A 25-year-old man was taken to court on May 19 for allegedly trafficking etomidate-laced vape pods, also known as Kpods.Muhammad Danial Mohd Shahri was caught when authorities raided his home in Punggol on May 17 and found 39 vape pods.The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said in a statement on Wednesday (May 27) that the seized pods were sent for laboratory testing and confirmed to contain etomidate.The man was remanded for a week to assist with further investigations.His case was heard again on May 26, and proceedings have been adjourned to July 21.Under the new Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act — which took effect from May 1 — etomidate and its analogues are listed as specified psychoactive substances.Importers now face jail time of between three to 20 years, and five to 15 strokes of the cane. They can also be fined up to $300,000, 30 times the previous amount.Suppliers can face a sentence of two to 10 years' jail, and two to five strokes of the cane. The fine is up to $200,000, a 20-fold increase.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will attend a breakfast meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah amid speculation of a leadership change. This follows extensive discussions in Delhi where Rahul Gandhi reportedly urged Siddaramaiah to consider a national role, hinting at a potential transition plan for the state's top post.

A traveler from Uganda with mild body ache has been isolated in Bengaluru for observation amid Ebola outbreaks in Africa. The Union Health Ministry confirmed no Ebola cases in India but is maintaining heightened surveillance and public health protocols. Citizens are urged to rely on official sources for updates.

India strongly criticized Pakistan at the UN Security Council, accusing it of sponsoring cross-border terrorism and violating sovereignty through decades of aggression. India's envoy stated Pakistan's actions, including its «doctrine of bleeding India by a thousand cuts,» expose its hollow rhetoric on the UN Charter.

The president’s preferred candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has faced numerous scandals, while Sen. John Cornyn failed to excite the base.

The runoff was a test of whether the Democratic Party could successfully distance itself from a left-wing candidate whom leaders called antisemitic.

Kate Moss was a no show at the premiere of her new biopic Moss & Freud at Selfridges in London on Tuesday, allowing actress Ellie Bamber to steal the show.

Donald Trump is postponing a highly unusual visit to Camp David on Wednesday, where he planned to huddle with his Cabinet as high-stakes Iran peace talks hang by a thread.

Iran has said the US strikes in its southern province constituted a breach of the ceasefire Read Full Article at RT.com

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned Alberta against pursuing separation as the western province prepares for an October vote Read Full Article at RT.com

Across Kent at the weekend, police arrested six people including a teenager for possession of cannabis and another for being drunk and disorderly.

Researchers say employees who are impressed by corporate 'waffle' score lower on tests of analytical thinking and problem solving.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Just before Christmas, Georgina Baillie, the granddaughter of late Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs, revealed her engagement to the New Romantic singer.

In October of last year, Ken McCallum, the head of the UK's domestic intelligence agency MI5, spelled out the dangers posed by Beijing in no uncertain terms.

The hard-Right rivals to Reform UK, on course to help Labour candidate Andy Burnham win the Makerfield by-election, were shown evidence of vile comments by those with party connections.

To Recommend Framework To Tackle Illegals

Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi, call sign ‘Magyar,’ added that Minsk should avoid attracting Kiev's attention

A total of 11 residential buildings, a car and four civilian infrastructure sites were damaged

40 more people were wounded

Delcy Rodriguez says the new structure will correspond to Venezuela’s new realities

Radoslaw Sikorski added that he did not rule out such a development

Evgenia Gutsul, the jailed head of Moldova’s Gagauzia Region, has been denied a fair trial, her lawyer has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

A surprise early morning calendar invite in May signalled the abrupt end of her job, leaving her confidence shattered.The 29-year-old former brand manager with a multinational company, who wished to be known only as Yuang, said she and her colleagues were asked to attend a meeting with their bosses the same morning.«When it [the announcement] first happened, it really hit my confidence. Three departments in my office were affected, and there were no hints whatsoever,» Yuang told AsiaOne. «Months of routine work, secret projects — it all made sense. When I spoke to HR following the news, they told me that retrenchment was part of corporate life,» she recalled. «The thing is, the business is actually growing year on year. My guess is that they are just freeing up more capital for other projects at headquarters.»

A car driven by a 36-year-old man crashed into a section of centre railings along a road divider in Yishun, after it was believed to have skidded on Monday night (May 25).The incident occurred at about 9.30pm along Yishun Avenue 5 towards Sembawang Road, in vicinity of Yishun MRT station. Map showing where the accident happened on Monday (May 26) night. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, Social media Photographs sent to a motoring chat group on Telegram show the car with significant damage to its front bumper and bonnet. The car bore a Tribecar sticker on the driver's door.A row of fallen railings could be seen behind the car, which was lodged into another section of railings.

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says people deserve to know whether they may be among the at least 652 women and girls filmed by a Saanich, B.C., man convicted of voyeurism and making child pornography — now known as child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

Montreal police say its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that took place at a pro-Palestinian rally this weekend.

A panel of residential school survivors provided witness testimony on Tuesday to the Permanent Peoples Tribunal, an international independent court of opinion investigating Canada's responsibility for the residential school system and the human rights violations associated with it.

Canadians are increasingly struggling to pay their mortgages, particularly in high-priced Ontario and British Columbia markets, a new report from Equifax Canada says. Mortgage delinquency balances are up 32 per cent nationally compared with last year.