TEHRAN, Aug 19 — A senior Iranian official has warned that war with Israel could flare up at any moment, saying the current lull following June’s 12-day conflict is merely a temporary pause rather than a formal ceasefire.

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 — Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held discussions on border security, trade and bilateral exchanges yesterday, with both sides signalling a desire to improve ties.

IPOH, Aug 19 — Two men were killed after being struck by a car while refuelling their van on the roadside at Kilometre 84.6 of Jalan Kuala Kangsar–Gerik–Pengkalan Hulu on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 98 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed that it has not terminated the RM98.3 million contract for the supply of fabric for nurses’ uniforms, despite complaints last year that the material was of poor quality and compared to burial shrouds.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2025 could decline by between 0.6 and 1.2 percentage points as a result of the United States’ 19 per cent retaliatory tariffs, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has said.

LONDON, Aug 18 — Nottingham Forest’s opening Premier League match brought both celebration and misfortune for goalkeeping coach Rui Barbosa, whose excitement over Chris Wood’s early goal resulted in an accidental injury.

SYDNEY, Aug 18 — Australia has revoked the visa of Simcha Rothman, an Israeli lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition who has publicly opposed Palestinian statehood and supported Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Hong Kong, Aug 18 — Hong Kong prosecutors began presenting their closing arguments on Monday in the national security case against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, after last week’s hearings were adjourned to allow him to be fitted with a heart monitor.

SEPANG, Aug 18 — A 31-year-old Chinese woman, Fang Fuyuan, has been sentenced by the Magistrate’s Court here to one month in jail and fined RM2,000 for assaulting an Immigration officer at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Police are appealing for witnesses after a 14-second video widely circulated on social media showed an unidentified woman jumping out of a moving car on the Sprint Highway.

KOTA BHARU, Aug 18 — The Malaysian Army (TDM) apprehended 10 Myanmar nationals who were attempting to illegally cross Sungai Golok from Thailand into Malaysia.

BARCELONA, Aug 17 — Barcelona made a strong start to their LaLiga campaign yesterday with a 3-0 victory over nine-man Mallorca, as England international Marcus Rashford came off the bench to make his debut.‍