There will be peace when Russia achieves the goals of its military operation in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Pavel Bumchik has been designated as a traitor of Ukraine and a deserter in the infamous Mirotvorets database Read Full Article at RT.com

Earlier, President of the Hellenic Football Federation Chrysostomos Gkagkatsis offered to return Russian youth teams to international competitions

The document will be finalized and submitted to the State Duma, the lower house of the parliament, by October 1

Pavel Pokrovsky noted that law enforcement agencies in almost all countries have the right to request user details, otherwise the services risk being blocked

Antonio Guterres said humanity is going through a tremendous transformation, facing unprecedented challenges that require global solutions

Antonio Guterres is certain that «Lebanon is at the brink» and the world should all be «alarmed by the escalation»

12 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen were taken to hospital on Tuesday (Sept 24) following an accident at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said in a statement that one Hunter Armoured Fighting Vehicle rear-ended another while moving back to base from the training area.  The servicemen sustained «non-serious injuries» and are currently being treated or recovering well in hospital, they added. Some 6,200 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel are in Australia for Exercise Wallaby, SAF's largest unilateral overseas exercise. Mindef said that the Singapore Army has called for a safety pause to remind drivers to maintain proper distance. "The safety and well-being of our people is of paramount importance. Mindef and the SAF wish the servicemen a speedy recovery.” A spokesperson from Queensland Ambulance Service told AsiaOne that they were alerted to the accident at 8.30pm (local time). The injured servicemen were airlifted to Rockhampton Airport and transported to Rockhampton Base Hospital. chingshijie@asiaone.com

Somalia accused Ethiopia of smuggling weapons on Tuesday amid fears that arms going into the conflict-riven Horn of Africa nation could end up in the hands of Islamist militants.

Bulgaria has asked the European Commission to halt imports of chicken eggs from Ukraine due to their disruptive effect on the local market Read Full Article at RT.com

Energy transition is central to the European Union's ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets - 55 % by 2030 and net-zero by 2050 - have accelerated the move away from fossil fuels towards cleaner energy sources and increased energy efficiency. The REPowerEU plan and other EU measures launched in response to the energy crisis meanwhile brought to the fore the importance of ensuring energy security and energy affordability. Existing EU legislation in support of energy transition includes the recently revised Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. These laws set targets for renewables in consumption, energy efficiency and building renovations. The recently adopted hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package, along with the electricity market reform, also promote the use of cleaner energy and integration of renewables into the EU energy system. The new political priorities of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen include a future clean industrial deal boosting investment in clean energy infrastructure and technologies. The aim is to further decarbonise the economy and bring down energy prices. In a similar vein, the recent report on EU competitiveness (Draghi Report) highlights the need to reconcile industrial competitiveness with climate neutrality through increased support for clean technologies. These include for instance renewables (such as solar and wind), batteries, heat pumps, electrolysers (used for hydrogen production) and CO2 capture technologies. While the EU has been steadily increasing the rollout of renewables and working towards decarbonisation, several challenges remain. The energy infrastructure must be adapted to accommodate low-carbon energy sources through the expansion of grids and energy storage. Dependence on raw materials needed for clean energy technologies needs to be addressed. The new EU ambitions in terms of boosting industrial competitiveness will also require massive investment. All this has to happen while ensuring secure energy supply and energy affordability. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Our infographic shows the overview of the BRICS+ countries’ economic and trade relations with the EU. All 9 BRICS+ states have experienced a relatively consistent increase in their GDP per capita (PPP) since 2007. Female labour force participation rates vary significantly from country to country. At the extremes are Iran with 14.4, and Ethiopia, with 74.8%. EU trade in goods (imports and exports) with the BRICS+ countries has risen steadily comparatively to 2007 volumes. The BRICS+ group is now the EU's main trading partner for goods. Mechanical appliances and electrical equipment, vehicles and aircraft, and pharmaceutical products comprise about 54% of all goods exported by the EU to the BRICS+ countries. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The police in the capital region will today demand the continued custody of the man who is suspected of killing his ten-year-old daughter last week.

The FIFA Council reportedly does not plan to suspend Israeli teams from its competitions, after previously delaying its decision Read Full Article at RT.com

Workplace discrimination in Singapore has fallen again in 2023, according to the Ministry of Manpower's Fair Employment Practices report released on Tuesday (Sept 24). In 2023, 6 per cent of employees faced workplace discrimination, down from 8.2 per cent in 2022, and 8.5 per cent in 2021. Among job seekers, 23.4 per cent said they experienced discrimination, as compared to 23.8 per cent in 2022 and 25.8 per cent in 2021. However, only 29.3 per cent of employees who experienced workplace discrimination sought help in 2023, down from 35.3 per cent the year before. «This means that around seven in 10 who experienced workplace discrimination did not seek help,» said MOM's director for the research and statistics department Ang Boon Heng. The report also noted a general downward trend across all forms of workplace discrimination, including age, race, nationality, mental health, family status, sex, disability and religion. In 2023, age was the most common form of workplace discrimination, affecting 2.6 per cent of employees. This was followed by race (1.7 per cent), nationality (1.6 per cent) and mental health (1.6%).

The Northern Forum on Sustainable Development is an international expert platform for discussing the problems and prospects of sustainable development of the North and the Arctic

On September 17 and 18, numerous explosions of communication devices and other electronic gadgets swept across Lebanon, setting off a new wave of escalation between Israel and Hezbollah

Turkey considers BRICS an efficient instrument «for peaceful settlement, for developing fair economic relations between countries,» Numan Kurtulmus added

Vyacheslav Volodin noted that the fine was determined based on existing fines for spreading LGBT and gender reassignment propaganda

Earlier, Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli army Herzi Halevi announced plans to intensify attacks on Lebanon throughout the day

Two supporters from the organisation spray painted the words at the security check-in of the Liverpool conference before being tackled by plain clothes police officers and arrested.

The actor's stint on the show had been tipped as his grand TV comeback after losing a string of gigs in the years since he apologised for historically exposing himself on the set of Doctor Who .

Eriksson was in a relationship with Nancy Dell'Olio, but had an affair with Ulrika Jonsson and Faria Alam during that time, before he split with Dell'Olio in 2007.

The 'Sarco' suicide capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow a person inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber.

Young artist Poppy Baynham's painting featured a lady in cowboy boots with her legs spread, with one complainer in Hay-on-Wye bizarrely calling her a 'paedophile'.

Washington «has not heard a convincing argument from Ukrainian leaders that the possible targets within missile range in Russia would make a significant difference in Ukraine's path to victory,» the daily writes

Massoud Pezeshkian also pointed to the double standards of the US and other Western countries that ignore «Israeli atrocities» in the Gaza Strip

Vitaly Ganchev specified that earlier, a civilian had suffered shrapnel injuries in a drone attack

The FIFA Council reportedly does not plan to suspend Israeli teams from its competitions, after previously delaying its decision Read Full Article at RT.com

LONDON: The funeral of a Jamaican entrepreneur who became somewhat of a legend in Manchester, England, for selling his home-brewed ginger beer is expected to attract approximately 500 mourners. George Powell, who lived in Moss Side and Old Trafford...

CUSTOS ROTULORUM for Clarendon, Edith Chin, on Friday, handed over one of two retrofitted container houses, developed under an initiative she spearheads, to a family residing in Rocky Point in the parish who lost their possessions during Hurricane...

JANINE FLETCHER-TAYLOR, Marketing Services Unit manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), is making the call for farmers to support the development of Jamaica’s hot pepper value chain by increasing the supply of the produce to...

STUDENTS HAVE been encouraged to approach conflicts in a peaceful manner to prevent them from escalating to harmful levels, by Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck. “Students, make sure that you find the ways and means to resolve your disagreements and...

WESTERN BUREAU: POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) plastic bottles, old tyres, pieces of zinc, and other debris were among the items collected from the shoreline and mangroves of the Jobson Bay Eco Beach Park in...