[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has dismissed claims of planned manipulation of the 2027 General Election, assuring Kenyans that the country's electoral process remains independent, credible and firmly protected under the Constitution.

[ISS] Although authorities adhered to the ECOWAS timeline, Guinea's return to democracy is mired in controversy.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Senegal's Parliament elected Ousmane Sonko as Speaker days after Sonko was fired by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who also dissolved the government after months of tensions between the former allies.

The Russian Security Council secretary noted that seven drills are currently underway

Dmitry Peskov declined to interpret the Russian Foreign Ministry’s wording as to whether «systematic strikes» meant attacks would take place every day or at certain intervals

Going forward, all data will be integrated into the Unified Digital Services Platform, Vladimir Panov noted

Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin is yet unaware of Washington's reaction to Moscow’s warning that the Russian Armed Forces are beginning systematic strikes on defense industry sites in Kiev

Authorities intend to improve commercial infrastructure, develop new retail formats, expand the supply of high-quality goods, and boost the digitalization of the retail sector

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Meteorological Department has forecast continued rainfall across several parts of the country from May 26 to June 1, 2026, with heavy downpours expected in sections of the Coast region and Garissa County.

[GroundUp] Ministers convened a «high-level» meeting at the Union Buildings on Monday

[Premium Times] The court awarded a whopping N21 million fine against the plaintiff, who challenged Mr Jonathan's eligibility to recontest for president under a constitutional amendment introduced some years ago.

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The president's candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has faced numerous scandals, while Sen. John Cornyn has failed to excite the base.

The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project. But he has faced barriers as he seeks to complete it.

If you are a driver, you may want to pay attention to the newest online scam in town.In a Reddit post uploaded to r/singapore on Tuesday (May 26), user Stormagedd0nDarkLord shared a screenshot of what appears to be a phishing email in their inbox.This scam appears to be targeting users who have outstanding Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) fees by impersonating OneMotoring, the Land Transport Authority (LTA)'s online platform for motoring information and digital services.«We are writing to remind you that there is an outstanding ERP fee as associated with your vehicle. Based on our official records, this fee remains unpaid, and we kindly ask that you take a moment to review the details below,» the email reads.It stated the amount owed, case number and payment due date before directing the email recipient to click on a link to visit «the One Motoring website».«Everything you need to resolve this issue can be found there,» it claimed.AsiaOne was unable to verify where this link leads to.

For most new fathers, the weeks after welcoming a baby are spent at home changing nappies and surviving on little to no sleep.

A 21-year-old cyclist was taken to the hospital after colliding with a car in Woodlands on Sunday (May 24). Footage of the incident from the rear camera of a car was shared on Facebook by SG Road Vigilante the same day.The footage shows the dashcam car and a public bus stopped at a traffic junction in the third and first lane respectively.The dashcam car moves off as the light turns green, and a black car approaches the junction in the second lane.  Just as the black car is travelling through the junction, a cyclist crosses the road and collides with the car.The cyclist then falls to the ground as debris is sent flying.The car stops immediately.

Singapore has topped another global ranking — this time for being the safest country in the world for immigrants.The ranking, part of online remittance service Remitly's Immigration Index 2026, saw Singapore take first place with a total safety score of 95.4 out of 100, up from fifth place last year.The total safety score comprised a safety index score and a political stability score, both aspects in which Singapore outranked all the other countries evaluated. The report put Singapore's safety index score as 45.4, and a full 50 for political stability. Trailing closely behind were Iceland, Switzerland, Japan and Luxembourg, which took second to fifth place respectively.According to the data collected, Singapore has «consistently low crime rates, strong rule of law and highly effective public institutions». Remitly said that Singapore regularly ranks among the safest globally due to strict enforcement, high social trust and political stability.The Republic was also named as the 5th country with the largest immigrant communities in the world, rising two spots up from 2025.

SINGAPORE — A man who defaulted on his national service (NS) obligations for more than 21 years was on May 26 sentenced to three years’ jail and a fine of $3,000.Edmond Yao Zhi Hai, 47, immediately filed an appeal through his lawyers Mr Sunil Sudheesan and Ms Joyce Khoo from Quahe Woo & Palmer.His sentence comes after District Judge James Elisha Lee found Yao had evaded the whole of his full-time NS and post-Operationally Ready Date (ORD) obligations as he was past 40 years old when he was arrested in 2021.The offender was convicted in March following a trial for failing to report for enlistment, and in April for his immigration offences after admitting that despite being a Singaporean, he had repeatedly used his Indonesian passport to travel in and out of the Republic.The judge noted that Yao’s defence had rested in part on the notion that he had been travelling openly in and out of Singapore without any enforcement action by the authorities, which he argued meant that they treated him as an Indonesian citizen.

Serial burglar Linton Weirich, 38, was caught on camera with Linda de Sousa Abreu, 32, who wore her full uniform as they took part in sex acts in his cell in HMP Wandsworth.

As allegations of rape and coercion swirl around the Channel 4 reality show Married at First Sight UK , another female participant claims she was effectively 'prostituted' by TV producers.

Thousands of A-Level students have had their exams plunged into chaos after a spate of online leaks apparently linked to Pakistan.

A health alert is in place in the northern Lombardy region of Italy after a man and a woman returned from Uganda following a three-month trip.

President Donald Trump has shared his plans to destroy Iran's enriched uranium as he seeks to iron out a peace deal between Arab states and Israel.

Jamaica is battling ageing infrastructure – a side effect of being among the earliest Caribbean nations to begin large-scale development – compounded by decades of maintenance neglect, according to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. Speaking at Sabina Park, whose restoration was identified as one of this year’s two flagship National Labour Day projects, Holness said the Government will, in the coming years, have to embark on a massive infrastructural renewal drive targeting public infrastructure, including waterways, sewage systems, and other amenities.

A Labour Day project by the Portmore Municipal Corporation to continue construction of sidewalks along Municipal Boulevard and extending to Braeton Parkway was hampered on Monday by a shortage of cement. Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas, who has been spearheading the project that began three years ago, said the rapid development taking place along Braeton Parkway has made the sidewalk expansion a priority. However, he explained that the municipality was unable to complete more extensive work on Monday because of the difficulties sourcing cement. 

Cops faced with making split-second decisions in highly charged incidents have been urged by Jamaica’s police chief to show “emotional maturity”, become “deliberate thinkers”, and act professionally. Further, Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has urged the men and women under his command not to be daunted by criticisms and the “psychological burden” of decisions they are required to make “in fractions of seconds on a roadside, in a volatile and hostile crowd, during a domestic dispute, or in the face of imminent danger”. 

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has pushed back against mounting criticism over more than $1 billion in hurricane donations that remained largely unspent months after Hurricane Melissa, accusing critics of promoting what he described as “common nonsense” while ignoring the broader scale of the Government’s recovery effort. “Sometimes you have things that are common sense and sometimes you have things that are common nonsense,” he said on Monday at the Lewis Town Early Childhood Institution in St Elizabeth, as one of two Labour Day national projects unfolded.

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! Tins hats on, curtains drawn, stay hydrated, or YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!

Canadian settings or locations rarely take centre stage in video games, though it's slowly growing thanks to a handful of smaller independent studios.

The federal government says it's looking for ways to make an expense program for former governors general more transparent after almost 50 years of secrecy around the millions of dollars spent.