WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to counter Donald Trump’s claim of a justice system weaponized against him. A 12-member jury in …

KUALA LUMPUR: The “Business Ready’ (B-Ready) indicator by the World Bank is an assessment that the country should prioritise by introducing several new approaches and methods, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). He said this included closer synergy between industry and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) …

(Reuters) – Scottie Scheffler, who is in the midst of a remarkable season, will play the opening two rounds of the U.S. Open this week in a high-profile grouping with Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. World number one Scheffler, who counts the Masters …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. review found no evidence of human rights violations by Ukraine’s Azov Brigade, paving the way for it to use American training and weapons, the State Department said on Tuesday, citing Russian disinformation aimed at discrediting the unit. U.S. law bars foreign security forces from U.S. …

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A man ran a series of renovation and rental scams, cheating almost 70 people of about S$78,000 which he then used for personal expenses like a hotel stay and alcohol. Tan Kai Wen, 24, had been arrested and released on bail three times, but kept scamming …

PARIS (Reuters) – As the sun set on the French Open and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrated Sunday’s triumph a new race got underway at Roland Garros to transform the iconic red clay courts into dazzling Olympic venues in a matter of weeks. Chosen back in 2016 to be one of …

SEPANG: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has arrived in Malaysia to begin his two-day working visit to strengthen ties and bilateral cooperation between the two countries. He arrived with his delegation at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 at 8.50pm on Tuesday (June 11) on a commercial flight …

PUTRAJAYA: Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong (pic) has deposited the ratification document of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Convention (also known as C155) as part of the government’s measures to strengthen aspects of OSH in line with the decision of the Cabinet meeting …

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (Reuters) – Germany feel pressure to deliver as hosts of Euro 2024 but the team should feel privileged to play a major tournament on home soil, midfielder Toni Kroos said on Tuesday. The Germans kick off the tournament on Friday with their opening Group A match against Scotland …

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has clarified that its investigation of two lawyers was related to allegations of fund misappropriation by their client, a joint management body (JMB). In a press statement on Tuesday (June 11), the graft buster denied claims by Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) earlier in …