Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed the potential for “reliable and lasting peace” after speaking with US President Donald Trump at the Vatican.

Trump, after talks with Zelenskiy, says Putin may face banking or secondary sanctions

Singapore has ordered Facebook parent Meta to block Singaporeans' access to posts made by three foreigners accused of trying to influence a national election early next month on racial and religious lines.

Singapore orders Meta to block posts by Malaysian PAS politicians under new election rules

The European Central Bank (ECB) may have to lower interest rates further, as US tariffs weigh on economic growth and inflation continues to slow, according to Governing Council member Gediminas Simkus.

ECB’s Simkus says two more cuts possible as trade hurts economy

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said China will need to strike a trade deal with the US quickly as it can’t win a drawn-out trade war that will do severe damage to its economy.

Billionaire Ackman says time is friend of US, enemy of China in trade war

The chief executives of UK banks HSBC Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander UK have written to Finance Minister Rachel Reeves asking her to abolish bank ring-fencing, Sky News reported on Saturday.

Top British bank chiefs urge finance minister to scrap ring-fencing in letter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer", state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

North Korea unveils new 'Kim Jong Un style' 5,000-tonne warship

A US judge has set a May 2 hearing to discuss remedies the US Justice Department and a group of states might ask the court to impose on Google after it ruled the Alphabet unit illegally dominates two markets for online advertising technology.

US judge sets May 2 hearing to discuss remedies in Google digital ads lawsuit

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is weighing a major investment in a data centre in Brazil, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, tapping abundant wind energy on the country's northeast coast.

TikTok owner could invest in data centre in Brazil — Reuters

Ukraine is experiencing major outages in payments, banking and online services, local media and providers reported on Saturday.

Ukraine seeing major outages in banking and online services

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful arrived in St Peter's Square on Saturday to pay their last respects to Pope Francis at a funeral mass to honour his sometimes turbulent papacy.

Royalty and presidents join multitude of mourners at Pope Francis' funeral

The US and the European Union (EU) still need a lot of work to reach a deal that would prevent the imposition of tariffs on each other's goods, EU Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday.

EU economic commissioner says union not close to deal on tariffs with US

China's President Xi Jinping pledged "self-reliance and self-strengthening" to develop AI in China, state media reported on Saturday, as the country vies with the US for supremacy in artificial intelligence (AI), a key strategic area.

China's Xi calls for self sufficiency in AI development amid US rivalry

Nissan Motor wants to end vehicle production at its Wuhan plant in China by March 31, 2026, two sources with knowledge of the plan said.

Nissan wants to end vehicle production at Wuhan plant, Reuters reports

US President Donald Trump’s administration is putting pressure on Europe to ditch a rulebook that would compel developers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to follow stricter standards of transparency, risk-mitigation and copyright rules.

Trump administration pressures Europe to ditch AI rulebook

Barisan Nasional (BN) successfully retained the Ayer Kuning state seat in the by-election on Saturday, after its candidate, Dr Mohamad Yusri Bakir, secured victory in a three-cornered fight with a 5,006-vote majority.

BN retains Ayer Kuning state seat as Ustaz Yusri secures victory with 5,006-vote majority

The Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) will implement road closures and diversions on several routes, in conjunction with the 2025 Kuala Lumpur OCBC Cycle, starting from 6am on Sunday.

Road closures, diversions for KL OCBC Cycle from 6am on Sunday

EDGE WEEKLY: Taking flight

PKR vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad confirmed he had sent a protest letter to the party’s Central Election Committee (JPP) regarding several issues related to the Setiawangsa division head election results.

Nik Nazmi sends protest letter to PKR committee over Setiawangsa divisional election results

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said China will need to strike a trade deal with the US quickly as it can’t win a drawn-out trade war that will do severe damage to its economy.&nbsp;

The Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) will implement road closures and diversions on several routes, in conjunction with the 2025 Kuala Lumpur OCBC Cycle, starting from 6am on Sunday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer", state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

The chief executives of UK banks HSBC Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander UK have written to Finance Minister Rachel Reeves asking her to abolish bank&nbsp;ring-fencing, Sky News reported on Saturday.

The European Central Bank (ECB) may have to lower interest rates further, as US tariffs weigh on economic growth and inflation continues to slow, according to Governing Council member Gediminas Simkus.&nbsp;

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