UNITED KINGDOM, May 23 — Apple plans to release smart glasses at the end of next year in the iPhone maker's latest push to diversify its product lineup and boost demand for its artificial intelligence devices, Bloomberg News reported on yesterday.

GENEVA, May 23 — The president of the Palestine Red Crescent Society has claimed that no civilians in Gaza have received any of the humanitarian aid that crossed the border this week, warning that the limited deliveries could trigger chaos and violence.

LONDON, May 22 — Bond vigilantes continued to stalk global debt markets on Thursday, also keeping the dollar and stocks subdued, as the United States’ House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” tax bill by a single vote.

BRUSSELS, May 22 — Commodities from just four countries will face the strictest checks under the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, with major forest nations including Brazil and Indonesia spared the toughest rules.

ANKARA, May 22 — India and Pakistan have expelled each other’s diplomats, declaring them “persona non grata” and ordering them to leave their respective countries within 24 hours, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

ANKARA, May 22 — The Palestinian Hamas group has said the recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on continuing his genocidal war on Gaza confirm his intention of undermining the ceasefire talks and the chances of prisoner release, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

NEW DELHI, May 22 — Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, a month after a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir led New Delhi to suspend a key river water-sharing treaty between the neighbours.

SYDNEY, May 22 — Torrential rain pummelled Australia's southeast on Thursday, triggering flash flooding and forcing officials to issue fresh evacuation orders, while 50,000 residents were warned to prepare to isolate with more downpours expected over the next 24 hours.

BANFF, May 22 — Finance leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised democracies sought to downplay disputes over United States (US) President Donald Trump's tariffs and find some common ground to keep the forum viable as they met in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE, May 22 — Singapore has maintained its economic growth forecast for 2025 to a range of “0.0 to 2.0 per cent,” taking into account the performance of the country’s economy in the first quarter, as well as the latest global and domestic economic situations.

VATICAN CITY, May 21 — Pope Leo XIV today appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave “yet more worrying and saddening”.

GENEVA, May 21 — China has pledged US$500 million (RM2.1 billion) in financial support to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over the next five years, the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva said yesterday in a statement shared with Anadolu Ajansi.

TAIPEI, May 21 — US export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China were "a failure", Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said today.

JAKARTA, May 20 — Indonesia has issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s continued military operations across the Gaza Strip, including strikes near the Indonesian Hospital in Bait Lahia, North Gaza.

TAIPEI, May 20 — Apple supplier Foxconn will invest US$1.5 billion (RM6.44 billion) in its India unit, the company said in a filing, as the iPhone maker shifts more manufacturing out of tariff-hit China.

TANGERANG, May 20 — United States oil major Chevron is interested in exploring and developing oil and gas assets in Indonesia with sizable reserves, said upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas chairman Djoko Siswanto today.

JAKARTA, May 20 — Indonesia’s Health Ministry is closely watching a rise in Covid-19 cases in parts of Asia, including Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong, while assuring that the domestic situation remains under control.

BRUSSELS/LONDON, May 20 — The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for the United States (US) to join them, a day after President Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin without winning a promise for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

BANGKOK, May 20 — The Thai Cabinet has approved the proposal for the 16th Leader-Level Meeting of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Development Plan, underscoring its commitment to advancing regional cooperation and economic development.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Online scams and phishing remain the most prevalent global cyber threats, with criminals leveraging increasingly sophisticated tactics to deceive victims, said the International Criminal Police Organisation's (Interpol) Cybercrime Directorate Neal Jetton.