KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The United States has emphasised cyber security as a key area of cooperation with Asean, highlighting the strong shared commitment among member countries to tackle cyber threats and safeguard the region’s rapidly expanding digital economy.

SINGAPORE, July 12 — Singapore will launch two new initiatives in 2026 to support the Palestinian Authority (PA), including a Young Leaders’ Programme designed to share the city-state’s expertise in governance and public administration with emerging Palestinian leaders.

GENEVA, July 12 — The United Nations rights office yesterday said it had recorded at least 798 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza, Palestine, run by the United States- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and near convoys run by other relief groups.

JAKARTA, July 11 — Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted again this afternoon, prompting a flight warning, said the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Myanmar and Timor-Leste have begun engaging in talks to resolve their differences, paving the way for Timor-Leste’s planned accession to Asean in October, Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Just a day after announcing a sweeping A$1 billion (RM2.8 billion) fund for Asean countries to blunt the impact of USAID cuts, Australia has stepped up its regional support with a fresh A$10 million aid package targeting disaster preparedness and relief for displaced Myanmar women and girls.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Palestine has called on member countries of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (Ceapad) to take a firmer and united stance on the political dimensions of the crisis, beyond offering development aid and technical assistance.

WASHINGTON, July 11 — United States President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada yesterday, saying the US would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports next month and plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15 or 20 per cent on most other trading partners.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — China through its Foreign Ministry urged Cambodia and Thailand to resolve their border dispute through friendly dialogue, offering to play a constructive role by upholding an “objective and fair” position.

CHONBURI, July 11 — Thailand's baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng celebrated her first birthday yesterday, devouring a massive tropical fruit platter alongside her mother as throngs of adoring fans turned up for her four-day party.

NAYPYIDAW, July 11 — After US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a fresh round of tariffs on 14 countries, with the highest rate of 40 per cent imposed on Myanmar, Myanmar's ruling military general has asked Trump for a reduction on the rate on his country's exports.

ROME, July 11 — Participants in a Rome conference on the economic recovery of Ukraine have pledged over €10 billion (RM50.3 billion) to help the war-torn country, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said yesterday.

GAZA, July 11 — Doctors at Gaza's largest hospital say crippling fuel shortages have led them to put several premature babies in single incubators as they struggle to keep the newborns alive while Israel presses on with its military campaign.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Thailand remains hopeful that the latest reciprocal tariff rate of 36 per cent on its exports to the United States (US) is not final.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong today announced a development fund exceeding A$1 billion (RM2.78 billion) for Asean countries to offset the impact of USAID funding cuts.

SYDNEY, July 10 — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for Russia to make reparations for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Moscow responsible for the tragedy, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

LOS ANGELES, July 10 — Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors signed a new contract with video game studios yesterday with a focus on artificial intelligence protections, the actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, said in a press release, ending a near year-long strike.

SINGAPORE, July 10 — Asian stocks rose slightly today, riding on optimism from Nvidia’s brief rise to a world-record US$4 trillion (RM17 trillion) valuation and as investors largely shrugged off United States President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvos.

BOSTON, July 10 — United States President Donald Trump’s administration escalated its feud with Harvard University yesterday, declaring the Ivy League school may no longer meet the standards for accreditation and that it would subpoena it for records about its international students.

WASHINGTON, July 10 — Microsoft saved more than US$500 million (RM2.12 billion) in its call centres alone last year by using artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported yesterday.