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European Union ambassador Aidan O'Hara is assaulted at his home in Khartoum. EU Foreign Affairs High Representative Josep Borrell calls the assault a "gross violation of the Vienna Convention". [https:--www.bbc.com-news-world-africa-65306695 (BBC News)]Sudan closes its airspace, cancelling all flights in and out of the country. Kenya likewise suspends all flights to and from Sudan. [https:--www.flightglobal.com-air-transport-sudanese-airspace-closed-as-armed-conflict-erupts-152865.article (Flight Global)] [https:--www.kenyans.co.ke-news-88216-kenya-airways-adjusts-flight-schedules-over-khartoum-fighting (Kenyans.co.ke)]China, Malaysia, and the United States urge their citizens in Sudan to hide, find shelter, or evacuate the country. [https:--www.scmp.com-news-china-diplomacy-article-3217317-chinese-embassy-sudan-issues-high-alert-notice-tells-citizens-stay-indoors-away-windows (SCMP)] [https:--www.freemalaysiatoday.com-category-nation-2023-04-17-foreign-ministry-looks-for-ways-to-get-malaysians-out-of-sudan- (FMT)] [https:--www.cbsnews.com-news-sudan-military-factions-at-war-civilians-cower-death-toll-tops-100- (CBS News)]"De facto" leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares the Rapid Support Forces to be a rebel group, and orders the group dissolved. [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-2023-4-17-sudan-army-declares-rsf-a-rebel-group-orders-dissolution (Al Jazeera)] Battle of Khartoum
2023-04-17

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announces that the U.S. will postpone a Minuteman III ICBM missile test in an effort to de-escalate tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
2022-03-2

At least seven people are killed and 85 others are injured by an earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake is felt as far away as Malaysia and Singapore.
2022-02-25

Hong Kong reclassifies 15 countries and territories, including the U.S., France, Malaysia, and Thailand, to the "high-risk" category, which means that beginning on August 20, there will be mandatory 21-day quarantines and tougher boarding requirements for travellers arriving from those countries due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant.
2021-08-16

Malaysia announces the arrest of six alleged Islamic State members accused of plotting to abduct and murder police and assault places of worship. Authorities appeal for information on four more suspects.
2018-04-16

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law amendments that allow foreign media outlets in Russia to be listed as foreign agents. Earlier this month, RT America has been forced to be registered as a foreign agent in the United States.
2017-11-25

Malaysia confirms it has suffered its first bombing by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during the previous week raising fears about the spread of influence of the militant group.
2016-07-4

Australia issues a security alert, warning that terrorists may be planning attacks in and around the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. It also recommended that Australians avoid travel to the coastal region of eastern Sabah, where the beaches and islands are popular with foreign tourists.
2016-02-21

United States President Barack Obama hosts a two-day summit in Rancho Mirage, California with leaders of the ASEAN member states, including democratically-elected Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines and Joko Widodo of Indonesia as well as autocratic rulers such as Hun Sen of Cambodia and Najib Razak of Malaysia.
2016-02-15

Myanmar tops the 2015 Charities Aid Foundation's World Giving Index which measures each country's charitable behavior. Individuals indicate whether they have donated money, volunteered, or helped a stranger in the past month. The United States, which tied with Myanmar last year, is second, followed by New Zealand, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and Malaysia.
2015-11-10