HONG KONG, March 25 — Hong Kong police arrested a bookstore owner and three employees yesterday for allegedly selling “seditious” materials, including a biography of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, broadcaster TVB reported.

NEW YORK, March 25 — Tracking systems intended to prevent runway collisions failed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport when an Air Canada Express jet struck a fire truck Sunday night, killing both pilots, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said yesterday.

KOTA TINGGI, March 25 — A bush fire spanning about 150 hectares along the Punggai Bypass Highway towards Sebana Cove is now 80% contained as of 1pm today, with roughly 30 hectares still actively burning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Investigations into claims of a “corporate mafia” are being carried out methodically, step by step, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said today.‍

SIK, March 25 — An eight-year-old boy was found drowned in Sungai Muda at Kampung Tanjung Jeneri near here today.

PARIS, March 24 — French Ligue 1 title chasers RC Lens have opposed a request by champions Paris Saint-Germain to reschedule their top-of-the-table clash.

WASHINGTON, March 24 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to join Group of Seven foreign ministers in Cernay-la-Ville on Friday for discussions on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the evolving Middle East situation linked to the US-Israel conflict with Iran, according to the State Department.

SEOUL, March 24 — North Korea will never abandon its status as a nuclear-armed state, leader Kim Jong Un said, according to state media.

MIRI, March 24 — The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) rescued a severely injured hornbill found on the ground near a building in the Kuala Baram Industrial Estate, as Miri faced intense heat and bush fires in Lutong on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM), along with related agencies, is intensifying its preparedness to protect Malaysia’s food security amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia and persistent hot weather conditions.

JOHOR BAHRU, March 24 — A fire destroyed a firecracker and fireworks stall last Sunday night, though no injuries or deaths were reported.

BARCELONA, March 23 — Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid edged Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling derby to keep pace with La Liga leaders FC Barcelona.