WESTONARIA (South Africa), May 24 — Rescuers successfully brought all 260 miners to the surface yesterday after they were trapped underground for more than 24 hours at a South African gold mine, the operator announced.

SEOUL, May 23 — South Korea’s defence ministry today dismissed claims of discussions with Washington about withdrawing US troops from the country, following a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report suggesting the US was considering a partial troop relocation.‍

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — National women’s doubles duo Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah powered their way into the semi-finals of the 2025 Malaysia Masters with a commanding straight-sets victory over Indonesia’s Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi yesterday.‍

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — A social media influencer has been remanded for four days, starting yesterday to facilitate investigations into allegations of sending obscene images to a teenage girl.‍

PUTRAJAYA, May 24 — The government has been urged to introduce a new act to streamline and enhance the country’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem.‍

MONTE CARLO, May 23 — Lewis Hamilton admitted yesterday that Ferrari is running out of time to turn their Formula 1 season around but remains hopeful of a strong performance at the Monaco Grand Prix following a determined fourth-place finish last weekend.‍

NEW YORK, May 23 — The Trump administration yesterday revoked Harvard University’s authorization to enroll foreign students—who make up over a quarter of its student body—in a sharp escalation of the president’s conflict with the prestigious institution.‍

SEOUL, May 23 — South Korea’s defence ministry today dismissed claims of discussions with Washington about withdrawing US troops from the country, following a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report suggesting the US was considering a partial troop relocation.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — National men’s doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi has highlighted three contentious umpiring decisions that he believes contributed to the early exit of young Malaysian pair Kang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai in the second round of the Malaysia Masters at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, yesterday.‍

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — A notice informing Teoh Beng Hock’s family representative of the decision to classify his death as requiring no further action (NFA) was delivered last Tuesday.‍

MANILA, May 22 — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed he will come out of retirement at age 46 to challenge Mario Barrios for the American's WBC welterweight title.

MANILA, May 22 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos today requested the resignation of around 30 cabinet secretaries in what he described as a “bold reset,” following his party’s underwhelming performance in the recent mid-term elections.