New Straits Times

COPENHAGEN: The head of the US military base in Greenland, a Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, has been fired for criticising Washington's agenda for the Arctic island.

AUGUSTA, United States: Rory McIlroy leaped into contention at the 89th Masters with a stunning back-nine charge in Friday's second round at Augusta National even as Justin Rose clung to a one-stroke lead over reigning US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau.

GEORGETOWN: Penang Hospital has once again successfully carried out an organ donation procedure involving the retrieval of a pair of kidneys, a liver, and a pair of corneas from a donor who died due to complications from severe traumatic brain injury.

ANTALYA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of sowing divisions in Syria in a bid to “dynamite” the “revolution” that toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad.

LONDON: UK lawmakers will be recalled from their Easter break to hold an emergency session on the future of the British Steel, officials said Friday, with the government likely to take over the struggling company.

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was stabbed at an election rally in 2018, was rushed to hospital by helicopter on Friday with “severe pain” in his abdomen, a party spokesman said.

WASHINGTON: Policymakers at the US Federal Reserve on Friday warned of higher inflation and slower growth ahead due to Donald Trump’s tariff policy, which has sent shock waves through global markets.

KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s Op Selamat 24, held in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations, recorded 9,859 road accidents nationwide.

PARIS: The trade wars initiated by US President Donald Trump could disrupt world trade in goods, meaning Europe could see its markets inundated with Chinese products, according to some analysts.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry is considering reviewing the loan rates and repayment terms for the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN).