BRUSSELS, July 15 — A rescheduled United Nations conference this month will discuss post-war plans for Gaza and preparations for the recognition of a Palestinian state by France and others, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said today.

NAIROBI, July 15 — The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of US$39 trillion (RM165.4 trillion) in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the Convention on Wetlands released today.

GENEVA, July 15 — There has been an increase in killings of and attacks against Palestinians by settlers and security forces in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks, the United Nations human rights office said today.

BEIJING, July 15 — China has promised to build liveable, sustainable and resilient cities in the next phase of its urban development after the first top-level urban planning meeting in a decade, abandoning breakneck urban growth that once supercharged its economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Asean and New Zealand, marking their 50th year of dialogue relations this year, will celebrate their milestone with a Commemorative Leaders’ Summit in Kuala Lumpur at the end of the year.

NEW DELHI, July 15 — India's civil aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing aeroplanes, reported Xinhua.

BENGALURU, July 15 — Nvidia said today that it will resume sales of its H20 graphics processing unit (GPU) chips to China and has introduced a new model tailored to meet regulatory requirements in the Chinese market.

BEIJING, July 15 — China's economy grew 5.2 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier, official data showed today, beating analysts' expectations by a touch and showing resilience in the face of US tariffs.

MOSCOW, July 15 — The European Union (EU) has prepared a list of tariffs on American goods worth a total of €21 billion (US$24.49 billion) if a trade agreement is not reached with the United States (US), Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani said, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

NEW DELHI, July 15 — A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India passenger jet last month that killed 260 people raises additional questions about the incident and the investigation is far from over, Air India's CEO said in a memo yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Asean and its Dialogue Partners have reaffirmed their strong commitment to advancing regional cooperation on climate action, environmental sustainability and disaster resilience, in line with Malaysia’s chairmanship theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability.” This shared...

WASHINGTON, July 15 — US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose 100 per cent secondary tariffs on Russia if a deal on ending the war in Ukraine is not reached within 50 days, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

BENGALURU, July 15 — Mark Zuckerberg said yesterday that Meta Platforms would spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build several massive AI data centers for superintelligence, intensifying his pursuit of a technology he has chased with a talent war for top engineers.

LONDON, July 14 — United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to meet United States (US) President Donald Trump when he visits Scotland ahead of his second state visit to the UK, reported PA Media/dpa.

BEIJING, July 14 — China does not seek to gain an international competitive edge through currency depreciation, said the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) deputy governor Zou Lan, reported Xinhua.

LONDON, July 14 — United Kingdom (UK) companies reduced their hiring activity further in June amid uncertainty over the business outlook and budget constraints, monthly data from S&P Global revealed on Monday, reported dpa-AFX.

BRUSSELS, July 14 — France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Greece will test a blueprint for an age-verification app to protect children online, the European Commission announced on Monday, amid growing global concern about the impact of social media on children's mental health.

LONDON, July 14 — The United Kingdom's (UK) Thames Water announced a temporary "hosepipe ban" on Monday, aimed at cutting water usage across large parts of southern England, following the country's driest and warmest spring in over a century.

BENGALURU, July 14 — A bare majority of economists polled by Reuters expect Bank Indonesia (BI) to cut interest rates on Wednesday, while a wider majority expect it will do so by the end of the quarter.

BRUSSELS, July 14 — The 30 per cent tariffs imposed by the United States (US) on imports from the European Union (EU) would severely impact trans-Atlantic trade and supply chains, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported, quoting the EU’s lead trade negotiator.