CAIRO/GAZA, Aug 26 — Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late yesterday, forcing more families to flee, saying forces intended to act against militant group Hamas and others operating in the area.

AMSTERDAM, Aug 26 — Ride-hailing platform Uber has been fined £290 million (RM1.4 billion) in the Netherlands for sending the personal data of European taxi drivers to the United States in violation of European Union rules, Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said today.

SYDNEY, Aug 26 — Australian employees can now ignore work calls after hours and other intrusions into home life thanks to a new “right to disconnect” law designed to curb the creep of work emails and calls into personal lives.

SEOUL, Aug 26 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched as new “suicide drones” took off and destroyed test targets including a mock tank, and urged researchers to develop artificial intelligence for the unmanned vehicles, state media reported today.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 26 — There was no agreement yesterday in the Gaza ceasefire talks that took place in Cairo, with neither Hamas nor Israel agreeing to several compromises presented by mediators, two Egyptian security sources said, casting doubt on the chances of success in the latest US-backed effort to end the 10-month old war.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Aug 26 — McLaren's Lando Norris ended Max Verstappen's unbeaten home record with a commanding Dutch Grand Prix victory and second win of his Formula One career to breathe new life into the championship yesterday.

DHAKA, Aug 25 — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh today on the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown that forced them to flee, demanding an end to violence and safe return to Myanmar.

JAKARTA, Aug 25 — Indonesia’s election body secured Parliament’s nod today to issue new rules in line with demands from protesters, who have been furious over an attempt by allies of outgoing President Joko Widodo to change eligibility requirements in their favour.

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 — Two Nasa astronauts who flew to the International Space Station (ISS) in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, Nasa officials said yesterday, deeming issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to carry its first crew home as planned.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 25 — Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo yesterday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas, but there was no indication of progress after hours of talks.

SOLINGEN, Aug 24 — A stabbing rampage in which a man killed three people and wounded eight others at a festival in the western German city of Solingen was a possible act of terrorism, an official said today.

BEIJING, Aug 24 — Chinese hit video game 'Black Myth: Wukong' has taken the gaming world by storm, selling more than 10 million copies across all platforms in just three days after its release, developer Game Science announced yesterday night, reported Xinhua.

BANGKOK, Aug 24 — Thailand's central bank will use a policy mix to address uneven recovery in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, its governor said today.

CHICAGO, Aug 24 — Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break from the status quo, after a week in which the most divisive issue facing the party was mostly ignored.

HAMILTON, Aug 24 — The United Nations (UN) has called for an end to violence in Myanmar, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

LONDON, Aug 24 — Donald Trump, touting plans on taxes and health, tried to turn the page yesterday on a week in which he was overshadowed by Kamala Harris and struggled to focus on policy issues instead of personal attacks on his opponent in the United States (US) presidential race.

BANGKOK, Aug 24 — A Thai court has accepted a criminal lawsuit against seven senior security personnel over their alleged roles in the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters two decades ago, most of whom suffocated while piled on top of each other in Army trucks.

MANILA, Aug 24 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country has been experiencing a surge in leptospirosis and dengue cases due to "improper garbage disposal and poor waste management", reported Xinhua.

JAKARTA, Aug 23 — Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia today, pressuring its poll body to issue rules for regional elections amid outrage over an attempt by parliamentary allies of President Joko Widodo to change them in their favour.

DHAKA, Aug 23 — Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two people, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials from the country's disaster management ministry said yesterday.