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PAHANG: A military personnel holding the rank of a corporal in the Malaysian Army was arrested on Tuesday (Mar 31) after allegedly assaulting seven junior soldiers at the Royal Malay Regiment camp in Bentong, leaving a 24-year-old victim unconscious and in critical condition.Preliminary investigations revealed that the 37-year-old corporal allegedly punched, struck, and kicked the victims on several parts of their bodies, said Bentong district police chief Superintendent Zaiham Mohd Kahar.Further investigations by the Malaysian Armed Forces found that the corporal had used physical force after being dissatisfied with the way the victims cleaned the weapons store. “One of the victims, aged 24, was reported to…

Soldiers train for mass casulty in combat The U.S. military is learning mistakes made from other conflicts. In an underground training facility at Ft. Hood, the Army’s 1st Medical Brigade imitates a mass casualty in combat. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FORT HOOD, TX – This week, the 1st Medical Brigade of the III Armored Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, held a training exercise called “Operation Silver Lightning.” The exercise, according to the 1st Medical Brigade, “is designed to simulate the challenges of providing advanced medical care in a contested, large-scale combat environment.”Between March 23 and April 1,…

EXPLAINERAs the war enters day 34, US President Donald Trump said Washington was close to achieving its objectives.Published On 2 Apr 20262 Apr 2026Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump said Washington had “destroyed the Iranian military” and was close to achieving its war objectives.Trump’s address to the nation came hours after he said Tehran had asked for a ceasefire, a claim Iran denied.Meanwhile, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country held no hostility towards the people of the United States, Europe or neighbouring countries.Here is what we know:In Iran War…

The federal government may try to send 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos back to detention.The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal Wednesday in federal court in Texas, challenging a January ruling that freed the 5-year-old Minnesota resident and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, from an immigration detention facility. The father and son were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during a crackdown in the Minneapolis area earlier this year, drawing nationwide attention.The filing, obtained by CBS News, takes the fight to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. If the government succeeds, the two could…

Brownlow Medal winners Matt Rowell and Ollie Wines have been named to return to AFL action for the first time this season in round four.Gold Coast’s Rowell has overcome a finger injury that sidelined him for the first three games of the season after he claimed the game’s most coveted individual award last year.The tough midfielder will feature when the unbeaten Suns attempt to match a club-record best start to the season with a fourth-straight win over Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.Rowell was named in the starting line-up of an extended squad in a huge boost for Damien Harwick’s…

Ripple’s XRP has shed 3% of its value in the last 24 hours and now trades around the $1.3 level. The bearish performance comes as the broader cryptocurrency market gave up the gains it had accumulated earlier this week.XRP is also showing signs of weakness, with retail and institutional interest declining.XRP institutional and retail interest fadesRipple announced the launch of its Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury within Ripple Treasury on Wednesday, a key development in integrating digital assets into core corporate finance functions.This marks the introduction of the first Treasury Management System (TMS) with native digital asset capabilities, directly…

JAKARTA: Some hotels in Bali are stepping up security measures after a recent spate of violent crimes, including three foreign tourists sexually assaulted in as many days last month.Industry insiders and observers say gaps such as weak oversight of accommodation providers should be tackled to give visitors a greater sense of safety, even as Bali’s governor has maintained the island remains safe and tourism continues as normal.The sexual assault cases, which occurred separately on Mar 23 to 25, are isolated incidents, Governor Wayan Koster reportedly said on Mar 26. Bali police have arrested three Indonesian men in connection with the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The chair of the Hernando County, Florida, Democratic Party who was arrested for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a bullhorn during a “No Kings” protest, said that he did not act as an aggressor and did not escalate the confrontation.Brian Stewart, 63, was charged with simple battery, a misdemeanor in Florida, and booked into the Hernando County Sheriff’s Detention Center after the incident in Spring Hill on Saturday. He was released later that day, records show.Stewart said he is “not a violent person” and that the man he was accused…

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Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMutual fund giant Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy a small crypto investment firm, 250 Digital, which will join its newly established Franklin Crypto unit, as the firm deepens its digital assets push.By bringing 250 in-house, Franklin Templeton hopes to be able to increase its actively managed crypto investment offerings for its institutional clients beyond basic exposure through products like its bitcoin ETFs. The firm manages $1.8 billion in global assets.”Institutions are becoming much more intentional in how they engage with digital assets,” Sandy Kaul, head of innovation at Franklin Templeton, told CNBC. “This deal…