Ingvi Steinn Jóhannsson, newly elected chairman of the Icelandic Customs Association and Chief Customs Officer at Keflavík Airport, has praised customs officers for their professionalism and efficiency following the seizure of 20,000 counterfeit OxyContin pills—a drug shipment that, instead of oxycodone, contained nitazene, a dangerously potent synthetic opioid.

TEHRAN – The area of Lake Urmia has declined due to reduced precipitations, reaching 1,140 square kilometers on April 4 compared to 1,350 square kilometres on the same day last year.

TEHRAN – Sediqeh Torabi, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE), has highlighted the significance of expanding environmental ties among regional countries to be able to address environmental issues.

TEHRAN – Minister of Education, Alireza Kazemi, and his Serbian counterpart, Slavica Dukic Dejanovic, have agreed to expand educational cooperation.

TEHRAN –Iranian knowledge-based companies participated in the 16 edition of the International UzMetalMashExpo, held from April 2 to 4 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

What would it take to bring American scientists north? Increasing research funding — as well as costs for things that make research possible — would be a good start, say experts. 

Housing is about to get a lot more expensive in the next decade if the federal government’s immigration program bringing in skilled workers isn’t revamped. Many in the construction industry say there aren’t enough domestic workers going into jobs that don’t require an apprenticeship or certificate and the current system bringing in newcomers only covers highly skilled workers.

THE MANCHESTER Co-operative Credit Union (1977) Limited (MCCU) recently hosted its 2025 Blast Off event at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville under the theme ‘Grow, Transform and Thrive’. The MCCU team was joined by its affiliate entities, whose...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang, who is also the member of parliament for Northwest St James, has promised party leader and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to deliver the parish’s five parliamentary...

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Wait-A-Bit in Trelawny were in a militant mood yesterday as they staged a protest in front of the community’s police station and blocked the main thoroughfare to express their outrage over what they claim was the...

NEW YORK (AP): Rihanna is no stranger to defying convention. The nine-time Grammy winner has turned a string of hits, including Umbrella and Work, into a business empire valued at $1.4 billion, earning her a spot on last year’s Forbes list of the...

As a mother of two autistic sons, Sydia Allen has learned that putting others before herself is essential, and should be the guiding principle of her life. In recognition of Autism Awareness Month in April, Allen – a nurse with 20 years’ of...

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 72,150 servicemen

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Russia’s West battlegroup zone amounted to over 250 servicemen and a tank in 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 65 soldiers in 24 hours as a result of the actions of the Dnepr group of forces, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

At the same time, Russian military has destroyed the infrastructure of a Ukrainian military airfield, missile, and artillery ammunition depots, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of Russia’s East battlegroup amounted to 140 soldiers per day

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav condemned the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, as unconstitutional, accusing BJP of promoting division and distracting from key issues. The Bill, which passed Parliament, aims to enhance transparency and governance of Waqf institutions while cutting mandatory contributions and ensuring women's inheritance.

Delhi's BJP-led administration has partnered with the central government to adopt the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The healthcare scheme will provide eligible Delhi households with annual health insurance worth Rs 10 lakh. This makes Delhi the 35th state/Union Territory to implement this health programme.

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva accused former CM Arvind Kejriwal of having an extravagant lifestyle at the taxpayers' expense, presenting RTI data showing an average annual maintenance cost of over Rs 3.69 crore for his official residence from 2015 to 2022. The AAP has yet to respond to the allegations.

Kiev regularly uses civilian infrastructure for military purposes and stages provocations to subsequently blame Russia, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik added

A witness statement made by Andrew's senior aide Dominic Hampshire in support of Yang Tengbo said there were two meetings with Charles between December 2023 and May last year.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre is expected to make a historic visit to Las Anod in the coming days. Local officials confirmed Saturday that the visit marks the first time in more than five decades that a sitting Somali prime minister has travelled to the city.

Mogadishu (HOL) — At least three civilians were injured Saturday morning when several mortar shells struck residential and public areas in Mogadishu, including the National Theater and busy public squares, according to security officials and eyewitnesses.

The European members of NATO had no plan for military-industrial mobilization or understanding of their supply chains, the paper has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Since 2014, the New York Times has published more than 500 articles about RT, a review by Johns Hopkins University has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

Alexander Ovechkin scores twice to match Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record Read Full Article at RT.com

Justice Yashwant Varma took oath as a judge of Allahabad high court despite an ongoing in-house inquiry over semi-burnt cash recovered from his residence. There's no judicial work assigned for now. A PIL was filed to halt the ceremony, and the legal fraternity criticized the decision, urging the Chief Justice to reconsider until the investigation concludes.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The commander of the 14th of October Division of the Somali National Army (SNA), Brigadier Nur Mohamed Gaabow, widely known as Nur Farey was assassinated in the Ado-Diidible area of Lower Shabelle on Saturday.

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea's coast on Saturday morning.   

President Donald Trump and his allies have set their sights on Judge James Boasberg, a veteran judge with a history of bipartisan support and friendships.