SEPANG, June 24 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed several Malaysian flights to the Middle East have been cancelled following airstrikes on a United States military base in Qatar today.

WASHINGTON, June 24 — United States President Donald Trump said today a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now in place and asked both sides not to break it, raising hopes of an end to the 12-day war even as deadly attacks were reported in both countries.

MOSCOW, June 23 — Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that “unjustified” attacks by the United States on Iran’s nuclear sites were pushing the world towards great danger and promised to try to help the people of the Islamic Republic, though he gave no specifics.

ISTANBUL/MOSCOW, June 23 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent his foreign minister to Moscow today to ask President Vladimir Putin for more help from Russia after the biggest military action from the United States against the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution over the weekend.

KUCHING, June 22 — Interference by major powers such as the United States in the Iran-Israel conflict will only worsen the situation and undermine regional stability as well as the global economy, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

WASHINGTON, June 22 — An organisation that monitors flight risks warned today that the United States’ strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites could heighten the threat to American operators in the region as airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East due to ongoing missile exchanges.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Malaysia’s discussions with the United States trade representative and commerce secretary on tariffs are progressing well, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, June 19 — Malaysia remains firmly opposed to unilateral tariffs and continues to uphold a multilateral, rules-based international trading system, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said discussions between Malaysia and the United States on the imposition of US unilateral tariffs went smoothly.

NEW DELHI, June 18 — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained in a conversation with United States President Donald Trump late yesterday that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between the two militaries and not US mediation, India’s senior-most diplomat said.

ALBERTA, June 18 — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy left the Group of Seven summit yesterday with new aid from host Canada for its war against invader Russia, but without a joint statement of support from members or a chance to meet United States President Donald Trump.

ALBERTA, June 16 — United States President Donald Trump is leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early due to the situation in the Middle East, the White House said yesterday.

BANGKOK, June 16 — Thailand’s Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan today said his country would hold trade talks with the United States and expressed confidence both sides could agree on good terms on tariffs, possibly as low as 10 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysia has continued to strengthen strategic health sector cooperation, the latest effort being a courtesy visit from the United States-Asean Business Council (US-ABC) delegation to the Health Ministry headquarters today.

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO, June 15 — President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday, but the celebration of the US Army's 250th anniversary was marred by a day of violence and discord.

LOS ANGELES, June 12 — California will face off with Washington in court today over United States President Donald Trump’s deployment of US troops in Los Angeles after demonstrators again took to the streets in major cities to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown.

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, June 12 — United States President Donald Trump yesterday said US personnel are being moved out of the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place”, adding that the US would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Malaysia is seeking lower tariff rates for selected sectors under the United States’ 10 per cent minimum tariff, particularly for industries deemed critical to both economies, ahead of another round of negotiations in Washington on June 18.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, June 12 — Despite nearly two decades of lofty declarations and frameworks such as the Asean Economic Community, intra-Asean trade remains sluggish as it hovers below the 25 per cent mark, a figure economists attribute to persistent non-tariff barriers (NTBs),...

LOS ANGELES, June 7 — Helmeted police in riot gear turned out yesterday in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody.