Hamzah’s PAS-UMNO Push Raises Stakes for Anwar Ahead of Malaysia’s 2028 Polls

‼️ 🇲🇾 Hamzah Zainudin, a veteran political operator who helped propel two Malaysian prime ministers to power, is seeking to unite PAS and UMNO—the country’s two largest Malay-Muslim parties—through his new Parti Wawasan Negara. Backed by PAS, Hamzah has become parliamentary opposition leader and aims to build a bloc that could destabilize Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s UMNO-backed coalition and emerge as a powerful force ahead of elections due by early 2028.

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Meta Unveils Muse Charm: Pocket-Sized AI Companion Ditches the Phone

‼️ 🧠 Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on Wednesday launched Muse Charm, a palm-sized, 5G-enabled device with a small screen that lets users interact with its Muse AI agent without a phone, set to go on sale by December, alongside new smart glasses models including a camera-less version. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Muse could help generate financial returns for users, noting Meta will keep the agent free for a “huge number of tokens” while planning to introduce a “small” transaction fee.

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Houthis’ Homegrown Arsenal: How Chinese Parts Are Powering Yemen’s Weapons Revolution

Alpha Binwani Capital: “The Houthis have gained unprecedented military autonomy by manufacturing weapons inside Yemen, with China-sourced equipment and parts fueling this expansion of their military-industrial complex, according to Yemeni officials, intelligence sources, shipping experts, UN reports, and customs data reviewed alongside recent seizures. Because most components are dual-use, the shipments skirt the UN arms embargo on the Houthis, and there’s no evidence the Chinese suppliers knew the final destination. The development raises the risk of a Houthi blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb, which—layered on existing Iran-US disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz—could further choke Red Sea traffic carrying roughly 12% of global seaborne trade”

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Barr Signals More Hikes Ahead as Inflation Risks Trump Jobs Worries

‼️ Fed Governor Michael Barr said Wednesday that further interest rate hikes will likely be needed, as inflation remains above the 2% target with risks to that goal rising even as labor market risks have eased; despite strong growth and a solid job market, he stressed that price stability is essential to sustaining durable, maximum-employment growth.