[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parliament will appeal a High Court ruling declaring President William Ruto's Cabinet unconstitutional for failing to comply with the constitutional two-thirds gender rule.

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning, China «has never threatened any country» and poses no threat to the security of the Euro-Atlantic region

Only 6.8% of participants indicated that Warsaw's assistance to Kiev was insufficient

Russia believes US President Donald Trump was mistaken in suggesting that an escalation of military operations between Russia and Ukraine could contribute to an early settlement, Dmitry Peskov stated

According to the Armenian PM, railways from the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea will be opened under the project

Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Turkey’s Ankara on July 8, US President Trump announced that he intended to hold a telephone call with Russian President Putin later that day

A Singaporean man pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse on Thursday (July 9) after hurting a student with a hanger and forcing him to drink his own urine.The man was also charged with one count of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, and one count of providing false or misleading information to the Ministry of Manpower.The 31-year-old man had abused multiple students while employed by his aunt who ran an educational facility. He cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the identity of the abused children.He was hired to tutor primary school students in English and Mathematics, and was responsible for taking care of the foreign students staying at the facility, reported The Straits Times (ST). According to court documents seen by AsiaOne, he did not have any teaching or childcare qualifications.Forced boy to drink urineThe man had repeatedly abused a six-year-old male Chinese national who had moved into the facility in January 2023.For example, the student was locked in the toilet, and was only allowed to consume bread and water.

Faisant suite aux Très Hautes Instructions du Président de la République, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema devant le Congrès, puis de la récentes communication du Président de l'Assemblée Nationale, Michel Régis Onanga Ndiaye relatives au processus de sélection de deux jeunes appelés à représenter le Gabon au Parlement francophone des jeunes de l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), de nombreux jeunes continuent d'exprimer l'espoir de voir aboutir, dans les meilleurs délais, le (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a reçu ce jour en audience Madame Louise Pierrette Mvono, ministre de la Planification et de la Prospective, venue lui remettre officiellement les résultats provisoires du Recensement général de la population et du logement (RGPL). Réalisé dans des conditions jugées satisfaisantes, avec un taux de couverture national de 97 %, ce recensement constitue une avancée majeure dans (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

The race is the next, and perhaps biggest, battle between the Democrats’ warring factions.

German Thomas Tuchel of yesteryear cut a very different figure - with resurfaced photos from his playing days showing a defender with model looks.

Out of the top ten boys' name, the one that has seen the biggest rise in the last decade is Luca, which has rocketed up 49 places to be ranked fourth, while Oliver was the biggest faller (down five).

Arthur Fery, 23, defeated number nine seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets on Wednesday - despite only being given his Wimbledon entry as a wildcard.

The singer's death was announced in a statement by her 'heartbroken' family on her website, which said she passed away 'unexpectedly' while in hospital in Portugal.

The inquest into the death of Maddy Cusack has been adjourned midway through proceedings, with the hearing now set to resume in December.

Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) have issued advisories after TikTok posts featuring a woman allegedly posing as a healthcare professional to promote health products surfaced online.A Facebook post by SGH on Tuesday (July 7) shows screenshots of two TikTok posts featuring a woman allegedly impersonating a healthcare worker while promoting health products. In one of the images, the woman is seen wearing a doctor's coat with the SGH name embroidered above the left pocket, while another shows her dressed in a SingHealth uniform. The word «scam» is displayed in red, in between the two images.The hospital said it is aware of fake advertisements circulating on social media that depict an individual dressed in an SGH healthcare uniform promoting health products.«The person featured in these advertisements is not an SGH employee, representative or affiliate. These advertisements are not authorised by or affiliated with SGH,» the hospital said.

A 15-year-old is among 69 persons being investigated by the police for their alleged involvement in unlicensed moneylending activities. Police said in a news release on Thursday (July 9) that they conducted an islandwide enforcement operation from July 1 to 7.The operation saw officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and the seven police land divisions conduct raids across Singapore.Preliminary investigations revealed that nine persons had harassed debtors at their residences, while 15 others were runners who had assisted in unlicensed moneylending activities by carrying out Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transfers.Also under investigation are 36 individuals who are believed to have opened bank accounts and provided their ATM cards, personal identification numbers as well as internet banking tokens to unlicensed moneylenders to facilitate their illegal operations.

A food delivery rider found himself in a conundrum when a customer denied having placed a cash-on-delivery (COD) order and refused to pay for the food.Two other riders subsequently showed up at the same Clementi condominium unit, leading him to believe they had fallen victim to an alleged case of loanshark harassment.Klinsmann Tay captured the incident in a series of TikTok videos, which have racked up more than 1.8 million cumulative views.Tay told Stomp that he arrived at the condominium at around 3.45pm on Monday (July 6).After knocking on the door, the unit's landlady told him the intended recipient — her tenant — was not at home and had not placed the order, despite the delivery details matching the tenant's personal information.Unable to reach the customer after several attempts, Tay began suspecting the order was fraudulent.His suspicions deepened when a second delivery rider arrived at the same unit with another COD order. Tay intercepted the rider and warned him that the delivery might be part of a scam.

Assaults, shootings and firebombs have now become so commonplace in the streets where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter , that Police Scotland have even set up a dedicated investigation unit.

Every press conference, reel and podcast is now a chance for politicians to connect with voters. Yet the strategy that broadens an MP's reach can also amplify their biggest mistakes.

Scientists analyze bottom soils as they are a natural archive of the marine environment's ecological conditions

Infrastructure for the international center's work is being finalized, Arktikugol's CEO Ildar Neverov said

If, like millions of millennials and Gen Z-ers, you are paying over £1,000 per month to rent a grotty room in a shared property in a distant borough at the edges of London, look away now.

Cultural and sporting events were also held, including several friendly basketball matches, the last of which featured Russian and Chinese sailors participating as part of combined international teams

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 9th

Rodion Miroshnik emphasized that maintaining strategic uncertainty is one of the main features of European policy, in particular, «against this backdrop, it is very easy to make high-profile statements that have no real outcome»

The process of delimitation and demarcation is underway, Jeyhun Bayramov said

The draft plan contains 20 measures and covers regulatory improvements, the formation of a permafrost monitoring system, the development of professional competencies and implementation of pilot adaptation projects

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[Premium Times] Morocco booked their place in the last eight with an impressive 3-0 victory over Canada, while France edged Paraguay 1-0 thanks to Kylian Mbappé's second-half penalty to maintain their perfect record

Government is leaving no stone unturned in its legal battle to relocate the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) headquarters from Lilongwe to Blantyre after Attorney General Frank Mbeta filed a fresh application seeking to remove a court order that has stalled the move. The latest court action signals government’s determination to breathe life into President Peter […] The post Govt leaves no stone unturned in MEC relocation battle, files fresh Court bid appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

More than 140 of Africa’s top business leaders, policymakers and global investors are gathering in Cape Town this week with a single, urgent question in mind: how to scale African businesses and unlock intra-continental trade in an increasingly fragmented global economy. The two-day Africa Unlocked 2026 conference, hosted by Standard Bank at the Norval Foundation […] The post Standard Bank gathers Africa’s top business minds in Cape Town appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.