ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 10 — Pakistan said it launched a military operation against India early today, targeting multiple bases including a missile storage site in northern India as the neighbours extended their worst fighting in nearly three decades.

SINGAPORE, May 9 — A Malaysian boatman has been sentenced to four months and six weeks’ jail, and three strokes of the cane by a district court after he was arrested last month for illegally entering Singapore waters, according to local media.

JAMMU, India/ISLAMABAD — India and Pakistan accused each other of launching drone and artillery attacks overnight into Friday morning, as tourists and villagers fled the third day of the worst fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours in nearly three decades.

BEIJING, May 9 — Since United States (US) President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on China last month, Beijing has responded in kind.

MOSCOW, May 9 — Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a parade attended by China's Xi Jinping amid tight security to guard against Ukrainian attacks after three years of devastating war.

BRUSSELS, May 9 — The European Commission yesterday proposed countermeasures on up to 95 billion euros (RM460 billion) of US imports if negotiations with Washington fail to remove the series of tariffs applied by US President Donald Trump.

VATICAN CITY, May 9 — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church late last night, becoming the first US pope and taking the name Leo XIV.

WASHINGTON, May 8 — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration has imposed sanctions on a third Chinese independent - or "teapot" - oil refinery, and port terminal operators in China for purchases of Iranian oil.

WASHINGTON, May 9 — The federal human resources agency at the heart of billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to slash the federal workforce is poised to roll out software to speed layoffs across the United States (US) government, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, May 8 — A sharp rally in Asian currencies is set to boost demand for wealth and forex products as clients seek alternatives to United States (US) dollar-denominated assets and demand for hedging grows amid trade tariff uncertainties, said bankers and analysts.

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, May 8 — United States (US)-listed ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab is looking to strike a deal to take over smaller Indonesian rival GoTo in the second quarter, said two sources with knowledge of the matter.

BEIJING, May 8 — Asian stocks rose broadly on Thursday despite United States (US) stocks falling for a second straight session overnight, reported dpa-AFX.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 3.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

JERUSALEM/GENEVA, May 7 — European leaders and aid groups have criticised Israeli plans to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza and use private companies to get food to families, after two months in which the military has prevented supplies from entering the Strip.

NEW YORK, May 7 — Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after bouncing back from a sharp sell-off earlier in the week as investors turned their focus to United States (US)-China trade talks this weekend.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 7 — The 17th Conference of Asean Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) and Related Meetings concluded with strong backing for the 'Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Safe and Responsible Use of Social Media Platforms for Asean'.

CAIRO/GAZA, May 7 — Israeli strikes on a school housing displaced families in northern Gaza killed 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, local health authorities said, as Israeli forces continued to demolish homes and buildings in Rafah in the south of the enclave.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 7 — United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet China's economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland this weekend for talks that could be the first step toward resolving a trade war disrupting the global economy.

MUZAFFARABAD, May 7 — India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir today, with at least eight deaths reported.

BERLIN, May 6 — German conservative Friedrich Merz was sworn in by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as the country's 10th chancellor on Tuesday, hours after suffering a humiliating defeat in the German Parliament, reported the German News Agency.