Mogadishu (HOL) — Kenya has intensified security along its border with Somalia following violent clashes between Somali federal forces and Jubbaland troops in Raskambooni, a strategic town in the Lower Jubba region.

The South Korean parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law last week Read Full Article at RT.com

Fewer grandparents were living with and taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in young children going to preschool and more people stayed put in their homes in the first part of the 2020s compared with the last part of the 2010s,...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): The doll’s golden curls are intact and soon her head is too. One by one, the toys that show the wear and tear of love are restored for the holidays: sewed and combed, stuffed and dressed. From Barbie dolls to a Kung Fu...

WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels, chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), says the corporation stands ready to provide the National Works Agency (NWA) with a solution to fix the perennial bad-road situation in Lucea....

WESTERN BUREAU: The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has left the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) in a quandary as it has rejected the corporation’s request for assistance to fund the Mayor’s Christmas Treat for Children, which is scheduled for...

WESTERN BUREAU: Ian Myles, councillor for the Little London division in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), has called for the impounding of stray animals to be privatised, as this will provide a humane solution to the issue, and enhance...

The Mail reveals how a pair of brothers are earning up to £1 million a year from the taxpayer for housing asylum seekers in their dated manor hotel in the British countryside.

Kim Kardashian's face looked very different at the grand opening her flagship Skims store in New York City on Thursday. Fans have a few theories.

In the blink of an eye, Kathy Mangione went from a desperate mother searching for her estranged 26-year-old son to the mother of an accused murderer

Retailers have been accused of 'greedflation' after introducing steep price rises in the past two years on festive food and drink - including pigs in blankets.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government confirmed Thursday that the AUSSOM troop deployment plan was not part of the Ankara talks that resolved a year-long diplomatic dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia.

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday said it welcomed the accord reached by Somalia and Ethiopia to end regional tensions, sparked by Addis Ababa’s push for maritime access.

The EU on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the resolution of the dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia, recognizing Türkiye's «important» role in the process.

A policy has been launched yesterday to help further professionalise policing in Vanuatu, and reduce inappropriate use of force.

The first hearing of the Judicial Review (JR) over the appointment of the Acting Ombudsman by the President was adjourned yesterday to March 2025.

Chief Justice (CJ) Vincent Lunabek dismissed the constitutional case filed by the applicants (Former Opposition group) yesterday, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to prove that the President had signed the dissolution order with a conflict of interest.

Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Charlot Salwai extended his condolences to the Paramount Chief of Ifira, Teriki Pa'au Nimanu Mantoi Kalsakau III, following the passing of Ephraim Kalsakau, a former Member of Parliament for Port Vila, yesterday.

The Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) launched its annual Operation Noel yesterday, aimed at maintaining public safety, preventing crime, and ensuring a peaceful festive season.

An initiative is underway in Seychelles to use the site of «Dan Sours» - the first wetland in the country to be restored with gabion rock barrage technology - as a pilot agroforestry site. The wetland at Bougainville in the district of Takamaka, south of the main island of Mahe, is where the gabion technology was used for restoration and completed in 2018. The site is currently being promoted for conservation and sustainability as well as eco-friendly and leisure activities. «With the support of the Ridge-to-Reef project, we are running a pilot agroforestry site with the aim of establishing a community seed bank. We plan to plant various rare fruit trees found in Seychelles, such as Letsi plim (Letchie), Miska (nutmeg), cacao, among others. Our target is to plant about 500 trees of each species, and we have already begun planting coco de mer and medicinal plants,» explained Johan Mendez, chairperson of the Baie Lazare Watershed Committee, which currently manages the area. «A Ridge-to-Reef (R2R) Approach for the Integrated Management of Marine, Coastal, and Terrestrial Ecosystems in Seychelles» is a $3.87 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) project, co-financed by the government of Seychelles, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and civil societies. R2R has also supported the site's management by facilitating the production and installation of information, directional, and biodiversity boards at the Dan Sours wetland. These boards are designed to keep the public informed and engaged in the committee's ongoing mission to preserve, protect, and conserve the area, which has so far been a successful story in terms of increasing fresh water retention. Currently, the area features a thriving forest of endemic palms, an all-around trail, bridges, benches, a parking facility, and litter bins. It offers families a perfect getaway for picnics, relaxation and exercise, while respecting the environment. «For this year, we have diverse goals. We aim to sustainably manage the wetlands while developing activities capable of financing the committee independently,» said Mendez, adding that these initiatives will include kayaking and ecotourism, as well as the creation of trails and mountain bike routes for public enjoyment, no doubt encouraging and promoting healthy lifestyles as well. «However, these activities must be conducted with the utmost respect for the environment,» added Mendez, who was the consultant to oversee the project and work, which transformed the wetland. The group is seeking more support to venture fully into the agroforestry project. For now, all work is being done by a small group of volunteers.  Earlier this year, another group, a not-for-profit organisation based on Praslin – the second most populated island of Praslin, announced that it had ventured into agroforestry. Terrestrial Restoration Action Society Seychelles (TRASS) opened a second nursery with a capacity of twelve thousand local and rare fruits with support of the Ridge-to-Reef project. The main aim is to the use local fruits in the organisation's restoration work to reforest some of the island' mountainous areas degraded by erosion. 

The Union Cabinet cleared the One Nation, One Election bill, set to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on December 16. This constitutional amendment aims to synchronize national and Union Territory elections, omitting local body polls for now. While the ruling NDA champions the move for enhanced governance, the opposition INDIA bloc raises concerns about federalism and electoral fairness.

“Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” the president-elect wrote, criticizing the century-old practice of shifting clocks twice per year.

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Russia has banned Viber, accusing the platform of failing to shield its users from criminals Read Full Article at RT.com

Nepal is well-positioned to take advantage of its neighbors’ high growth paths, yet internally it mulls the pros and cons of joining the BRI Read Full Article at RT.com

SINGAPORE — The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) has temporarily disabled the function allowing people to access the IC numbers of individuals on its new portal. This is after members of the public surfaced concerns that they were able to access NRIC numbers through a search, without paying, via the Bizfile portal launched on Dec 9. The authorities clarified, however, that the NRIC number is a unique identifier assigned by the Singapore Government as a means to identify individuals, and should be used as such. Said a Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) spokesperson in a statement early on Dec 14: «As a unique identifier, the NRIC number is assumed to be known, just as our real names are known. »There should therefore not be any sensitivity in having one's full NRIC number made public, in the same way that we routinely share and reveal our full names to others." In a separate statement, Acra said that its new Bizfile portal provides the full NRIC, in line with a broader government effort to move away from using masked NRIC numbers.

SINGAPORE — Dao Thi Hong, the woman killed in a knife attack in Hougang, will be going home, with her sister making arrangements to have her body repatriated to Vietnam on Dec 14. Friends of the victim said last rites will be held where the family lives in Thanh Hoa, a city in central Vietnam about 150km south of Hanoi. Nguyen Trong Vinh, who shared a Housing Board flat with Hong and two other roommates, said more than 100 friends and relatives are waiting in Hong's home town for her return. The 34-year-old mother of three was stabbed repeatedly on Dec 10 where she worked at the Quan Long Nippon Paint hardware shop in Block 210 Hougang Street 21. The flat she lived in is in the same block. A 26-year-old man — another worker at the store — tried to stop the attack and was wounded. The attacker, who was injured in the incident, has since been charged with murder. The victim's older sister arrived in Singapore from Vietnam on Dec 11 to settle her sister's affairs. She paid her respects at a makeshift altar set up for Hong at the back of the hardware store.

A motorcyclist reportedly trapped under a lorry for 30 minutes was among the three people taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle collision on the PIE on Thursday (Dec 12). The accident involving three cars, a mini-bus, a motorcycle and a lorry, occurred on the PIE towards Tuas near the Jalan Bahar exit at about 2.05pm, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne. A man surnamed Zhang told Shin Min Daily News that the motorcyclist was unable to move from under the lorry. A picture provided by him shows the mangled motorcycle in front of a white lorry with a dislodged bumper and cracked windscreen. A pool of what appeared to be blood is seen on the road. Another photo of the accident shows a blue car sandwiched between vehicles.

Le vendredi 13 est-il un jour de chance ou de malchance ? Tout dépend des croyances de chacun. Pour certains, c’est un jour ordinaire, et pour d’autres, c’est le meilleur moment pour jouer à la loterie. Quelle est l’origine de la superstition liée au Vendredi 13 ?

Russell Brand is offering support to OnlyFans model Lily Phillips following his recent conversion to Christianity.

Actor Allu Arjun was granted interim bail after being arrested in connection with a fatal stampede at a Hyderabad theatre during the premiere of his film 'Pushpa 2'. One woman died and her son was critically injured. Police blamed Arjun's actions for inciting the crowd, while the actor expressed condolences and pledged cooperation with authorities.