[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- The global HIV response stands at a defining moment, with health leaders warning that decades of progress are at risk as international funding declines and prevention programmes are scaled back across some of the world's hardest-hit countries.

[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- For sixteen years, a group of South African adolescents has been part of one of the world's longest-running HIV studies.

NEW YORK: Oliver Mair, who has served as Jamaica’s consul general in Miami, Florida, for the past seven years, has been tapped to be the new consul general in New York. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith made the announcement in a news release on Monday. Mair is expected to assume his new role by mid-August. Speaking with The Gleaner, he thanked his fellow Jamaicans in the Southern United States for their unwavering support during his Miami posting, adding that he is looking forward to his new appointment.

WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaicans prepare to celebrate Emancipendence 2026, outspoken Seventh-day Adventist pastor Charles Brevitt is challenging the nation to pursue a new kind of emancipation – one that frees citizens from violence, moral decay, greed and spiritual complacency. “We need a new kind of emancipation,” said Brevitt, while delivering the sermon at the St James Municipal Corporation’s Emancipation and Independence Church Service, held at the Norwood Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday.

A senior health official is warning that critically low blood supplies at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) are putting lives at risk, with current stocks at just half the level needed to meet demand. In a candid interview with The Gleaner on Monday, Dr Kamille West-Mitchell, director of the NBTS, said the shortage means some patients are being denied urgently needed blood transfusions. “Every day or night or weekend, there is somebody who needs it and did not get it because we don’t have it,” she said.

Former police Constable Joel Lewis was left disappointed after the Privy Council ruled that his challenge to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s refusal to re-enlist him three years ago raised no arguable point of law. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in a decision last month, refused Lewis’ permission to appeal, ending his attempt to overturn the decision that prevented him from pursuing judicial review of his discharge from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it will this week provide a comprehensive account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest and murder charge laid against former policeman Odian Williams, who was removed from a departing flight last week. The Gleaner understands that Williams was detained after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ruled that he should be charged with murder in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred while he was a serving member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali stressed that Iran and Oman are holding negotiations on this issue

Governor Pavel Malkov said that four UAVs were downed over the Ryazan Region last night

The fleet’s press service said that after the exercise planning phase, the two countries’ rescue ships and submarines will practice at sea rescue operations

A spokesman for the EU’s air traffic control authority did not explain the reasons behind the move

Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that 81 enemy drones were destroyed on the approach to Moscow

The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) will launch a full-scale platform to verify the authenticity of online listings next year, said Senior Minister of State for National Development and Transport Sun Xueling at the Singapore Estate Agents Conference 2026 on Tuesday (July 28). This is a move aimed at tackling fake, duplicate and unauthorised listings.Announcing the measure, Sun said the initiative forms part of broader efforts by the Ministry of National Development (MND) and CEA to raise professional standards, enhance transparency in the property industry and give consumers greater clarity and choice.Verification, ratings and direct listingsThe new platform will conduct backend verification checks and assign a unique code to property listings before they are published.The platform builds on the work of the Alliance for Action on Accurate Property Listings, following a common concern by both property agents and consumers on the prevalence of inaccurate, fake, duplicate and unauthorised property listings, said a CEA spokesperson.

In its complaint, the AISF argued that TG Mohandas' statements went far beyond political criticism and instead encouraged the use of violence against peaceful protesters. The organisation said publicly advocating that state forces open fire on students could lead to deaths, grievous injuries and widespread fear, while undermining constitutional values and the democratic right to protest.

Meta admitted to mistakenly deleting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video. The content was removed in error and has since been restored by the company. This video assured stricter government actions against paper leaks across the nation. The Union Cabinet will discuss these stringent measures in Parliament soon. The government aims to get the Bill passed to address the issue.

Special public prosecutor Madhukar Pandey told the court that Sharma was subjected to a planned and relentless assault before his body was dumped in a drain instead of being taken for medical treatment. Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Pandey said the prosecution's demand for capital punishment was based on the nature of the crime and the manner in which it was carried out.

Encourager l'initiative privée et lutter contre le chômage, c'est dans cet élan que l'Honorable Rodrigue Bokoko a procédé ce jour à la remise d'équipements à plusieurs porteurs d'activités génératrices de revenus de la commune de Mounana. Une politique sociale du Président de la République, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, mise en musique. La politique sociale menée par le député de Mounana, Rodrigue Bokoko est une action qui s'inscrit pleinement dans la vision de partage et (...) - SOCIAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

A $7 QuickPick ticket has won the more than $5.9 million jackpot in the Toto draw on Monday (July 27). According to Singapore Pools, the sole Group 1 winning share of $5,900,838 came from a QuickPick System 7 entry bought through the Singapore Pools' account betting service.The winning numbers:  22, 23, 30, 36, 44 and 48, with the additional number 28.Four winning shares also took home the Group 2 prize, with each share receiving $156,797.The draw also saw 241 Group 3 winners, each receiving $1,790. There were 611 Group 4 winners, who each took home $385, while 12,154 Group 5 winners received $50 each. A total of 16,502 Group 6 winners won $25 each, and 219,617 Group 7 winners received $10 each.The next Toto draw will be held on July 30, with an estimated top prize of $1 million.

An elderly man was filmed wrestling with a carpark gantry barrier in Chinatown, eventually breaking it.A video of the incident was uploaded to Instagram on Sunday (July 26) by Sgfollowsall, and has since garnered over 153,000 views and 160 comments.The incident reportedly occurred at the carpark of People's Park Complex, though it is unclear when it occurred.The video appears to be filmed by a person in a vehicle at the carpark exit, and at least one other vehicle can be seen stalled while the man blocks the exit.The clip shows the man forcefully pushing the barrier upwards, before pushing it sideways and snapping off the longer section of the boom arm.He then places the broken off piece onto the curb next to the gantry, before attempting to push the shorter piece upwards.The man also attempts to break the shorter piece by pressing down on it, but to no avail.Towards the end of the video, the man is also seen approaching the access terminal and pressing a button, likely to speak to staff through the intercom.

A claw machine operator has filed a police report after a man and his son were caught on camera shaking its claw machines and stealing the fallen prizes. The incident occurred on Saturday (July 25) at around 1.36pm at the FortuneClaw claw machines on the first floor lobby at Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre, reported Lianhe Zaobao. Fang (transliterated), 35, told the Chinese newspaper that he discovered one of the claw machine's camera lenses was broken. He then reviewed the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to find out what happened. The CCTV footage showed a family of four standing in front of a row of claw machines. A man, presumably the father, is seen reaching up and grabbing the top of one machine before giving it a forceful shake, causing multiple prizes to fall. A shorter man, believed to be his son, then imitates him, shaking the machine in the same manner.Another clip shows the son taking a plastic box and plush toy from a second machine and hands one to a younger boy. [[nid:710594]]

L'AEPF et OKOTAI de Toulouse lancent un appel aux dons en faveur des sinistrés des incendies en Gironde. 220 000 personnes ont dû être évacuées de leurs maisons et sont aujourd'hui hébergées dans des centres d'accueil.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has long favoured a 10 per cent levy on all inheritances and yesterday said he wants cross-party agreement on resolving the care crisis.

Russia receives «vague answers» that create a situation of «strategic uncertainty,» Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime Rodion Miroshnik said

The poll also found that 69% of respondents believe that President Donald Trump has not clearly explained the objectives of Washington’s military action against Tehran

Information on casualties is being verified

The movement will make the necessary decisions at the appropriate time, Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said

This will be a real review, designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe taking primary responsibility for its conventional defense, Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby said

Housing developers undertaking large-scale complex projects, including larger collective sale redevelopments, will now have more time to build and sell off all the units in the development.«We want to incentivise private developers to intensify their use by rejuvenating ageing residential sites, including larger sites where redevelopment will require a longer duration,» said Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat at the Singapore Economic Review Conference held at Orchard Hotel Singapore on Tuesday (July 28).Under new rules that take effect on Wednesday (July 29), developers of projects yielding between 700 and 1,399 residential units will have their completion and sale timelines extended to six years, from 5.5 years currently. Projects yielding at least 1,400 residential units will have their completion and sale timelines extended to seven years.«These changes are intended to set the right incentives for developers to rejuvenate larger estates, so that we can encourage more than rejuvenation, and achieve an outcome which is good for society as a whole,» Chee explained.

Government representatives met with CJP and shared draft notifications. Bihar and Assam governments will withdraw FIRs and release arrested protesters. Future legal action against demonstrators will also be prevented. Union government and other BJP/NDA states will release similar notifications soon. Protesters will not be left alone as all are in this together.