[Namibian] The Presidency says the Namibian business delegation of over 200 members accompanying president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to China was not funded by taxpayers.

Keir Starmer is heading for the Nato summit in Turkey with less than a fortnight until he hands over to Andy Burnham.

The United States have been dumped out of the World Cup, humiliated 4-1 by Belgium - and the gleeful reaction of the rest of the world that followed. 

When the Malawian government announced the suspension of the 2026 Independence Day celebrations, the move was couched in the language of fiscal discipline. Yet, as the dust settles on the July 6 anniversary, the narrative of “austerity” is increasingly viewed by critics as a thin veneer for a more pressing reality: the physical frailty of […] The post ANALYSIS | The Subtext of Cancelling July 6 Celebrations: Fiscal Austerity or Presidential Fragility? appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has concluded its nationwide ‘Guess the Jersey’ Challenge with the final activation held at its Zomba Service Centre on Friday. During the activation, 20 more people won the Scorchers team jerseys marking the end of the bank’s customer engagement campaign ahead of the close of ‘Waku WAFCON’ promotion which […] The post NBM plc concludes ‘Guess the Jersey’ challenge with 20 more winners appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

[New Times] Rubavu District has intensified efforts to register nearly 59,000 undocumented children after official records revealed a significant backlog in birth registration.

[New Times] For four years, Impundu Arts existed without a place to call home. It lived in conversations, digital spaces, intimate gatherings and collaborations across distances, shaped by women artists building something together.

If implemented, the plan could free up capacity at Raytheon and Lockheed Martin factories in the US and enable the defense giants to ramp up production at home, the news agency pointed out

According to the agency's sources, there are no guarantees that a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky during the NATO summit in Ankara will proceed smoothly

According to the report, the Trump administration's main message to its allies remains centered on increasing defense spending and improving military readiness

The FSB’s investigative department in Kabardino-Balkaria has opened criminal cases that may result in life behind bars

Rodion Miroshnik noted that three ambulance crew members were injured in a drone strike on their vehicle in the town of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic

[HRW] Amend New Asylum Law in Line with International Standards

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Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said he would write to Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirloskar and Hero MotoCorp, claiming their public statements on E20 fuel were inconsistent with the guidance provided in their vehicle owner manuals. He also questioned whether the companies would compensate customers if E20 fuel caused damage to vehicle components.

Based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, Satluj had been at the centre of a prolonged certification dispute before it was released on ZEE5 on Friday under a new title. The streaming platform later withdrew the film from India, saying it would remain unavailable until further notice. According to officials in the information and broadcasting ministry, the film did not have the mandatory certification required for a theatrical release before it was made available online.

Hundreds of drones will take flight inside the National Stadium as NDP 2026 stages its first-ever indoor drone show, alongside the largest special effects and lighting presentation in the parade's history. Singaporeans can expect several NDP firsts this year, said the NDP 2026 Executive Committee.Some 300 drones will perform in synchrony with electronic music artist Jasmine Sokko and two aerialists suspended 30m above the stadium floor.  a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } The show will also feature more than 170 special effects machines — more than double the scale of previous NDPs — alongside an expanded lighting system with the largest deployment of moving lights and lasers to date, comprising more than 1,600 moving lights and approximately 50 lasers.The parade and ceremony segment will feature 32 contingents and the largest civilian parade participation in more than a decade.

Drivers who intentionally use their vehicles to endanger others and cause death or grievous hurt may face harsher penalties, if amendments to traffic laws are passed.The Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday (July 7) by Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Sim Ann, proposing several amendments to the law.Aside from harsher penalties to drivers for dangerous or careless driving, the Bill also includes stepping up enforcement for the holding of mobile devices while driving and lowering alcohol level limits for drink-driving.According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), traffic fatality rates have risen by about 24 per cent between 2021 and 2025, while traffic violations have gone up by around 38 per cent in the same period.Presently, drivers that deliberately endanger another person using a vehicle and causing death can only be convicted for murder or culpable homicide if it is proven beyond reasonable doubt that he intended to kill, or knew that his actions are likely to cause death.

«Ministers have no time to watch movies.»That was Acting Culture, Community and Youth Minister David Neo's quip in Parliament on July 7, after Workers' Party MP Kenneth Tiong asked whether ministers had watched either the Teochew or Mandarin-dubbed version of Chinese hit film Dear You.While Neo's quip drew laughs in the House, the exchange came amid a wider, more serious discussion involving Singapore's decades-old restrictions on dialect content.In the latest Parliament sitting on July 7, the government's bilingual policy was one of the key topics that MPs raised questions about.Dear You, which became a box-office hit in mainland China, is a drama that follows a man who travels to Thailand to search for his lost-long grandfather. The film's limited Teochew-language screenings have sparked public pushback for the film to be screened in its original dialect for its commercial release, instead of its Mandarin-dubbed version, on account of the Government's bilingual policy.Tiong and Neo were among 11 members of the House who voiced their opinions on Dear You.

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has approved 272 screenings of the Teochew version of Dear You and will consider approving more if the film distributor applies for additional screenings to meet audience demand.Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information, shared this in Parliament on Tuesday (July 7) while responding to questions from MPs about IMDA's decision to screen the Mandarin-dubbed version, instead of its original Teochew version, on account of the Government's bilingual policy.«Guidelines on language use in media are implemented by IMDA. They support the Government's longstanding policy to promote Mandarin as one of four official languages, and have generally served us well,» the senior minister of state said, as he explained the authority's initial decision.But he also acknowledged that Singapore's language environment has evolved, pointing to how IMDA has exercised greater flexibility to allow more dialect content in films each year.The authority is reviewing the current film classification framework with respect to the use of dialect in films. 

England's seismic World Cup triumph over Mexico in the Azteca Stadium has diverted attention away from the anti-democratic stitch-up going on back home. But let me concentrate your minds.

The opposition leader, writing exclusively in the Daily Mail, says Labour's measures in the Sentencing Act, due to come into force from September, are 'frankly disgusting'.

The entrance of No 10 Downing Street is not a portal to the wellspring of power in modern Britain. That honour lies with the front door of a much grander building: the HM Treasury headquarters.

NEW YORK: Jamaicans across the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will not have the annual Jamaica Independence Gala to attend this year. Ariel Bowen, the officer in charge of the Jamaican Consulate in New York, confirmed the news to The Gleaner.

WESTERN BUREAU: Some 30 students were given a lesson on how to embark on profitable businesses by hotelier Christopher Issa during last Friday’s awards ceremony, which brought the curtains down on the recently concluded Hanover Youth Entrepreneur Programme.

WESTERN BUREAU: In a move aimed at expanding support for small businesses, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will be relaunching its Growth and Expansion of MsMes through Innovation and Capacity-building (GEMINI) Programme , after reviewing shortcomings identified during the programme’s pilot phase.

The Chinese Embassy has broken its silence on a United States-backed security assessment of Jamaica’s major ports, warning that while it has no objection to Jamaica-US cooperation, it will act to protect the interests of Chinese companies operating on the island.

A major diplomatic rift has opened within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leadership amid the reappointment of Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar insisting that the matter be brought to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Another 270 people, including eight minors, were injured, Rodion Miroshnik said

According to the broadcaster, «European leaders hope to exit the Ankara meeting without a major explosion, planning new defense pledges to allay Trump’s anger»

Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that the US president had expressed admiration for the Hermitage Museum during his recent phone call with the Russian president

More than 430 UAVs headed toward the Moscow Region this night

During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army lost roughly 195 troops, Battlegroup North Spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh said