DHAKA, Oct 17 — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal today issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.

HONG KONG, Oct 17 — Heatwaves deep in oceans may be “significantly under-reported”, highlighting an area of marine warming that has been largely overlooked, a joint study by Australia’s national science agency (Cisro) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found.

SINGAPORE, Oct 17 — Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand will launch a Regional Aviation Safety Data and Information Sharing Initiative by the end of the year to enhance aviation safety in the region.

SEOUL, Oct 17 — A South Korean court ruled today that Seoul’s former police chief was not guilty of negligence in the response to a Halloween crowd crush in the capital’s Itaewon nightlife district that killed 159 revellers in 2022.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 — Meta is laying off employees across units including Instagram, WhatsApp and Reality Labs, the Verge reported yesterday, citing people familiar with the matter.

BERLIN, Oct 17 — Unless humanity acts with greater boldness and urgency, an increasingly out-of-balance water cycle will wreak havoc on economies and humanity worldwide, said a report released yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — Israel has a right to target Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah even as it may be hiding in civilian buildings in Lebanon, but should do so in a way that protects civilians, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said yesterday.

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 17 — Former One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after falling from his third-floor room balcony, Argentine police said yesterday.

MOSCOW, Oct 16 — Russia is seeking to convince BRICS countries to build an alternative platform for international payments that would be immune to Western sanctions when it hosts the group's leaders at a summit next week.

JAKARTA, Oct 16 — Indonesia's central bank has maintained the interest rate at six per cent after reducing it by 0.25 percentage points last month, said Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo today, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — The United States has told Israel it must take steps in the next month to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or face potential restrictions on military aid, US officials said, in the strongest such warning since Israel’s war with Hamas began a year ago.

SINGAPORE, Oct 16 — Asean must intensify its efforts to raise cybersecurity awareness, particularly in addressing the growing threats of online scams and disinformation, by adopting a whole-of-Asean approach to ensure a secure digital ecosystem, especially for vulnerable groups, said Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — Elon Musk gave around US$75 million (RM322 million) to his pro-Donald Trump spending group in the span of three months, federal disclosures showed yesterday, underscoring how the billionaire has become crucial to the Republican candidate’s efforts to win the November 5 presidential election.

SYDNEY, Oct 15 — Australia said today it would invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to expand a shipyard in Western Australia that would become the maintenance hub for its nuclear-powered Aukus submarine fleet.

CONNECTICUT, Oct 16 — Johnson & Johnson must pay US$15 million (RM64.5 million) to a Connecticut man who alleges he developed mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, as a result of using the company’s talc powder for decades, a jury found yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — World Bank president Ajay Banga yesterday warned a significant widening of the Israel-Gaza war could lead to major impacts on the global economy, calling the steep loss of civilian lives in the region “unconscionable”.

CUPERTINO, Oct 15 — Apple launched its new generation of the iPad mini on Tuesday, packed with AI features including writing tools and an improved Siri assistant, as the iPhone maker races to boost its devices with artificial-intelligence capabilities.

BANGKOK, Oct 15 — Thailand's government is preparing a series of economic stimulus measures aimed at long-term economic recovery, including a 20-baht (RM2.58) flat rate for electronic mass railways, expanded flood relief and tax relief initiatives, among others.

BANGKOK, Oct 15 — Thailand has extended the exemption for foreign nationals from submitting the TM.6 Form when entering and exiting the country until April 30, 2025, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

SINGAPORE, Oct 15 — The youngest child of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has said he would apply to demolish the statesman's home in line with his wishes, following the death of Lee's daughter last week.