KAZAN (Tatarstan), May 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that Malaysia’s growing ties with Russia should not be seen as a zero-sum game, stressing that as an open trading nation, it is vital for the country to expand partnerships to protect its economic interests.

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.

WASHINGTON, March 29 — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to formally dissolve the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and eliminate its remaining positions, Xinhua reported.

BANGKOK, March 29 — A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar yesterday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand.

WASHINGTON, March 29 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that they will assist Myanmar as it seeks to recover from a massive earthquake that has killed well over 100 people, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

ISTANBUL, March 27 — The Trump administration is set to end United States (US) funding for Gavi, the global vaccine initiative, and scale back malaria efforts, according to documents obtained by The New York Times on Wednesday.

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.

PUTRAJAYA, March 22 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) has assured that there is an ample supply of eggs in Malaysia to meet domestic needs.

TOKYO, March 22 — The top diplomats from Japan, China, and South Korea met in Tokyo today as the East Asian neighbours seek common ground on regional security and economic issues amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.

NEW YORK, March 21 — Two men whom United States (US) prosecutors say belong to a Russian organised crime group were convicted of involvement in an unsuccessful Iran-backed plot to kill a prominent New York-based dissident and journalist.

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.

CAIRO, March 16 — Israeli military strikes have killed at least 14 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Sunday, as Arab and United States (US) mediators work to shore up a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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/ADEN, March 16 — United States (US) President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 24 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days.

BANGKOK, March 13 — A Thai business group urged Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday to negotiate with the United States (US) and consider lowering import taxes on US goods, as the government met with the private sector to discuss US trade policy.

MOSCOW, March 12 — The European Commission has announced retaliatory measures to new United States (US) tariffs that will affect goods worth about €18 billion euros (US$19.6 billion or RM86.8 billion) and will go into effect in mid-April.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — The Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) does not plan to follow the United States (US) in its policy of deporting illegal immigrants to their countries of origin as a new, tougher policy to stem the influx of foreigners into Malaysia.

LONDON, March 8 — United States (US) President Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland has been daubed with pro-Palestinian graffiti, with a protest group claiming responsibility.

LONDON, March 8 — United States (US) actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa died of a rare infectious disease at their home, a pathologist has said, according to PA Media/dpa.

COLUMBIA, March 8 — South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States (US) in 15 years.