The Myanmar junta chief echoed his host, Chinese President Xi Jinping, by accusing Western countries of trying to impose their democratic model on countries that are not ready for it.

Min Aung Hlaing will court trade and infrastructure partners in the second such meeting of his ongoing China trip, with BRI projects expected to dominate the agenda.

TEHRAN -A total of 101 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a week from August 23 to 29, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has procured large consignments of rabies, pentavalent, and rotavirus vaccines to immunize children against life-threatening diseases.

TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has announced readiness to send relief supplies and rescue forces to assist people impacted by the earthquake in Afghanistan.

TEHRAN – The winners of the 6th Mustafa (PBUH) Prize were announced on Tuesday in a press briefing held at the secretariat of the Mustafa Prize in Tehran.

Clan conflict and the burning of property in Adale in central Somalia’s Mudug region has led to the displacement of more than 120 families to a rural area.

Kismayo (HOL) — Jubbaland’s regional administration has accused Somalia’s federal government of abandoning core national priorities, including the fight against al-Shabaab and efforts to maintain the country’s unity.

Las Anod (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre are expected to attend the inauguration of the newly elected president of the Northeastern Somali administration, a senior lawmaker said Monday.

The Liberal Reform Party (Viðreisn) is preparing to field candidates in more municipalities in next year’s local elections.

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HDB has unveiled its masterplan for the Mount Pleasant area, with about 6,000 new flats planned, according to a press release on Monday (Sept 1).The number of new flats is up from the previous figure of 5,000 announced in July 2023, while the number of BTO projects within the 33 ha site has decreased from six to four.National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said: «This will provide more housing options for Singaporeans and better support young families who wish to live near their parents for mutual care and support.»Come October, the first BTO project, Mount Pleasant Crest, will be launched with about 1,350 units of two-room Flexi to four-room flats, alongside 270 units of public rental flats.More details on the project will be announced during the sales exercise in October, while the remaining three projects will be progressively launched in the years ahead.Integrating heritageThis Mount Pleasant site was where the Old Police Academy (OPA) was located between 1929 and 2005.

A man has been fined $60,000 for purchasing imitation firearms through Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao, then illegally importing the goods for sale online here. Ng Jie Sheng, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of contravening Singapore's import and export regulations on Tuesday (Sept 2).He was allowed to pay half of the fine initially, with the remaining half paid over six-month instalments.According to previous news reports, Ng was nabbed after posting the items for sale online in 2023, Shin Min Daily News reported.He was eventually charged with importing over 150 replica guns, including toy rifles and toy pistols, into Singapore without a permit, The Straits Times reported in March this year.Under the Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations, police approval is required for the importation of replica guns.According to Shin Min, police had received a tip-off in May 2023 about the sale of replica guns on an e-commerce platform and raided Ng's home at Race Course Lane on May 26.

Le représentant-résident du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) au Gabon, Gomez Agou, a été reçu en audience ce lundi 1ᵉʳ septembre au cabinet de Louise Pierrette Mvono, ministre gabonaise en charge de la Planification et de la Prospective. L'expert de l'institution de Bretton Woods est venu faire ses adieux au membre du gouvernement de la 5ᵉ République. L'accueil chaleureux et convivial, la ministre de la Planification et de la Prospective a accordé une audience au (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

Nuneaton in Warwickshire has become a hotbed of tension amid a string of anti-migrant protests following reports two Afghan asylum seekers had been arrested for sexual assault.

The deputy prime minister paid £30,000 instead of the full £70,000 rate levied on second homes when she purchased an £800,000 flat in Hove this summer by saying it was her only property.

The 54-year-old and co-host Ed Balls, 58, returned to our screens to update viewers on the latest newsworthy headlines with correspondents Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce.

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has claimed he was arrested by five armed police officers at Heathrow Airport over a series of gender-critical tweets.

Lawmakers haven’t settled on a plan to pass spending legislation. The GOP will need to find Democratic votes in the Senate.

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan surrendered, launching an era of alliances and trade. Now, with memories of the war fading, so is the consensus on how to avoid a repeat.

Legislative efforts continue to force the release of the Epstein files.

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is back on the campaign trail, touring several constituencies in Mchinji district and parts of Lilongwe rural with a decisive push for votes in MCP strongholds. Chakwera meets and greets voters at: Lilongwe Kumachenga constituency – Four Ways TC of Hon. Ching’onga Lilongwe Likuni constituency – Mpingu TC of Hon. […] The post Chakwera invades Lilongwe Rural, Mchinji with decisive push for votes appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The British Government is under heavy fire for commissioning last-minute election surveys in Malawi, a move analysts have branded reckless, manipulative, and a direct threat to the country’s fragile democracy. With Malawians heading to the polls on September 16 to elect a President, Members of Parliament, and Ward Councillors, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office […] The post Britain Accused of Meddling in Malawi’s Elections with “Toxic” Last-Minute Opinion Poll Set to be Released this Friday appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) opened today in Dakar with a resounding call from African leaders, development partners, and youth innovators to turn the continent’s vast agricultural potential into a driver of food security, climate resilience, and economic transformation. Hosted by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the five-day summit has drawn more than […] The post Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Transform Agriculture at Africa Food Systems Summit appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

At a time when Malawi is battling crippling forex shortages, rapper and Tourism and Cultural Ambassador Tay Grin has explained how he managed to achieve the extraordinary: securing the foreign currency needed to bring African music giants Awilo Longomba and Wizkid to perform in the country. For weeks, questions have swirled about whether such high-profile […] The post Tay Grin Explains How He Secured Forex to Bring Awilo and Wizkid to Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

On 19 August 2025, the European Council held a video-conference to discuss the latest developments on Ukraine following the 15 August summit in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the meetings in Washington DC on 18 August between Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and several European leaders. The EU leaders' informal video-conference took place back-to-back with a virtual meeting of the 'Coalition of the Willing', which focused on accelerating 'practical work' to provide Ukraine with 'NATO Article 5-like security guarantees'. The EU Heads of State or Government discussed the EU's concrete contributions towards 'a just and sustainable peace' with three core dimensions: increasing pressure on Russia with further sanctions; strengthening Ukraine's military capacities, notably by unlocking the European Peace Facility; and progressing the enlargement process. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

the European Climate Law (Article 4, paragraph 3) requires the EU to set a Union-wide climate target for 2040, with a view to achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The European Commission adopted its communication on the topic in February 2024, to start the dialogue on a 2040 target. It was accompanied by an impact assessment recommending an 'at least' net 90 % emissions reduction target for 2040, compared with 1990 levels. Although, according to the text of the Climate Law, a legislative proposal should have been proposed by mid-2024 at the latest, various issues led the Commission to delay its proposal, initially to a timeline of the first quarter of 2025, and ultimately to 2 July 2025. The 2040 climate target will inform the post-2030 policy framework and give the mandate for the Commission to further develop its decarbonisation agenda, as initiated with the Clean Industrial Deal (CID). Furthermore, the Commission intends to align the EU's nationally determined contribution (NDC) for 2035 under the Paris Agreement, due in September 2025, with the agreed 2040 target. The EU NDC for 2035 does not require European Parliament approval. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP