«At the same time, the local authorities admit that they do not intend ‘for now’ to call on the Kiev regime to agree to a peaceful settlemen,» Anatoly Antonov said

Blasts in the Kiev-controlled city of Kherson were reported on Saturday night

The strategic and comprehensive nature of relations between the two countries based on principles of sincere friendship, confidence and equality that are successfully developing in all directions now, was noted at the meeting

They make no secret of their presence, a representative of the pro-Russian underground organization Dozor said

On May 21, a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence before making an emergency landing in Bangkok. One passenger died and 30 were injured. An SIA plane was on the same route on May 23 and it, too, experienced turbulence as it was flying over Thailand. A passenger documented what happened onboard the plane and shared a clip of it on TikTok channel Looloopicks the following day.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) have activated an Anticipatory Action (AA) plan to mitigate the effects of anticipated El Niño-induced floods in four districts of Somalia: Baardheere, Luuq, Jowhar, and Beletweyne.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Banadir Regional Police Force in the Dayniile District arrested a suspect on Friday for allegedly committing acts against national security.

The final witness for the prosecution in the Feeding Our Future trial told jurors how she traced the defendants’ alleged purchases of vehicles, property and airline tickets back to taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs.

In Rae Bareli and Amethi constituencies, more women voted than men in the fifth phase on May 20, with higher percentages compared to 2019 elections.

Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar casts vote in Lok Sabha polls, confident of BJP victory over Congress candidate in Karnal.

Global maritime hotspots around the Red Sea, northern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and East Africa experienced six incidents at sea that were reported during the last week of April.

The scientists said that climate change made the event twice as likely and warn heavy rainfall will continue to increase in the region.

The first group of Somali pilgrims to arrive in Mecca on Thursday was verified by Mukhtar Robow, the country's minister of endowment and religious affairs. For thousands of Somalis, this is the start of their Hajj pilgrimage journey.

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The Seychelles Meteorological Authority (SMA) aims to localise its workforce by 2030 as part of its strategic plan, said a top official. The authority's chief executive, Vincent Amelie, told SNA in an event to celebrate World Meteorological Day, that «We have quite a small team, of around 11 people, mostly made up of expatriates at the moment.» SMA recently recruited non-Seychellois forecasters who followed a training session, which Amelie said has familiarised them with working with the Seychelles' conditions and granting them the skills to work on their shift on their own. «For the very small team that we are, it is very worrying that the majority of our staff are foreign,» said Amelie. To deal with the situation as part of its new strategic plan, the authority is sending two Seychellois persons for further studies in the field. Amelie added, «two people who will be returning to the country soon having completed their studies.» The authority also intends to sensitise young students to attract them to the profession and among the things they are explaining to the prospective meteo officers are the subjects they will need to study to make it into the field. «With this new approach, we are hoping that the workforce will be mainly Seychellois by 2030,» he added. Amelie said that despite the localisation plan, the authority will always need the help and expertise of the non-Seychellois forecasters. SMA was set up in 1971, with the opening of the Seychelles International Airport, as it is a prerequisite for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as well as the WMO, that all international airports are equipped with a weather watch station.  Its mandate is to provide early warning on weather, climate phenomena and tsunamis in Seychelles, and to provide meteorological services for international air and sea navigation. It is also responsible for advising government and other agencies on meteorological matters and providing supportive roles and responsibilities to disaster management authorities in relation to disaster management, response and risk reduction.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Kupyansk, Kramatorsk and Kharkov directions are currently the most challenging

In the first such case here, the police tapped into the infotainment system of a woman's car to extract data, which they then used to nab her for speeding. She was jailed for five days, and disqualified from driving for two years. The police's new vehicle forensics capability was revealed at the Police Workplan Seminar 2024 on May 24 at the Singapore University of Technology and Design in Upper Changi Road. The police said they are preparing to roll it out fully in 2024. The incident involving the speedster happened in 2022. The police's Cybercrime Command received a request from the Traffic Police in late 2022 to extract data from her vehicle's infotainment system, to investigate a possible speeding offence. Officers used the tool to extract datasets including call logs, messages and other data. The police said the data confirmed the woman's identity, and she was prosecuted based on the evidence gathered. She was convicted in January 2023. They declined to reveal further details, including the car's make and model.

A new inter-ministerial committee is looking at how to make Singapore's business regulations more business-friendly, particularly in reducing costs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The inter-ministerial committee on Pro-Enterprise Rules Review, set up in April, is chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong. The other members are Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam, National Development Minister Desmond Lee, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling. The committee will look into how to lower costs for businesses — particularly SMEs — when they transact with the government, Chee told reporters on Friday (May 24). This is especially because SMEs have cited business costs as a major challenge, he added. «The purpose is to engage different groups of businesses — including our trade associations — to understand some of the feedback, pain points and concerns that they face regarding government rules, regulations and processes,» he said.

Jaunpur's dynamic political landscape, known for its 'imartis' dessert, is witnessing a fierce battle with key players like Dhananjay Singh and Kripashankar Singh vying for power.

The LS poll reaches Delhi in its penultimate phase as the BJP-AAP face-off is put to the ballot test. Its NCR neighbour Gurgaon also votes with the rest of Haryana, as do key seats in UP, Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand that NDA had won in 2019.

Google marked the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 58 constituencies across 8 states and Union territories with a symbol of voting in India's 18th general election. Voting took place in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir. Final phase of polling is on June 1, and counting of votes on June 4.

PARIS: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan headed an Arab ministerial delegation in a meeting with the French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.  Prince Faisal was joined at the meeting by Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Al-Safadi, and the Egyptian minister of foreign affairs Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Press Agency reported.

RIYADH: In a significant boost for biodiversity in the Kingdom, the Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority recently announced the hatching of three endangered red-necked ostrich chicks — a species that had been considered extinct in Saudi Arabia. At the end of 2021, the royal reserve launched a scheme to reintroduce ostriches to the wild, creating a habitat for a male and a female. The ostriches soon adapted to the reserve and laid their first clutch of 12 eggs in the spring of 2024, three of which hatched naturally.

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom’s welcoming of a decision made Friday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to immediately stop military attacks or any other offensive actions in Rafah, Saudi Press Agency reported. The Kingdom said it appreciated the ICJ decision, which it called a positive step towards the moral and legal right of the Palestinian people.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a telephone call on Friday to Mohammad Mokhber, the acting Iranian president, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The crown prince sent his condolences following the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and others in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Mokhber expressed his thanks to the crown prince for his kind sentiments.

ASIR: Perched atop the Souda Mountains in the Abha region of Asir province in southern Saudi Arabia is a modest museum created by an Asiri woman called Halima Asiri.  Passionate about old Saudi heritage, Asiri established the Tahlel Museum in a small traditional house. 

Marie,18, and her friend Lila, 19, took a nine-hour coach from Paris, booked a hotel for three nights and have queued up outside the theatre every day just to see the actor.

Après le Tapura Huiraatira mardi, c'est au tour du parti Ia Ora Te Nunaa mené par Teva Rofritsch de faire le bilan sur la première année de gouvernance de Moetai Brotherson. Le sénateur a convié les médias ce matin pour une conférence de presse, lors de laquelle il a également annoncé son soutien au candidat Moerani Frébault pour les élections européennes.

42-year-old Jian Wen drove a E-Class Mercedes-Benz, indulged in £30,000 Harrods shopping sprees and enrolled her son at prestigious Heathside Preparatory School.

The upcoming wedding of the Duke of Westminster to fiancee Olivia Henson has resulted in renewed calls to change the law that means firstborn daughters will not inherit titles over brothers.