Veteran actor Dharmendra and former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren will be honored with Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan posthumously, respectively. India announced 131 Padma Awards for 2026, including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri, recognizing distinguished service across various fields.

The Trinamool Congress has strongly condemned BJP leader Sanjay Das for his derogatory remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, including calling her a «witch» and advocating for her beheading. The TMC accused the BJP of normalizing misogyny, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's past remarks and the act of handing a sword to another BJP leader during the event.

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[UN News] «Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you,» the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production.

[RFI] In almost three years of civil war in Sudan, the country's museums have been ravaged, with thousands of its archaeological treasures looted and feared trafficked. Researchers in Sudan and beyond are racing to catalogue and recover the losses, estimated at $110 million.

[Nile Post] The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly condemned the violent home invasion and assault on Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi at her residence in Magere, Wakiso District, describing the incident as a grave abuse of state power and a violation of fundamental human rights.

Senior Government sources told the MoS they expect each seized tanker in Russia's sanctions-busting 'shadow fleet' would raise tens of millions.

Moscow was invited to join the US president’s new Board of Peace, but Putin’s reply has left Washington with a political puzzle Read Full Article at RT.com

The last two pandas have left Tokyo zoo as China protests the Japanese PM’s stance on the Taiwan issue Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU should end arms deliveries to Kiev if it really wants peace, Italian lawmaker Rossano Sasso has said Read Full Article at RT.com

President Donald Trump’s comments belittling the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan sparked outrage in Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the U.S.-led war.

The victim in the shooting was identified as Alexander “Alex” Pretti, 37, of Minneapolis.

US Vice President J.D. Vance has blamed activists and local officials as demonstrations follow a second federal shooting this month Read Full Article at RT.com

In the face of possible rotating power outages, residents are doing their best to conserve power as N.L. Hydro crews work to restore service at Bay d'Espoir plant choked with ice.

Icelandair has cancelled some of its flights to the United States today, as well as arrivals from the US scheduled for tomorrow morning. Several flights are still operating as planned.

European politicians are unable to withstand US President Donald Trump’s assertive style, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine is not a friend of Germany, the right-wing AfD’s Alice Weidel has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The real playwright is identified as the historical figure Emilia Bassano in a newly published book called The Real Shakespeare.

Friends of the Prevent practitioner were left shocked after the 48-year-old was taken to hospital with a headache, but died two days later.

Chisinau wants to finish off the autonomous region of Gagauzia that it couldn’t break in the 90s Read Full Article at RT.com

The US president has said Ottawa would face sweeping tariffs if it proceeds with a trade agreement with Beijing Read Full Article at RT.com

​The appointment coincided with visible signs of internal disquiet within the party. Hours ahead of the RJD’s national executive meeting in Patna on Sunday, Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya alleged that the party’s control had slipped into the “hands of infiltrators and conspirators” whose sole aim, she claimed, was to destroy “Laluvad”.

TVK chief Vijay on Sunday said that the party has strength and resolves to defeat 'evil and corrupt' forces ahead of Tamil Nadu elections which are scheduled in 2026. During the part meeting, he also launched his party symbol 'whistle'. Vijay who launched the party in 2024 sets TVK as an alternative rival to DMK and AIADMK.

Gowda, a former bus conductor from Karnataka, founded Pustakamane with the aim of making books accessible to people from remote and marginalised communities. Over the years, the initiative has grown into a vast repository of more than two million books in over 20 languages, including rare manuscripts and historical texts.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Kiev continues to target civilians while publicly calling for peace Read Full Article at RT.com

More Russia-US-Ukraine talks must happen before Putin and Zelensky meet in person, an American official has told the outlet Read Full Article at RT.com

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