Ukraine’s Skelia regiment has urged the public to support the military amid an escalating scandal over alleged abuse and torture Read Full Article at RT.com

The Ukrainian Embassy has implied Indian double standards on ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea Read Full Article at RT.com

Activists have gone to court challenging Delhi police’s use of facial recognition technology, which they say rests on shaky legal grounds Read Full Article at RT.com

More than 700 million Africans already live in urban areas, and this number is expected to reach around 1.4 billion by 2050 Read Full Article at RT.com

Australia has sued Telegram for failure to remove extremist content after Russia charged CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism Read Full Article at RT.com

According to the EU’s specialized center EFFIS, 1,407 wildfires have broken out in Europe this year

The current mortality rate stands at 44.2%

The European Commission intends to provide Kiev with 28.3 bln euros for military needs under the program in 2026

Five years ago, 14 parties were represented on the ballot

Russia remains Uzbekistan's second-largest trading partner after China, accounting for 17.1% of the republic's total foreign trade turnover

We've all read news reports about scam calls impersonating public figures, such as former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, in attempts to extort money from unsuspecting citizens.Lee, who is now Senior Minister, took to Facebook to simulate one such scam call by impersonating himself, in a bid to prevent others from falling victim to such predatory calls.In a video uploaded on Thursday (July 30), SM Lee acted out a scenario in which he picked up a phone call, only to hear a scammer impersonating him on the other end of the line.«Your bank account has been compromised. Please transfer your funds out immediately,» the mysterious caller said.After hanging up, SM Lee looked into the camera to raise awareness about such scams.«No Government official will ever ask you to transfer money or handle valuables over a phone call. Not the police, and certainly not me!» SM Lee said.

A 20-year-old man was injured after he was hit by a motorcycle while jaywalking against a red light in Bukit Batok on Wednesday (July 29), dashcam footage showed.Dashcam footage of the incident, shared on the Facebook group SGRV Admin on Wednesday, shows a man jaywalking across the road against a red light as the recording car travels along the road.The dashcam car slows to a stop as the jaywalker dashes across the road and is struck by a passing motorcycle. The two are thrown to the ground. One passer-by helps the jaywalker to the pavement, while another assists the motorcyclist, who is seen holding his side. The first passer-by later returns to help the motorcyclist too.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident at about 10.20am that day at the junction of Bukit Batok Avenue 1 and Bukit Batok West Avenue 6. A 20-year-old male pedestrian and a 36-year-old male motorcyclist were taken conscious to the hospital.One person was taken to National University Hospital and the other person to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.

A 24-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident with a trailer on the Seletar Expressway (SLE) on Wednesday (July 29).A video posted by Facebook user Farizatul Firdaus on Wednesday shows a navy blue police tent on the expressway.Debris and an overturned motorcycle lay on the road further down.The two left-most lanes of the expressway are cordoned off with traffic cones as a group of police officers converge along the road shoulder. The video caption claims that the accident took place near Woodlands Avenue 12.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and police told AsiaOne they were alerted to the accident along SLE towards CTE and TPE at about 9.50am. An SCDF paramedic pronounced the motorcyclist dead at the scene.Police investigations are ongoing.[[nid:740923]]laili.abdeen@asiaone.com 

The aircraft's captain was reportedly forced to intervene and recover the near miss, described as the greatest of its kind in years, while the Airbus A320 descended into Heathrow Airport.

Reading books, walking and bike riding are among secrets of a long and healthy life, say residents in the English neighbourhoods with the longest life expectancy.

There's a particular thrill in bagging a bargain flight to Europe. A long weekend in Seville for £29? An escape to Rome that's cheaper than a meal in a restaurant? It feels almost too good to be true.

Police in Greece believe that the people who killed Elisabeth Jane Ross used her phone to cover up her death by sending a string of misleading messages to her family in a bid to buy time and escape.

The blaze on Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, which began at around 5.30pm yesterday, is spreading rapidly in the direction of Sizewell B nuclear power station, about 2.5 miles away.

[Ghanaian Times] GHANA and Gabon have decried xenophobia, underscoring the need for Africans to collectively shun and decisively address the menace and all forms of discrimination.

The Delhi Police has refuted rumors circulating on social media regarding the closure of Jantar Mantar, confirming it remains an approved site for lawful demonstrations. According to court rulings, up to one thousand individuals may gather there for protests. Permissions are issued based on formal requests and must comply with specified conditions. Authorities advise the public to trust official channels for accurate updates about protest activities.

The Thunder Bay International Airport is getting a hotel, marking the first Cambria Hotel to be built in Canada. The project is being led by Rideout Bay Developments and will be 90 per cent First Nations-owned. Here's what we know about the new build and its significance in the region.

AI now answers our questions, and increasingly carries out tasks for us, from planning itineraries to preparing research. The web is increasingly becoming a place where machines – rather than humans – go to learn things. What does that mean for the future of the human-centred web?

Starting this fall, Alberta employers will have to cover the cost of health insurance for employees over the age of 65.

Haldimand County is receiving $500,000 from Ontario Power Generation to help it «explore opportunities» for new energy production at the former Nanticoke coal-fired plant, as the province considers bringing electricity generation back to the site 13 years after it was shut down.

The union representing 4,400 flight attendants at WestJet says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice, paving the runway for a possible strike during a busy summer travel season.

Declassified evidence points to Beijing seeking personal data for espionage, not election interference.

The development of the pre-project documentation and the high-level technological concept for CO2 storage has now been completed

Gazprom Deputy Chairman Vitaly Markelov stressed that Russia is the most reliable helium supplier in the world