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Malaysia content with being BRICS ‘partner country’ for now
BRICS is a group comprising 11 countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab…
Trump says to raise tariff on India over Russia oil purchases
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump threatened Monday to "substantially" hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian…
German minister: EU must become stronger in Trump tariff talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said the European Union had been too weak during trade negotiations with the…
EU to suspend US tariff countermeasures for 6 months
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will suspend its two packages of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for six months following a…
Trump umum kapal selam nuklear as ditempatkan di “lokasi sepatutnya”
WASHINGTON: Presiden Amerika Syarikat (AS) Donald Trump, pada Ahad berkata dua kapal selam nuklear tiba di lokasi yang ditetapkan, hanya…
PN anggap kerajaan cakap lain, buat lain
PARLIMEN | Pembangkang hari ini mempertikaikan langkah kerajaan menguruskan isu tarif AS dan status kaukus parlimen yang ditubukan bagi membincangkan…
Trump says he will ‘substantially’ raise tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he willsubstantially raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian…
Trump umum tarif 39 peratus ke atas Switzerland
Presiden Amerika Syarikat Donald Trump mengumumkan tarif sehingga 39 peratus ke atas barangan Switzerland dipercayai selepas mengadakan perbualan telefon dengan…
Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten last-chance global plastics treaty
GENEVA (Reuters) -Hopes for a "last chance" ambitious global treaty to curb plastic pollution have dimmed as delegates gather this…
Trump's tariff, trade deals come under fire from experts at home, abroad
NEW YORK: United States (US) President Donald Trump's latest round of sweeping tariff measures and his handling of recent trade…
Cambodia, Thailand begin talks after biggest clashes in decades
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a press conference with Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet (left) and Thailand’s acting prime minister…
CIMB Securities Upgrades Westports To Buy On Stronger 2H 2025 Results Projection
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd has upgraded Westports Holdings Bhd to “Buy” from “Hold” driven…
Japan ready to compile extra budget to cushion US tariff blow, PM Ishiba says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government is ready to compile an extra budget to…
Trump confirms US envoy Witkoff’s Russia visit amid sanctions threat
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confirmed his special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week amid escalating tensions and…
White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of…
Dollar steadies after tumble as investors eye imminent Fed cuts
SINGAPORE: A battered dollar edged marginally higher on Monday after a dismal U.S. jobs report and President Donald Trump's firing…
OPEC+ gets lucky as it brings back oil output amid uncertainty: Russell
LAUNCESTON: A couple of months ago it would have been a brave call to say that OPEC+ would be able…
OPEC+ makes another large oil output hike in market share push
LONDON: OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day for September, the latest in a…
Tariff cut offers some relief but not without trade-offs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's successful push to reduce punitive United States (US) tariffs from 25 to 19 per cent offers partial…
Iran plans currency overhaul by removing zeros from rial
TEHRAN: Iran’s economic commission has revived long-delayed plans to remove four zeros from the national currency, the rial, as part…
‘It sounded just like my brother’: How deepfake voices are fuelling money scams
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Imagine receiving a voice note on WhatsApp from someone who sounds exactly like your younger…
Clear consequences | The Star
THE Butterfly Effect is the chaos-theory idea that the flapping of an insect’s tiny wings can influence massive weather events…
Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by…
Trump builds US$274mil war chest ahead of midterms
Donald Trump’s fundraising haul handed Republicans a cash edge as Democrats struggled without a central figure to lead donations. (AFP…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro supporters protest against Supreme Court, President Lula
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of plotting a coup after he lost the…
Trump's 'America First' may fuel global currency shift
EUROPE and Asia could leverage United States President Donald Trump's "America First" strategy for their own benefit, eventually spurring the…
Factbox-Who is Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian war hawk who got under Trump’s skin?
(Reuters) -Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has become embroiled in a tense back-and-forth on social media that prompted U.S. President…
Trump, Carney to speak soon, Canadian official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely talk "over the next number of days"…
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (Aug 3, 2025)
Malaysia:* PM vows no protection for those linked to Zara Qairina's death* Zara Qairina’s clothes, belongings remain untested in investigation,…