GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said that the apparent deliberate denial of safe access for humanitarian agencies within war-torn Sudan could amount to a war crime. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been fighting Sudan’s army for control of the country since April …

BENGALURU (Reuters) – All tennis professionals will have round-the-clock access to free medical expertise under a programme launched this week by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) which aims to level the playing field in healthcare. The PTPA, which was established by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil in 2020, said …

BUENOS AIRES(Reuters) – Femicides in Argentina, already at a record level last year, have increased further in the first two months of 2024, a report from a local observatory on Friday showed, with more than one killing per day underscoring the deadly threat to women. The country saw 61 misogynistic …

MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti sought to calm the waters around their highly anticipated match at Valencia on Saturday, when his team will return to a stadium where Brazil winger Vinicius Jr was racially abused last year. Anticipating a fiery atmosphere, Spanish authorities declared the match ‘high …

TOKYO: Japan on Thursday sent two mini-drones and a “snake-shaped robot” into one of three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant crippled by a tsunami in 2011, the facility’s operator said. The gadgets were deployed in preparation for the removal of hundreds of tonnes of highly radioactive fuel and rubble, …

(Reuters) – Sweden are set for a cultural shake-up after their new Danish manager Jon Dahl Tomasson took the reins on Friday promising modern attacking football that he hopes will quell the discontent at his appointment expressed by some fans. The choice of Tomasson – joint top scorer for bitter …

SHAH ALAM: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) and the Human Resources Ministry have been given a month to develop a new upskilling training module to produce more competent workers. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that a strategic enhancement of workers’ skill set would enable the country to compete …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A number of government agencies in the European Union and elsewhere have voiced concerns about security risks as Apple opens up its iPhones and iPads to rival app stores to comply with EU tech rules, Apple said on Friday. Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), from March 7 …

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish farmers protested on the border with Lithuania on Friday against what they say are imports of Ukrainian grain through the Baltic country, something Vilnius denies. Small groups waving Polish flags and carrying banners joined customs officials checking trucks coming over the frontier at the Budzisko crossing, …

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has refuted allegations that the Home Ministry will amend the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 to rein in online media in the country. The Home Minister admitted there were discussions about the Act but said these involved aspects to raise the amount for …