Las Anod (HOL) — Lawmakers of Somalia's newly formed Northeastern state are set to elect a president and vice president on Saturday in Las Anod, marking a critical step in the region’s political transition.

The Kazakh leader stressed that under current conditions, the SCO’s approach, built on mutual respect and common development, is «more relevant than ever»

According to Grozov, «officially, Kiev has not left the Commonwealth, but is moving towards withdrawing from multilateral agreements in all areas»

TASS has obtained a video showing the destruction

The minister noted that he expects to face overwhelming pressure at the meeting

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed that sanctions expansion would be on the agenda, though she emphasized that no binding decisions can be made at this stage

For the past week, after her much-publicised appearance on the beach in Hove - wrapped in a £175 camo pink Dryrobe, sipping a glass of wine (pictured) - Angela Rayner has kept a low profile.

Named only as Oliver P, the three-year-old disappeared from Marbella on July 4.

À Tchibanga, la Fondation Ma Bannière, sous l'impulsion de sa Présidente fondatrice Zita Oligui Nguema, a posé trois gestes concrets pour répondre à trois urgences du quotidien : la santé, l'éducation et l'alimentation. À chaque étape de notre route, nous retrouvons le même appel silencieux : celui de la dignité, du besoin et de l'espérance. 1. Au Centre Hospitalier Régional Dr Benjamin Ngoubou, en présence du Ministre de la Santé et des autorités locales, des dons en matériel et (...) - SOCIAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia's foreign affairs ministry said late on Friday, in one of the deadliest accidents in recent years along a popular migration route to Europe.

Also this week, the regime reclaimed a stretch of the China border trade route, ramped up election propaganda, and showcased its think-tank on the international stage.

Kenyan police on Friday admitted there were failures in their response to the Kwa Binzaro cult tragedy, as the official death toll rose to 32 following the inclusion of earlier exhumations that had not been counted.

Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early on Thursday in a sweeping attack that the U.S. special envoy on Ukraine said undermined President Donald Trump's peace efforts.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Thursday attended a high-level forum aimed at strengthening business ties between Somalia and China, promoting investment opportunities and connecting business communities from both nations.

En Polynésie française, 37 à 39% de la population fume… Le tabac reste une véritable problématique de santé publique au fenua. Pour aider ceux qui veulent arrêter, la campagne « Mois sans tabac » est de nouveau lancée : un défi collectif, mais aussi un accompagnement personnalisé.

Après trois ans comme Haut-commissaire de la République en Polynésie française, Éric Spitz quitte le fenua. Avant son départ, il nous a accordés une interview «sans protocole». Entre gestes politiques et souvenirs intimes, il livre une vision tranchée de la Polynésie d’aujourd’hui. À retrouver en intégralité sur notre chaîne Youtube.

A devastating landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district has left seven members of a family feared dead after their house was flattened due to heavy rains in the Mahore area. Rescue operations are underway to locate the missing family, including the house owner, his wife, and their five minor sons.

During Prime Minister Modi's visit to Tokyo, India and Japan solidified their partnership by signing 21 agreements, MOUs, and launching initiatives. These collaborations span diverse sectors, including security, space exploration, digital partnership, and clean energy. Modi emphasized the potential of combining Japan's excellence with India's scale, particularly in manufacturing, technology, and green energy.

Social Security’s chief data officer left after he said the DOGE staff had uploaded personal information for more than 300 million people to the digital cloud.

SINGAPORE — The National Basketball League (NBL) Division 1 final will be postponed from Aug 30 to Sept 7, after defending champions Adroit had earlier fielded suspended players who are under investigation for allegedly fixing league games.In a statement on Aug 29, the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) said that the club “included players who are currently under suspension” in their NBL semi-final win (67 to 52) over Siglap on Aug 27. In the other semi-final at the Singapore Basketball Centre, Eng Tat Hornets edged out SG Basketball 79 to 73.

The police are seeking the public's help to locate 11-year-old Muhammad Hairil Muhammad Effendi, who has been reported missing.In a news release issued on Friday (Aug 29), the Singapore Police Force said the boy was last seen in the vicinity of Block 29 Marine Crescent at around 11.05am on that day.Hairil, who has special needs and is mostly non-verbal, is said to have left home barefoot and shirtless, wearing only a pair of grey shorts, according to a post by the Reunite Missing Children Facebook page. His parents discovered he was missing around 11am on that day, with a neighbour's CCTV camera recording him leaving their Marine Terrace flat.

Coastal barriers, raised structures and tidal gates are among the recommended measures to protect the Greater Southern Waterfront (GSW) and Changi from the threat of rising sea levels, Singapore's National Water Agency PUB announced on Saturday (Aug 30).The proposals are part of PUB's first site-specific coastal protection study for the City-East Coast, which also covers the upcoming Long Island project.The Long Island project, announced in 2023, is an integrated solution that will protect the entire East Coast area. Together with GSW and Changi, the measures will form a continuous line of defence against coastal flooding.Said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong at the inaugural Coastal Protection Exhibition on Aug 30 (Saturday) at VivoCity. «Coastal protection requires long term and careful planning. And trade offs are inevitable. There are still coastlines with unique characteristics that we will proceed with site specific studies progressively.»We will explore solutions that will have to balance across diverse priorities, while maintaining and providing the flexibility to adjust subsequently."

Through those severe trials, the finest traditions of friendship and mutual assistance were forged and strengthened - traditions that today form a solid foundation for Russian-Chinese relations, Vladimir Putin said

The Russian President explained that these dangerous tendencies stem from a reluctance to acknowledge the direct culpability of the predecessors of today's Western elites in unleashing the world war

According to Donald Trump, if these tariffs ever went away, it would be a total disaster for the US

In terms of trade volume, transactions between Russia and China are carried out in rubles and yuan, with the dollar or euro share reduced to a statistical discrepancy, Vladimir Putin emphasized

Russian servicemen advanced northeast of this settlement, reducing the distance to the urban agglomeration by 500 meters, Andrey Marochko said