LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A British teenager who praised the killer of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event and said he planned to bomb British rock band Oasis' reunion concert was sentenced to detention on Friday for possession of an al Qaeda manual. McKenzie Morgan, 18, was arrested at his home in...
KYIV, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic is set to provide Ukraine with combat planes shortly that can shoot down incoming drones, President Petr Pavel told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday. He did not give specifics but two years ago said Czech-made subsonic L-159 fighter jets could be transferred to Ukraine, which...
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Greece plans to extend its territorial waters further, including potentially in the Aegean Sea, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Friday, despite Turkey's long-standing threat of war should Athens take such a step. The NATO allies, but historic rivals, have eased tensions in recent years but remain at odds over where their...
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle 32 undocumented migrants out of Malaysia in the waters off Kuala Selangor early this morning. Deputy director of operations Maritime Commander Mohd Fairusnizam Abdul Razak said the wooden boat was intercepted at around 4.15am during patrols under Ops Ehsan and Ops Khas...
KUALA LUMPUR: Improvements to the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) assistance, which began today, were formulated with full commitment to ensure that the people can meet their basic needs in a more orderly, targeted and continuous manner, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said the move is in line with the Madani Government's determination to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The absence of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is felt at the Umno Youth meeting, with debaters highlighting the former party president's influence in the political landscape. Pekan Umno Youth chief Mohd Fakhrul Akhmal Mohamed attributed Barisan Nasional and Umno's dominance at the Melaka and Johor state elections to Najib's presence. "How can...
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight locals, including an Immigration Department officer, have been arrested in an operation to dismantle a syndicate involved in illegally obtaining Malaysian passports. The arrests were carried out at 10 locations across three states on Wednesday (Jan 14). Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the raids were conducted at six locations in Perak, two in Melaka...
KOTA BARU: Two sisters, aged 33 and 23, were detained by the Kelantan office of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry after being found repeatedly purchasing petrol at a petrol station in Tumpat on Wednesday (Jan 14). Kelantan ministry deputy director Aswadi Jaafar said the women were arrested at about 1.57pm following intelligence received...
ATHENS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Greece has warned its shipping fleet to review their security measures when sailing to Russian Black Sea ports after drone attacks on two Greek-operated tankers this week, according to shipping ministry advisories. Drones struck two oil tankers on Tuesday, including one chartered by U.S. oil major Chevron, as they sailed toward...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno supreme council special meeting has received and heard reports from council members who attended the Women's, Youth and Puteri wings meetings. Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi (pic) said all motions raised by delegates from the three wings were also deliberated at the meeting. "Another important agenda was the discussion on the president's policy speech,...
