Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Anwar urges Melaka DAP to reconsider state govt exit, keep working until election

Anwar urges Melaka DAP to reconsider state govt exit, keep working until election

Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left) says he has asked DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke (right) to speak with his Malaccan part colleagues to delay they decision to withdraw from the state government until the election. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

First Published: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026 6:35 PM MYT

PORT DICKSON, July 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Melaka DAP to postpone its decision to withdraw from the state government administration so that the focus can remain on development and the people’s welfare.

Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, said the matter had been discussed with DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke and Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, expressing hope that negotiations would continue to reach the best possible solution.

“I’ve already raised the matter and spoken to minister Loke (DAP secretary-general), Melaka DAP and the Chief Minister, asking them to negotiate first... postpone it for the time being so that we can continue working with the state government until the election,” he told reporters after officiating the AI-powered Midport Smart Container Terminal project here today.

Anwar said differences of opinion among component parties in a ruling coalition were normal, but should not derail the development agenda or efforts to safeguard the people’s welfare.

“Even if there are two or three issues that we disagree on, that’s all right. There are many matters on which we do not see eye to eye now, but when it comes to policies for economic growth and the people’s well-being, we move forward together.

“So, I hope they will reconsider (and postpone the decision),” he said.

He said the move was important to ensure the state government could continue carrying out its duties and responsibilities smoothly until the election.

Melaka DAP today announced its immediate withdrawal from the state government after the Melaka State Legislative Assembly passed amendments to the State Constitution to allow for the appointment of nominated assemblymen.

Melaka DAP chairman Khoo Poay Tiong said the decision was in line with the party’s stand in opposing the bill, which it claimed was contrary to the principles of democracy and elections. — Bernama

US targets ICC with sweeping campaign to protect Americans

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US targets ICC with sweeping campaign to protect Americans

14 Jul 2026 • 9:11 AM MYT

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Washington launches a coordinated effort against the International Criminal Court, accusing it of threatening US sovereignty and servicemen.

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday announced a sweeping campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could include further sanctions and other measures, accusing it of posing “an intolerable threat to US sovereignty.”

The Trump administration said it would pressure other countries to withdraw from the court, marking a sharp escalation in the US effort to isolate the Hague-based institution and starve it of political and financial support.

“The ICC and its friends are waging a war against our country, not with bullets or missiles, but with statutes, compacts and the force of so-called international law,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a video statement.

The State Department said in a statement that the campaign will “systematically disable the ICC’s ability to operate, target American servicemen or officials, or otherwise threaten American sovereignty.”

The US has previously targeted individual court officials it deems a threat to US interests, but the new “whole of government” campaign will pressure other nations “to withdraw from the ICC and cut off any financial support to the court,” a State Department official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

‘Threat to America’

In February 2025, shortly after President Donald Trump returned to office, Washington slapped asset freezes and travel bans on several ICC officials over an arrest warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Gaza.

But on Monday, the State Department focused on what it called the ICC’s “intolerable threat to US sovereignty,” saying the court “claims the authority to prosecute and even imprison American servicemen and officials operating on behalf of America’s national interest.”

“Americans never signed up for this, and all American presidents since the ICC’s ratification have maintained that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over Americans,” the department’s statement said.

Rubio added that the ICC “threatens every aspect of our political and legal system,” and that it has moved from being a “narrow backstop” charged with prosecuting “only the gravest offenses…when a nation’s courts were unable.”

In addition to levying further travel and financial restrictions on people associated with the court, the State Department official said: “We will watch with interest which nations join ranks with us against this threat to Americans who are willing to risk their lives to protect others.”

“While the calls are intended to highlight the ICC’s abuses and the risks posed to Americans and other nations, nations that refuse to reject the ICC’s false authority while relying on US assistance are likely to come under increased scrutiny,” the official said.

US reservations about the court predate the Trump. The US, like Israel, has not ratified the international treaty that established the ICC and it has rejected the court’s jurisdiction in cases involving the US or Israel.

Judges’ lawsuit

Three ICC judges sanctioned by the Trump administration filed a lawsuit in June against the president and other senior US officials, arguing that the measures imposed on them were unlawful.

In a complaint filed in New York, Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, Uganda’s Solomy Balungi Bossa and Benin’s Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou said the sanctions were intended to “exert extrajudicial pressure.”

Established in 2002, the ICC prosecutes individuals accused of the gravest atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

Russia is also not a member of the ICC. Its President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of an ICC arrest warrant since March 2023.

India summons Iran envoy over dead sailor amid more strikes

Iran war: India summons Iran envoy over dead sailor amid more strikes

The UAE says two of its national tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles, as India summons Iran’s deputy ambassador after an Indian crew member was killed and several others were wounded in the attacks.
The US has carried out more strikes on Iran, with Iranian media reporting explosions on Kish and Qeshm islands, as well as Bushehr and Bandar Abbas.
Iran says it attacked US military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and two oil supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump says a US blockade will be reinstated on Iranian ports in the coming hours, and Washington will “become the guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz for a 20 percent fee.

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Explosions sound in western Bandar Abbas, Iran
Five explosions were just heard in the western area of the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, state TV is reporting.
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Hormuz will never open by US ‘aggression’: Iran’s army
The Strait of Hormuz will never be opened by “war, evil, and American aggression”, the Iranian army’s spokesperson, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, was cited as saying by the Tasnim news agency.
The country’s armed forces will not relent over the key waterway, Akraminia added. Respecting the rights of the Iranian people is the only way to open the Strait of Hormuz, he added.
“We are obligated to avenge the blood of the martyrs, especially the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution,” Akraminia said.
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US launches more attacks on Iran as Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade
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GCC slams attacks on UAE tankers in Hormuz
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has denounced Iranian attacks on two Emirati oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, with Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi calling it “an explicit violation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 2817, which stresses the necessity of protecting international navigation and refraining from targeting commercial vessels or endangering maritime lanes”.
Albudaiwi said the GCC stands firmly with the UAE and supports all measures taken to protect its security, sovereignty and vital interests.
He called on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities by taking decisive action to halt repeated Iranian attacks, hold those responsible accountable and safeguard international navigation.
The latest incident comes amid heightened tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, and attacks exchanged between the US and Iran around the Gulf region.

Obituary - Senator Lindsey Graham

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American politicians:
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Republican politicians ! Not Democrat ones !

Sean Maher

Nothing brings Washington together like war crimes.

Roy FJ

Nothing new. The use of napalm in the Vietnam War was not ordered by a single individual but rather authorized and scaled up by top U.S. political leaders—principally Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson—and executed by the Pentagon and U.S. military commanders.