Charities end links with ‘Fergie’, UK’s Duchess of York, over Epstein email

LONDON (Reuters) -Several charities said on Monday they had cut their links with Sarah Ferguson, Britain's Duchess of York, after media reports that she had described the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a "supreme friend" in an email. According to the Sun on Sunday newspaper, Ferguson, 65, the ex-wife of King Charles' brother, Prince Andrew,...

Comms Ministry to seek Google’s help over lewd AI video threats to lawmakers

NIBONG TEBAL: The Communications Ministry will seek Google's assistance to investigate lewd video email threats recently targeting several elected representatives. Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the emails are believed to have been sent by the same individual. "In fact, just a few hours ago, I was informed that I, too, had received such an email two days...

UK PM Starmer says people have a right to ‘peaceful protest’ after anti-migrant march

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said people have a right to peaceful protest after more than 100,000 demonstrators joined an anti-immigration march through London on Saturday, but he condemned assaults on police and said Britain was built on tolerance and diversity. Far-right activist Tommy Robinson organised a march attended by around 110,000 people on...

Pope Leo criticises high, Musk-style corporate pay packages

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo criticised corporate pay packages that offer executives much higher salaries than their employees in excerpts from his first media interview released on Sunday, citing Tesla's recent $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk. Leo, originally from Chicago, also spoke about the United Nations, his decades working as a missionary in...

Wisma Putra, Interpol assistance sought in Simpang Pulai murder, cop-shooting probe

IPOH: Police will seek assistance from Wisma Putra and Interpol to locate suspects believed to be involved in the shooting of a police officer and the discovery of a woman's body inside a car on Sept 7. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the main suspect had yet to be apprehended, while...

Roads leading into Kelantan congested, motorists facing 28-hour journeys

KOTA BARU: Roads leading into Kelantan are badly congested, with some road users taking 28 hours to travel to the state. A TikTok user, Jihh, shared his experience of the unusually long journey from Sungai Buloh, Selangor to Pasir Mas on TikTok on Saturday (Sept 13). "I drove for 28 hours from Sungai Buloh to Pasir Mas,"...

MBMB Mayor wants flooding issues at Bazar Kraftangan to be solved immediately

MELAKA: The Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB) has called for immediate action to resolve frequent flooding at Bazar Kraftangan, Dataran Pahlawan Megamall Melaka, particularly during the rainy season. MBMB Mayor Datuk Shadan Othman said the recurring floods disrupt daily operations and affect the livelihoods of handicraft traders and micro-entrepreneurs in the area. He attributed the issue to faulty...

Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery following drone attack, regional governor says

(Reuters) - A fire broke out at the facilities of an oil company in Russia's Bashkortostan region following a drone attack on Saturday, the governor said. "Today, the Bashneft company was subjected to a terrorist attack by aircraft-type drones," Radiy Khabirov wrote on Telegram. One drone was shot down over the production site, sparking a fire, which...

PM: Malaysia’s economy should be empowered alongside culture, art and values

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that efforts to empower the country's economy will not be complete if they are not accompanied by strengthening culture, art and values ​​that are the pillars of the integrity of the multi-racial society. As such, the Prime Minister said that efforts to drive the country's economic growth must be...

Brazil Supreme Court justice breaks with colleagues on Bolsonaro case, votes to annul

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux called on Wednesday for the annulment of the case against former President Jair Bolsonaro's due to what he called an "absolute lack of jurisdiction" for the five-judge panel hearing the case. The high court still seems likely to convict Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to remain in...