WASHINGTON, April 8 — President Donald Trump told AFP yesterday that the United States had achieved a “total and complete victory” after reaching a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran.

JERUSALEM, April 8 — Israel said it backs US President Donald Trump’s move to pause strikes on Iran for two weeks as part of a potential ceasefire, on the condition that Tehran reopens the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has dismissed claims that additional applications for the BUDI Madani RON95 (BUDI95) subsidy are open to the public, describing them as untrue and baseless.

ALOR SETAR, April 7 — A sunset cruise vessel was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Sunday for carrying more passengers than permitted.

MELAKA, April 8 — Police are on the hunt for the driver of a Proton Saga believed to have triggered a six-vehicle crash along Lebuh AMJ Cheng Heights in Melaka Tengah yesterday morning.

PARIS, April 7 — When Paris Saint-Germain faced Liverpool in last season’s Champions League, Liverpool were on course to the Premier League title and were described as “an almost perfect team” by PSG coach Luis Enrique.

BEIJING, April 7 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an accelerated rollout of a new energy system to strengthen the country’s energy security, as the ongoing conflict in Iran continues to disrupt global energy markets.

WASHINGTON, April 7 — US President Donald Trump criticised Nato allies for failing to back the United States during the Iran war, while again voicing his intention to annex Greenland.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — A Chery Tiggo was about 60 per cent destroyed in a five-vehicle collision at Changkat Cermin, Ayer Tawar near Beruas, Perak, on Monday.

ALOR SETAR, April 7 — The family of a trainee teacher from the Perlis Campus of the Institute of Teacher Education (IPG), who drowned during a kayaking activity at Pantai Merdeka near Sungai Petani last Saturday, hopes such a tragedy will not recur.

IPOH, April 6 — Projects under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) will proceed as planned despite the global energy crisis, its minister Nga Kor Ming said.

MILAN, April 6 — Inter Milan boosted their Serie A title bid by thumping Roma 5-2 yesterday, moving nine points clear at the top and ending a late-season slump.