Today, President Droupadi Murmu addresses Parliament as the 18th Lok Sabha session commences. Lok Sabha Speaker Birla calls for a new vision. PM Modi and Defence Minister Singh's roles in the 17th Lok Sabha are noted. Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi stresses the significance of the opposition voice and commemorates the 50th Emergency anniversary.

The Supreme Court of India marks its 75th year with a historic six-day Special Lok Adalat from June 29, aiming to resolve 10,000 cases free of cost. Led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, the initiative seeks amicable settlements across various legal domains to alleviate case backlogs and promote social justice.

Prime Minister Modi hinted at Congress's strategic tactic by reinstating Sam Pitroda after his resignation, creating confusion and forcing opponents to react. The move aligns with Modi's past observations of Congress leaders strategically making controversial statements and reintegrating into mainstream politics.

Amid India's scorching summer, women across rural and urban areas endure severe heat stress, impacting their health and incomes disproportionately. From Delhi to rural Chhattisgarh, extreme temperatures exacerbate existing hardships, affecting livelihoods in sectors like waste picking and agriculture, while amplifying health risks like dehydration and exhaustion, especially for marginalized communities.

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Kiev’s attempt to stage an attack on facilities in Russia with the use of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles was thwarted

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According to the report, at least 37,718 Palestinians have been killed and over 86,000 have suffered injuries in Israel’s military operations against Gaza since October 7, 2023

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Moves towards closer European integration have altered the role of the national parliaments. A number of instruments for cooperation between the European Parliament and the national parliaments have been introduced with a view to guaranteeing effective democratic scrutiny of European legislation at all levels. This trend has been reinforced by provisions introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The free movement of goods was bolstered by eliminating customs duties as well as other non-tariff barriers. Principles like mutual recognition and standardisation further advanced the internal market. The 2008 New Legislative Framework enhanced the movement of goods, EU market surveillance, and the CE (European Conformity) mark. Yet, challenges on internal market harmonisation remain, as the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors can still hinder the full free movement of goods. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Information and communication technologies (ICTs), as well as data services, now surpass traditional telephone services in importance for both consumers and businesses. With the surge in on-demand content and 4G/5G growth, the EU has introduced a telecommunications regulatory framework. This encompasses all types of telecommunications, including broadcasting. Research indicates that these services contribute EUR 86.1 billion to the EU’s GDP annually, with new measures potentially adding another EUR 40 billion. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Intellectual property includes all exclusive rights to intellectual creations. It encompasses two types of rights: industrial property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs and models and designations of origin, and copyright, which includes artistic and literary property. Since the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in 2009, the EU has had explicit competence for intellectual property rights (Article 118). Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

SINGAPORE – Singaporean Audrey Fang, who was killed in Spain in April, had been romantically interested in her suspected killer Mitchell Ong, whom she met on a social dating network, her two friends told the Spanish court. Speaking through a translator on June 26 via a video call from Singapore, the friends testified that the pair had known each other at least since 2014. They described the relationship as “on and off”, Spanish media outlet La Verdad reported on June 27. The friends, who were not identified, added that Ong appeared to be only keen to sell financial assets to Ms Fang. The 43-year-old Singaporean had sold her two investment-linked policies in 2015, when he was working as an insurance agent with AIA. He also previously claimed to be a financial expert on his now-defunct website, with clients that included chief executives and celebrities. Ong has been in custody since April 16 after Ms Fang was found with 30 stab wounds and other injuries near a parking area for lorries in the town of Abanilla on April 10.

A Yishun resident was rudely awakened by a loud bang underneath her block at about 7.20am on Thursday (June 27) when a white BMW car crashed into the void deck.  Christina Chua, a resident living at Block 476A Yishun Street 44, said that she went to check out the scene after she was roused from her sleep.  «I couldn't see what happened because it was under my block,» said Chua, who lives on the second floor.  «But later on I saw police cars and a tow truck moving the car away.»  Speaking to AsiaOne, Chua said she does not recognise the car, and does not know who the owner is. The 22-year-old, who is unemployed, added that her elder sister also heard the crash while she was leaving the house to head to work.  Photos taken by an AsiaOne reader shortly after the accident show the car parked at the void deck. The entire area was also cordoned off by the police.  Another video taken by Chua shows the car getting towed away, as curious onlookers stood at the side watching. The bumper and hood of the white convertible were badly dented. 

Was he making some dough on the side? Photos showing a driver using a Gardenia truck to move furniture have recently sparked questions from members of the public. According to a post on Facebook group SG Road Vigilante on Monday (June 24), the person who shared the photos wrote: «Gardenia Bread company now offering home moving services too. So unhygienic.» In the photos, a truck with Gardenia branding is seen parked on a double-yellow line in the vicinity of a HDB block. A man appears to be loading or unloading the truck with the plastic-wrapped furniture behind him. While some netizens wondered if this truck may have simply been running an advertisement for Gardenia, others suggested that the man might be an employee using the Gardenia van for a side gig. «Could be helping friends and relatives during his off days,» one netizen said. «However, if he is using company assets for personal purposes, that's a big no-no without permission.» A comment also accused the person who posted the photos of being «kay poh (a busybody)», and interfering with the driver's «rice bowl (income)».

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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government remains committed to continue delivering on policies conducive to youth empowerment, where young people can self-actualise and achieve their dreams like never before. Speaking to a group of young...

THE JAMAICA Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) was established in 1988 with a mandate to conserve Jamaica’s natural environment. It might not be visible in mass and social media every day, but it is making strides to fulfil its mandate. And...

Japan International Corporation Agency(JICA) says it is impressed with the interventions taken by the country’s water utility boards in reducing the non -water-revenue challenges. Assistant resident representative for Jica Malawi office Kenta Mikami said this in an interview on Wednesday in Blantyre during the two day long workshop aimed at assisting water providers to improve […] The post Jica commends water boards for reducing non-water revenue challenges appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Rishi Sunak is branding Keir Starmer 'dishonest' as they go head-to-head on BBC One barely a week before the country goes to the ballot boxes.

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L'ONG Malachie, avec l'appui du Bureau Régional des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique Centrale (UNOCA) a organisé l'Atelier sur la participation des femmes, des jeunes et des personnes vulnérables dans le processus de transition Post-Dialogue. C'est l'hôtel Sainte Jeanne de Lambaréné sis au quartier Fanguinoveny qui a abrité, le mercredi 26 juin 2024, ledit Atelier. Au total 52 participants ont été sensibilisés et outillés. Les sessions de sensibilisation et de formation ont porté sur les (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Les fils et filles de la province de la Nyanga, résidants ou de passage à Libreville, étaient réunis récemment dans un hôtel de la place, dans l'optique de peaufiner l'arrivée prochaine du Président de la transition, Président de la République,chef de l'Etat, le général de brigade Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, dans la province de la Nyanga. Une visite qui s'inscrit dans le cadre de la tournée républicaine qu'il a entamé depuis plusieurs semaines à travers le pays. Réunis autour d'un (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Depuis le 30 août 2023, le Gabon traverse une période décisive de transition politique, marquée par un dialogue national inclusif visant à unifier la nation vers un avenir de prospérité partagée. Cependant, cette période déterminante n'est pas exempte de risques, comme l'ont tristement illustré d'autres nations confrontées à des défis similaires. Le Gabon, avec sa riche diversité ethnique et culturelle, doit rester vigilant face aux menaces de division et de polarisation. Des exemples (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Kenyan demonstrators prepared to resume protests Thursday, a day after President William Ruto made a dramatic U-turn and withdrew contentious tax hikes following deadly rallies earlier in the week. The demonstrations were sparked last week by the 2024 finance bill and took Ruto's government by surprise as the initially peaceful rallies gathered momentum across the country. But dramatic scenes Tuesday outside parliament, which saw the partly ablaze complex breached and ransacked, left the nation reeling as a state-backed rights group counted 22 dead nationwide in the aftermath and vowed an investigation. Addressing a shocked nation on Wednesday afternoon, Ruto said he would not sign the bill, and «it shall subsequently be withdrawn». «The people have spoken,» he said, adding that he would seek «engagement with the young people of our nation». It was a marked shift from his tough-talking late-night address Tuesday when he likened some of the demonstrators to «criminals». However, prominent protesters dismissed his comments, with one, Hanifa Adan, labelling it a «PR» move after the violence at rallies earlier in the week. Adan said earlier that protesters would «march peacefully again as we wear white, for all our fallen people», with some supporters planning to bring flowers in memory of the dead. «You cannot kill all of us,» she said on X. - No need for deaths - Nelly, 25, told AFP that she intended to join the march on Thursday, criticising Ruto's approach as a case of too little, too late. «He could have done this earlier without people having to die,» she said. «So let it be known that we are marching tomorrow for a better future Kenya.» The death toll on Wednesday stood at 22, with 19 in the capital alone, according to Roseline Odede, chairwoman of the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. «This is the largest number of deaths (in) a single day protest,» Odede said, adding that 300 people were injured across the country. Simon Kigondu, president of the Kenya Medical Association, said he had never before seen «such a level of violence against unarmed people». An official at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi said Wednesday that medics were treating «160 people... some of them with bullet wounds». Outside parliament -- where the protesters converged on Tuesday -- an AFP journalist saw dried blood on pavements, with the smell of tear gas still lingering in the air on Wednesday morning. Rights watchdogs have also accused the authorities of abducting protesters. The police have not responded to AFP requests for comment. - Debt fears - The Kenyan leader had already rolled back some tax measures last week, prompting the treasury to warn of a gaping budget shortfall of 200 billion shillings ($1.6 billion). Ruto said Wednesday that withdrawing the bill would mean a significant hole in funding for development programmes to help farmers and schoolteachers, among others. The cash-strapped government had said previously that the increases were necessary to service Kenya's massive debt of some 10 trillion shillings ($78 billion), equal to roughly 70 percent of GDP. The unrest has alarmed the international community, with Washington on Wednesday calling on Kenya to respect the right to peaceful protest and the UN urging «accountability» for the bloodshed. Ruto's administration is under pressure from the IMF, which has urged the country to implement fiscal reforms in order to access crucial funding. © Agence France-Presse

The outgoing United Nations humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that a spread of the Israel-Hamas war to Lebanon would be «potentially apocalyptic», as fighting raged in the southern Gaza Strip. Martin Griffiths described Lebanon as «the flashpoint beyond all flashpoints», especially its southern border with Israel which has seen daily cross-border violence since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. «It's beyond planning. It's potentially apocalyptic,» warned Griffiths whose term as UN humanitarian coordinator ends this week. A war involving Lebanon «will draw in Syria... it will draw in others», he told reporters in Geneva. «It's very alarming.» Germany on Wednesday echoed a Canadian warning from the day before, urging their citizens in Lebanon to leave the country. «German nationals are urgently requested to leave Lebanon,» updated foreign ministry advice in Berlin said. «The current heightened tensions in the border area with Israel could escalate further at any time.» On Tuesday, Ottawa advised Canadians to leave Lebanon «while they can». The UN's Griffiths spoke as witnesses reported intense fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, amid the fears of a wider war. With the conflict nearing its 10th month, Israel's top ally the United States warned of the risk of a major conflict with Hezbollah following an escalation in threats after months of cross-border fire. However, Israeli bombardment in Gaza appeared to ease days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war's «intense phase» was nearing its end, and as his defence minister was in Washington. «Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a regional war, with terrible consequences for the Middle East,» US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his visiting Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant. «Diplomacy is by far the best way to prevent more escalation,» Austin said. Gallant, for his part, said: «We only fight those who seek to harm us.» He also said «significant progress» had been made in addressing Israeli concerns about the flow of US weaponry. Netanyahu has publicly accused US President Joe Biden's administration of slowing down the weapons deliveries, claims officials in Washington have repeatedly denied. Top Israeli officials, including the premier, have indicated openness to a diplomatic resolution of the Lebanon border tensions, though Gallant said Israel should be ready for «every possible scenario». Israel's military said last week plans for a Lebanon offensive had been «approved and validated», prompting new threats from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. In Rafah, on Gaza's border with Egypt, witnesses reported overnight clashes, and Israel's military said warplanes struck a rocket launch site. Mohammad al-Mughayyir, a civil defence official in Hamas-run Gaza, told AFP rescuers had recovered 15 bodies «from various areas in Rafah city». - Aid group 'outraged' - The civil defence agency and medics said at least four people, including three children, were killed in a strike on a house in Beit Lahia, in the north. However, agency spokesman Mahmud Basal told AFP «there have been almost no attacks» and «the rest of the areas in the Gaza Strip are calm compared to yesterday». An air raid on Tuesday killed Fadi al-Wadiya, an employee of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) whom Israel's military called a «significant operative» for the Islamic Jihad group which has fought alongside Hamas. MSF posted on X that it was «outraged» by the killing in Gaza City of Wadiya and «five other people including three children» as he cycled to work. Israel's military said Wadiya had «developed and advanced the terrorist organisation's rocket array». UN and humanitarian agencies have repeatedly warned that aid workers are not safe in Gaza, impeding their desperately needed efforts delivering aid for Gaza's 2.4 million people. In Cyprus, USAID officials said just 1,000 tonnes of the 7,000 tonnes of aid shipped to Gaza had been distributed because of looting and security problems. - 'Rolling operations' - The bloodiest ever Gaza war started with Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of 1,195 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures. The militants also seized about 250 hostages, 116 of whom remain in Gaza although the army says 42 are dead. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 37,718 people, also mostly civilians, Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry said. The deaths include 10 members of Qatar-based Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh's family, including his sister, who Palestinian officials said were killed on Tuesday. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini warned of the war's dire impact on children. «We have every day 10 children who are losing one leg or two legs on average,» Lazzarini told reporters, adding «that means around 2,000 children after the more than 260 days of this brutal war». Netanyahu on Sunday said «the war in its intense phase is about to end in Rafah», which the Israeli military sees as Hamas's last stronghold, with some troops to be redeployed to the northern border with Lebanon. Mairav Zonszein, an International Crisis Group analyst, said the military would likely «move to rolling operations» in Gaza and «always keep some troops on the ground» in strategic areas there. © Agence France-Presse

Juan Arnes Salvador was the second to be detained after the attempted military coup, Bolivia TV said