SYDNEY, May 7 — An Australian helicopter surveying North Korea was intercepted by a Chinese warplane in international airspace, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, reported German news agency (dpa).

RAFAH/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, May 7 — Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and pressed ahead with strikes in Rafah while planning to continue negotiations on a deal.

SYDNEY, May 7 — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said it is unacceptable for Australian defence personnel to be put at risk in international airspace by the Chinese military as they took part in an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea.

SINGAPORE, May 7 — Energy giant Shell is in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Saudi Aramco to sell its gas station business in Malaysia, the second-largest such network in the country, four industry sources aware of the discussions said, and a deal could be worth up to US$1 billion (RM4.72 billion).

NEW YORK, May 7 — A US judge on Monday formally ended the US government's criminal case against Goldman Sachs related to the Wall Street bank's work for the Malaysian fund 1MDB after it met its obligations and paid US$2.9 billion (RM13.6 billion) in penalties.

CAIRO, May 6 — Three Israeli soldiers were killed in a rocket attack claimed by the Hamas armed wing near the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, where Palestinian health officials said at least 19 people were killed by Israeli fire yesterday.

SAO PAULO, May 4 — The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 39, with some 70 people still missing, the Civil Defence agency said Friday.

WENCHANG, May 4 — China on Friday launched an unmanned spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.

LONDON, May 4 — King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organisations after a review of their association with more than 1,000 groups, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES, May 3 — Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges yesterday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week.

HONOLULU, May 3 — Damage to Philippine vessels and injuries to their crew in the South China Sea is "irresponsible behaviour" in disregard of international law, United States (US) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said yesterday, weighing in on the latest flare-up involving China.

GUANGDONG, May 2 — A collapse of an expressway section in China's Guangdong province caused vehicles to plunge and killed 36 people while injuring another 30, state media reported on Thursday, as millions in the country travel for the May Day holiday break.

PHNOM PENH, May 2 — AirAsia Cambodia achieved a significant milestone today after it kicked off its inaugural domestic flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap with an almost 100 per cent passenger load.

NEW YORK, May 2 — Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it is moving forward with a US$6.48 billion (RM30 billion) proposed settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products contain asbestos and cause ovarian cancer.

LOS ANGELES, May 2 — The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the top public universities in the United States, cancelled all classes for Wednesday after a night of violent clashes on campus over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

ISTANBUL, May 2 — Turkiye will seek to be part of South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, said the nation’s foreign minister on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Total global passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), was up 13.8 per cent in March 2024 compared to the same month last year, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

BANGKOK, May 1 — Microsoft will open its first regional data centre in Thailand, the tech giant said on Wednesday, as it looks to boost availability of cloud services.

HAMILTON (Canada), May 1 — In a strong warning against a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on "those with influence over Israel" to prevent further civilian casualties and displacement.

JAKARTA, April 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto are positive about the outcome of the Asean and Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) strategic dialogue at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.