TEHRAN – Behzad Qiasi, a faculty member of the University of Tehran, has won the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientists Awards for his project titled ‘Develop a sustainable hydrotourism model in Iran’s Miankaleh Biosphere Reserve’.

TEHRAN – Iran will participate in the third International Nano Olympiad (INO), which is scheduled to take place in Taipei, Taiwan, from December 12 to 18, 2026.

Papua New Guinea has canonised its first saint after Pope Francis approved the canonisation of local preacher Peter ToRot.

Two-thirds of Germans oppose Burgergeld social welfare payments for Ukrainian migrants, according to an INSA poll Read Full Article at RT.com

Papua New Guinea has canonised its first saint after Pope Francis approved the canonisation of local preacher Peter ToRot.

Meet Charles Munger Jr., the Stanford physicist and Berkshire Hathaway heir who’s spent tens of millions opposing California’s mid-decade redistricting.

Criminals reportedly stole several pieces from the Napoleonic jewelry collection of the Louvre Read Full Article at RT.com

Budapest stands for peace, while Brussels has “isolated itself” due to its warmongering policies, the Hungarian prime minister has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Gavriil Doroshin, a descendant of Tsar Nicholas I, told Vladimir Putin why he joined the Russian army in the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (HOL) — Somali-owned shops across several Cape Town townships remained closed for a fourth straight day on Sunday after a string of armed attacks killed three Somali nationals and left two others injured, community leaders said.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry Mahamud Ahmed Adan (Geesood) met with his Turkish counterpart, Prof. Ömer Bolat, in Istanbul on Saturday on the sidelines of the Turkey-Africa Business and Economic Forum.

Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle (HOL) — Senior Somali defense officials visited Awdheegle on Sunday to assess the town’s security and humanitarian conditions following its liberation from Al-Shabaab fighters, marking a key step in the government’s ongoing stabilization campaign in southern Somalia.

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

A decade after a historic HIV outbreak in Indiana, syringe programs that helped contain the crisis are at risk of disappearing due to federal funding restrictions and local opposition.

Le Commissariat Général au Plan (CGP), sous la tutelle du Ministère de la Planification et de la Prospective, organise ce lundi 20 octobre 2025, à l'Hôtel Radisson Blu de Libreville, un atelier national de restitution des résultats de la cartographie des projets de développement. Cet exercice stratégique, mené en prélude du Plan National de Croissance et de Développement (PNCD), vise à optimiser la planification et la gestion des investissements publics sur l'ensemble du territoire. (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari urged Mahagathbandhan partners to understand ground realities regarding seat-sharing, stating RJD's focus is solely on Bihar. This comes amid disagreements, with JMM deciding to contest six seats alone. Congress, however, claims all decisions are finalized, awaiting announcement.

Bihar's Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary criticized the Mahagathbandhan for internal conflict and a lack of seat-sharing strategy. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha will contest Bihar polls independently after failing to agree on pacts. Union Minister Giriraj Singh predicted a major NDA victory, citing the opposition's disarray and lack of public trust in Tejashwi Yadav.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticized Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah's demand for statehood to repeal the controversial Public Safety Act. Owaisi highlighted the law's historical misuse by various governments, leading to widespread human rights violations and detentions without trial for thousands since 1978.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest the Bihar polls independently, citing contradictions and betrayal within the Mahagathbandhan. The party announced it will field candidates in six seats, asserting its influence in forming the next Bihar government. This decision follows the failure to finalize an alliance pact for the first phase of the Bihar elections.

Bihar's upcoming assembly elections hinge on the Dalit vote, comprising 20% of the population. Both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan are actively wooing this crucial bloc. The Mahagathbandhan is branding the BJP as 'anti-Dalit' following recent incidents, while the NDA relies on key Dalit leaders like Jitan Ram Manjhi and Chirag Paswan to consolidate support.

Hundreds of Diwali travelers faced disruptions as an Air India Dreamliner's technical snag at Milan airport led to the cancellation of flight AI138 to Delhi on Friday. Most of the 250 passengers have been rebooked for October 20, coinciding with the festival, with the airline providing hotel accommodations and ground assistance.

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff felt “a little bit betrayed” after Netanyahu ordered a strike on Qatar during Gaza talks Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine would not defeat Russia even if the West provided all the necessary material support, the ex-UK defense chief has said Read Full Article at RT.com

THIS PAST week, the Jewish community celebrated Simchat Torah, a holiday which concludes and immediately restarts the reading of the Five Books of Moses. Literally meaning ‘Rejoicing in the Torah’, this holiday is the happiest festival on the...

LAST WEEK, we kicked off a new series on knowing the truth about Jesus. We live in a world that constantly tries to convince us that faith is for the non-thinkers who just want something to believe in. Nothing could be further from the truth. Along...

MY RECENT obeah piece certainly triggered many comments, questions, and some condemnation both for obeah and for me. I decided to ask AI Overview about obeah! Here goes: “Obeah is a system of supernatural beliefs, divination, and healing practices...

DURING THE American War of Independence, enslaved black people were promised their freedom if they fought for the British against the separatists. When the British lost the war, these enslaved people who fought for them were offered free passage...

A call is growing louder for Jamaica’s teacher-training colleges to integrate special education modules – or even full majors – into their programmes to better equip educators to support neurodivergent learners from kindergarten to high school. Dr...

SINGAPORE - In the days leading up to her move to Macau in 2024 to work as an aerialist, Ms Megan Lau grappled with doubt.As a philosophy, politics and economics graduate from the National University of Singapore (NUS), the 24-year-old could not help but wonder if she was trading a secure future for a fleeting dream.In her last year of university, she had applied on a whim to join the House Of Dancing Water, touted as the world's largest water-based show, after seeing a casting advertisement online.She was taken by surprise when she received a callback for auditions, and later an offer to join the cast.«Am I making the right decision? Am I throwing my degree away?» she remembers asking herself on the morning of her departure in October 2024.The dream of performing professionally had been a seed planted long ago, when she started ballet at the age of five.She believes everything she did - years of dance training and aerial practice - had prepared her for this moment.Still, she had to weigh the pros and cons of taking up the offer.

At least 30 lucky draw and 13 e-commerce scams have been reported in Singapore since August 2025.According to the police in a statement on Saturday (Oct 18), the losses have amounted to at least $160,000 in total.In the lucky draw scams, the victims encountered Facebook live streams promoting scratch cards offering the chance to win cash prizes.After they had purchased the cards, the scammers would ask them to transfer more money to «upgrade» their chances of winning or increase the amount of the cash prizes, with some allowing deferred payment.Once the victims won, they would be asked to transfer money again for various reasons, such as for administrative fees, to receive their winnings.In e-commerce scams, the victims would come across Facebook live streams selling «gold mine bags», said to potentially contain gold.If the victims did not win, the scammers would ask them to purchase more bags, or to purchase «upgraded» bags which purportedly had a higher chance of containing gold.

A Palestinian baby girl has been named Singapore as an expression of gratitude to the country that had provided her family with aid and support, according to the newborn's father. In an Instagram post uploaded on Saturday (Oct 18) by Love Aid Singapore — a humanitarian organisation led by Singaporean activist Gilbert Goh — the baby's father explained the reason behind his daughter's name.«Amidst the famine, her pregnant mother was eating from the Singapore kitchen,» said Hamdan, who has worked as a cook with the group for two years.«I am happy and I really want to name her Singapore because I really love them.»According to Love Aid, Hamdan's daughter, born on Oct 16, is the first Palestinian child in Gaza to be named Singapore. The girl's birth certificate, which was shared on social media also showed that she weighed 2.7kg at birth.

The shocking scene was captured in a picture titled The Vulture and the Little Girl - although the child was later revealed to be a young boy - by South African photographer Kevin Carter in 1993.

Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Investment Fund and Special Envoy to Vladimir Putin, took to X to celebrate Hegseth's controversial fashion choices in the White House this week.

The agreement was signed by the defense ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid and Khawaja Asif, as well as delegates of Qatar and Turkey

In Russia «people say what they think and mean, and accept realities as they are,» said Jozef Schutzman