Football

Soccer-Manchester City boost injury-hit defence with Guehi signing

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Manchester ‌City have signed England centre back ‌Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace on ‌a five-and-a-half-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday, as they look to close the gap ‍on leaders Arsenal in the ‍title race.

Football

Soccer-Wales captain Davies to undergo ankle surgery, say Tottenham

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - ‌Wales captain Ben Davies faces a race ‌to be fit for his country's ‌World Cup playoff semi-final in March after Tottenham Hotspur said he needs an operation on a broken ankle.

World

Rising smoke, locked exits: How Karachi mall inferno trapped victims

KARACHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - When smoke began ‌seeping from ducts at the sprawling Gul Plaza shopping complex in Karachi late on Saturday, those inside thought a ‌small fire had broken out in a corner of the mall.

World

Exclusive-Investigators find broken joint on track at Spanish rail crash site, source says

ADAMUZ, Spain, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Experts probing the ‌cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which killed at least 39 people, found a ‌broken joint on the rails, according to a source briefed on initial investigations into the disaster.

World

Syria deal could remove main obstacle to Turkey-PKK peace, Turkish officials say

ISTANBUL, Jan ‌19 (Reuters) - A deal under which Kurdish forces abandoned long-held territory in Syria to the Syrian government could pave ‌the way for Turkey to advance its stalled effort to end its decades-long conflict with the ‌PKK, Turkish politicians and officials said on Monday.

World

Passengers tell of terror, screams and darkness after Spain train crash

MADRID, ‌Jan 19 (Reuters) - A violent jolt, followed by screams, flying objects, blood and then darkness is how ‌survivors of the train crash in southern Spain on Sunday night described the moment of ‌impact in the high-speed collision that killed at least 39 people.

World

Spain promises answers as high-speed train crash kills 39

ADAMUZ, Spain (AFP): The Spanish government has vowed to conduct a full investigation into the causes of a high-speed train collision that killed at least 39 people, with officials warning the death toll could rise as rescuers worked among the wreckage.

Football

Soccer-Spain's Bonmati aiming to return better than ever after leg break

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Nation

Cops identify two victims of car fire at Jitra toll plaza

JITRA: The identities of two victims who died after their car caught fire after a crash at the Jitra toll plaza on the North-South Expressway have been confirmed.

World

Factbox-Spain's deadliest train disasters

Jan 19 (Reuters) - At least 39 people died ‌in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night ‌near Adamuz, in the province of Cordoba, in the worst railway accident in the country since 2013. 

AseanPlus News

Hong Kong lawmaker Duncan Chiu leads Legco affluence list with 54 properties

Five of Hong Kong's new lawmakers own more than 10 properties, while nine have overseas holdings

Nation

Review underway on proposed amendments to Federal Capital Act

THE proposed amendments to the Federal Capital Act (FCA) 1960 are being reviewed following calls by Kuala Lumpur MPs to have a bigger say in the capital's planning and management.

China

Does Trump’s Nvidia chip flip reveal anxieties on both sides of China-US tech war?

Can Washington bind Chinese rivals to American technologies or will access to the AI chips hasten Beijing's challenge to US dominance?

Nation

Sinkhole found in Bayan Lepas side lane, road closed six days

GEORGE TOWN: A side lane on Jalan Kenyalang 1 in Bayan Lepas, near here, will be closed for six days starting Monday (Jan 19) following the discovery of a sinkhole.

Football

Soccer-Scotland to host Japan and Curacao in friendlies before World Cup

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Scotland ‌will face fellow World Cup competitors Japan and ‌Curacao in home friendlies ahead of this ‌year's global soccer championship starting in June, the Scottish FA said on Monday.

Nation

Cops detain 15 illegal immigrants from Myanmar in Kota Baru

KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force has arrested 15 illegal immigrants from Myanmar in a raid on Jalan Pasir Mas Salor, Kampung Kota, here.

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Monday (Jan 19, 2025)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Monday (Jan 19, 2025)

Motorsport

Motor racing-Haas F1 show off new look for a season of change

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Haas revealed their new look for ‌2026 on Monday with Formula One's smallest team expecting a season of rapid development and drivers adapting to a different ‌way of racing.

Football

Soccer-Mbappe calls on fans to back Vinicius Jr amid Real Madrid's struggles

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Tennis

Tennis-Djokovic reaches 100th Australian Open match win in hunt for 25th Grand Slam

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic ‌began his hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win ‌over unseeded Spaniard Pedro Martinez in the Australian Open first round on Monday, the Serb ‌easing pre-tournament concerns about his fitness with a sparkling display.