RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has provided 500 new mobile homes for Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp in Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The homes are for the most vulnerable families, including new arrivals and newlyweds. Meanwhile, in Yemen, the aid agency’s sanitation project has provided over the past week 12.2 million liters of water for residents in Saada, Hajjah and Hodeidah. Over 40,000 people in Yemen are benefitting from this initiative.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that it will take up the matter in July.

The recast Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD) has been designed to accelerate building renovation rates, reduce energy consumption, and promote the uptake of renewable energy in buildings. These measures should help the EU reach its target of a net 55 % reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, as a stepping stone towards achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The US Department of State has described the military situation in Ukraine as “incredibly dire” Read Full Article at RT.com

A radio host in Belgium has been suspended after reportedly calling on listeners to shoot the country’s prime minister Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian military has downed 102 Ukrainian drones over the southern part of the country and border regions, the Defense Ministry says Read Full Article at RT.com

Finnish authorities have auctioned off a hundred bicycles used by asylum seekers to cross the border Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for peace talks recognized by both Russia and Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

SINGAPORE — A private-hire driver took advantage of a drunk passenger after she fell asleep in his car by pulling her skirt up and recording images of her body, which he then sent to his friends. Mohammad Noorandy Wahid then raped the 31-year-old woman at a deserted spot, and bragged to one of the friends he was «lucky» she had been unconscious. On May 17, the 39-year-old, who is married, was sentenced to 11 years' jail and nine strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one charge of rape and one charge of distributing voyeuristic images. The offences were committed in the early hours of Feb 27, 2020. Another seven charges were taken into consideration during sentencing. At the time, Noorandy was a delivery driver who rented a Mercedes-Benz S300L to work as private-hire driver with ride-hailing company Ryde at night. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Pei Wei told the High Court that Noorandy occasionally drove the woman and her friends from club to club. He became acquainted with her in December 2019 after he approached her and her friends who were waiting outside a club for a taxi.

Work began in 2020 on a massive fuel break south of Whitehorse, intended to help protect the city from any encroaching wildfire from the south. Some residents wonder if it's enough.

In some of his most hawkish comments to date, the head of Canada's intelligence agency is warning Canadians — including teenagers — against using the wildly popular video app TikTok.

Canadian fans are tallying up the cost of a flight, hotel and ticket, and are finding that travelling to Europe to see Taylor Swift in concert may be better bang for their buck than seeing the show on Canadian soil.

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Presidential and legislative elections in Seychelles will take place on September 27, 2025, if a proposed 11th amendment to the Constitution on a fixed date for elections is approved by the National Assembly. Vice President Ahmed Afif made the statement on Thursday during a Cabinet decisions briefing with reporters on Wednesday. The proposed amendment establishes a fixed date for Presidential and National Assembly elections, and other amendments. Afif said the formula that will used is to «take the last day of the President's mandate, like in the case of President Ramkalawan, he was sworn on 26th October 2020. So his mandate ends on the 25th of October 2025. So to have the date for new elections you take the 25th of October and you go back five weeks and on the Saturday of the last five weeks will be the date of the next elections.» Using the formula, the date for the elections in 2025 will be September 27 if approved by the National Assembly. Another amendment proposed is if a President dies or falls ill and cannot complete his or her mandate, Afif said, «The Vice President will continue in the place of the President until the end of the term.» If a President resigns or is removed from office for gross misconduct or violation, Afif said the Vice President will take over for a period of time probably around three months until new elections are held. He stressed that «If the Vice President takes over for two-thirds of the Presidential mandate that will count as a term for the new President.» Also included in the amendment is if a President resigns, the person cannot contest an election in the immediate next election but can do so in future elections. Afif explained that this is because a President in office can use an opportunity to resign in anticipation of something happening in the coming years but then stand as a candidate in the next election. The amendment proposed also removes the time limit set for a person to take legal action against a President after he or she is no longer in power. Afif said the current law states that legal action against a former can only be done three years after leaving office. This will be removed so a lawsuit can be made against a President anytime after the person is no longer in power.

In Africa, about 15% of the population faces disability challenges despite advancements in technology. Limited infrastructure and high cost of assistive tech create barriers to digital access, leading to exclusion. A conference in Nairobi this week aims to help change that. Mohammed Yusuf reports.

Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Banadir regional court in Mogadishu sentenced a 70-year-old man to seven years in prison and fined him $3,000 on Thursday for money laundering and financing the al-Shabab group.

THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnership between Jamaica Post and the GK Group continues to grow from strength to strength as the corporate headquarters of the island’s postal network now boasts a new sign that was erected at their 6-10 South Camp Road,...

JUDITH SLATER, British High Commissioner to Jamaica, is pleased with groundbreaking castor bean research under way at the Mona Institute of Applied Sciences (MIAS) at The UWI, Mona. The high commissioner visited the institute on Monday to see...

WESTERN BUREAU: ABEAN COOPER, manager of bond planning at Jamaica’s Spectrum Management Authority [SMA], has noted that the country will require up to 10 years to catch up to the rest of the world technologically, even amid the current global shift...

JAMAICA’S TOURISM Mecca, Montego Bay, will be inundated with tourism stakeholders from various parts of the world starting on Monday, May 20 and culminating on Thursday, May 23. It is the 42nd staging of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association...

The murder trial of the three Jamaica Defence Force soldiers implicated in the shooting death of Keith Clarke was yesterday postponed until next Monday in the Home Circuit Court. The matter was postponed to give both the prosecution and the defence...

Omar Bin Omran, missing since 1998, has been found alive just 200 meters from his childhood home in Algeria Read Full Article at RT.com

Arnar Magnússon, engineer and coastal boat fisherman, was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident that happened northwest of Garðskagi at three o'clock last night when the shore fishing boat Hadda overturned. He says that at first, he thought it was a container, but he soon realized that it was not.

When businessman Atul Sethi landed at Changi Airport after his flight from New York on Thursday (May 16), the Indian national was pleasantly surprised that it took him less than a minute to clear immigration.  All thanks to the new Automated Border Control System (ABCS), which was launched at Changi Airport in early May.  Under the new system, all incoming travellers, regardless of nationality, can now use automated clearance lanes, where they insert their passports into a machine for scanning and undergo a biometric scan.  Previously, the lanes could only be used by Singapore residents and passport holders from 60 jurisdictions. Sethi, 46, who arrived at Terminal 3 and was laying over in Singapore, told reporters: «It is delightful, coming to Singapore and using the new facilities. After staying in the US immigration line for an hour, it was a pleasure to [clear immigration so quickly here].» The ABCS, which has been progressively installed, will replace the current automated lanes and manual counters.  The new lanes are expected to reduce immigration clearance time at the passenger halls by about 40 per cent. 

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) has found foster parents for the 15-year-old girl who lived in a wet market stall for 11 months. The girl, who relieved herself in pails in the Circuit Road Market and Food Centre stall her father rented, will be discharged from hospital and be put in foster care by the end of May. An MSF spokesman told The Straits Times on May 17 that any contact between the girl and her father while she is in foster care will be closely supervised. Her father, 63, is assisting with investigations into ill-treatment of a child or young person by neglect under the Children and Young Persons Act. Those convicted can be jailed for up to eight years, fined up to $8,000, or both. The MSF spokesman said the child's safety and stability are the ministry's main considerations when matching any child with suitable foster parents. Said MSF: "In this case, the foster parents must be able to manage a child with developmental needs.

Buckingham Palace informed PETA that Queen Camilla will not buy any more fur garments for her wardrobe Read Full Article at RT.com

House Republicans have passed a bill designed to force the White House to resume arms shipments to Israel Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia-China energy cooperation has become a pillar of the global energy market, Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A suspected arson incident at a synagogue in France has resulted in the death of the attacker, officials have said Read Full Article at RT.com

Handing out pledge cards and posing for pictures in a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, Sir Keir Starmer welcomed comparisons between himself and the former prime minister.