NEW YORK: Wall Street closed lower Thursday as a spat between President Donald Trump and his billionaire former aide Elon Musk spilled into the public eye, but global markets were mixed while investors assessed trade talks between Washington and Beijing. Major US indexes fell, with shares in Musks electric vehicle company Tesla tanking more than 14 percent as the US leader threatened to tear up the tycoons government contracts. Trump expressed disappointment Thursday with his top donors ..

PARIS: World number one Jannik Sinner locks horns with 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals Friday, as Carlos Alcaraz tries to keep his title defence on track against Lorenzo Musetti. Sinner has stormed into the last four without dropping a set while Djokovic impressed in a four-set win over last year's runner-up Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals. Alcaraz delivered his most convincing display of the tournament in a ruthless demolition of Tommy Paul in ..

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles 2028 Olympics organizers said Thursday the Games will not be impacted by President Donald Trumps ban on citizens from 12 countries from visiting the United States. Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA28, the 2028 Olympics organizing committee, told a press conference the US government had made it very clear that Trumps travel directive would not apply to the Games. Trumps travel directive announced late Wednesday bars all travel to the United States by nationals of ..

WASHINGTON : It may have been one of the most predictable break-ups in history. But for a few brief months US President Donald Trump and tech tycoon Elon Musk were inseparable. Here are some key moments before the marriage of two huge egos imploded over Musks criticisms of Trumps big, beautiful budget mega-bill. - Jumping on stage - The world's richest man literally jumped for joy when he first stumped for Republican candidate Trump on the campaign trail on October, 5 2024. The South ..

LONDON: Six UK water companies were banned Friday from paying bonuses to senior executives, which the government said would be inappropriate given their failure to clean up their massive sewage discharges. The new measures, whose targets include the countrys biggest supplier, financially troubled Thames Water, prohibit the companies from paying bonuses to water bosses that oversee poor environmental and customer outcomes, the government announced in a statement. Suffering from underinvestment ..

ALGERIAN OLYMPIC champion boxer Imane Khelif, who is at the centre of a row over gender eligibility, will not compete in this week's tournament in The Netherlands, organisers said Thursday. Dirk Renders, spokesman for the Eindhoven Box Cup, confirmed to AFP the boxer would not be taking part, adding: The decision of her exclusion is up to World Boxing. World Boxing has introduced mandatory gender testing for competitors over 18 and had informed the Algerian federation Khelif would have to ..

Harvard on Thursday added Donald Trumps proclamation barring new foreign students at the university from entering the United States to existing legal action against the administration, which it accuses of retaliation action. A proclamation issued by the White House late Wednesday declared that the entrance of international students to begin a course at Harvard would be suspended and limited for six months and that existing foreign enrollees risked having their visas terminated. Harvards conduct ..

DUBAI : Uzbekistan and Jordan made history on Thursday by qualifying for their first World Cup, while the pair will be joined in next year's tournament by perennial participants South Korea. Uzbekistan, one of the fastest-rising national teams in Asia, drew 0-0 with the UAE in Abu Dhabi to take the second automatic spot in Group A, although top place is still in play after already qualified Iran lost 1-0 to Qatar in Doha. Heading into the third round's final set of fixtures on Tuesday, Iran sit ..

LONDON : British far-right activist Tommy Robinson pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of harassing two journalists, as dozens of supporters gathered outside the London court just days after he was freed from jail. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, 42, pleaded not guilty at Londons Westminster Magistrates Court to two counts of harassment causing fear of violence. He was given the option of a hearing at a lower court, but instead opted for a jury trial at a criminal court. ..

NARATHIWAT : Seorang warga emas rakyat Malaysia meninggal dunia selepas kenderaan yang dipandunya terbabas ke dalam parit dalam satu kemalangan di Lebuh Raya Narathiwat-Pattani berhampiran Daerah Yi Ngo di wilayah Selatan Thailand, di sini, petang tadi. Ketua Polis Daerah Yi Ngo, Naravi Binwaearong berkata pihaknya menerima laporan mengenai kemalangan tersebut pada 3 petang waktu tempatan. Anggota polis yang tiba di lokasi mendapati mangsa telah dihantar ke Hospital Yi Ngo dan disahkan ..

ALOR SETAR : Tiga penuntut Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Jitra maut manakala seorang cedera dalam nahas membabitkan dua motosikal dan sebuah kereta di Kilometer 49.4 Lebuhraya Utara Selatan arah selatan, dekat sini hari ini. Ketua Polis Daerah Kota Setar ACP Siti Nor Salawati Saad berkata pihaknya menerima maklumat kejadian membabitkan motosikal jenis Yamaha 135LC dan Yamaha Y16ZR serta sebuah kereta jenis Naza Citra itu pada 2.10 petang. Mangsa yang meninggal dunia ialah Muhamad Habil ..

ITALY will be without Fiorentina striker Moise Kean for their two opening World Cup qualifying matches, away against Norway on Friday and at home against Moldova on Monday, the Italian football federation said. Kean sustained a muscle strain in his right thigh during training on Wednesday, the federation said, adding that he had returned to his club for recovery. The 25-year-old enjoyed the best season of his career in 2024-25 with Fiorentina, a club he joined last summer from Juventus, scoring ..

KUALA LUMPUR : In conjunction with the Day of Arafah, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on Muslims to reflect, purify their hearts, subdue their egos and strengthen their relationships with others and Allah SWT. Ahmad Zahid said the 9th of Zulhijjah each year is a profoundly special day in the Islamic calendar, as it is filled with blessings, forgiveness and mercy from Allah SWT. Let us guard ourselves, uphold good conduct, and strive to be individuals who bring ..

GEORGE TOWN : State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari today withdrew his defamation suit against activists Ravinder Singh and Khoo Salma Nasution, following their retraction of allegedly defamatory remarks made during the 2023 Penang State Election. Zairil confirmed the withdrawal at the Penang Sessions Court, stating that all parties acknowledged the allegations were unfounded. The case has reached its conclusion at the Penang Sessions Court today. ..

SEPANG : Cadangan projek Jajaran Rel Selangor merupakan pautan sistem perhubungan penting yang berupaya membuka potensi sepenuhnya Selangor Aero Park (SAP) yang baru dilancarkan, kata Menteri Besar Selangor Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. Katanya, sistem rel ini juga akan mengubah negeri ini menjadi hab kuasa penerbangan dan logistik bersepadu sepenuhnya. Beliau berkata projek rel tersebut yang pertama kali dicadangkan kepada Kementerian Pengangkutan beberapa bulan lepas bertujuan menghubungkan ..

DAMASCUS : Visiting EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica said Thursday that a 175 million euro package for war-torn Syria was a clear message of support for its reconstruction. Suica announced the package in Damascus Wednesday, saying it would focus on sectors including energy, education, health and agriculture, helping rebuild Syrias economy, support its institutions and promote human rights. I came here... with a clear message that we are here to assist and help Syria on its ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia komited untuk memperkukuh kerjasama strategik bersama Pejabat Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu bagi Pengurangan Risiko Bencana (UNDRR) dalam usaha mempertingkat kesiapsiagaan dan ketahanan terhadap bencana di peringkat global. Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, yang mengetuai delegasi Malaysia ke Sesi Kelapan Platform Global bagi Pengurangan Risiko Bencana di Geneva, Switzerland pada 4 dan 5 Jun ini, berkata perkara itu dibincang semasa pertemuan ..

NARATHIWAT : A Malaysian senior citizen died after the vehicle he was driving skidded into a ditch in an accident along the Narathiwat-Pattani Highway near Yi Ngo District in Thailands southern province this afternoon. Yi Ngo District Police Chief, Naravi Binwaearong, said his department received a report of the accident at 3pm local time. Police officers who arrived at the scene found that the victim had been taken to Yi Ngo Hospital and was confirmed dead a few hours after the accident, he ..

SHAH ALAM : Polis sedang mengesan pemandu kenderaan yang disyaki terlibat kemalangan dengan sebuah motosikal hingga menyebabkan penunggangnya maut dalam kejadian di jalan utama Seri Cheeding, Kuala Langat, pagi tadi. Ketua Polis Daerah Kuala Langat Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi berkata kemalangan kira-kira 6.30 pagi itu berlaku apabila motosikal jenis Yamaha ditunggang lelaki berusia 20-an dari arah Banting menghala ke Rimbayu telah bergesel dengan sebuah kenderaan dari arah bertentangan. Beliau ..

BUKIT MERTAJAM : The National Action Council on Cost of Living (NACCOL) has distributed 100 cows at half of the market price to ease the financial burden of Permatang Pauh constituents performing the sacrificial ritual in conjunction with Aidiladha this Saturday. Senior political secretary to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, said NACCOL has taken the initiative to provide each cow weighing 220 kg or more. Through this special programme, each cow is sold at RM2,800, ..

PUTRAJAYA : Menteri Kewangan II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan telah diberikan tanggungjawab untuk mengambil tindakan lanjut susulan pengumuman pihak berkuasa tanah Singapura berhubung pengambilan dua bidang tanah milik Kerajaan Malaysia di Woodlands. Menteri Komunikasi Datuk Fahmi Fadzil berkata perkara itu dibincang pada Mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri hari ini susulan laporan media semalam mengenai tindakan pihak berkuasa republik tersebut. Jemaah Menteri ada membincangkan tentang hal ini dan ..

JERTIH : Dua wanita di Besut masing-masing kerugian RM47,000 dan RM42,811 selepas menjadi mangsa penipuan dalam talian. Ketua Polis Daerah Besut Supt Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu berkata pihaknya menerima laporan pertama pada Selasa lepas daripada seorang peniaga berusia 34 tahun yang kerugian RM47,000 apabila menjadi mangsa love scam melalui satu aplikasi. Mangsa menyatakan dia berkenalan dengan seorang lelaki pada 21 Jan lepas melalui aplikasi itu. Lelaki itu kemudian meminta wang daripada mangsa ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Bangunan Menara Ilham di Jalan Binjai di sini dipercayai milik keluarga bekas Menteri Kewangan Tun Daim Zainuddin sekali lagi disita, selepas kali pertama dikenakan tindakan sedemikian pada 18 Dis 2023. Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dalam kenyataan memaklumkan tindakan itu dilakukan mengikut Seksyen 51(1) Akta Pencegahan Pengubahan Wang Haram, Pencegahan Pembiayaan Keganasan dan Hasil Daripada Aktiviti Haram (AMLATFPUAA) 2001 bertarikh 4 Jun 2025. Menerusi Notis ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini menjatuhi hukuman penjara setahun ke atas seorang penganggur yang mengaku mengalih dan menyembunyikan wang berjumlah RM487,790 milik dua wanita berhubung pelaburan saham yang diiklankan di Facebook, tahun lepas. Hakim Azrul Darus menjatuhi hukuman itu ke atas Marchell Jeff Lee Sin Ket, 39, kerana menolong menyembunyikan wang RM314,790 kepunyaan Ong Boon Ian, 59, yang juga pemilik sebuah syarikat pelaburan, bagi tujuan penipuan di sebuah ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is cutting 10 per cent of its workforce to cope with challenging operating conditions, particularly due to falling crude prices. President/group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz said the number of staff involved in the right- sizing process currently stands at around 5,000, and those affected will be notified by the end of this year. Petronas 2.0 will be run differently, organised differently, will have different ..

HANOI : After Vietnam removed its two-child limit, pharmacy worker Nguyen Thi Nguyet Nga says she still has no plans to have more kids, since she barely has time to see her daughters or the money to provide them a good life. The countrys communist government on Wednesday lifted a long-standing ban on families having more than two children, as it battles to reverse a declining birth rate and ease the burden of an ageing population. But rising living costs and changing societal values mean the ..

MELAKA : Muhamad Aidil Asyraf Fadli, a 15-year-old boy with learning disability, has been reported missing in a forest, after going to look for a missing cow in Kampung Permatang Pasir, yesterday evening. Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the search and rescue (SAR) operation also involved sniffer dogs from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) K9 Unit, but the search has yet to yield any leads. The K9 unit deployed to track his scent has not produced any positive results, and no ..

ENGLAND bowler Brydon Carse joked Thursday that he considered amputating a persistently troublesome toe before medical staff persuaded him to consider a less drastic solution, pointing out he would struggle with his balance. The express paceman has battled against longstanding problems with the second toe of his left foot. He was forced to pull out of Englands Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan in February and withdraw from a lucrative deal in the Indian Premier League. It ended up being ..

AUSTRALIA moved to the brink of the World Cup after beating already qualified Japan 1-0 in Perth on Thursday thanks to Aziz Behichs 90th-minute winner. In front of a sell-out crowd of 57,226 at Optus Stadium, the Socceroos were outplayed for long periods by an inexperienced Japan side. But then Riley McGree cut the ball back to defender Behich, who rifled a bullet into the corner for his first international goal in 13 years and trigger scenes of jubilation. After beating Japan for the first ..

SEPANG : Pembangunan Selangor Aero Park (SAP) akan memperkukuh usaha Malaysia untuk menjadi hab kargo udara terkemuka di ASEAN, kata Menteri Pengangkutan Anthony Loke. Beliau berkata pembangunan di kawasan berkeluasan 600 ekar itu sejajar dengan rancangan kerajaan untuk memperkukuhkan kedudukan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) sebagai pusat logistik dan aeroangkasa serantau. Loke berkata KLIA mempunyai kelebihan strategik yang unik iaitu keluasan 100 kilometer persegi dan ..

GEORGE TOWN : Polis menjangkakan 2.5 juta kenderaan akan memasuki Pulau Pinang menjelang Aidiladha yang akan disambut Sabtu ini. Ketua Polis Pulau Pinang Datuk Hamzah Ahmad berkata jumlah itu berdasarkan jangkaan Jabatan Siasatan dan Penguatkusaan Trafik (JSPT) melibatkan kenderaan yang melalui Lebuh Raya Utara Selatan (PLUS) bermula 26 Mei hingga 8 Jun. Jumlah itu menunjukkan peningkatan sebanyak 25 peratus berbanding dua juta kenderaan dicatatkan pada Op Selamat pada Aidilfitri lepas. ..

SEREMBAN : A former company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to eight charges of improper use of company property, amounting to RM153,609 between 2019 and 2020. Chin Wei Choong, 42, made the plea after the charges were read out before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. On four of the charges, he was charged as a director of Ambitious Supreme Sdn Bhd, to have used the company property, involving RM8,829; RM32,710; RM60,000; and RM7,070, without the consent or ratification of ..

KYIV : Russian drone strikes killed five people and wounded six others in the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky, a Ukrainian official said Thursday. Five people have been reported dead, including two women and a one-year-old child, who were found under the rubble, Vyacheslav Chaus, a Chernigiv regional official, wrote on Telegram, adding six people were wounded and hospitalised. The explosions damaged houses in a residential area, he said. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, tens of ..

KUALA LUMPUR : The official meeting with the Fukui Prefectural Government, Japan, marks a strategic move to bolster bilateral ties between Malaysia and Japan, particularly in the areas of agriculture, food security, and agro- technology, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. He said the meeting paved the way for technology exchange, youth training, and the adoption of smart innovations, which could benefit Malaysia. This collaboration is timely, especially as the ..

TUARAN : Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Supreme Council will convene a meeting soon to determine the coalitions strategic direction, including decisions on potential partners for the upcoming 17th Sabah State Election. GRS chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the meeting is expected to take place most likely after Aidiladha celebrations. The meeting will cover many critical issues as the state election is approaching. We will discuss not only who our partners will be but also the distribution of ..

KUALA LUMPUR : The resignations of two key ministers will not disrupt the progress of the National Environmental, Social and Governance Strategic Plan (NESP) or the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), both of which are nearing completion, said Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. To a question on the progress of NESP and 13MP, Hanifah Hajar confirmed that the 13MP is almost ready to be presented to the Cabinet, while work on the NESP is actively ongoing. All ministries understand the ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Two individuals, both with the title Datuk, were arrested last Tuesday, on suspicion of involvement in fraudulent activities related to the offering of free haj packages. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department acting director Datuk Seri Muhammed Hasbullah Ali said the activity was uncovered after the Op Haji Terkandas task force found a group of prospective pilgrims, waiting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Monday for an individual with the title ..

SHAH ALAM: The Works Ministry (KKR) will upgrade 121 overcrowded schools, involving 127 classrooms in six states, through a project to address the issue of overcrowded schools, involving an allocation of RM88 million. Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said a total of 127 letters of acceptance (SST) were handed over to the successful contractors today to implement the project in Selangor, Langkawi, Perak, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu and Penang. Selangor has the highest number ..

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Police expect 2.5 million vehicles to enter the state ahead of the Aidiladha celebration this Saturday. State police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the figure was based on projections by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) of vehicles passing through the North-South Expressway (PLUS) from May 26 to June 8. In addition, the increase is likely attributed to the current fruit season in Penang, he said when contacted by Bernama. To prepare, the JSPT ..

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Heart Institute (IJN) has made medical history by becoming the first centre in Southeast Asia to successfully implant the worlds first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system, the Abbott AVEIR DR. Senior consultant cardiologist and Interventional Electrophysiology & Implantable Devices clinical director Datuk Dr Azlan Hussin, said the achievement reflects IJNs commitment to setting new standards in cardiac care both in Malaysia and the region. This groundbreaking ..