WELLINGTON (Nov 9): Dozens of newly elected lawmakers will start to arrive at New Zealand's parliament this week, even as the country faces a weeks-long wait to learn who will govern after an election that left the incumbent centre-right bloc with a razor-thin lead.

New Zealand's new lawmakers start to arrive at parliament as government remains in limbo

WELLINGTON (Nov 8): New Zealanders faced weeks of uncertainty on Sunday over who will govern the country after their general election, with the current coalition holding a slim majority but a potentially decisive slice of votes still to count.

After close vote, New Zealand must wait weeks for new government

New Zealand's ruling centre-right National Party and main opposition Labour were running neck and neck as counting began in the nationwide general election, but early projections showed the incumbent coalition would win enough seats to retain power.

New Zealand polls: Early count shows tight race but ruling centre-right National Party ahead in projections

New Zealand has not had any discussions with the European Union (EU) about becoming an associate member, a spokesperson for New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Friday, after the bloc said it is considering such a proposal for Canada.

New Zealand says no associate-member talks with EU

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Aug 12): New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survived a confidence vote on Wednesday after his defence minister mounted a leadership challenge, exposing deepening fractures in the ruling National Party less than three months before a tightly contested election.

NZ's Luxon survives party vote, but challenge exposes cracks ahead of election

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Aug 11): New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Tuesday that he had called an urgent in-person meeting of National Party lawmakers for Wednesday, amid calls from some quarters for a leadership change less than three months before an election.

New Zealand's Luxon calls meeting of lawmakers to address leadership speculation

(Nov 9): Americans last month grew more ​worried about the labor market outlook, according to a survey released on Monday by the ‌Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The bank's October Survey of Consumer Expectations found that projections the jobless rate will be higher a year from now w...

NY Fed survey finds Americans more worried over future jobless levels

MELAKA (Nov 10): Thirty-one early polling centres for the 16th Melaka State Election opened at 8am on Tuesday to allow 12,531 security personnel and their spouses to cast their ballots.

Melaka polls: 31 early voting centres open at 8am

NEW YORK (Nov 9): Nvidia and chief executive Jensen Huang were sued on Monday in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders by concealing Huang's ties with a suspected Chinese spy.

Nvidia, CEO Huang sued over disclosures related to suspected Chinese spy

For Bank Islam, the next chapter is about building on the strength of an established and trusted Islamic banking franchise to serve a broader range of customers and communities, and more of their financial needs.

Bank Islam’s next chapter: Broadening the franchise, deepening customer relationships 

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 10, 2026

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 10, 2026 

(Nov 10): Asian stocks were poised to track Wall Street higher as a rally in technology shares and a slump in oil prices drove US benchmarks to their best day in seven months.

Asian stocks to rally on US tech surge, oil slump

A renewed wave of dip buying drove stocks to their best day since April in the wake of a technology selloff that had roiled Wall Street, with the market also gaining as oil prices sank.

Stocks climb as buyers step in despite Nvidia woes

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): SoftBank Group Corp, Grab Holdings Ltd and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (PETROS) have agreed on plans for US$1.85 billion in initial combined seed capital to build AI infrastructure across Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia in partnership with global hyperscalers.

Softbank, Grab and PETROS lock in US$1.85 bil seed capital for AI infrastructure in Malaysia

CAIRO/ABU DHABI (Nov 9): US President Donald Trump will meet the prime minister of key mediator Qatar on Monday as efforts to end the Iran war ramp up following last week's midterm elections, though senior US and Gulf officials cast doubt on the chances of an imminent deal.

Trump to meet Iran war mediator Qatar, no imminent deal seen to end the war

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9):&nbsp;SoftBank Group Corp, Grab Holdings Ltd and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (PETROS) have agreed on plans for US$1.85 billion in initial combined seed capital to build AI infrastructure across Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia in partnership with global hyperscalers.

(Nov 10):&nbsp;Asian stocks were poised to track Wall Street higher as a rally in technology shares and a slump in oil prices drove US benchmarks to their best day in seven months.

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

A renewed wave of dip buying drove stocks to their best day since April in the wake of a technology selloff that had roiled Wall Street, with the market also gaining as oil prices sank.

NEW YORK (Nov 9): Nvidia and chief executive Jensen Huang were sued on Monday in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders by concealing Huang's ties with a suspected Chinese spy.

MELAKA (Nov 10): Thirty-one early polling centres for the 16th Melaka State Election opened at 8am on Tuesday to allow 12,531 security personnel and their spouses to cast their ballots.

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