ROME (Reuters) – Asylum seekers in Italy will have to pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) to avoid detention while their request for protection is being processed, the government said on Friday, in a measure apparently aimed at deterring migrants. Facing a surge in new arrivals, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition announced …

NEW YORK: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called for a concerted multilateral effort spearheaded by the United Nations to resolve all the conflicts and humanitarian crises in the world, citing the problems in Ukraine, Palestine, Afghanistan and Myanmar as some of these. He said the world was deeply …

NEW YORK: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged the developed countries to fulfil their commitment of mobilising US$100bil a year to support climate ambition endeavours of developing countries while recognising that trillions of dollars per annum will be needed in the near future. He said scientists have confirmed …

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Somalia has asked the United Nations to pause a planned drawdown of 3,000 African Union peacekeepers for three months to allow its security forces time to regroup after a militant attack forced them to withdraw from several recently captured towns. The African Union Transition Mission in …

(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said he has already got a sense of how important Sunday’s North London derby against Arsenal will be from supporters as they look to keep their momentum going following an impressive start to the season. Both Arsenal and Spurs are unbeaten in five …

NEW YORK: Quran burnings that have taken place in several countries are nothing but clear Islamophobic acts intended to incite hatred, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday (Sept 22). He said inaction in the face of such blatant provocation to a religion is simply irresponsible and …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States on Friday unveiled $65 million more in help for Haiti’s police and urged the U.N. Security Council to formally back the deployment of a multinational security mission to help the Caribbean country battle crippling gang violence. Speaking at a meeting in New York …

(Reuters) – Manchester United are drowning out all the noise about reports of dressing room unrest with the squad and staff pulling in the same direction as they prepare for Saturday’s trip to Burnley, manager Erik ten Hag said on Friday. United are 13th in the Premier League standings after …

WALL Street’s main indexes were on track to open higher on Friday after concerns over interest rates battered stocks in the prior session, while investors awaited data and comments from policymakers to assess the Federal Reserve’s next steps. U.S. Treasury yields retreated after surging to multi-year highs on Thursday, driving …

PETALING JAYA: Show a photo of me smoking in the last 30 years, Tanah Merah MP challenges. Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz said this after his special officer lodged a police report against photographer Sadiq Asyraf for circulating an image of the former allegedly vaping in the Dewan Rakyat. …