5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (225+ words) STOCKHOLM: Polling stations opened Sunday in Sweden in what is expected to be a close general election that will see either the far right enter government for the first time or the left-wing opposition reclaim power. Opinion polls have long…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (335+ words) JAKARTA: An Indonesian ferry carrying 243 passengers and crew is out of contact while sailing north in bad weather from Java to Borneo, rescue officials said Sunday. The passenger and cargo ship Virgo Transport 8 departed from Surabaya, East Java, on Saturday…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (187+ words) A Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania Airport over a possible drone sighting was stood down – after the potential threat was confirmed to be a flock of birds. The sighting prompted the closure of Vilnius airport and prompted at least one…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (485+ words) BRICS leaders including China, Russia, India and Iran have called for “maximum restraint” over the escalating Middle East conflict, overcoming divisions within the expanding bloc to reach a rare consensus at their summit in New Delhi. The joint statement issued…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (439+ words) Russia launched over 450 drones across Ukraine in overnight attacks, according to Ukraine's Armed Forces, while Kyiv struck oil refineries in Russia's Tatarstan, according to Russian authorities. Russia launched 453 drones of various types across Ukraine, 409 of which were neutralised by Ukraine's…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (519+ words) GEORGE TOWN: The 125-year-old Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang located at 87, Jalan Gurdwara reopened yesterday after undergoing restoration works costing RM6 million.Founded in 1901, the gurdwara is the oldest and largest Sikh temple in Southeast Asia, and is also a Category One…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (210+ words) MIRI: Five families finally have their loved ones back. After forensic work following the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash near Long Lellang, DNA identification by the Royal Malaysia Police and the Chemistry Department confirmed the victims, and this morning,…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (169+ words) Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island, officials said. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, the capital of South…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago   (378+ words) The Prince of Wales will launch a new regeneration fund next week to assist the isolated rural community situated alongside Dartmoor prison. William will visit Princetown on Tuesday to unveil The Princetown Community Fund, which will offer at least £250,000 to…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago   (274+ words) The footage surfaced during a police investigation into alleged embezzlement involving more than 92 million baht, or around RM11.3 million, in temple funds. The man involved was identified as Phra Wachirayan Wi, 66, also known as Luang Pho Atichot Dhammavaro, who was then…...