:Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez on Wednesday reversed his decision to step down at the end of the season and agreed to stay in charge of the LaLiga giants for the 2024-25 campaign, a club spokesperson confirmed to Reuters.Xavi spent most of the day in meetings with Barca officials and agreed…

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is among individuals being investigated in connection with a graft probe involving his sons, the head of Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said on Thursday (Apr 25).  The investigation comes amid a widening crackdown on graft involving prominent political figures, including those seen as close to 98-year-old veteran leader Mahathir, a long-time foe of current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar has denied targeting political rivals, saying the investigations are…

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SINGAPORE — A man who struck Malaysian actor Kamal Adli at Singapore Expo last year was jailed for 28 months’ and two weeks on Thursday (April 25). Muhammad Nabil Rashid used an extendable baton to strike the actor at a meet-and-greet session in March 2023. He claimed he attacked Kamal as he wanted to…

Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told broadcaster TF1 that “safety architects” had been sent to the scene. An AFP journalist saw workers loading the slightly twisted blades of the windmill into the bed of a truck for removal. The letters M, O and U had also been toppled from the…

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LONDON :Oil steadied on Thursday after settling lower the previous day as signs of retreating fuel demand in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, contended with widening conflict risks in the Middle East. This week’s supply report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday showed gasoline stockpiles…

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