Lithuania authorises army to shoot down drones violating its airspace

VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania's parliament granted the Baltic country's armed forces powers on Tuesday to shoot down any unmanned drone violating its airspace following incidents in which it said two Russian drones crashed on its territory. Lithuania's army is currently able to target drones only if they are determined to be armed or pose an imminent danger...

UK loses appeal over block on removal of asylum seeker under UK-France deal

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Tuesday lost its attempt to overturn a temporary block on the removal of an asylum seeker under Britain's "one in, one out" deal with France. A 25-year-old Eritrean man, who arrived in Britain on a small boat on August 12, last week won an interim injunction preventing his removal to...

Trump warns drug traffickers: ‘We will blow you out of existence’

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said recent U.S. strikes on boats carrying alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers delivered a powerful warning to anyone seeking to bring drugs into the United States. "To every terrorist thug smuggling poisonous drugs into the United States of America, please be warned that we will blow you out...

Two tourists arrested over bomb threat in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: Two Chinese tourists were arrested for allegedly sending a bomb threat email to an airline company after not being able to change their flight seats. It is understood that the man, 29, and woman, 28, had contacted their travel agent to change their flight seats but received no response. Furious, they sent an email to...

Not enough grads produced in critical areas, says Kedah exco man

PETALING JAYA: In their quest for more revenue, public universities are not producing enough Malaysian graduates in critical sectors such as accountancy and engineering, says a Perikatan Nasional state leader. Kedah exco member and Jitra assemblyman Dr Haim Hilman Abdullah called this a "crisis in higher education" sparked by the government's policy for greater "internationalisation" of...

Telco workers’ car tailed, harassed by four pickup trucks in KK

KOTA KINABALU: An alleged road attack with multiple vehicles targeting a single car was reported in the city early on Tuesday (Sept 23). Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda said the complainant and two colleagues were in a car on telecommunications company rounds at the time of the 3.55am incident. According to ACP Kasim, the 28-year-old...

Over 7,000 traffic warnings issued in last two days, say KL cops

KUALA LUMPUR: A whopping 7,000 advocacy notices were issued to errant road users in the city for the past two days. The warnings were issued during the Compliance of Law operation, codenamed Ops PUU. Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said notices were issued on Sunday (Sept 21) and Monday (Sept...

Maybank customers now required to use the MAE app when changing passwords

PETALING JAYA: Maybank2u users are now only able to reset their passwords through the MAE mobile app, following a change that took effect on Sept 18, with the bank citing greater security for the change. The new password reset process will only apply to those with an Individual or Sole Proprietary account with the bank, with M2UBiz...

Foul smell leads to discovery of dead woman inside 4WD parked at KL business square

KUALA LUMPUR: A foul odour near a business premises at Diamond Square, Jalan Gombak, led to the discovery of a woman’s body in a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle on Tuesday (Sept 23) morning. The body was found at about 10am inside the vehicle parked by the roadside in front of a business block. Wangsa Maju OCPD Asst...

Five roads in KL to close for Selangor vs Singapore match on Sept 27

KUALA LUMPUR: Five major roads in the city will be closed in conjunction with the Sultan of Selangor Cup 2025 football match between Selangor and Singapore, which will take place at Stadium Merdeka on Saturday (Sept 27). Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamed said the match is scheduled to kick...