LONDON (Reuters) – Somalia has one year to expel the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group from the country, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Tuesday, with the deadline for remaining African Union peacekeepers to leave looming next December. Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab has been waging a brutal insurgency against …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence minister said on Tuesday that no decision had been taken for now to remove two of Kyiv’s senior military commanders following media reports that they could be sacked. The comment by Rustem Umerov at a news conference was the strongest hint yet that Kyiv was …

ALOR SETAR: Kedah police have busted the ‘Bri Gang’ which was active in property crime, thus solving 22 cases of vehicle theft and burglary that gripped the Kota Setar and Pendang districts. Kedah police chief Datuk Fisol Salleh said they have arrested four local men and a woman including the …

BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev accused France on Tuesday of creating conditions for a new war in the South Caucasus by supplying arms to Armenia. France said last month it had agreed new contracts to supply military equipment to Armenia. “France destabilises not only its past and present …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will provide over $4.1 million in aid for people affected by the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, the United States Agency for International Development said in a statement, after Azerbaijan’s recapture of the region prompted a mass exodus of Armenians. Azerbaijan and Armenia have been at …

(Reuters) -Beth Mead has been recalled to the England squad for the first time in over a year after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Manager Sarina Wiegman named her squad for the Lionesses’ last two games of the Nations League on Tuesday. Mead missed this year’s Women’s World …

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia must be steadfast in enhancing its ports’ competitiveness and productivity, instead of worrying about Thailand’s proposed land bridge project, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. “What’s important is that we must improve ourselves in terms of efficiency, resilience and productivity. “Shipping lines will only come to your ports when …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers agreed on Tuesday measures to increase repair of goods such as washing machines, televisions and smartphones and reduce waste from consumers acquiring new products instead. The European Commission proposed a new law in March obliging sellers to repair a product for free within the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Classes came to a halt at 19 schools nationwide on Tuesday (Nov 21) due to a bomb hoax email. Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the schools are in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Penang, Perak and Negri Sembilan. ALSO READ: Perak international school becomes latest …

SHAH ALAM: State governments do not have the authority to approve increases in water tariffs as this matter needs to be brought to the ministerial level (Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change) even though there is a need to do so. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari …