Gather or gathering maybe grouping
Malaysia's foreign policy is officially based on the principle of neutrality and maintaining peaceful relations with all countries, regardless of their ideology or political system, and to further develop relations with other countries in the region /// Dasar luar Malaysia secara rasminya berasaskan prinsip berkecuali dan mengekalkan hubungan aman dengan semua negara, tanpa mengira ideologi atau sistem politik mereka, dan untuk terus membangan hubungan dengan negara negara lain di rantau ini (hope this helps?)
He was trying to claim he was no longer a slave because his master had taken him to states in which slavery was illegal.
The British told them they would be free after the war was over.
