LOS ANGELES: A US Navy petty officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to providing sensitive military information to a Chinese intelligence officer, the Justice Department said. Wenheng Zhao, 26, and another US sailor, Jinchao Wei, were arrested in August on suspicion of spying for China. Zhao pleaded guilty in a […]
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KUALA LUMPUR : DRB Hicom said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd for the development of an automotive hub in Malaysia. This comes after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in July that Geely will invest $10 billion to […]
Guillermo del Toro’s unmade Star Wars film would have focused on the monstrous villain Jabba the Hutt. Guillermo del Toro’s unmade Star Wars movie was about Jabba the Hutt. The 59-year-old director revealed last month that he nearly made a film in the long-running sci-fi franchise and has now confirmed […]
TOKYO: A recent open day at a Japanese military base near Tokyo was a fun family outing but, despite the games and snacks, the army recruitment stand was bereft of visitors. “This is the reality. The festival is always packed but no one comes,” confessed one of the two soldiers […]
STOCKHOLM: Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package, worth 2.2 billion crowns (RM938 million) and consisting mainly of artillery ammunition, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said today. Jonson told a news conference the government had also formally tasked the armed forces with looking into whether Sweden would be able […]
MOSCOW: Russia today indicated it was moving swiftly towards revoking its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty after President Vladimir Putin held out the possibility of resuming nuclear testing. Putin yesterday said Russia’s nuclear doctrine — which sets out the conditions under which he would press the nuclear […]
DC United and head coach Wayne Rooney have mutually agreed to part ways, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club announced on Saturday. The 37-year-old former England and Manchester United forward played for DC United between 2018-19 before taking charge of the Washington side in July 2022. DC United missed the […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today he remained hopeful a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution would succeed, even as the measure lags in opinion polls less than a week from the vote. “I’m optimistic,” Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) this morning, […]
ROME: The Italian government is planning for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of people who live around the Campi Flegrei super volcano near Naples, officials said yesterday. The new measures, which include a scheme to check on the strength of buildings in the area after months of […]
NEW DELHI: Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences. Mountainous Sikkim state plunged into chaos on Wednesday as floods spurred by heavy rain and an avalanche […]