EVROS, Greece,/ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece on Friday rescued a group of 25 migrants trapped in a wildfire which has been burning in the northeastern region of Evros for almost two weeks, authorities said. The wildfire in Evros, Europe’s deadliest this summer, burned for a 14th day after killing at least …

PETALING JAYA: Revive the goods and services tax (GST) to generate a source of income for the country, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong urges. In a Facebook post on Friday (Sept 1), the MCA president has made three proposals for the Budget 2024. First of all, he had asked …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek and three-times winner Novak Djokovic headline a slate of enticing matches at the U.S. Open on Friday as third round action of the year’s final Grand Slam gets underway. Swiatek has been in top form in New York having dropped just …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian children began their second straight school year in wartime on Friday, some heading to new classrooms underground, others bracing to run to bomb shelters to take cover from Russian missiles and drones. Many, at home and abroad, stayed online for a fourth year, their education ravaged …

KYIV (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official said on Friday that drone strikes on Russian soil were set to increase and that recent such attacks showed that the war in Ukraine was gradually shifting to Russia. In an interview, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak also ruled out peace talks for now, …

(Reuters) – Rasmus Hojlund is fit and available for Manchester United and could make his debut in their Premier League game against Arsenal this weekend, manager Erik ten Hag said on Friday. The Danish striker joined the club from Atalanta for a reported fee of 72 million pounds ($91.22 million) …

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The media business controlled by Czech billionaire and opposition leader Andrej Babis is being sold to investor Karel Prazak, the two parties said on Friday, ahead of new legislation that bans politicians from owning some news and TV assets. Agrofert, controlled by Babis through trust funds, has …

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Maju Jaya Fellow Programme 2.0 this year will be expanded to include diploma graduates, STPM leavers and its equivalent, including degree holders. According to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, the 2023 edition has been widened so there is opportunity to include these groups, in order …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, the Kremlin said on Friday. Two Turkish sources told Reuters on Thursday that the meeting would primarily discuss Black Sea grain exports. U.N. Secretary-General António …

(Reuters) – Former Ireland coach Vera Pauw said executives from the country’s football association (FAI) undermined her position and interfered in football matters during the Women’s World Cup. Dutch coach Pauw led Ireland to their first major tournament this year in Australia and New Zealand, where they exited in the …