The National Works Agency (NWA) says work is to begin this week to clean the Sandy Gully in the vicinity of Riverton City in St Andrew which has been in a deplorable state for years.  Sections of the gully are filled with overgrown shrubs,...

Former National Commercial Bank (NCB) wealth advisor, Khadene Thomas, who defrauded the financial institution of $74.5 million, is to know on June 27 whether the court will yield to her pleas for forgiveness and hand her a suspended...

Senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member Richard Creary has rejected as «unwise and unconscionable» the proposal from Opposition spokesman Damion Crawford to increase the general consumption tax (GCT) to fund the education sector.

Motorists will pay slightly less for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday.

The Nazi chant of “Sieg Heil!” rang out again in Munich, where Adolf Hitler began his rise to power with the 1923 beer hall putsch Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Union has agreed to funnel into Ukraine’s war effort some $1.6 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets Read Full Article at RT.com

MOGADISHU, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that it has launched a new project to reach nearly 900,000 people with life-saving interventions by 2024.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is hosting 39,286 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of May, according to new information released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday.

Nairobi (HOL) — A Busia court has sentenced Jackton Jacob Kanoti, also known as Abdul Hakim, to 30 years in prison for his involvement with the terrorist organizations Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State of Iraq.

MAKKAH: Neurosurgeons at King Abdulaziz Hospital saved an Ethiopian pilgrim’s life after he suffered a subdural hemorrhage, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The pilgrim, whose age was not revealed, was losing consciousness and exhibiting severe weakness in the right side of his body. Shortly after diagnosing a subdural hemorrhage, or severe brain bleed, the neurosurgery team from King Abdulaziz Hospital, a member of the Makkah Health Cluster, operated on the man.

RIYADH: 500 Palestinian pilgrims who are being hosted through the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit arrived in Makkah on Wednesday. The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance will receive 2,000 more pilgrims from Palestine on Thursday as part of the program, Saudi Press Agency reported.  The pilgrims expressed their thanks and appreciation to the Kingdom’s government for its interest in the Palestinian cause and for enabling them to perform Hajj through the program, SPA added.

MAKKAH: The Presidency of the Religious Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced on Wednesday that the Arafat sermon translation project will now encompass 50 languages. The Saudi Press Agency reported that the initiative, spearheaded by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, marks the world’s largest project of its kind. Launched in 2018, the project initially offered translations in five languages.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Indonesian Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto in Jeddah on Wednesday. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations, aspects of cooperation in various fields, and ways to support and develop them. They also reviewed regional and international developments and efforts made with regard to them. 

DHAHRAN: The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture will host dozens of cultural activities next week to celebrate Eid Al-Adha. The events, which run from Monday to Wednesday, include a performance by Kuwaiti artist Humood Alkhudher at the Ithra Theater, plays and stage shows, exhibitions and competitions for all ages. Visitors will also be able to explore the cultures of pilgrims from various countries and enjoy a range of festive activities in the Ithra Library.

President Biden appears to freeze as Vice President Harris and others dance next to him at a Juneteenth

US Antisemitism Czar Deborah Lipstadt used her bully pulpit on Tuesday to scold the Washington Post for publishing a factual story exposing how wealthy Jewish donors were part of a secret group chat which pushed NYC Mayor Eric Adams to crackdown on pro-Palestine protests.

Today, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the New Jersey Department of Health doubled down on their unconstitutional policy of keeping blood drawn from every baby born in the state. A group of New Jersey parents, who filed a class action lawsuit against the state, announced they will fight on until the policy is fixed. The parents, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), repeatedly met with New Jersey officials to craft a solution under which the state would get parental consent to keep the blood beyond the initial screening. But the officials refused to budge.  

TXSE Group, backed by BlackRock (BLK.N), opens new tab and Citadel Securities, plans to launch the Texas Stock Exchange in Dallas, going up against established New York-centric exchanges in a bid to attract global companies.

Some might see US Attorney General Merrick Garland getting quite involved in campaigning ahead of the November election – albeit indirectly so, as a public servant whose primary concern is supposedly how to keep Department of Justice (DoJ) staff “safe.” And, in the process, he brings up “conspiracy theorists” branding them as undermining the judicial process in the US – because they dare question the validity of a particular judicial process that aimed at former President Trump.

Letby, 34, was convicted in August last year of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six other infants at the Countess of Chester hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

The first session of Parliament after the Lok Sabha polls will be held from June 24 to July 3. President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting on June 27. The opposition plans to raise issues like the recent NEET controversy.

Eight family members from the Nat nomadic community were killed when a sand-laden truck overturned on their hut in Hardoi district, UP. The bodies were retrieved using earth movers.

In response to a question about repeated terrorist incidents in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and other areas, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said that terrorism, especially cross-border terrorism, poses significant challenges to peace and stability in the region.

Of the 16 members of the council of ministers headed by Mohan Charan Majhi, two are engineers, one is an advocate while others are either farmers or businessmen. Majh's ministry also has two deputy chief ministers - KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida.

Odisha's BJP government in its first cabinet meeting approved a proposal to re-open all four gates of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri on early Thursday morning and set up a corpus fund for immediate requirement of the 12th-century shrine. This was stated by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after chairing a meeting with his ministers at the state secretariat Lok Seva Bhawan.

EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Betro, 44, flew over from her native Milwaukee to kill boutique clothing store owner Sikander Ali on the orders of rival Mohammed Aslam, 56, and his son Mohammed Nazir, 30.

Votre émission Vevo est spécialement dédiée aux JO 2024. C'est le rendez-vous pour faire le point sur l’avancée de l’organisation des épreuves de surf qui se dérouleront à partir du 26 juillet à Teahupo'o. Mercredi 12 juin à 19h25, Maruki Dury et ses invités feront le point.

Kungokhala chete ndi bwino. Osatchukila pa maliro. We are all in grief. Assumptions and innuendos and childish conspiracy nzongopasula. Kwa anzeru inu, you are capable of sieving fact from fiction. Don’t be excited by baseless suggestions. Social media is a cobweb of misinformation. Never underestimate the destructive power of a fool with a smartphone. Akuvala […] The post Opinion: In mourning Chilima, let’s not be exited by baseless social media suggestions appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The nation is sobbing! The country is crying! Malawians are mourning! They are mourning the loss of their State Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, and eight other productive and patriotic citizens who lost their lives in a plane crash on Monday. And as President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera rightly put it, “words cannot describe […] The post Chakwera, parley, CSOs grieve over gaps Chilima’s departure has created in public sector, democratic governance appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi’s proactive communications regulatory body, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), has said it is “deeply concerned” by the circulation of graphic and insensitive material related to a plane crash, which resulted in the death of State Vice President Saulos Chilima and his entourage. In a statement issued Wednesday, Director General, Daud Suleman, warned that […] The post MACRA irked with circulation of disturbing materials on social media related to plane crash saga: Warns its illegal appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Deputy Chief of Protocal for the late Vice President Dr.Saulos Chilima, Abdul Lapuken has become the first victim of the infamous Chikangawa forest MDF  plane crash to be laid to rest. He was laid to rest on Wednesday at Group Village Head Chapola of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chimwala in Mangochi District following the plane crash […] The post Abdul Lapukeni, Chilima deputy Chief of Protocol, laid to rest appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

In a twist to the tragic plane crash saga, highly placed government source with access to operations in the office of the office of the vice president, have confided in Nyasatimes that the departed Veep, Right Honourable Dr Saulos Chilima, was not delegated to represent President Lazarus Chakwera at the burial ceremony of former Attorney […] The post EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from South Korea, Chilima allegedly skipped protocol in flying out of Lilongwe appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Banners glorifying Hamas and Hezbollah don’t belong on American streets, the US government has said Read Full Article at RT.com