STOCKHOLM, March 31— Sweden announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 16 billion krona (RM7 billion) on Monday, the biggest package to date from the Nordic country, saying it wanted to help Kyiv strengthen its position in talks on ending the war.

KYIV, March 26 — Ukraine and Russia accused one another on Wednesday of flouting a truce on energy strikes brokered by the United States (US), and conditions set by Russia cast doubt over a planned ceasefire in the Black Sea.

MOSCOW, March 16 — Russia battled to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia on Sunday, Russian officials said, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin.

KYIV, March 16 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ruled out any territorial concessions to Russia as a potential step towards a ceasefire, reported Xinhua, citing the UNIAN News Agency.

WASHINGTON/KYIV, March 4 — Ukraine has said its forces could hold their own on the battlefield as they fight Russian troops after United States (US) President Donald Trump paused military aid to Kyiv in the most dramatic step yet in his pivot towards closer ties with Russia.

LONDON, March 2 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will try to revive hope for peace in Ukraine at a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other Western leaders on Sunday, two days after the Ukrainian leader and United States (US) President Donald Trump clashed in Washington.

KYIV, Feb 26 — Ukraine has said that Washington would commit to supporting Kyiv's efforts to obtain security guarantees under a finalised minerals deal the two nations have wrangled over for two weeks, but the United States (US) offered no security pledges of their own.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The ringgit ended higher on Wednesday against a muted United States (US) dollar ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve’s (US Fed) January policy meeting minutes.

RIYADH, Feb 18 — The United States (US) and Russia agreed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine, a US official said, as Kyiv and its European allies watched anxiously from the sidelines and Moscow raised a major new demand.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The ringgit slipped against the United States (US) dollar as investors flock to safe-haven assets with all eyes on the meeting between top diplomats from the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia to discuss the possibility of ending the war in Ukraine.

MUNICH/WASHINGTON, Feb 16 — United States (US) and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow's nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 —The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today as the local note corrected from its oversold position.

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 — United States (US) President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a US official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office.

HOUSTON, Jan 1 — Oil prices fell around three per cent in 2024, slipping for a second straight year, as the post-pandemic demand recovery stalled, China's economy struggled, and the United States (US) and other non-OPEC producers pumped more crude into a well-supplied global market.

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 — United States President Joe Biden announced US$2.5 billion (RM11.16 billion) in additional security assistance for Ukraine today as he uses his final weeks in office to surge military aid to Kyiv before president-elect Donald Trump takes power.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) veto power should be banned in cases of mass atrocities until it can be abolished, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 — The world's 100 largest armaments companies saw a significant surge in weapon sales last year, driven by the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, along with broader global tensions, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — “Everyone is worried because we are in a far more dangerous world today,” Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong remarked as he reflected on the evolving global landscape.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — The Defence Ministry (Mindef) will investigate a case involving a cadet officer from Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), who was allegedly bullied and abused by a senior.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has been in contact with the Russian Embassy, regarding allegations that a Malaysian citizen is involved in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.