Jamaica has been elected to the executive committee of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM), securing a prominent role in shaping regional gender policy over the next three years.

Drone technology, robotics, and esports recently took centre stage at Jamaica House as Jamaica Drone Soccer delivered a live demonstration highlighting new opportunities for STEM education, innovation, and youth development.

An Integrity Commission (IC) probe has exposed severe Firearm Licensing Authority data manipulation, revealing that an employee falsified electronic records to target a prominent licensed dealer when he, among other things, logged that a dead man had purchased ammunition.

The Russian foreign minister congratulated Raul Castro on his 95th birthday

The Russian Northern Fleet’s press service clarified that, according to live monitoring data, the warhead of the Oniks missile successfully hit a floating target

Sergey Belyaev said the measures will include the military-technical ones

Early on Wednesday morning, a passenger bus traveling from Moscow to Simferopol was hit by a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle in Yenakiyevo in the DPR, DPR head Denis Pushilin said

American businesses in Russia have been working for many years, Robert Agee noted

[New Zimbabwe] Members of Parliament from over 60 constituencies were on Tuesday served with court papers challenging the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), as opponents intensified efforts to stop the proposed changes from becoming law.

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Seven people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a bus in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, the local governor has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The International Fencing Federation has cleared athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their national flags Read Full Article at RT.com

Several people were hurt in Ukrainian drone attacks on St. Petersburg and Kronstadt, Governor Aleksandr Beglov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ahead of DK Shivakumar's Karnataka CM oath, BJP launched a sharp attack, criticizing the Congress government's handling of waterlogging and alleging neglect of farmers and Dalits. The party shared an AI-generated video and posts on X, accusing the new administration of governance failures and broken promises to key communities. Shivakumar is set to be sworn in today.

On May 9, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wrote to the assembly speaker proposing senior party leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay's name as the leader of opposition. TMC MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, however, complained to the speaker alleging that «no resolution was adopted regarding the selection of the leader of opposition on May 6.»

Delhi's Opposition leader Atishi took a strong stance against the CBSE reevaluation portal, condemning its limited payment options to just four banks, which she argues puts unnecessary barriers in front of students seeking redress. This outcry follows a postponed launch of the portal amid a barrage of complaints from students about unclear answer sheets and persistent technical problems.

Overwhelming sadness. Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching helplessness and rage. That is what I felt when I saw the footage of that poor boy, Henry Nowak. No one should perish like that.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' main hope for survival has been the fear that moving her on from the Treasury would cause ructions on the nervy gilts market.

Here we explain how much you need save in your pension, how much you'll need to retire early - and what you can do to turbocharge your savings.

As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the digital landscape, organisations worldwide face a persistent shortage of cybersecurity talent, according to Fortinet’s 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report.

WESTERN BUREAU:  Once boundaries are determined through an upcoming survey, about 150 residents of Rose Heights in St James Central are set to receive land titles, formalising ownership of the properties they occupy. The announcement was made by Heroy Clarke, member of parliament for the area, at his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) consultation meeting at Cornwall College in Montego Bay last Thursday.

A man has barricaded himself inside a JPMorgan Chase bank in Bakersfield, California, with an unknown number of people inside Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran’s IRGC and US Central Command have exchanged new attacks despite the ongoing fragile ceasefire and peace talks Read Full Article at RT.com

The Pentagon has barred reporters from its press office, deepening a standoff with major US media over access and transparency Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev has also targeted multiple Russian regions, including St. Petersburg, which is hosting an international economic forum Read Full Article at RT.com

Manor Farm House in Holybourne, near Alton in Hampshire, naturally comes with four acres of delicately landscaped gardens courtesy of its most recent occupier.

Charles, 77, and his daughter-in-law Catherine, 44, were joined by Queen Camilla and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in honour of Cancer Research UK's 125th anniversary.

Joining the ticket war for the upcoming BTS concerts in Singapore?Remain vigilant against concert ticket scams, the police have warned.In such cases, victims would come across offers for the sale of concert tickets on messaging or social media platforms such as Telegram, Xiaohongshu, X, Carousell and Facebook, the police said in a press release on Tuesday (June 2).Scammers would provide screenshots or videos of fake tickets or receipts to convince victims of the authenticity of the tickets, and then rush the victim into paying under the pretext that the offer was time-sensitive and/or limited in quantity.When victims claimed that they did not receive their concert tickets, the scammers would say that they did not receive the initial payment and request for additional payment. Victims would realise that they had been scammed when the tickets were not delivered or when the seller became uncontactable. Fans are advised to buy concert tickets only from authorised platforms such as Ticketmaster, which states clearly in its terms and conditions that tickets cannot be transferred or resold.

Three Chinese nationals have been charged on Wednesday (May 3) after they allegedly locked a woman and child on the balcony of a hotel room in Marina Bay Sands on Monday.Du Kai, 34, Ren Jiliang, 30 and Li Yue, 29, each received a charge of robbery with hurt, according to charge sheets seen by AsiaOne.The trio had allegedly lured a 45-year-old woman into the hotel room under the pretence of exchanging foreign currency, but purportedly ambushed her and forced her to hand over $50,000 in cash.Both the woman and her child who she had brought along were locked on the room's balcony while the trio allegedly fled.AsiaOne understands that the woman climbed over to the balcony of an adjacent room for help.Du, Ren and Li then allegedly attempted to leave the country for Shanghai, but their plane was recalled by police and the trio were subsequently arrested.The money was recovered from the men, said police.If found guilty, the men each face jail for between five and 20 years, along with at least 12 strokes of the cane.Their cases will be heard again on June 10.[[nid:737202]]khooyihang@asiaone.com

While conventions may be a place to share your hobbies with likeminded people, it is by no means a completely safe space.That is something Singaporean cosplayer Rimi, who declined to provide her real name, can attest to after she realised a man had allegedly attempted to record upskirt footage of her while she was at a Nijigen Expo 2026 in Malaysia last Saturday (May 30).Nijigen Expo 2026 is an anime, manga and gaming convention that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 30 to June 1.Footage from a camera set up at her booth in Nijigen that recorded the incident has gone viral since Rimi, also known as Rimirinx3, shared it on Instagram, garnering over 17,600 likes and over 700,000 views as of Wednesday morning.In the video, the 30-year-old cosplayer can be seen tending to her booth and a customer when a man dressed wholly in black - along with a black mask - approaches her from behind.While Rimi continues working at her booth, the man angles a phone attached to a selfie stick under her skirt, surreptitiously taking glances down at the phone and remaining out of Rimi's line of sight.

The Energy Secretary has signed up to a legally binding goal to cut UK carbon emissions by 87 per cent by 2040.

The Greater Manchester mayor is currently standing as Labour's candidate in the Makerfield by-election in an attempt to return to Westminster.

Australian race car driver Mawson went on trial today in Nyon, Switzerland, for the 2019 incident.