MEDICAL STUDENT Yanique Jackson was struggling financially, particularly with tuition fees, and there were many times “when I felt overwhelmed”, then came the Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship Programme, which “gave me hope”. “It gave me...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was caught making an awkward confession to President Trump during a high-profile state dinner at the White House.

There is another overzealous sports fan lurking in Queens, and this time his victim is an older gentleman, instead of the young boy at the center of the recent uproar at the US Open.

Italy opened Gennaro Gattuso's reign with a 5-0 home win over Estonia in Friday’s World Cup qualifier, wasting chances for almost an hour before exploding in the final stages of the second half to turn dominance into a rout.

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- The global trade landscape is full of competing countdown clocks that are quietly challenging U.S. competitiveness as they tick down. In the chaos of today's trade environment, it's difficult for American business owners and legislators to know what to address first. But there are two trade agreements whose ringing alarms can no longer be put on snooze.

Il n’y aura plus de cantine le vendredi à l’école Ahutoru de Arue. Là-bas, la cantine est prise en charge par l’association des parents d’élèves. La seule d’ailleurs, à Tahiti. Cette décision fait suite à de nombreuses factures impayées. Elles s’élèvent à près de 3 millions cfp...

Uttar Pradesh is accelerating its goal to become a $1 trillion economy by unlocking land for investors and building world-class infrastructure. A high-level workshop addressed fast-tracking land allotment and resolving acquisition hurdles. Officials reviewed investment leads worth over Rs 1.68 lakh crore and are working to operationalize vacant industrial plots, aiming to boost investor confidence and create jobs.

Amid strained bilateral ties due to Washington's tariffs, PM Modi responded to President Trump's praise, reciprocating his sentiments and highlighting the positive strategic partnership between India and the US. Trump expressed disappointment over India's oil trade with Russia and defended the imposed tariffs, despite affirming his friendship with PM Modi and acknowledging the special relationship between the two nations.

It began as a refusal to pay $1 extra to travel back from Pulau Ubin to mainland Singapore, but ended with one man having to pay 12 times the initial cost instead.In a Straits Times Forum letter published on Sept 1, Simon Seah Sing Hon shared that it may not be worth going to the island «if issues with transportation to and from the place discourage visitors».He had visited Ubin on Aug 22 (along with his wife, he later told Shin Min Daily News) but when he wanted to return at 6pm, was told by the ferry operator that he and the other passengers would have to pay $5 instead of the usual $4 to take the boat.This was because only 10 passengers were gathered at the jetty, and the boatman said he usually needed 12.Seah added that he also upped the price to $6 before departing.«The National Parks Board's website states that bumboats set off only when there are nine to 12 passengers,» Seah added. «The operator was obviously relying on passengers' urgency to return home to insist on his full load.»We did not agree, and he left with just the eight passengers who agreed to pay $6."

A chain collision involving five cars took place at Tampines Ave 10 on the evening of Sept 4, resulting in five people, including two children, being taken to the hospital.A video of the accident posted by the Facebook page SG Road Vigilante shows a white car switching lanes suddenly and ramming into the back of a stationary red car at the rightmost lane.The force of the collision sends the white car upwards, and its bonnet can be seen crumpling.The red car can be seen briefly hitting a car in front, which is also sent forward by the collision towards a third car.   

According to the head of the press center of the Battlegroup Center, Alexander Savchuk, the losses of Ukrainian armed formations in the Battlegroup Center’s responsibility zone amounted to 435 servicemen

On the night of September 5, the Ukrainian armed forces launched a series of strikes using UAVs on Lugansk

Executive Secretary of the EEF Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov also reported that more than 8,400 participants from 75 countries and territories took part in the forum's events

Marochko specified that over the past week, Russian forces have advanced north of Grigorovka along the Seversky Donets River and are currently clearing the area

«We have normal economic relations with Azerbaijan,» Alexey Overchuk told

Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing bragged about a ‘successful’ China trip and schmoozed fellow dictators.

Her story is certainly impressive. Having grown up on a council estate in Stockport, and left school as a pregnant 16-year-old, Angela Rayner rose to become deputy prime minister.

While Edward has coped easily with the fickleness of fame, his wife Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, whose death aged 92 was announced yesterday, did not.

Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe was fired after a senior executive caught him with another employee in a Zurich hotel. The exec, said to be his mistress, filed a complaint through Nestlé's ethics hotline.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has revealed that President Donald Trump was once an ' FBI informant' in relation to Jeffrey Epstein 's illegal activities.

The actor, 71, was married to the late Glenne Headly from 1982 to 1988, but they split after he had an affair with his Dangerous Liasons co-star Michelle in 1988.

Decades-old legislation that enshrined the Defense Department in federal law remains in place, but the Pentagon moved swiftly to adopt the Department of War name.

A police constable was on Monday freed of an unlawful wounding charge after successful mediation which led to him paying the complainant, a district constable, $400,000. Constable Ricardo Fray was also freed from a malicious destruction of...

US President Donald Trump has changed the Department of Defense’s name to the Department of War Read Full Article at RT.com

Le vote de confiance demandé par François Bayrou à l’Assemblée nationale, prévu le 8 septembre, pourrait avoir des répercussions considérables pour les outre-mer. Alors que l’opposition de gauche et le RN annoncent déjà un vote défavorable, la perspective d’une chute du gouvernement soulève de nombreuses interrogations sur les grands dossiers ultramarins. Une instabilité qui ne pourrait qu’engendrer tensions et colère, selon le constitutionnaliste Benjamin Morel.

For almost a year, a Singapore Prison Service (SPS) officer helped an inmate smuggle prohibited items, including medication and lewd pictures, into Changi Prison Complex.From August 2021 to June 2022, Mohammad Asri Abd Rahim, 39, who has since been suspended from duty, helped Mohamad Yusof Kasim, 50, to smuggle in contraband items for inmates.For his assistance, Asri received at least $3,700 in bribes from Yusof, also known as “Kimo”, through the latter’s friends and acquaintances.On Sept 5, Asri and Yusof each pleaded guilty to multiple charges involving acts of corruption.A third man identified as Murali Vigneshwaran, 36, who was also involved in the case, pleaded guilty to one corruption-linked charge.Deputy Public Prosecutor Andrew Chia told the court that Asri joined SPS in April 2012. His roles included managing inmates at the Changi Prison Complex Institution B.Inmates known as Correctional Unit Attendants (CUAs) were tasked to help out with housekeeping matters.

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's planned visit to India faces a delay as the UNSC has yet to grant him the necessary travel waiver. India needs the Council's approval due to the UN travel ban imposed on the Taliban leader. Despite this hurdle, India's engagement with Kabul continues, marked by humanitarian aid and recent high-level discussions.

Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) hailed the Centre's GST reforms, particularly the rate reductions, as a significant stride towards bolstering the domestic economy and realizing PM Modi's vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat.' SJM emphasized that the rationalization of GST rates would empower MSMEs, traders, and artisans, while also strengthening the 'Make-in-India' initiative.

The US is reportedly considering striking drug cartels in Venezuela Read Full Article at RT.com

The Jamaica Labour Party's Donovan Williams has been declared the winner in Kingston Central following the official count of votes cast in the constituency in Wednesday's general election. The preliminary count on the night of the election had...

It will be held in one of our country’s greatest cities beautiful Miami, Florida," US President said

Usually, Washington calls its relationship with the UK «special»

«It's very welcome that President Putin sees the place of Ukraine in the European Union,» Euractiv quotes a statement by European Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho told

«Yes, we will definitely hold it before the end of the year,» Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said