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News of a Malaysian man who signed up to fight with Ukraine’s army in its war against Russia has triggered criticisms back home after photos of his identification documents recovered at a battlefield went viral over the past week. Photos of a Malaysian identity card and driving licence made their rounds on social media after Russian forces announced in mid-October they had captured the town of Levadne in Ukraine’s eastern region. Malaysian authorities confirmed that the documents belonged to Malaysian Lee Bing Hang, 20, who had signed up as a mercenary with the Ukrainian army in April. Lee, who grew up in Perlis state in the peninsula’s north, appeared to have dropped his identity card and driving licence after he was wounded in a drone attack, Malaysian police said. The

Thousands of us were blessed to witness how the story that began on October 7 in defeat has come full circle. By BENJAMIN SIPZNER NOVEMBER 7, 2024 01:19 HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS, explosives, and military gear are found in a secret underground storehouse by the writer and his unit during the current Lebanon war. (photo credit: Courtesy Benjamin Sipzner) On October 7, my unit and tens of thousands of reservists rushed to Israel’s northern border to stop Hezbollah from flooding into Israel. Thank God, we were successful in our mission and stopped Hezbollah from fulfilling its dreams of capturing Galilee and massacring tens of thousands of Israelis.  Looking back, close to a year later, it is clear that troops stationed would have been overrun and the massacre in Gaza on October 7

Zelenskyy was among the first leaders to congratulate Trump, who has criticised the scale of US support for Ukraine. United States President Joe Biden plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before he leaves office in January, reports say, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump, who won Tuesday’s election, has criticised the scale of US military and financial support for Ukraine and has pledged to end the war with Russia quickly – without saying how. His position on Ukraine has raised concerns about the future of Washington’s support for Ukraine’s war with Russia under a Republican-controlled White House, Senate and possibly the House of Representatives. “The administration plans to push forward … to put Ukraine

BBC Fiona Hyslop said the ferry network faced a difficult and challenging winter Islanders are facing a “challenging and difficult” winter because of potential disruption to ferry services, Scotland’s transport minister has warned. Fiona Hyslop said Caledonian MacBrayne was under intense pressure because of a lack of available vessels – but that she was pushing the ferry operator to consider “all options” to maintain lifeline services. She was responding to an urgent question from one of her own backbenchers after it emerged the main Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles may be out of action all winter. Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene accused of the SNP of having a “brass neck” for blaming CalMac for problems it had created through years of underinvestment. Hyslop told MSPs the latest delay to the

Police video shows firework attacks as 19 arrested Police helicopter footage shows Bonfire Night disorder in Edinburgh Police helicopter footage has captured the firework disorder in Edinburgh, as officers confirmed they made 19 arrests between Halloween and Bonfire Night Six people have been charged under the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles Act and 26 further charges have been made for related criminal behaviour. Police officers and firefighters were attacked with fireworks, bricks and bottles on Bonfire Night, as crews responded to more than 1,000 emergency calls across the country. The force said residents in Edinburgh and Glasgow were left “terrified” by the “targeted” disorder and that police were carrying out inquiries to identify those responsible. There were six incidents where Scottish Fire and Rescue Service teams were attacked – three in