Elections BC is reissuing new 'where to vote' cards to some residents after an administrative error mistakenly recommended voting places that were farther from homes than necessary.

A team from the St Catherine North police have mounted an operation in Glengoffe as investigators probe the disappearance of a woman in the community. Head of the division Senior Superintendent Hopton Nicholson told The Gleaner that the team...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that 27 foreign nationals were arrested between January and September for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act. The JCF says the arrests were made by the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division...

Discord was included into the register of social networks, which obliged it to find and block unlawful content on its own

Yoav Gallant believes the actions Israel is «taking are being observed all over the Middle East»

According to Darya Zarovnaya, so far, «thematical conferences on each provision of the 'formula' (the so-called peace formula proposed by Zelensky - TASS) are being held» and yield communiques

«Our common duty is to sacredly honor the memory of those who died for freedom and peace on Earth, to defend with all our might the just cause for which they fought and gave their lives, and to strengthen in every possible way the unity of all people of good will in the fight against any manifestations of Nazism and neo-Nazism, as well as the threat of a new world war,» the statement reads

The weight of the CIS as the regional integration association is steadily growing, the Russian leader noted

Western sanctions have propelled the restructuring of Russia’s economy, making it more resilient, HSE University head Nikita Anisimov says Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has announced tariffs on brandy imports from the EU after Brussels slapped extra duties on Chinese-made electric cars Read Full Article at RT.com

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali forces, supported by international partners and local militia, have killed at least 59 al-Shabab militants in two operations in the Galgadud and Middle Shabelle regions over the last two days.

Nchalo Golf Club Ladies Golf Team of Mercy Kamanga, Jamia M’manga, and Faith Samati emerged victorious at this year’s Ethanol Company Limited (EthCo)-sponsored Inter-Club Ladies Golf Tournament, held over the weekend at the Lilongwe Golf Club. The victory ended Blantyre Golf Club team’s five-year dominance since the competition was introduced. The two-day tournament, featured multiple […] The post Nchalo triumphs in ethCo Inter-Club ladies golf tourney  appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

MAFCO Football Club has made headlines again for wrong reasons following brutal stomping on Wongani Lungu for FCB Nyasa Big Bullets as he lay down injured in an off-ball situation during a TNM Super League match at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre last Sunday. A video clip circulating on social media is showing the trio of […] The post The ugly side of MAFCO players appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Government has emphasized the need for stakeholders to come up with well coordinated approach to advancing the energy sector delivery. Minister of Mining, Monica Chang’anamuno made the remarks on Tuesday during the main Delivery Lab on Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and Power Sector Coordination held in Lilongwe. She said the energy sector is central to […] The post Govt emphasizes the need for well coordinated approaches to advancing energy sector delivery appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The developing world needs trillions of dollars in climate aid, but who should pay for it? Wealthy nations? Big polluters? Countries that got rich burning fossil fuels? All of the above? A fight over this question looms at crucial negotiations next month as China and other major emerging economies come under pressure to chip in for climate action in poorer countries. It is hoped a new deal can be struck at the UN COP29 climate conference to greatly lift financial assistance to countries least able to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to global warming. The present bill of $100 billion a year is footed by a list of countries that were the richest and most industrialised at the time the UN climate convention was written up in 1992. These donors -- including the United States, the European Union, Canada, Japan and others -- agree more money is needed, and intend to keep paying «climate finance» where it is needed most. But they want others to share the burden, specifically developing countries that have become more prosperous and polluting in the decades since the original donor list was drawn up. China –- today the world's largest polluter and second-largest economy –- is the obvious target, but Singapore and oil-rich Gulf states like Saudi Arabia could also come under scrutiny. It is «entirely fair to add new contributing parties, given the ongoing evolution of economic realities and capabilities», the United States wrote in an August submission to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). - 'Bad faith' - Diplomats from other developed countries have echoed this, arguing that the contributor list is based on outdated notions of rich and poor, and anyone who can pay should pay. Some have proposed revised criteria against which potential contributors might be judged, such as income levels, purchasing power or their emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. Calls to widen the donor base are deeply unpopular and have sparked heated exchanges in the months before COP29, which is being hosted in oil-and-gas-rich Azerbaijan, itself classified as a developing country. Donors have been accused of forcing the matter onto the negotiating table while refusing to engage on the central question of how much they intend to pay. For some involved «this was the literal definition of negotiating in bad faith», said Iskander Erzini Vernoit from the Imal Initiative for Climate and Development, a think tank based in Morocco. It has «taken up a lot of airtime, and a lot of oxygen», he told AFP. «For the sake of all of the poorest, most vulnerable countries of the world, it's not fair to hold the whole thing hostage.» Developing countries are pushing for the strongest possible commitment at COP29 to ensure adequate funding for clean energy projects, defensive sea walls and other climate adaptation measures. Negotiators are nowhere near landing a concrete figure, but some developing countries are calling for over $1 trillion annually. In a UNFCCC submission in August, the EU warned «the collective goal can only be reached if parties with high GHG-emissions (greenhouse gas) and economic capabilities join the effort». - Tough talk - For developing countries, who pays is non-negotiable: the 2015 Paris climate agreement reaffirmed that developed countries disproportionately responsible for global warming to date pick up the tab. In a joint statement in July, China, India, Brazil and South Africa strongly rejected «attempts by developed countries to dilute their climate finance legal obligations under international law». Azerbaijan's chief negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev told AFP in September that the gap between the United States and China over the issue was «narrowing», with a «softening» of stances on both sides. China, like some other developing countries, actually pays climate finance, it just does so on its own terms. Between 2013 and 2022, China paid on average $4.5 billion a year to other developing countries, the World Resources Institute (WRI) wrote in a September paper. This amounted to roughly six percent of what developed countries paid over the same period, said the US-based think tank. China is not required to report this to the UNFCCC, and it is not counted toward the collective target. Analysts say any formal additions to the donor list at COP29 are very unlikely, though some countries may agree to voluntary contributions in support of the broader goal. © Agence France-Presse

Seychelles has signed an economic security partnership agreement with the United Kingdom, which will seek to address illicit finance and promote greater transparency in Seychelles.  The agreement was signed on Tuesday morning at the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade’s headquarters by the Secretary of State for Finance, Patrick Payet, the Minister for Finance, Naadir Hassan, the British High Commissioner to Seychelles, Jeff Glekin, and the UK Minister for Africa, Lord Collins of Highbury.  Payet said that the first component of this partnership is transparency, adding; “We want to revise the beneficial ownership database and we are being assisted by the UK to put a new framework in place.”  He added that the UK will also work jointly with other institutions, such as the Financial Investigations Unit (FIU), Financial Services Authority (FSA), Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC), and others, to build capacity, so they are better able to analyse this beneficial ownership information.  The second component in the assistance that the UK is giving is for the Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (ACCS) and the Seychelles Police, specifically in regard to corruption cases.  “They will give their technical expertise for capacity building in these institutions, to ensure that we get more cases that are taken to court,” added Payet.  He added that the third component is in regard to virtual assets, where the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act was enacted on September 1, 2024, and they will be looking to operational these regulations.  “Virtual assets are relatively new to many institutions, so the UK will provide its expertise to help with this,” added Payet.  High Commissioner Glekin expressed his pleasure at signing this partnership, which he says will help make both countries safer economically.  “This agreement is going to support the exchange of information between our people and our experts, in a way that lays the foundations for both a safer Seychelles and a safer UK, and also more prosperous Seychelles and UK,” he said.

Three Seychellois crew members of a high-speed leisure boat have been intercepted by the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF), in collaboration with the Seychelles Police and partner agencies, suspected of transporting narcotics in Seychelles' waters. The joint operation on Monday involved the Seychelles Coast Guard and the Seychelles Air Force, when a maritime patrol aircraft identified the suspected vessel during a surveillance mission, according to a joint statement from the SDF and its partners. “Patrol Ship Topaz was dispatched to intercept the high-speed craft…Crew members were observed discarding items into the water before complying with orders to stop. The discarded items, believed to be narcotics, were recovered,” said the statement.  The boat was taken back to port and the evidence was handed over to the police for further investigation. Evidence taken from the boat's crew (Seychelles Defence Forces) Photo License: CC-BY  

The UK government insisted on Monday that the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar was «not up for negotiation» after it said it would return a remote archipelago to Mauritius. Britain announced on Thursday that it would hand back the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to former colony Mauritius but that it would maintain a key military base there. Argentine foreign minister Diana Mondino reacted by saying that Argentina would «recover full sovereignty» over the Falklands -- the disputed British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. «We celebrate this step in the right direction,» Mondino said in a post on Instagram, hailing the move as a «milestone». «Travelling the path we have begun, with concrete actions and not empty rhetoric, we are going to recover full sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands,» he said, using the Argentinian name for the archipelago When asked about Mondino's comments, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official spokesman told reporters that the return of the Chagos would have «no bearing on other overseas territories». He said the deal with Mauritius should not be seen as a precedent for other disputes because Chagos was «a unique situation based on its unique history and circumstances». «British sovereignty of the Falkland Islands or Gibraltar is not up for negotiation,» the spokesman added. Gibraltar is a British enclave off southern Spain that is claimed by Madrid. The UK government has been under pressure for decades to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, including from the International Court of Justice. But it had resisted because of the military base on Diego Garcia island, which plays a key role for US operations in the Indian Ocean and Gulf. At the start of talks last year, the British and Mauritian governments agreed that the base would continue to operate whatever the outcome. The Falklands, home to just over 3,000 people, lie nearly 13,000 kilometres (8,000 miles) from London and some 480 kilometres from the coast of Argentina. Britain sent a military taskforce to reclaim the islands in 1982 after Argentinian troops invaded and claimed sovereignty. © Agence France-Presse  

The director for Governance and Economics Reforms at the African Development Bank, Coulibaly Abdoulaye, has said that during his delegation’s visit to Seychelles, they were able to discuss the economic performance of the country and collaboration with the Central Bank of Seychelles. He made the statement after a meeting with Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House on Tuesday. “We have a very good collaboration; the Bank recently approved $25 million of budget support for Seychelles to help the country in the implementation of its budget as an assistance…We have given support to many countries in terms of financing, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes Seychelles,” explained Abdoulaye. He added that their delegation is in the country currently to discuss further cooperation with Seychelles. The development bank is also organising a two-day workshop in the country, with other partners, such as the UK and the African Beneficial Ownership Transparency Network, starting on Wednesday, to the fight against illicit finance activities and to put in place a network between African countries. This is meant to facilitate the implementation of beneficial ownership lists that are effective on the continent. “The continent loses a lot of money from illicit activities. This two-day workshop, which has been named ‘Africa transparency of beneficial ownership’, is meant to promote best practices and the establishment of a network between African countries,” concluded Abdoulaye.

The National Conference secured victory in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election with 42 seats, forming a coalition government with the Congress, which won 6 seats. The BJP won 29 seats, and the PDP managed only 3. Seven independent candidates also claimed seats.

The Indian government is set to perform the first wet test of the manned ocean mission, Samudrayaan, at Chennai harbour in late October. The test aims to evaluate Matsya-6000, a deep-submergence vehicle intended for deep-sea exploration of rare minerals. This mission, approved in 2021, involves a three-member crew trained by the Institute of Naval Medicine.

Halla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, and Björn Skúlason, her husband, began their official visit to Denmark this morning. Traditionally, the first state visit of a new president is to Denmark.

A wildlife rescue in B.C. is caring for two orphaned bobcat kittens who have become as inseparable as 'real sisters' even though it's highly unlikely they are actually from the same litter.

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and an 11-year prison sentence.

The federal government announced 14 new properties will be added to the Canada Public Land Bank, the list of federal properties that could be turned into new homes, including seven in Ottawa and two in Gatineau, Que.

A Saskatoon mom is desperately fighting eviction after she discovered mould in her suite and reported it to her landlord.

A Toronto senior says she can’t believe that two roofers took advantage of her, despite knowing she was recently widowed and suffering from a painful disability.

[The Conversation Africa] Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus - an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source of the outbreak is still not known.

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Hurricane Milton 7am update: Live coverage of incoming Florida hurricane

Hurricane Milton continues to gather strength Tuesday as it surges passed Cancún, sustaining wind speeds up to 155 miles per hour on its collision course with Florida

MI5 director-general Ken McCallum said the UK security agency was seeing 'far too many cases where very young people are being drawn into poisonous extremism'.

The former home and foreign secretary soared from third to pass former frontrunner Kemi Badenoch and long time frontrunner Robert Jenrick.