Il dit avoir été coupable pour avoir dit non au fils de l'ancien chef de l'État, Ali Bongo Ondimba dont il a été directeur de cabinet. Brice Laccruche Alihanga, de passage sur les antennes d'une chaîne internationale, sans langue de bois, dit avoir vécu dans les entrailles de l'enfer. Un témoignage frissonnant qui ne laisse personne, ou presque, indifférent. On l'aurait cru l'auteur du dernier roman de l'écrivain ivoirien, Ahmadou Kourouma «Quand on refuse on dit non». Brice Laccruche (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Israel’s actions in Gaza surpass “many war crimes we have condemned,” former top EU diplomat Josep Borrell has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s Sakhalin Region has been aiming to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions since 2022 Read Full Article at RT.com

The State Supreme Court has ruled that Jair Bolsonaro violated judicial restrictions in his ongoing coup case Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is too focused on Ukraine to attack NATO, Major General Andreas Henne has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The wife of Mohammed Fairuz Razali, 38, who was involved in a fatal motorcycle crash along Bedok North Road on July 18, is looking for the man who administered CPR to her husband after the accident.In a Facebook post on August 3, 39-year-old Hazura said that witnesses saw how the man «did not give up» while trying to revive Fairuz.«He performed CPR on my late husband and tried his best, even doing mouth-to-mouth multiple times to help revive him before the ambulance arrived...and for that, I am forever grateful,» she wrote.She then asked for those living in Singapore or nearby to share her post and requested that the kind Samaritan, or anyone that may know him, contact her privately.«I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,» she said, adding that she hoped he will be blessed with «the greatest rewards for [his] kindness and humanity».AsiaOne has reached out to the woman for more information.

A 23-year-old woman died after a private-hire car she was travelling in with a friend crashed into a public bus in Yishun on Saturday (Aug 2). The surviving passenger, Ong Meiyi, 20, said she and her friend Queenie Leong had taken that car home after attending a friend's birthday party at Bedok.Recounting the incident, Ong told Shin Min Daily News that Leong had fallen asleep on the back seat shortly after getting into the car, while she sat beside her. The next thing she knew, the car crashed into a bus in Yishun.«Everything happened very suddenly. My hand hit the back of the seat, and it hurt. [Leong] might have also hit the front [before she] fell on me,» Ong recalled, adding that she suffered a hand injury in the crash. Ong noted that Leong fell unconscious and was bleeding from her head, nose, and mouth due to the impact. «I called her name and held her hand - she moved slightly. I immediately tried to save her and perform CPR, but one of my hands was badly injured. There was really nothing I could do,» said a distraught Ong. 

SINGAPORE — One of the last memories Pombuena Kevin Paul Famacion has of his girlfriend is when she sang a love song to him, just a few days before she died in a car accident.Queenie Leong was on her way home from a birthday party in Bedok when the private-hire car she was in with a friend crashed into a public bus at the junction of Yishun Avenue 2 and Yishun Central 1 at about 5.35am on Aug 2.A photo of the scene showed a silver car at the rear of a Tower Transit bus, its windows shattered and right doors left ajar, as Singapore Civil Defence Force officers attended to the emergency.Her friend had tried to save Leong, 23, immediately after the accident. Despite fracturing her arm in the accident, she performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until the ambulance arrived at the scene.Both women and the driver were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where Leong eventually died.The Straits Times visited the wake set up at the void deck of Block 162 Yishun Street 11, where Leong lived. Her father was too distraught to speak but said he wanted to understand how the accident happened.

Scientists have warned that Earth's rotation is set to speed up on Tuesday. While they do not know what is causing it, they fear it could lead to global chaos if unchecked.

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[New Times] Rwanda and the United States have reached an agreement that could see Kigali accept up to 250 migrants deported from the U.S., according to agencies.

Météo-France a placé plusieurs archipels de la Polynésie française en vigilance orange pour risque de vagues-submersion, en raison d’une houle longue de secteur Sud-Ouest. Ce phénomène entraînera des creux importants, susceptibles d’impacter les zones côtières exposées.

C'est déjà la rentrée pour les nouveaux personnels de l’Éducation. Ils sont 186 cette année : professeurs, personnels de direction ou agents administratifs. Des postes rares et convoités en Polynésie, où décrocher une affectation reste difficile.

Growing vegetables on small plots to eat and sell has given displaced families a new stable source of income in camps in Mudug region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The newly appointed Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) and Head of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, met with Jubbaland regional leader Ahmed Mohamed Islam in Kismayo on Monday as part of his familiarization tour of AUSSOM operations in Jubbaland State.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Puntland regional administration has confirmed the release of a vessel carrying military equipment and commercial goods to Mogadishu, following a high-level agreement with the Government of Türkiye.

A grand jury will be gathered to hear the latest evidence as part of criminal referrals for inception of the Russia collusion 'hoax.' 

Locals occupied Lakeside Centre, Thamesmead, in south east London , on Saturday night and unfurled a black banner on a roundabout with 'end art washing' written in green letters.

Aicha King took so much food on holiday to Morocco with her daughter, Lily, in June last year that it filled an extra suitcase.

The Israeli prime minister has told his cabinet he will fully occupy the enclave, despite concerns it may endanger hostages held by Hamas Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian intelligence is exploiting messaging apps against Russia due to their operators’ lax approach to security, Moscow believes Read Full Article at RT.com

The US and the EU do far more business with Moscow, New Delhi has said Read Full Article at RT.com

West Jerusalem’s actions in Gaza surpass “many war crimes we have condemned,” the former EU top diplomat has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A strike by Karnataka's state-run transport workers has disrupted bus services across the state, causing significant inconvenience to commuters. The workers are protesting over unpaid salaries, wage revision delays, and privatization concerns. Despite a high court directive to halt the strike, unions proceeded, demanding the release of 38 months of arrears.

A celebrity five-metre saltwater crocodile was found decapitated.

A man was killed in a 'tragic accident' after his wife accidentally ran over him in a car park, an inquest heard.

 Dame Stella Rimington, the former first female director general of MI5, died 'surrounded by her beloved family and dogs', her family has announced.

Three children have sadly been left orphaned after their football coach father died only five months after his wife following a brief illness. 

The story of Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is, like Prince Andrew, marked by ambition and financial recklessness.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren penned a heartfelt tribute to his father, Shibu Soren, following the JMM founder's death at 81. Describing it as his life's toughest time, Soren acknowledged the immense loss for both himself and the state. He vowed to continue his father's struggle for tribal empowerment, honoring his legacy of unwavering dedication and sacrifice.

Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh was “grilled” by several “special guests” on Monday (Aug 4), in his first interview on local radio since the 2025 General Election in May.The Leader of the Opposition appeared on Kiss92 FM’s morning programme with DJs Glenn Ong and Angelique Teo, where he took questions from eight young Singaporeans aged between four to 11.In a segment titled “The Kids Ask Mr Pritam”, one young Singaporean asked if politics in Singapore is fair and if all parties played by the same rules.In response, Singh said: “I think that we should always endeavour to develop and nourish a system where the rules are the same for everyone.“I would like to think that is a road we are on, and we should remain on that road.”There were also candid responses to questions such as his worst subject in primary school.“I was not too thrilled about mathematics,” he said. “Which is very sad because I actually loved mathematics.”He also revealed that he is “not much of a dancer”, when asked what music choices.

Malaysian authorities have launched an investigation into a Singapore-registered car after its driver was spotted filling a tank of subsidised Ron95 petrol at a petrol station in Johor Bahru.The incident occurred at Caltex Nusa Sentral, located in the Iskandar Puteri township, on Sunday (Aug 3) at around 6.30pm, according to a post on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page.Photos showed a blue Mini Cooper, with a Singapore-registered licence plate, and a driver filling up a plastic container with Ron95 petrol. Ron95 is subsidised petrol that is available for sale only to Malaysian-registered vehicles.Foreign-registered vehicles are prohibited from purchasing Ron95 fuel and are only permitted to purchase Ron97, which is not subsidised.Lilis Saslinda Pornomo, director of the Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN), said that the ministry is aware of the incident and has opened an investigation.

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner flight from Singapore to Seoul on Monday morning (Aug 4) encountered technical issues and returned to Singapore.Flight SQ600 took off at around 8.35am and was scheduled to arrive at Incheon International Airport at about 3.30pm local time (2.30pm Singapore time) on the same day. The flight, which operates on weekdays, would usually make a left turn after passing Berakit in Batam before continuing towards Seoul. This time, data from flight tracking platform FlightRadar24 showed the flight in a holding pattern over the South China Sea before returning to Changi at around 9.55am.A holding pattern is an oval-shape racetrack pattern that an aircraft fly while awaiting further instructions from air traffic control. These patterns are used for various reasons, including managing airspace congestion or allowing pilots time to troubleshoot in-flight issues. 

«Expect further steps,» Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman added

The Soviet Union deployed a small number of intermediate-range missiles in the country’s northeast, Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics Vasily Kashin noted