When Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) convened in Lilongwe in the first week of June to vet President Peter Mutharika’s new diplomatic corps, the most consequential sentence of the entire exercise was not spoken by a nominee. It was spoken by a civil servant. Briefing the committee, the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign […] The post Merit, loyalty, or citizenship? What Malawi’s new envoys reveal about its foreign service appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has called for a reversal of a decision to double public university fees, from K650,000 to K1.3m a year, describing the increase as unjust. Speaking to reporters in Lilongwe on Monday, Kabambe said the policy created a barrier to higher education, with students now facing costs of about K3.8m a year […] The post UTM’s Kabambe calls for reversal of university fee increase appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

After years of making its mark in Malawi’s education sector, Maranatha International is now turning its attention to healthcare, unveiling an ambitious plan to establish medical facilities across the country in a move aimed at improving access to affordable health services. The organisation has announced that it will this week officially open three health facilities […] The post From Classrooms to Clinics: Maranatha Expands into Healthcare with Free Medical Week appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s state enterprises have been told, again, to behave. What was less clear after Monday’s gathering in Mangochi is whether anyone in the room has the power — or the will — to make that happen. Chief Secretary Justin Saidi opened the 2026 Team Building and Corporate Governance Training by urging boards and executives at […] The post Malawi’s parastatals get a governance pep talk, not a reckoning appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Reform leader announced he would step down from his Clacton seat amid claims he broke parliamentary rules with undeclared cash payments and financial assistance before he became an MP.

The £50million phone hacking case brought by Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence and a raft of other celebrities against the publishers of the Daily Mail was today dismissed in full.

Hardeep Singh Puri dismissed social media claims about E20 petrol as misinterpretation. He stated that compatible vehicles and manufacturers report no significant issues. India has used E15 fuel for over three years and E20 since last April. Tests for E25 fuel are ongoing and will involve stakeholder consultations. The government defends the ethanol program for its economic and environmental benefits.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he will appoint one of his most senior advisers to the Senate, a move that could send shockwaves through the Red Chamber.

Last Saturday, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph published an article about whaling in Iceland. The story included interviews with Kristján Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf., Haraldur Ólafsson, chairman of Heimssýn, and a person identified only as "a spokesperson for the Icelandic government."

"In reality, it's nothing short of vandalism," says Birna Mjöll Atladóttir, owner of Hotel Breiðavík near Látrabjarg in Iceland's Westfjords, after three large tour groups canceled more than 75 room bookings for the days surrounding next month's total solar eclipse.

A devastating landslide near the Wayanad tunnel construction site has claimed lives and injured several people. Rescue operations are ongoing for those still missing after the mudslide near Meenakshi Bridge. Videos captured the terrifying moments as mud and debris rushed downhill, engulfing vehicles. The state government alleges contractors ignored repeated safety warnings regarding excavated soil. Opposition leaders are calling for a thorough investigation into potential criminal negligence.

A deadly Wayanad landslide claimed three lives and left several missing. Siya Goyal, accused in a murder, reportedly married her alleged lover before the crime. Explosions near French President Macron's hotel in Syria wounded eighteen people. Prime Minister Modi highlighted India and Indonesia's role in the Indo-Pacific region. Iran mocked the United States after its FIFA World Cup elimination.

[CAF] Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan says his side will remain true to its identity when it takes on the reigning world champions, Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday evening, insisting his players will focus on their own game rather than the stature of their star-studded opponents.

Singapore is setting aside $800 million over the next five years as part of efforts to unlock new possibilities to transform the transport ecosystem so as to strengthen its global connectivity and competitiveness.The planned investment, under the National Research Foundation's Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2030, was announced by Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow in Parliament on Tuesday (July 7), as he spoke in support of a motion on reinforcing Singapore's position as a global transport hub.Explaining the impetus, Siow noted that transport is one of Singapore's largest economic sectors, contributing about a tenth of its gross domestic product (GDP), and 7 per cent of jobs held by Singaporeans. The sector keeps people and goods moving by air, land and sea.«Transport is the foundation on which our economy is built,» Siow said, as he recapped the Economic Strategy Review's recommendation that Singapore must further strengthen its role as a connected global hub.

Five workers had previously filed unpaid wage claims against KPA Engineering in 2025, prior to the incident on June 22 when over 100 migrant workers approached the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), said Dr Tan See Leng.In a written parliamentary reply on Tuesday (July 7), the Minister for Manpower said MOM has an existing framework to proactively monitor salary-related risks and protect workers.He was responding to questions raised by Yio Chu Kang SMC MP Yip Hon Weng and Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Choo Pei Ling.Dr Tan referenced the recent incident involving 407 workers from KPA Engineering, SK Industries, and VVR Plant Engineering, who approached MOM and the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) with long-term unpaid salary claims.

Over the past three years, about 85 per cent of full-time national servicemen (NSFs) transport operators attained their civilian driving licence, said Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing on Tuesday (July 7).Chan, who is also Coordinating Minister for Public Services, was replying to a parliamentary question by Workers' Party MP Kenneth Tiong (Aljunied GRC), who asked for the number of NSFs who get civilian driving licences through NS annually.The first-term MP also asked if the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) would consider extending driver training and civilian licensing to NSFs in vocations with periods of low operational activity, and whether those who pass their Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) driving test can convert their qualification on the same probationary terms as new civilian drivers, in lieu of the mileage requirement tied to licence conversion.In his reply, the defence minister reiterated that NSFs' priority must be their military duties and operational training so as to meet the SAF's operational requirements.

African Union Commission Chairman Mahamoud Ali Youssouf stressed that mutual investments would be discussed at the third Russia-Africa summit in October 2026

Investigations revealed that in 2022, to maintain the Kiev regime’s control over Mariupol, the defendants organized a ring blockade of the city’s northern sector

Director General of the Russian Export Centre Veronika Nikishina described how the support is being provided and expressed confidence that it would contribute to Russia’s prosperity

Two strikes were conducted with Geran-4 Seeker UAVs against railway locomotives at stations near Pavlograd and Sinelnikovo

The blueprint envisages the implementation of projects related to the modernization of the marine economy and the fishing industry

“I still don’t know why the people who killed my wife did it. I honestly don’t know what they wanted.” Those were the heartbreaking words of Yamikani Bobe, the widower of slain medical doctor Dr Victoria Bobe, as he fought back tears while giving evidence before the High Court in Blantyre on Tuesday in the […] The post “I Still Don’t Know Why They Killed My Wife”: Husband Breaks Down as Dr Victoria Bobe Murder Trial Opens appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Indonesian President Subianto admits his admiration for India’s growth model, saying he is emulating it Read Full Article at RT.com

Two bombs exploded near French President Emmanuel Macron’s hotel in Damascus, wounding at least 18 people Read Full Article at RT.com

[New Times] Patricia Hajabakiga's story begins long before Rwanda's liberation of 1994. Born in 1956 in Nyanza District, Hajabakiga's earliest memories are marked not by stability, but by displacement, rupture, and loss that would later shape how she understood identity, belonging, and nationhood.

[New Times] Rwanda is expected to receive its first shipment of petroleum products sourced from Oman under new government-to-government supply agreements with Kenya and Tanzania in early August, a development the Minister of Trade and Industry, Antoine-Marie Kajangwe, says will strengthen the country's fuel security and support its ambition to become a regional petroleum distribution hub.

TEHRAN – Over the past two decades, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, contributed to the continuous release of prisoners of unintentional crimes, allocating a sum of 1.65 billion rials (around 97,000 dollars).

China has urged the US to end its Cuba blockade, condemning Washington’s “coercion and pressure” Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s Mirotvorets database has blacklisted Zbigniew Bogucki, the head of the Polish president’s office, amid an escalating row Read Full Article at RT.com