The 4 Day Week Foundation has written to the Education Secretary to ask for schools to be allowed to give their staff one extra day off a week.

A death that occurred in Kópavogur yesterday is under investigation by the Capital Area Police.

The US has examined an arrangement for NATO to block Ukraine’s membership without Kiev legally abandoning its bid, a source has said Read Full Article at RT.com

NATO is reportedly pressing Washington to halt troop cuts as the US reportedly weighs further scaling back its presence in Europe Read Full Article at RT.com

Pope Leo XIV has stepped up the Vatican’s push for a two-state solution during his Middle East trip Read Full Article at RT.com

Algeria’s foreign minister has said Africa is entitled to reparations because it continues to bear the costs of historical crimes Read Full Article at RT.com

Eswatini has said it has no ships under its flag after Iran seized a fuel-smuggling vessel allegedly belonging to the kingdom Read Full Article at RT.com

Around 160 passengers were said to be on board the aircraft.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, on Monday, submitted a Suspension of Business notice in the House ahead of the first day of the Winter Session, demanding a discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories.

This unique form of theft has been happening all over the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Thieves on the hunt for cash break through the walls of banks using excavators that experts say anyone capable of ordering a key online can drive off the lot. 

Toronto's speed cameras may be gone, but this time there are no mysterious vandals wielding power tools, no blurry suspect photos and no police investigation.

A U.S. podiatrist says he is leaving the province because his patients have to wait years to see a surgeon for procedures on their feet, even though he's trained to do the procedures in his clinic.

Jason Huang says a WestJet employee grabbed his phone and threatened to deny him boarding when he began recording his conversation during airport check-in. Legal expert say passengers are within their rights to record these interactions, and video and audio recordings may help in battles for compensation.

An Ottawa couple says they’ve lost out on more than $381,000 after hiring Ottawa contractor Giuseppe «Joey» Peloso and his company Magnolia to renovate their kitchen, when plumbing broke and flooded their home. Plaintiffs in other lawsuits against Peloso and his business include other customers, subcontractors, investors, the Republic of Austria and Embassy of Niger.

Natural Resources Wales issued the advice on flood kits amid fears of 'significant impacts' as parts of the country were put on high alert by the Met Office for a month's worth of rain today.

Those of us who saved hard risk seeing the rug pulled from under us, being left financially vulnerable. We don't have the luxury of income certainty in retirement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to receive a report on the dramatic Budget leak that saw key documents made public nearly two hours early.

Environment secretary Emma Reynolds said today that a new environmental improvement plan would set targets in line with those in the EU.

Abdul Qadir Mumin is on the run from forces in Somalia, who have so far failed to capture the latest supreme commander of the Islamic State, known for his beguiling charisma.

The Labour MP, 43, was said to have unduly influenced her aunt, the country's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Keir Starmer is holding a press conference defending the Budget and begging Labour MPs to stick with his 'long term plan' amid recriminations at Rachel Reeves.

Shashi Tharoor missed a key Congress strategy meeting ahead of Parliament's Winter Session, citing travel from Kerala with his elderly mother. This follows previous absences and public praise for Prime Minister Modi, intensifying friction within the party since his presidential election bid.

The Supreme Court has urged the Centre and authorities to re-evaluate their Delhi NCR air pollution reduction strategies, questioning their effectiveness. The court emphasized examining all contributing factors beyond stubble-burning and noted the unfairness of solely blaming farmers. It highlighted the need to understand why clear skies were visible years ago but not now.

High-rise littering incidents have been back in the spotlight after recent incidents at a HDB estate in Choa Chu Kang, and now in MacPherson. In a Facebook post on Sunday (Nov 30), Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC member of parliament Tin Peiling shared about a recent incident involving a beer bottle thrown from height at a new BTO estate in MacPherson. Based on the photographs shown in Tin's post, the BTO estate is MacPherson Blossom which was completed in 2024. Calling the incident «abhorrent» and «unacceptable», Tin revealed that there is a childcare centre in the area. «Most recently, a beer bottle was thrown from a high floor, causing glass pieces to be shattered everywhere. This is dangerous and could cause very serious injuries. »Worse, there is a childcare centre nearby. Such callous and antisocial behaviour is abhorrent and unacceptable!", Tin said. A police report has been made and the relevant agencies such as the National Environment Agency (NEA) have been alerted. 

A wealthy Singaporean widow, who almost lost $40 million of her assets to her former tour guide nearly a decade ago, has died at the age of 98. Retired physiotherapist Chung Khin Chun died on Oct 25 and was cremated three days later, reported 8world. The woman’s niece confirmed to the Chinese news outlet on Monday (Dec 1) that Chung died peacefully without illness. Chung had been embroiled in a bitter dispute against former tour guide Yang Yin, who was later jailed for misappropriating $1.1 million from her. The pair met in 2008, when Yang acted as her private tour guide during a trip in China. A year later, Yang then 35, moved into Chung’s bungalow in Yio Chu Kang after her husband died and claimed she wanted him to be her “grandson”. Yang, who obtained Singapore permanent residency, also brought his wife and two young children into the country.The childless widow in 2010 made a will leaving Yang with all of her assets, estimated to be worth $40 million.

This article is part of a package produced by a group of final-year undergraduates from Nanyang Technological University's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, for the programme Going Overseas For Advanced Reporting, or Gofar. They reported from a town called Mae Sot at the Myanmar-Thailand border in July and August 2025. There, they met migrants and refugees displaced by six decades of civil war in Myanmar and are rebuilding their lives in Thailand.MAE SOT, Thailand - During one of her earlier forays into global healthcare, Singaporean emergency medical doctor Tiah Ling found herself in a small district hospital in Ghana, face to face with a patient whose blood level had dropped to 4 grams per decilitre - far below the normal levels of 11 to 14 gdL.An urgent blood transfusion was needed, but the resource-strapped hospital had no blood bank. The patient had no money to pay for blood transfusions from family members or donors.With no other choice, Dr Tiah turned to oral iron supplements - a far cry from what was required.

The Office of the Second Vice-President (OSVP) — created barely weeks ago — is already exposing deep cracks in the Mutharika administration’s governance, accountability, and austerity narrative. Despite being a constitutionally recognised office, the Second VP’s office has no budget, no vote, and no direct access to public funds. Yet its occupant, Enock Chihana, is […] The post Chihana’s Second VP Office Running on Zero Funding Yet Travels Keep Mounting appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

  Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board executive director Prince Phwetekere has once again refused to be dragged into what many insiders say is government’s increasingly controversial secondment spree targeting heads of parastatals. For the second time, Phwetekere has flatly rejected an order from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) to relocate […] The post Phwetekere Defies Government Secondment… Again as Controversy Deepens Over Dubious Redeployments appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A routine stakeholders’ consultation on the proposed constitutional amendment to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Salima on Saturday turned heated, laying bare the deep, irreconcilable differences between Members of Parliament (MPs) and governance stakeholders on who should control the billions channelled through the fund. At the centre of the clash is one question: Should […] The post Tempers Boil as MPs Push for Power Over CDF Despite Legal, Constitutional Warnings appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Kaja Kallas said that Belgium has legitimate concerns about the risks, but the other member-states have said that they are willing to share those risks

CEO Alan Lushnikov said that the company took what was available as a foundation and is expanding upon it

Preparations are well underway for Iceland Eclipse 2026, a four-day international culture and music festival to be held in Hellissandur from 12–15 August next year. The programme is complete, featuring both well-known Icelandic artists and major international names. Notably, at least two concerts will take place inside lava caves.