GENEVA, May 13 — Countries met at the United Nations yesterday to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of artificial intelligence-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare, as experts warn time is running out to put guardrails on new lethal technology.

WASHINGTON/RIYADH, April 25 — The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over US$100 billion (RM430 billion), six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was being lined up for announcement during US President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom in May.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 19 — Police have uncovered a drug lab, believed to be masterminded by an international syndicate, following the arrest of 12 people and the seizure of drugs and firearms worth RM120 million in three separate raids across Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

SINGAPORE, Jan 7 — Singapore will regulate the sale of flick knives and knuckledusters when the Guns, Explosives, and Weapons Control Act comes into effect in the first half of this year, the Parliament was told today.

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).

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 — The US State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said yesterday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific trip.

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 — The United States yesterday approved the sale of US$20 billion (RM88.5 billion) in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel as it prosecutes a 10-month war in the Gaza Strip although the Pentagon said deliveries would not begin for years.

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 9 — US President Joe Biden vowed publicly for the first time to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces make a major invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza while negotiations in Cairo on a ceasefire plan for the enclave were set to continue on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Police detained 12 more suspects yesterday, believed to have been involved in a gang fight using weapons, at Kampung Malaysia Tambahan, Cheras on Monday (October 2), which was triggered by an argument involving tow truck drivers.

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 — An apex panel under India's Defence Ministry on Friday cleared the acquisition of weapons and equipment worth 450 billion rupees (US$5.4 billion) from domestic suppliers.