US stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as Nvidia warned about steep charges from new US curbs on its chip exports to China and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said US economic growth appears to be slowing.

AMERICAN chipmaker Intel has informed Chinese clients it will start needing a license to sell some of its advanced artificial intelligence processors, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

PUTRAJAYA: It will be another day of proceedings for Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman in his appeal against his conviction and sentence in a RM1.2mil graft case involving Armada funds today (April 17).

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters): Israeli troops will remain in the buffer zones they have created in Gaza even after any settlement to end the war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday, as efforts to revive a ceasefire agreement faltered.

WASHINGTON (Reuters): US President Donald Trump blocked a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites in favour of negotiating a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program, the New York Times reported on Wednesday (April 16), citing administration officials…

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 5.22kg of cocaine worth RM1.05mil were seized following a baggage inspection at Terminal 1 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

KUALA LUMPUR: Investors on Bursa Malaysia shrugged off a tech-driven slump on Wall Street overnight as news of further Malaysia-China cooperations helped to keep the domestic market on an even keel.

PETALING JAYA: Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Malaysia after concluding his three-day state visit here.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC).

PETALING JAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2024 candidates can obtain their results from their schools from 10am on Thursday (April 24).

PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra has hailed reciprocal visa exemption agreements between Malaysia and China as boosting cooperation in education, tourism, and exchanges in youth and sport activities.

IPOH: A 57-year-old man was found dead in a 3m-deep well at Kampung Nyior in Kampar.

BANGKOK: Twelve mild earthquakes were recorded in Myanmar and northern Thailand on Thursday (April 17), with magnitudes ranging from 1.6 to 3.5, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.

PETALING JAYA: Former national race walker G. Saravanan, who once brought pride to the country by winning gold at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, is now battling a chronic illness that has left him bedridden in hospital.

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will embark on an official working visit to Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday (April 17), says the Foreign Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR: KL Tower is not in a good condition and requires maintenance and repair works before it is reopened again to the public, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was on Thursday (April 17) told that a former Goldman Sachs banker, Roger Ng Chong Wa, will be interviewed by Datuk Seri Najib Razak's legal team in connection with the ongoing 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial.

SEPANG: A proposal for work-from-home (WFH) and home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) arrangements during the Asean Summits in May and October will be brought to the Cabinet, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto hopes that shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei remain committed to their partnership.