TBILISI (Reuters) – Former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire widely held to wield huge political influence, said on Saturday he was returning to frontline politics after two years, ahead of parliamentary elections in 2024. According to a speech posted online by the ruling party, Georgian Dream, Ivanishvili said …

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in four states dropped slightly to 10,000 people sheltering at 37 temporary flood relief centres as of 8pm on Saturday (Dec 30), compared with 10,895 evacuees at 41 at temporary relief centres in the afternoon. Based on the latest flood report across the …

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Thousands gathered in a square in in central Belgrade on Saturday in the biggest protest yet over parliamentary and municipal elections on Dec. 17, results of which the demonstrators want anulled. Protesters waving Serbian flags and holding a banner reading “We do not accept” cheered Marinika Tepic, …

(Reuters) -Ten people including a child were killed and 45 injured by Ukrainian strikes on the centre of the Russian provincial capital of Belgorod on Saturday, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said a residential area had been hit, and in a Telegram posting urged all residents …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – There will be no fireworks in Moscow again this year on Russia’s biggest family holiday, but in almost every other way, the capital is as bright and bustling as at any New Year before the war in Ukraine. Last year, the fallout of what Russia calls its …

PETALING JAYA: Be wary of individuals claiming they are MYAirline representatives reaching out to customers about refunds, warns the low-cost carrier. In a statement on Dec 30, MYAirline said there have been reports of individuals falsely claiming to be representatives of the company and contacting customers awaiting refunds for their …

PASIR MAS: Traders at the Rantau Panjang duty-free zone here are auctioning off goods affected by flood waters at heavily discounted prices to cut losses. The enterprising “fire sale” made the Rantau Panjang town centre a lively marketplace on Saturday (Dec 30) as visitors came in droves. Trader Samsiah Abdullah, …

GEORGE TOWN: The Human Resources Ministry has instructed an immediate submission of reports on the workplace accidents involving a maintenance worker who died while servicing an elevator at Jalan Burma here and a factory worker’s fatality in Banting, Selangor. Its minister, Steven Sim Chee Keong, said the investigation and final …

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in four states continued to decrease as of 4pm on Saturday (Dec 30), with 10,895 people placed in 41 relief centres compared to 14,388 evacuees in 55 centres at noon. Based on the latest report on flood incidents across the country issued by …

LONDON/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted last week in Iceland ebbed, not everyone was happy. Hazel Lane, a 49-year-old dental practice manager in London, had booked a ticket to Reykjavik as soon as she saw footage of the eruption on television, hoping …