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China praises African states for blocking Taiwan President Lai’s flight
BEIJING, April 22 — China heaped praise today on three countries that denied overflight permission for the aircraft of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, saying its one-China principle was a norm of international relations. At a regular news conference in Beijing,
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UK approves cigarette sales ban for people born after 2008
LONDON, April 22 — Both chambers of Britain’s parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes during their lifetime. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to stop anyone born after January 1,
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Iran urges United Nations to condemn US seizure of cargo ship as piracy
UNITED NATIONS, April 22 — Iran yesterday called on the United Nations to condemn the seizure by the US of an Iranian cargo ship, characterising the move as an act of piracy and a breach of a ceasefire between Tehran
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Taiwan’s President Lai cancels Africa trip, accuses Chinese of blocking plans
TAIPEI, April 22 — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said yesterday he had cancelled his trip to Eswatini this week, after his government accused China of pressing three other African countries to revoke permission for his aircraft to fly over their
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Trump extends US-Iran ceasefire at last minute, keeps blockade as peace talks stall
WASHINGTON, April 22 — US President Donald Trump yesterday extended the US ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for peace talks, as Tehran’s deadline to end the pause came and went without incident. Trump indefinitely pushed back the end
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Indonesia court throws out case against minister over 1998 mass rape denial
JAKARTA, April 22 — An Indonesian court dismissed yesterday a lawsuit against Culture Minister Fadli Zon for having publicly denied that mass rapes occurred during deadly riots in 1998 targeting mostly ethnic Chinese in the country. In the unrest sparked
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No shortage yet, but EU moves to secure jet fuel supplies from US
BRUSSELS, April 21 — The European Union said Tuesday that it was considering importing more jet fuel from the US and requiring member states to hold minimum reserves as the Middle East war squeezes supplies. While saying there is no
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Sacked UK official says PM’s Office put ‘constant pressure’ to speed up Mandelson clearance
LONDON, April 21 — The former top official in Britain’s foreign ministry who was sacked over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador said on Tuesday he had come under a lot of pressure from the prime minister’s private office to
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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ in talks with DP World over Gaza reconstruction
WASHINGTON, April 21 — Representatives of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” have held talks with state-owned Dubai multinational DP World about managing supply chains and infrastructure projects in Gaza, the Financial Times said on Tuesday. Rehabilitation of Gaza,
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Nvidia circuit board supplier Victory Giant rockets on RM8b Hong Kong IPO
HONG KONG, April 21 — Shares in a Chinese tech firm that supplies US chip titan Nvidia soared almost 60 per cent on its Hong Kong debut Tuesday, having raised more than US$2 billion (RM7.9 billion) in the city’s largest
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