JAKARTA, Sept 27 — Indonesian authorities have confirmed that 15 miners have died in a landslide that struck an illegal mining area in Solok district, West Sumatra province yesterday.

TOKYO, Sept 27 — Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the United States (US), with proposals to revamp Tokyo's closest alliance by locking Washington into an "Asian North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)" and stationing Japanese troops on US soil.

SINGAPORE — United States (US) interest rate cuts and China's economic stimulus package for markets will be conducive to private equity deals in Asia, with lower funding costs and better market sentiment expected to make exits easier, said industry players.

BEIJING, Sept 27 — China's Coast Guard has said the Philippines sent a civilian ship to ferry daily necessities to a warship at the Second Thomas Shoal that Beijing says was illegally "beached" in the disputed waterway of the South China Sea.

VIENTIANE, Sept 27 — The 42nd Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) concluded with great success yesterday afternoon.

BANGKOK, Sept 27 — Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand’s main international airport, is set to officially open its third runway in November, following successful operational trials conducted in July and August, as confirmed by Airports of Thailand (AoT).

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 — The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued urgent safety recommendations to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on potential issues with the rudder control system on certain 737 models.

BRASILIA, Sept 27 — X told Brazil’s Supreme Court it has complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to lift a ban on the platform, according to a document seen by Reuters, in a major retreat by billionaire owner Elon Musk’s battle against “censorship”.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 26 — Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the United States (US) and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war.

HANOI, Sept 26— Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to invest US$1.5 billion (RM6.21 billion) in Vietnam in the near future, the government of the Communist-run nation said today, which could help resolve a stalemate over the launch of its Starlink satellite services there.

MANILA, Sept 26 — The Philippines' lower house of congress has slashed funding for Vice President Sara Duterte by nearly two-thirds in the proposed 2025 budget, as a deep split between Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr looms over midterm elections next year.

NEW YORK, Sept 26 — The United Nations (UN) Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday to address the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, as Lebanon's situation continues to deteriorate.

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 — Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity, following an updated dress code.

NEW YORK, Sept 25 — The work of the 79th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, which focuses heavily on the ongoing Israeli aggression on the war-torn Gaza Strip, continued today at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States.

NEW YORK, Sept 25 — Global debt hit a record high of US$312 trillion (RM1.28 quadrillion) at the end of the second quarter, driven by borrowing in the United States (US) and China, while a key debt ratio in emerging markets also scaled a fresh peak, data from a banking trade group showed.

BEIJING, Sept 25 — China strongly objects to the United States' (US) proposal to restrict the use of Chinese-connected vehicles, as well as their software and hardware, in the US, the Ministry of Commerce said today, reported Xinhua.

NEW YORK, Sept 25 — United States (US) President Joe Biden will hold talks with Vietnam's president and ruling Communist Party chief Tô Lâm on Wednesday as the US leader closes out his final appearance at a United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

JAKARTA, Sept 25 — Indonesia has formally requested to join the Trans-Pacific trade pact to widen its export markets, its chief economic minister said today, according to a report by state news agency Antara.

YANGON, Sept 25 — The European Union (EU) has allocated up to €1.2 million (RM5.5 million) in humanitarian aid to assist people severely impacted by Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar, the state-run daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported today, according to Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 — Visa shares took a hit yesterday after the US Justice Department filed a suit accusing it of violating antitrust law by suppressing competition by threatening merchants with high fees and paying off potential rivals.