In 2024, the political temperature in Jamaica saw a dramatic shift, particularly surrounding the announcement of the long-overdue local government elections (LGE) scheduled for February 26. This event sparked a whirlwind of debates and heightened...

Elon Musk has become one of the most significant financial backers in modern US elections, according to the Washington Post Read Full Article at RT.com

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to protect Canadian jobs after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs Read Full Article at RT.com

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland's government approved sweeping measures on security and tax reforms following high-level meetings between President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) and senior officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The resolutions were announced during an extraordinary cabinet session Friday and unanimously endorsed by the Council of Ministers.

Canada will retaliate against President Donald Trump's new tariffs with 25% levies on a raft of U.S. imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. airstrikes in Somalia’s Calmiskaad Mountains have killed senior operatives of the Islamic State (ISIS), delivering a decisive blow to the group’s network in the country’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, local officials confirmed Sunday.

On the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja, several leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extended their wishes to the people, praying for wisdom, prosperity, and well-being.

Arvind Kejriwal, chief of Aam Aadmi Party, wrote to the Election Commission of India alleging that AAP volunteers are being harassed and intimidated by BJP workers and Delhi Police. He highlighted multiple incidents where party workers were detained on baseless charges or assaulted, including an attack on his convoy.

A Singaporean man recently sustained injuries while defending his in-laws from attackers at their Johor home. He had accompanied his wife, a 42-year-old hairdresser surnamed Fang, to her hometown in Kluang to celebrate Chinese New Year. During the festive season, however, two men harassed her family for three days, China Press reported. The pair set off firecrackers and splashed paint outside Fang's family home, and even smashed the windows of two cars, forcing the family to fight back with sticks. During the fight on Friday (Jan 31) morning, one of the attackers slashed Fang's husband with a parang, injuring the latter's head, chest, and left arm, reported The Star.

The authorities have urged stallholders at Beauty World Food Centre to step up hygiene and food safety measures following a suspected rodent infestation there. In a joint statement on Saturday (Feb 1), the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) instructed stallholders to properly dispose of food and keep their stalls clean of food scraps to prevent easy access to food by rats. Recent reports of rat sightings in the food centre prompted NEA to carry out an inspection of the premises, reported The Straits Times. On Jan 23, the building management sent a letter to stallholders, saying that NEA had discovered «extensive rodent droppings» all around the property. «This poses a serious hygiene risk, especially since food is being served in the hawker centre,» they explained. The building management also instructed stall owners to «eliminate potential food sources and breeding grounds» and remove all their items from common areas in order to stop any rodent activity.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe has reportedly returned to Kismayo following a brief visit to Nairobi, Kenya, as tensions between his administration and Somalia's federal government remain unresolved.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland regional state has expressed its gratitude to the United States and the United Arab Emirates for their support in the ongoing military offensive against ISIS militants in the Al-Miskat mountains of the Bari region.

Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Friday it has intensified surveillance at all entry points across the country following an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Uganda.

Foreign ministers of five Arab countries have issued a joint statement rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's federal government has defended its decision to extend the terms of regional state leaders, describing it as a necessary measure to advance electoral reforms and transition to a «one person, one vote» system.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ordered retaliatory tariffs on US goods in response to Donald Trump’s sweeping 25% duties Read Full Article at RT.com

The USAID website and X account have become inaccessible as Donald Trump moves to freeze foreign aid Read Full Article at RT.com

«Groundless accusations of Russia has become a favorite technique of Western countries to keep afloat the myth of the Russian threat», Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin said

A 21-year-old woman named Mahadevi died Saturday at Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences after childbirth, the sixth such death at the hospital in the past year. The death was attributed to thromboembolism, but her family alleges medical negligence. An investigation has been promised.

Security and crowd management efforts have been intensified at the ghats in Prayagraj for the Basant Panchami sacred bathing ritual, expected to attract 4 to 5 crore devotees. Measures include strict route plans, paramilitary presence, and reinforced barricades to prevent overcrowding after the tragic stampede on Jan 29.

Amidst mourning the loss of 30 lives in the Maha Kumbh stampede, one man searches tirelessly for a missing seer. Families wander through Prayagraj's hospitals and police stations, hoping to find their lost loved ones. Desperation grows as posters bearing missing persons' details cover walls, highlighting the extent of the tragedy's impact on those seeking closure.

Three people lost their lives and four others were injured in a collision on Samruddhi Expressway near Wavi early Saturday morning. The victims were returning home after attending the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. The police have identified the deceased and reported that the condition of the injured is stable.

Claudia Sheinbaum proposed to US President Donald Trump to create a working group composed of the best specialists in public health and security

Prime minister said that Canada will be responding to the US trade action with 25% tariffs against Canadian $155 billion worth of American goods

Promsvyazbank and the Russian Agricultural Bank lowered interest rates for yuan-denominated deposits by 0.15 - 2.5 percentage points, depending on conditions for depositing, according to Marcs rates monitoring data

C’est probablement le projet d'étude le plus important pour les élèves de deuxième année de BTS de l’école hôtelière : réaliser des recettes pour une compagnie aérienne nationale. Ce projet est né d’un partenariat entre Air France, Newrest et l’école hôtelière de Punaauia. Les élèves ont présenté les plats au public vendredi 31 janvier.

Air Moana annonce l'arrivée prochaine d'un ATR nouvelle génération pour un début d'exploitation le 1er juillet 2025. La compagnie devrait ouvrir deux destinations, sous réserve d’accord gouvernemental.

Une nouvelle résidence OPH a vu le jour à Ahonu. Mais sur 36 logements, seuls 5 sont attribués à des habitants originaires de Mahina. L'association Te Puna ora no Haapape dénonce une injustice.

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SINGAPORE — Several residents in a housing estate in the Lavender area experienced a disruption to their water supply after a nearby underground pipe burst on Feb 1. One of them, part-time Grabfood delivery rider Ramdhan Sab’an, said he was heading to his home in Block 811 French Road at about 9pm when he found water gushing from the ground near his block. He said: «I asked my wife to check whether still we had water at home, but she said the supply was cut off.» Ramdhan, 39, who lives on the second floor, said the water supply to his home was yet to be restored at 11.30pm. In video footage seen by The Straits Times, water can be seen gushing from the ground near a block of flats. The water run-off can also be seen flooding a section of the nearby road.

The U.S. Army has identified the second pilot of the H-60 Black Hawk Helicopter that collided with an American Airline CRJ-700 passenger jet on Wednesday as it was on approach to land in D.C.

The fortified Royal Mint complex in East London resembled the set of a B-grade horror movie as it was lashed last week by the gusting winds and torrential rain of Storm Herminia.