CANBERRA: Australia’s Prime Minister has called an emergency meeting of the country’s leaders to address a crisis of violence against women. Anthony Albanese will on Wednesday hold a meeting of the national cabinet, which is composed of federal, state and territory leaders, to discuss plans to prevent male violence against
RIYADH: The Halal Economy Leadership Forum (HELF) 2024 is set to kickstart tomorrow, will focus on innovation, sustainability and market expansion within the halal economy. HELF 2024, jointly hosted by Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Saudi Arabia’s Halal Product Development Company (HPDC), in conjunction
MEXICO CITY: At least 14 people have died and 31 others were injured when a bus overturned in Malinalco, a central Mexico state, the local security secretariat said on Sunday. The accident occurred on Sunday morning on the Capulin-Chalma highway, the security secretariat said in a statement. “According to the
LONDON: The number of applications to run in next year’s TCS London Marathon has broken the world record. Event organisers said more than 840,000 people had applied for the event, smashing the previous record of 578,000 set by the ballot for last year’s London Marathon, said PA Media. In total
LONDON: Manchester City reeled Premier League leaders Arsenal back in with a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest as the title race heads towards a thrilling finale. The Gunners moved four points clear when they beat Tottenham in a frantic north London derby earlier on Sunday, but City immediately responded thanks
MOSCOW: International airlines have privately asked the European Union to ease plans to require the industry to monitor non-carbon dioxide emissions, reported Sputnik quoting a Financial Times newspaper report, citing a letter from International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Willie Walsh. The EU is introducing rules requiring all airlines
MOSCOW: US-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity said on Sunday it was resuming operations in the Gaza Strip while continuing to mourn the death of seven workers killed in an Israeli strike on April 1. “We have 276 trucks, with the equivalent of almost 8 million meals, ready to enter
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan contingent are targeting a total of 59 medals at the upcoming Sarawak Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in August this year. State Youth, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Committee chairman Zamakhshari Muhamad, said that the target for Kelantan athletes is inclusive of securing 22 gold medals in this
CHENGDU: Malaysia cruised into the quarterfinals of the 2024 Thomas Cup competition after whipping Algeria 5-0 in their second Group D match here, yesterday. For yesterday’s match, the national camp made several changes, including fielding independent men’s singles player, Cheam June Wei and rising duo, Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal Nazri
KUALA LUMPUR: A member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Information Committee, Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegu Bard, is expected to be charged at the Sessions Court here today for defamation and sedition. His counsel, Rafique Rashid Ali, when contacted by Bernama, said his client would be charged at
