeting took place, and Qatar, the long-standing mediator, are each represented by a single outlet.
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