WASHINGTON, Nov 30 — The US State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said yesterday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific trip.

WEST PALM BEACH, Nov 30 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump’s Florida resort yesterday to meet with the US president-elect, days after Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Canadian imports over border-related concerns.

CAIRO, Nov 29 — Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians overnight and on Friday in the Gaza Strip, many of them in the Nuseirat refugee camp at the centre of the enclave, medics said, after Israeli tanks pulled back from parts of the camp.

BANGKOK, Nov 29 — Food security, energy security, the green economy, and digital connectivity were key topics discussed during a meeting between Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong yesterday.

BANGKOK, Nov 29 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered swift and comprehensive flood relief measures for southern Thailand, where severe flooding has caused widespread devastation.

BUSAN, Nov 29 — Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving today to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a December 1 deadline.

BEIJING, Nov 29 — China attacked United States president-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl flows, saying his incoming administration was pushing the blame for America’s opioid crisis onto China.

SYDNEY, Nov 29 — Australia yesterday passed a social media ban for children under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The Asean Committee on Culture and Information (Asean-COCI) has approved three communication projects worth approximately US$117,000 (RM520,265) for Malaysia during its meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia today.

BENGALURU, Nov 28 — India's competition watchdog has ordered a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform, following a complaint by online gaming platform WinZO that called it discriminatory.

LONDON, Nov 28 — British lawmakers must decide tomorrow whether to support assisted dying in an emotional vote that has split Parliament and the country.

JAKARTA, Nov 28 — Candidates backed by new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto look set to secure victories in key regional elections, with the exception of Jakarta, which analysts said should make it easier to implement his agenda and reinforce his political clout.

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Nov 28 — Oil producers in Canada and Mexico will likely be forced to reduce prices and divert supply to Asia if United States president-elect Donald Trump imposes 25 per cent import tariffs on crude imports from the two countries, traders and analysts said.

YANQING, Nov 28 — In a research facility northwest of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team harvest a cluster of seven unusually small potatoes, one as tiny as a quail’s egg, from a potted plant.

NEW YORK, Nov 28 — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail ahead of his May 5, 2025, trial on sex-trafficking charges after a US judge denied his bid yesterday to be released on US$50 million (RM222.2 million) bail from the Brooklyn jail where the music mogul has been held for 10 weeks.

MANILA, Nov 27 — The Philippines' embattled vice president has accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr today of seeking to remove her from office after the national police filed a formal complaint accusing her of assault and coercion.

ATHENS, Nov 27 — The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has announced that his office seeks an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta chief over deportation and persecution of Rohingya Muslims, Anadolu Agency reported.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 27 — The Walt Disney Cmpany has agreed to pay US$43.25 million (RM192.3 million) to settle a lawsuit alleging the world-leading entertainment company paid female employees less than their male counterparts in similar roles, reported Xinhua.

BAKU/NEW YORK, Nov 27 — A spike in electricity demand from the world’s big data providers is raising a worrying possibility for the world’s climate — a near-term surge in fossil-fuel use.

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify publicly at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the panel said yesterday, after a long dispute with the Republican-led committee.