ISTANBUL, Oct 31 — United States (US)-based coffeehouse chain Starbucks Corporation reported a sales decline for the third consecutive quarter, according to its financial results statement released on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported.

SEOUL, Oct 31 — North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast early today, said South Korea and Japan, a day after Seoul reported the North was making preparations to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 — The United States (US) imposed curbs on hundreds of targets in fresh action against Russia on Wednesday, aiming sanctions circumvention in a signal that the US is committed to countering evasion.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan took to social media today with a humorous retort to a recent claim by United States (US) political commentator Tucker Carlson that US presidential candidate Kamala Harris has Malaysian roots.

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 — As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final days of their close-fought White House contest, Europe is jittery about the potential impact of the United States (US) presidential election on the war in Ukraine and the continent's security.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti) will help Malaysian solar manufacturers and related companies affected by the United States (US) tariff hike on solar exports to get more information on the move by Washington.

SEPANG, Oct 28 — Malaysia continues to serve as a logistics hub for solar panels amid the United States’ (US) tariff hike on solar equipment from Southeast Asia, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, fell year-on-year to 2.1 per cent in September after seven consecutive months of growth, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 22 — United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, in the first big US push for a Middle East ceasefire since Israel killed the leader of Hamas last week — and the last attempt before a presidential election that could upend US policy.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Oct 21 — United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make another push for a ceasefire when he heads to the Middle East on Monday, the State Department said, seeking to kick-start negotiations to end the Gaza war and also defuse the spillover conflict in Lebanon.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 18 — Netflix picked up 5.1 million streaming subscribers in the third quarter, topping Wall Street estimates by over one million, and said it expected higher customer growth around the holidays when Korean drama Squid Game returns.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The United States (US) has lifted a ban on Malaysian glove maker Brightway Group, allowing the firm to resume sales of its products in the country nearly three years after being sanctioned for alleged labour abuses.

SINGAPORE, Oct 10 — Asean+3 economies should, in the near term, remain vigilant against the risks associated with a resurgence in inflation, escalating geopolitical tensions, and a global growth slowdown, which could challenge the resilience of the region's financial system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) has advised Malaysians in Florida, the United States (US), to remain vigilant as Hurricane Milton, now a Category Five storm, approaches the Gulf Coast.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 7 — Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks that sparked its war, as Israel's defence minister declared all options were open for retaliation against arch-enemy Iran.

BEIRUT, Oct 6 — Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometres away.

PARIS/ WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — Thousands of protesters took to the streets in major cities around the world on Saturday demanding an end to bloodshed in Gaza and the wider Middle East as the start of Israel's war in the Palestinian enclave approaches its first anniversary.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has pared down its 2024 economic growth forecast for the region to 4.2 per cent, down from 4.4 per cent in July, largely driven by revised growth projections for China and Vietnam.

MOSCOW, Oct 3 — Russia stands alongside China on Asian issues, including the criticism of the United States's (US) drive to extend its influence and "deliberate attempts" to inflame the situation around Taiwan, its Foreign Minister said in an interview published on Thursday.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 2 — Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation, while Israel and the United States (US) promised to retaliate against Tehran as fears of a wider war intensified.