SANTIAGO: Chile’s President Gabriel Boric was set to travel Monday to the southern city of Puerto Varas after an unusually strong tornado whipped through the town Sunday, injuring 19 people, damaging over 250 homes, and knocking down power lines and trees, Xinhua reported. The intense tornado surprised the 45,000 city
LONDON: United Kingdom (UK) police on Monday confirmed that the collision involving a car ramming into Liverpool fans celebrating in the city centre is being treated as an isolated incident and not linked to terrorism. According to Anadolu Ajansi (AA), Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims of Merseyside Police said the incident
MOSCOW: A total of 47 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of football fans celebrating in Liverpool, with 27 hospitalised and two sustaining serious injuries, including a child, British health officials said. Head of the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, David Kitchin said during a televised press
GENEVA/LONDON: A man was arrested after a car ploughed into a group of Liverpool fans celebrating the club’s Premier League title in the city centre on Monday evening, British police said. Merseyside Police said they were alerted shortly after 6:00 pm local time (1700 GMT) following reports that a vehicle had collided
DUNGUN, Terengganu: A housewife lost RM112,206 after being duped by a syndicate offering a non-existent job. Dungun Police Chief, Supt Maizura Abdul Kadir, said the 27-year-old victim saw a job offer advertised by a handicraft company on Facebook on May 19, and contacted the suspect on the Messenger application before providing her details
SEREMBAN, Negeri Sembilan: A senior officer with the Negeri Sembilan Youth and Sports Department pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to two charges of abusing his position to secure contracts for a company owned by his wife in 2021 and 2022. Rosdi Pilus, 50, an S44 grade officer,
KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak is stepping up plans to deeply integrate into the ASEAN Power Grid, said Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the East Malaysian state has been supplying electricity to West Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the past six years, and it is currently in
From Nurliyana Farhah Ruslan MAKKAH: Malaysian hajj pilgrims for the 1446H/2025M season are reminded to wear their identification wristbands at all times while in the Holy Land to ensure their safety and facilitate swift assistance in case of emergencies. Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) Customer Service Manager, Zaini Rashid, said the measure
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Laos have reiterated their strong support for Timor-Leste’s full ASEAN membership and called for intensified, inclusive efforts to address Myanmar’s prolonged crisis. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said both countries agreed that it was time to finalise Timor-Leste’s accession process. “We also discussed the accession of
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto praised China’s support for developing nations and its long-standing advocacy for the Palestinian cause. “To this day, China’s leadership – particularly in defending the rights of the Palestinian people – remains an inspiration to us all,” he said during the Indonesia–China Business Reception 2025, held
