KYIV (Reuters) – European Union leaders decided on Thursday to launch formal membership talks with Ukraine, providing a much-needed boost for Kyiv amid uncertainty over the future of vital wartime foreign assistance. Brussels offered Kyiv candidate status four months after Moscow’s February 2022 invasion, prompting a rush by Ukrainian authorities …

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s UK government is studying a crackdown on social media access for children under the age of 16, including potential bans, according to people familiar with the discussions. Ministers plans to begin a consultation as soon as January to gather evidence about the extent of potential harm …

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that Section 498 of the Penal Code, which makes it a crime for a man to entice a married woman, is unconstitutional. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said Friday (Dec 15) that a five-member bench unanimously decided that it “unlawfully discriminates only …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Friday that it was still unclear where he was after prison authorities said he was no longer in the penal colony where he had been serving his sentence. Navalny, a former lawyer who rose to prominence by lampooning …

A woman in China cancelled her ride-hailing order because the driver failed to load her luggage despite him driving 40km to pick her up and waiting for half an hour at the pickup spot. The dispute took place at the entrance to a hotel in Shenzhen, in the southeastern province …

(Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes the global governing body’s policy of engagement with Iran over the treatment of women in football is bearing fruit after some were allowed into the Tehran derby on Thursday. Women’s rights campaigners Open Stadiums and another group of former Iranian athletes last year …

PETALING JAYA: As the number of Covid-19 cases in the country continues to rise, the Health Ministry and the Education Ministry should establish a set of pandemic prevention guidelines as soon as possible. In a statement Friday (Dec 15), MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon (pic) said these …

OIL prices rose on Friday, on track to notch their first weekly rise in two months after benefiting from a bullish forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA) on oil demand for next year and a weaker dollar. Brent futures rose 21 cents to $76.82 a barrel at 0640 GMT. …

PETALING JAYA: A Kuching-based educator has started an initiative to send a letter of demand to Socso after the agency was hit by a cyberattack. When contacted by LifestyleTech, Kenneth Chai said he believes it’s time for people to hold public departments, bodies and agencies accountable for data security and …

GOMA/KINSHASA (Reuters) – As Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections next week, the opposition and independent observers warn that issues including illegible voter cards, blocked campaign planes, and electoral list delays threaten the legitimacy of the results. For months, the CENI election commission has rejected criticism it is …