BATON ROUGE, Jan 1 — A driver crashed his truck into a crowd at high speed in New Orleans' French Quarter in the wee hours of New Year's Day then opened fire, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35, city officials and police said.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) enforcement officers will conduct surprise inspections on oil palm buyers starting in early 2025 to ensure the accuracy of weighing scales to protect the interests of smallholders.

WASHINGTON, Dec 28 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

BEIJING, Dec 27 — China's Ministry of Commerce announced today that it will continue to impose anti-dumping duties on n-butanol imports from China's Taiwan region, Malaysia and the United States for another five years, effective from Dec 29, 2024, reported Xinhua.

LONDON, Dec 25 — Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025.

HOUSTON, Dec 23 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump has high expectations from American voters after being elected to his second term in the White House, but the journey to achieving those goals will be challenging from the moment he is sworn into office on January 20, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Two Malaysians held at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba for the past 18 years arrived safely in the country yesterday, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Malaysia has urged all parties involved in the Syrian crisis to engage in inclusive and constructive dialogue to pave the way for recovery, peace, and long-term stability in the war-torn country, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 — Chinese-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok asked an appeals court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would require that parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok by Jan.

AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO, Dec 8 — Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East.

TAIPEI, Dec 8 — Taiwan's defence ministry has said on Sunday that China had nearly doubled the number of its warships operating around the island in the previous 24 hours, ahead of what security sources expect will be a new round of war games.

NEW YORK, Dec 7 — TikTok advertisers were in no rush to shift their marketing budgets after a United States (US) appeals court upheld a law on Friday requiring a divestment or ban of the popular Chinese-owned short video app, citing TikTok's continued survival despite years of threats.

BEIJING — A new round of United States (US) solar panel import tariffs on Southeast Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer profit margins, but was largely anticipated by the industry, analysts said.

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).

ISTANBUL, Dec 1 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning Saturday to nations that he would impose a 100 per cent tariff on any BRICS country that attempts to move from the US dollar in international trade, reported Anadolu Agency.

TAIPEI, Dec 1 — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te began a two-day United States (US) stopover in Hawaii on Saturday as part of a Pacific tour after declaring his democratically governed island a key force for promoting global peace and stability.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 27 — The Walt Disney Cmpany has agreed to pay US$43.25 million (RM192.3 million) to settle a lawsuit alleging the world-leading entertainment company paid female employees less than their male counterparts in similar roles, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The nation is strengthening ties with international markets to avoid a strict bifurcation of the global semiconductor supply chain, particularly as more protectionist measures may be in store following Donald Trump’s recent victory in the United States (US) presidential election.

MANILA, Nov 19 — At least eight people were killed as Super Typhoon Man-Yi hit the Philippine archipelago over the weekend, unleashing fierce winds and strong rains that triggered landslides and storm surges.