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Football
Soccer-Bottom side Wolves hold Newcastle to draw to extend unbeaten run
WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers snapped Newcastle United's three-match Premier League winning streak in a 0-0 stalemate on Sunday, as the embattled hosts went unbeaten in five straight matches, including four league games, for the first time this season.
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World
Clashes in Colombia between guerrilla groups leave 27 dead, sources say
BOGOTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - At least 27 members of a leftist guerrilla group in Colombia were killed in clashes with a rival faction in a fight over control of a jungle area in southwestern Colombia, military authorities reported on Sunday.
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Nation
Taiwanese woman drowns while snorkelling in Pulau Pangkor
IPOH: A Taiwanese woman was found drowned after she went snorkelling at Pantai Teluk Nipah near Pulau Pangkor on Sunday (Jan 18).
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Football
Perak defy the odds with stunning win over KL in Malaysia Cup
PETALING JAYA: Perak, now playing in the A1 Semi-Pro League, stunned Kuala Lumpur 2-0 in the first leg of their Malaysia Cup round of 16 tie at the Manjung Stadium on Sunday (Jan 18).
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World
Chile declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill 16, force thousands to flee
SANTIAGO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country early on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 16 people dead.
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Nation
Death toll rises to three in Rompin lorry crash
KUANTAN: Another Bangladeshi oil palm plantation worker has been reported dead after the lorry he was travelling in skidded off the road in a crash along Jalan Selancar-Redong near Kampung Perwira Jaya, Rompin, on Saturday (Jan 17).
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Tennis
Tennis-'Who cares?': Potapova shrugs off copycat claims over nationality switch post
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Anastasia Potapova on Sunday played down fans' reactions over similarities between the announcement of her nationality switch and that of fellow Russian-born player Daria Kasatkina, saying there was nothing wrong with borrowing "perfect words".
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Nation
Father, two young children die in two-vehicle collision in Kulim
KULIM: A man and his two children were killed today in a road crash involving a Perodua Viva and a Proton S70 on Jalan Kulim-Mahang, near SMK Sungai Kob.
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China
Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda driving countries closer to China: survey
Nearly 26,000 people from 21 countries overwhelmingly agreed that Chinese global influence will grow over the next decade
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World
Syrian forces enter outskirts of Raqqa, advance deeper into the US‑backed, Kurdish‑controlled northeast
TABQA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Syrian government troops are entering the outskirts of the city of Raqqa and are advancing deeper into the northeast of the country, the last stronghold of the U.S.-backed autonomous Kurdish-led administration, government officials and security sources said on Sunday.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (Jan 18, 2026)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Jan 18, 2026).
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AseanPlus News
Hotel cancellation uproar hits Busan ahead of BTS tour
The announcement of BTS' first world tour in four years has led to a spate of hotel cancellations in Busan, triggering scrutiny of pricing behaviour in a city eager to boost its tourism credentials.
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World
'Be in no doubt' EU will retaliate to any new US tariffs, Ireland says
DUBLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The European Union will retaliate if U.S. tariff threats against European allies over Greenland materialise, but it is premature to consider using the bloc's "Anti-Coercion Instrument", Ireland's prime minister said on Sunday.
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AseanPlus News
China’s supercooling tech packs 40% more punch into chips used in military radar
The innovation is expected to boost the performance of gallium nitride-based radar systems, widely used in China's advanced stealth planes
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Other Sports
Olympics-Brignone could return to Alpine World Cup on Tuesday after injury
MILAN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Italian skier Federica Brignone has registered for Tuesday's World Cup giant slalom at the Italian venue of Plan de Corones, the domestic federation for winter sports said on Sunday.
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World
Uganda partially restores internet after ageing president wins seventh term
KAMPALA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ugandan authorities partially restored internet services late on Saturday after 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term to extend his rule into a fifth decade with a landslide victory rejected by the opposition.
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AseanPlus News
Thailand celebrates: Singing sensation Lisa makes history as first Thai and K-pop Golden Globes presenter
Thai darling and Blackpink member Lisa presented the award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama alongside actress Priyanka Chopra.
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Other Sports
Alpine skiing-McGrath goes top of World Cup slalom standings with Wengen victory
WENGEN, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Norway's Atle Lie McGrath claimed his second World Cup slalom victory of the season as he edged out Norway-born Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen in Wengen on Sunday.
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Singapore
Architect Liu Thai Ker, Singapore’s first master planner, dies at 87
Dr Liu Thai Ker, Singapore's first master planner and "Father of Urban Planning", died on Jan 18, having shaped Singapore's modern landscape.
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AseanPlus News
Indonesia says one body found at the wreckage site of missing surveillance plane carrying 10 people
Number of people on board revised to 10, from 11 previously, plane crashed into mountain slope, investigators say; One victim's body found in ravine
