Our reporter reflects on her months at the memorial, as it turned blue, then green, then peeling, amid the dead ducks and gawkers and National Guard.

Minnesota wants Texas to turn over an officer charged with shooting an immigrant. Such extraditions are usually routine, but in this case politics loom large.

A total of 80 luxury properties which were seized in Singapore's largest money laundering case to date will be progressively put up for sale, alongside designer handbags, watches and jewellery forfeited to the state.This was confirmed in a statement by Deloitte to AsiaOne on Saturday (Aug 29).The firm was appointed by the Singapore Police Force in July 2025 to manage and realise the forfeited non-cash assets.It stated that luxury items such as branded handbags, watches and jewellery seized by authorities in Singapore in the landmark case, will be sold through a series of timed, online-only auctions from September this year till mid-2027.The authorities had seized over 200 properties across prime locations such as Orchard Road and Sentosa in connection to the $3 billion money laundering case, according to Bloomberg.Hotlotz, the local auction house appointed to handle the sales, said it plans to hold 15 auctions featuring more than 1,000 items.A Hotlotz spokesperson told AsiaOne that two auctions — one for fine jewellery and another for handbags — will be held on Sept 7 as part of the first phase of the sales process.

The Government plans to do more to build a society where everyone is respected, valued and given the chance to contribute, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Singapore's inaugural Paralympic Day on Saturday (Aug 29).Speaking at the launch event at East Coast Park, Wong urged Singaporeans to «see ability before disability» and said inclusion goes beyond government policies.«Ultimately, inclusion is not achieved by policies alone. It is built through the choices we make every day, whether we see ability before disability, recognise what every person can contribute, and give everyone a fair chance to do so,» he said.

NEW DELHI - Singapore state investor Temasek, the majority shareholder of Singapore Airlines, on Saturday backed the airline's investment in Air India, as scrutiny grows over its stake in the loss-making Indian carrier.Air India's request for about US$1.5 billion (S$1.9 billion) in fresh equity from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines was first reported by Reuters this week. Singapore Airlines owns 25.1 per cent of India's second-largest airline, with the rest owned by Tata.News of the funding request prompted Kenneth Tiong, a lawmaker from Singapore's opposition Workers' Party, to urge that Temasek's funds not to be used to shore up the Indian carrier.Singapore's Business Times also ran a commentary arguing that Singapore Airlines could not realistically exit its Air India stake, with Tata the only plausible buyer. It questioned what its 25.1 per cent holding offered beyond a board seat and a share of the losses, while saying the strategic logic of the investment still held.

Beth Macy is challenging Rep. Ben Cline in a bright-red Virginia district, hoping her own story and the stories she told about the region will win back rural and working-class White voters.

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Major discoveries include the Televeyem gold deposit in Chukotka, with reserves of 26.7 metric tons of gold and 292 metric tons of silver, Russian Natural Resources Minister said

The ramp-up of traffic at Noida International Airport is lagging behind expectations, primarily due to the withdrawal of a launch airline and the existing Delhi airport operating under capacity. In its opening month, the new airport managed 104 flights and accommodated 25,000 passengers. Connectivity hurdles and strong competition from Delhi present notable challenges. Despite this, Zurich Airport remains optimistic about the Indian aviation sector's long-term growth outlook.

Washington puts security of the homeland, Western Hemisphere and Pacific ahead of Europe, US ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has said Read Full Article at RT.com

India’s commitment to the SCO highlights its strategy for maintaining influence in Eurasia despite connectivity challenges Read Full Article at RT.com

RT has spoken exclusively with the father of Palestinian-American teenager Amer Rabee who was gunned down by Israeli troops last April Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has conducted a successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Defense Ministry has said Read Full Article at RT.com

They are used by Ukrainian troops

Makokou, le 29 août 2026 — L'opération de distribution de kits scolaires initiée par la Fondation Ma Bannière s'est poursuivie, le vendredi 28 août 2026, dans les villages de Mbondou et Ntsiete, situés sur l'axe Makokou–Okondja, dans la province de l'Ogooué-Ivindo. Après les localités de Batouala, Massaha et Nze-Vatican, les équipes de la Fondation ont poursuivi leur action au plus près des communautés rurales, notamment sur cet axe emprunté la veille par le président de la République. (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Je viens de voir le porte-parole de la Présidence de la République apparaître à l'écran pour lire, avec toute la solennité requise, un communiqué de condoléances à la suite du décès du roi Harald V de Norvège. Très bien. Le Gabon entretient des relations diplomatiques avec la Norvège. Un chef d'État disparaît à 89 ans. Il est normal que le président de la République présente ses condoléances au peuple norvégien et à la famille royale. Mais pendant ce temps, chez nous ? Rudy Hombenet (...) - LIBRE PROPOS

À l'entame de son séjour dans la province de l'Ogooué-Ivindo, où il prendra part aux festivités commémoratives de la Journée nationale de la Libération, le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a rendu un hommage solennel à la mémoire de feu Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet, ancien Premier ministre, décédé le 11 juin 2020. Cet hommage a été marqué par le dévoilement de la plaque inaugurale du mausolée dédié à l'illustre disparu, un moment de (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

The Indian Prime Minister highlighted terrorism, separatism and extremism among the threats

Drones destroyed over Russian regions and the waters of the Azov and Black Seas

This figure is possible if the current barriers are removed, Evgeny Tomikhin said

The wife of Geoffrey Kitchen, a 73-year-old British man who died after severe turbulence on board Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 in May 2024, is suing the airline.The BBC reported on Friday (Aug 28) that Linda Kitchen, 74, from Thornbury near Bristol, has begun High Court proceedings in the United Kingdom.She was on board the flight from London to Singapore with Geoffrey and is seeking damages to access specialist support for her back, which was injured in the same event.The flight encountered severe turbulence over Myanmar and diverted to Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.«There had been some turbulence over Europe, and it had been shaky over the water, but it was around 10 hours into the flight when we encountered the main turbulence,» Linda told the BBC. «It was so severe; it felt like the aircraft was dropping. I noticed my Kindle and Geoff's phone had fallen to the floor, and I thought the plane was going down.»

Daphne - or Track, as I knew her, a nickname coined by her son for reasons now lost to time - was one of the world's best-selling authors, most famous for her great novel Rebecca.

When Compass Books in Dartmouth, Devon, received an order earlier this summer for second-hand volumes on these subjects and many more, seller Lucy Hingston was delighted.

As traffic sits nose to tail, vast crowds of bedraggled pedestrians are desperately heading north in search of loved ones.

Deputy of the Kherson Regional Duma Alexander Fomin stressed that Kherson cannot survive without Russia, even Ukrainian officials are forced to admit this

The emergency services are at the spot

As a result of artillery and multiple rocket launcher strikes, a 155-mm howitzer, two ammunition depots and six units of Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles were also destroyed

Oleg Ozerov emphasized that Chisinau’s pragmatic approach to cooperation with Russia and the countries of the post-Soviet space has yielded tangible benefits