Greece battles wildfire on Crete for a third day as temperatures rise | WN24
ATHENS (Reuters) -Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to leave the area. Around 130 firefighters, 48 vehicles and six helicopters were deployed in the effort, working with gale-force […]
Exclusive-Regulators warned Air India Express about delay on Airbus engine fix, forging records | WN24
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s aviation watchdog reprimanded Air India’s budget carrier in March for not timely changing engine parts of an Airbus A320 as directed by European Union’s aviation safety agency, and falsifying records to show compliance, a government memo showed. In a statement, Air India Express told Reuters it acknowledged the error to the […]
Anwar discusses strategic cooperation with French PM Bayrou, call for Airbus commitment in delivering A330 Neo to MAG | WN24
PARIS: Malaysia has called for Airbus’ commitment in delivering the A330 Neo aircraft promised to Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) to ensure efficient operations, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “I stressed the importance of this commitment,” said the prime minister, who met French Prime Minister François Bayrou here on Friday (July 4). AirAsia, he added, was […]
Road closures in stages for 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, says Bukit Aman | WN24
PETALING JAYA: Rolling road closures will be implemented in Kuala Lumpur and other affected areas in conjunction with the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said in a statement on Friday (July 4) that the closures would […]
GOF seizes e-cigarettes worth RM520,000 from illegal base near Tumpat | WN24
KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) 9th battalion has seized 2,600 electronic cigarette devices worth about RM520,000 from an illegal base in Tengkorak near Pengkalan Kubor, Tumpat. GOF South-East Brigade Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the items were seized at 10.30am on Tuesday (July 1) during a border patrol under Ops […]
Since October 7, more Jewish families in the Paris region ‘want to move to a place they perceive as safer’ | WN24
Every Sunday for the past 10 years, at 8 am sharp, Alain Benhamou gets into his car and drives to the synagogue in Bondy, a northeastern Paris suburb. The neighboring city of Villemomble, where he lives, has prayer spaces that are closer, but for him, it is about something else: loyalty to a synagogue he […]
France and Britain hope migrant ‘taxi boat’ plan will slow record Channel crossings | WN24
PARIS (Reuters) -Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast beach in northern France, stopping every few hundred metres to pick up migrants bound for Britain. Four French police gave chase, but failed to reach the migrants before they reached water’s edge. Soon, with 70-odd people onboard, the dinghy began chugging across […]
Aerotrain suffers technical fault, temporary suspension | WN24
PETALING JAYA: Aerotrain services were temporarily suspended on early Friday (July 4) due to water accumulating in the tunnel following heavy rainfall, says Malaysia Airports. It said one of the drainage pumps in the tunnel experienced a technical fault during the downpour, preventing the automatic removal of water. “As a safety precaution, train operations were […]
Air traffic controllers’ strike disrupts travel to, from and over France | WN24
Planes are seen on the tarmac of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, outside Paris, on July 3, 2025, as French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike. THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP About 40% of flights were canceled on Friday, July 4, at all Paris airports and tens of thousands of passengers were rearranging plans at the height […]
Housewife jailed eight years for abusing adopted daughter | WN24
KUALA LUMPUR: A housewife has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Kuala Selangor Sessions Court after pleading guilty to abusing her adopted daughter using a mortar and pestle, and slashing the victim with a knife. Judge Nurul Mardhiah Mohammed Redza imposed the sentence on the 54-year-old woman on Friday (July 4), ordering […]