PARIS – French hearts will be set on their highly popular men’s and women’s handball teams winning Olympic gold together on home soil this year, repeating their rare double triumph in Tokyo. A handball sweep had only previously been achieved by two now defunct countries — Yugoslavia at the 1984 …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinskiy returns to the U.S. capitol on Wednesday to cement relationships with lawmakers who will vote on future aid for his country, and thank them for $175 billion already approved since Russia invaded in February 2022. Zelenskiy, who is in Washington for this week’s …

KUALA LUMPUR: The heavy financial “losses” of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Corp Sdn Bhd reflects its true purpose in supporting long-term socio-economic growth for the country and people, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said MRT Corp’s incurred losses were due to the high capital expenditure costs to construct both …

GEORGE TOWN: Several factors including the low turnout among non-Malay voters contributed to Pakatan Harapan’s defeat in the July 6 Sungai Bakat state by-election, says Chow Kon Yeow. The Penang Pakatan chairman and Chief Minister said the no-shows could have cost the coalition at least 2,500 votes. He said while …

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian opposition politician Peter Magyar, the main challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, delivered aid on Wednesday to the Kyiv children’s hospital hit during Russian airstrikes this week. Magyar’s Tisza party raised about 15 million forints ($41,276.83) and collected medical supplies and food donated by Hungarians. “This …

KUALA LUMPUR: The rogue “Bersatu Six” MPs do not have to vacate their seats as recent amendments to the party constitution go against the Federal Constitution and Parliament regulations. In a letter from Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul to Bersatu Chief Whip Datuk Seri Ronald Kian, which was …

(Reuters) – Modern pentathlon has obstacles ahead as it bids farewell to the horse at the Paris Olympics and prepares for a future more familiar to fans of Ninja Warrior and Tough Mudder. The blend of fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting and cross-country running caused a commotion at …

CHICAGO: Shortly before Christmas 2022, Dominique Ward made an unplanned stop at Target to do some last-minute shopping with her three-year-old daughters. She was miles from her home, in a neighbourhood where she didn’t know a single person. She assumed no one there knew her or her girls, either – …

KUALA LUMPUR: The country has lost as much as RM3.4bil from 2018 to 2023 due to electricity stolen for illegal cryptocurrency mining, says Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. The Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister said illegal cryptocurrency mining was becoming more widespread and detrimental to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) …

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s trash balloon campaign, missile launches and the emergence of GPS “spoofing” have increased risks in South Korean airspace, aviation experts say, complicating airline operations as tensions rise between the rival nations. In late May, North Korea began floating thousands of balloons with bags of trash, …