Malaysia on Thursday rejected Vietnam's request to free a woman accused of the murder of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother.
Vietnam's call had followed Monday's surprise release of an Indonesian woman, who had been accused along with Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong.
A court set April 1 for her trial to resume.
Huong and Siti Aisyah were charged with killing Kim Jong-Nam by smearing his face with VX poison at Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017.
Death toll from Indonesia's Central Java landslides rises to 30
The death toll from landslides in two regions of Indonesia's Central Java has risen to 30 as rescue efforts continued, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Bangladesh, no reports of damage
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, with the epicentre at a depth of 10 km.
Fire disrupts COP30 climate talks as UN chief urges deal
Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international climate efforts.
Zelenskyy ready for 'honest' work on US-backed plan as Europeans push back
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced after talks with a top US Army official on Thursday he was ready for "honest" work with Washington on a plan to end the war, while European allies pushed back against punishing concessions to Russia.
Death toll rises in central Vietnam flooding, more heavy rain forecast
The death toll from a new barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 41, state media reported on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages.
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