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UNITED NATIONS, July 10 — A review of the embattled United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, ordered by UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, has identified four possible ways forward for the organisation that has lost United States funding and been banned by Israel.

NAIROBI, July 10 — Kenya’s President William Ruto yesterday said police should shoot protesters who vandalise businesses in the leg to incapacitate them, two days after 31 people were killed during nationwide anti-government demonstrations.

LOS ANGELES, July 10 — Los Angeles city and other Southern California municipalities are joining a suit against United States President Donald Trump’s administration aimed at halting immigration raids that have spread panic among immigrant communities and sparked widespread protests.

SUBANG JAYA, July 10 — US State Secretary Marco Rubio arrived here today for high-level talks held in conjunction with the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) here, hosted by Malaysia under its 2025 Asean chairmanship.

GENEVA, July 10 — Big technology companies are not bigger than the law of any country, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The ringgit opened firmer against the United States dollar today, as markets shrugged off the 25-basis-point Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) cut to 2.75 per cent by Bank Negara Malaysia yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, July 10 — The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) has identified two premises responsible for polluting Sungai Kapar Kechil in Klang, which caused the river water to turn blue, following investigations on Sunday (July 6) and Tuesday (July 8).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings commenced successfully in Kuala Lumpur today, marking the beginning of a series of high-level discussions under Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship for 2025.

KYIV, July 9 — Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, hours after United States (US) President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually sharp criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.

SANTA CLARA, July 9 — Nvidia notched a market capitalisation of US$4 trillion (RM17 trillion) on Wednesday, making it the first public company in the world to reach the milestone and solidifying its position as one of Wall Street's most-favored stocks.

PARIS, July 9 — Europe's top human rights court has unanimously ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 and also that Moscow had repeatedly and systematically violated human rights in Ukraine.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to lower the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent is a prudent and proactive measure amid global economic uncertainties.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, RHB Banking Group, and Public Bank Bhd have revised their standardised base rate (SBR), base rate (BR), and base financing rate (BFR), following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to reduce the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps), from 3.00 per cent to 2.75 per cent today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to cut the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent is a proactive stance to stimulate business activity, sustain domestic demand, bolster growth and maintain Malaysia’s economic resilience.

KOTA BHARU, July 9 — The General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade seized contraband cigarettes valued at RM2.12 million during three separate raids conducted under Op Taring Alpha 1 in Tumpat from Sunday (July 6) to yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The accession of Algeria and Uruguay to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) provides a formal mechanism that allows both countries to engage more effectively with Asean, whether through multilateral or bilateral frameworks, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

SHAH ALAM, July 9 — The debate on the Putra Heights gas explosion at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly session reflects the state government’s openness and commitment to public safety, said its Speaker Lau Weng San.

SHAH ALAM, July 9 — There was no encroachment involving developers or any contractors that caused the April 1 gas pipeline explosion incident in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, July 9 — It is unnecessary for the state government to issue a white paper regarding the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion, and it should instead allow the specially formed committee to examine the full investigation report of the incident. Menteri Besar...

ANKARA, July 9 — A Turkish court has blocked access to some content from Grok, developed by Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after authorities said the chatbot generated responses insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, modern Turkiye's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and religious values.