Category Archives: SECURITY

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

Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in the Omusati Region have reported two separate cases of rape in which two female victims, both aged 14, are learners at the same school in the Anamulenge constituency. In the first case, the victim was raped at a water point in the Okahwa Kamayau village at an unknown time and date in October. The incident was reported to the police by the victim’s biological father. According to the police, the suspect is known but not arrested yet. The second incident occurred in the Outapi town on Sunday when the victim was allegedly pulled into a room and raped by an unknown suspect. The case was reported to the police by the victim’s biological mother.The victims in both cases are aged 14 and attend the

Stella Frimpong – mother of the deceased Featured GraphicOnline Nov – 06 – 2024 , 15:16 The mother of 16-year-old Dennis Owusu Ansah, who was fatally stabbed in Anloga in the Ashanti region on Monday night, has called for justice as her family mourns the sudden loss of her son.  Dennis, a recent Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduate, was eagerly preparing to start school at Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School later this week. The tragic incident occurred around 7:30 pm on Monday when Dennis was allegedly involved in a confrontation with three teenage girls while escorting a friend home.  Eyewitnesses recounted that an argument ensued, during which one of the girls reportedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Dennis in the rib, causing severe bleeding. Dennis was rushed to

Investigators reportedly noticed that meetings held at the Prime Minister’s Office at the start of the Israel-Hamas War were not recorded. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 6, 2024 22:41 General view of the Lahav 443 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on November 4, 2019. (photo credit: FLASH90) A Wednesday Channel 12 report revealed further information regarding the ongoing criminal investigation, initiated by Lahav 433, into what the police termed events at the start of the Israel-Hamas War. According to the report, investigators noticed that meetings held at the Prime Minister’s Office at the start of the Israel-Hamas War were not recorded, and no protocols were taken.  This happened likely due to the confusion that ensued following the October 7 massacre.    National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot subsequently

The political party that made gains in regional polls is defended by its leaders while labelled ‘right-wing extremist’ by Germany’s security services. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party has said it will throw out three of its members who have been arrested on suspicion of having joined an “extremist” paramilitary group. The political party’s announcement comes after eight people were arrested and at least 20 properties were searched during a police operation on Tuesday. The operation targeted the Saxonian Separatists, a group authorities consider a domestic “terrorist organisation”. It was founded in November 2020 and is driven by racist ideology and conspiracy theories. Members had been training in warfare for the downfall of the modern German state before hundreds of police swooped on locations linked to it in

Getty Images More than 50 migrants were rescued after a boat got into difficulty trying to cross the English Channel. The boat’s engine failed off the coast of Audresselles in northern France overnight on Monday into Tuesday, the French coastguard said. A rescue boat took 51 people to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where they were met by emergency services. Meanwhile, two bodies were found in the Channel on the French side on Tuesday and another near Dover, while three more bodies were found on a beach in Calais and off the coast on Wednesday – it is not known whether they were migrants. A search was launched after a ferry said it had seen a body adrift off the coast of Calais. Two bodies were subsequently found by a French patrol boat and

Carson’s not sure why he’s never been able to kick his shoplifting habit. It started in his teens, when he and his friends would steal beer, and escalated when the installation of what he describes as “self-checkout silliness” made it easy to buy a couple of things, phantom swipe the rest, and walk out of Walmart with “a huge amount of shit.” In his early 20s, he took a chair from Target by just waltzing out the front door with it. He figured everyone would assume he bought it. Maybe there was a time when he could chalk his behavior up to young-adult antics, but Carson is no longer so young. He’s in his 30s, lives in New York, has a good job at a nonprofit, and he still shoplifts

Twenty-five other people found alive on island of Rhodes after swimming to shore, according to the Greek coastguard. Authorities in Greece have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes while another 25 people have been found alive on land, the Greek coastguard says. The bodies of three men and one woman were recovered near the southern tip of Rhodes on Wednesday, according to the coastguard. The group of 25 survivors were found alive after swimming to shore. Police originally located an initial group of 11 people shortly after midnight and the rest were found afterwards. The nationalities of the people remain unclear. The survivors told authorities that they had been travelling to the Greek island from the

A Malaysian state bordering Thailand is pushing for the construction of a 100km wall along the frontier to tackle smuggling, control floods and rein in young revellers entering illegally into the neighbouring country. Kelantan deputy chief minister Mohamed Fadzli Hassan said his administration would forward the proposal to the federal government to combat cross-border crime. “If the security forces want to guard the entire border, it is difficult to do so because the Malaysia-Thailand border is very vast,” he said. “The authorities always maintain strict control at the border near this state, but there are many illegal bases that make it difficult to monitor unlawful activities.” The measure was first suggested by Kelantan police chief Mohd Yusoff Mamat who said Malaysian nightlife seekers were parking their vehicles at the state’s