Inflation eased in July, with core inflation falling marginally to 0.5 per cent year-on-year, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).Core inflation, which excludes private transport and accommodation, declined from 0.6 per cent in June, according to a press release on Monday (Aug 25). MAS and MTI said that the change was driven by a fall in the prices of retail and other goods, as well as lower electricity and gas inflation.Headline inflation eased to 0.6 per cent year-on-year in July from 0.8 per cent in June due to lower accommodation inflation in addition to lower core inflation.MAS and MTI maintained their 2025 full-year inflation forecast for core and headline inflation at 0.5 to 1.5 per cent, adding that «both upside and downside risks» remain.Inflation can also be negatively impacted in event of geopolitical shocks causing imported energy and shipping costs to spike, they said.At the same time, «should global and domestic growth be more hesitant and weaker than anticipated, core inflation could stay low for longer», they added.

[DW] Kilmar Abrego Garcia was one of more than 200 people sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison as part of Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants. Now he's facing a second deportation.

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[New Times] The great English writer Charles Dickens once said the law is an 'ass'. The aphorism has never been more apt than last week, when a French judge dismissed the genocide case against Agathe Kanziga, the widow of Juvenal Habyarimana.

[Daily Trust] Troops of the Nigerian military attached with Operation Hadin Kai have bombed over 30 terrorists while attempting to cross to Nigeria from the Cameroon border.

[New Times] The government plans to establish large «grain handling hubs» with a combined capacity to process and store more than 200,000 tonnes of maize, rice, and beans in a bid to cut post-harvest losses to below 5 per cent by 2029, down from 13.8 per cent in 2023.

US President Donald Trump has called for ABC and NBC to be stripped of their broadcasting licenses Read Full Article at RT.com

France has summoned the US ambassador over claims that Paris failed to act against antisemitism Read Full Article at RT.com

[UN News] US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet led to improved conditions on the ground, where the security situation remains dire, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.

The male suspect is reportedly being 'quizzed by police over allegations involving non-consensual intimate image abuse'.

Just weeks after purchasing the property in December 2024, Thomas Ford and his wife Jessica returned home to find the basement was submerged in water after heavy rain.

The two princes, aged 12 and seven, wore matching outfits for the occasion, while Princess Charlotte , 10, was seen wearing a white cardigan and polka dot dress.

To the world at large, King Harald of Norway is the perfect 21st century monarch. A figure of quiet dignity and modesty, loved by his people as an ordinary family man whose lifelong pastime is sailing.

Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of death cap mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's pre-sentence hearing at the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill, dismissing speculation around Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation due to health reasons. Shah expressed confidence that Parliament would support the bill mandating removal of ministers jailed for serious offences, accusing the Opposition of protecting their leaders.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed several key issues, stating that Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation was due to health reasons, dismissing political speculation. Shah defended the proposed Constitution amendment regarding the removal of ministers jailed for serious offenses, accusing the Opposition of resisting reforms.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the opposition for opposing bills that would remove ministers from office if arrested and detained. Shah questioned whether a leader could govern from jail and accused the opposition of double standards, referencing past actions by Rahul Gandhi and the UPA government.

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The outbreak of war in Sudan has led to the destruction or closure of most public and private hospitals and health facilities that provide medical care to women, forcing many of them, especially pregnant women, to give birth in inappropriate conditions, either at home or inside displacement camps.

[Dabanga] Kampala -- Mustafa El Ghazali did not expect that a passing joke he made in a WhatsApp chat with a friend would lead him to a cell and a judicial sentence of ten years in prison. Although he explained during the same conversation that what he said was just a joke, denying any connection to the Rapid Support Forces, his clarification did not intercede for him.

[Dabanga] Mellit -- The bombing of a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy on Wednesday morning in the town of Mellit, North Darfur, sparked widespread international and local reactions, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army trading accusations over the bombing.

Dans une récente déclaration publiée sur sa page officielle, l'honorable Justine Judith Lekogo, députée, s'élève avec vigueur contre ce qu'elle qualifie de mascarade politique : l'apparition de listes de candidatures dites « groupées », affublées d'étiquettes hybrides et juridiquement douteuses. « Depuis quelques jours, le peuple gabonais assiste, médusé, à l'émergence de ces listes fusionnées, sans base légale claire, ni transparence procédurale. Cette situation interpelle et choque. À (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le deuxième arrondissement de Ntoum, chef-lieu du département du Komo-Mondah dans la province de l'Estuaire, situé à 38 km de la capitale gabonaise Libreville, est en effervescence depuis une semaine, suite au lancement avec succès de la 2e édition du tournoi de football placé cette année sous le thème : « Ensemble, bâtissons le 2e arrondissement de Ntoum ». Initié par la Fédération des habitants du 2e arrondissement de la commune de Ntoum (FHAN2), ce tournoi de football qui est à sa (...) - FOOTBALL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Junta, TNLA blame each other for the partial destruction of the colonial-era Gokteik Viaduct bridge connecting Mandalay Region to northern Shan State by rail.

Les amis et la famille d'Eddy Kaspard se sont rassemblés dimanche 24 août à Papara pour rendre hommage au footballeur, décédé dans un accident de la route.

During a National Space Day event, BJP MP Anurag Thakur sparked controversy by suggesting Hanuman was the first to travel to space, contradicting the widely accepted fact that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha and his relatives concerning alleged irregularities in West Bengal school hiring. Saha, previously arrested and released by the CBI in 2023 for his alleged involvement in the scam, is now under investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

IndiGo reported flight delays in Mumbai due to continuous rainfall, advising passengers to check flight status and allow extra travel time. Adverse weather also disrupted flights in the Northeast, diverting a flight carrying Assam's Chief Minister to Agartala. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati has forecasted cloudy skies with rain and thunderstorms.

La grève se profile depuis plusieurs semaines déjà dans le secteur du commerce. Le préavis a été déposé mardi 19 août et prend effet lundi 25 août.

SINGAPORE — Flying instructors have emerged as Singapore's top earners — at least by median gross monthly salary, which stands at an impressive $20,000.Following closely behind are foreign exchange brokers, who pull in a median pay of $19,750, and in-house legal counsel, who earn $17,972.The salary data is revealed in the latest Occupational Wage Survey released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in August.Conducted from July to December 2024, the survey covers a representative sample of 407,800 full-time resident employees from private sector companies with at least 25 employees each.Public sector employees are excluded from the survey, so the salaries of roles such as air force flying instructor and in-house lawyer in the judiciary and ministries are not reflected.Bus attendants, civil engineering and building construction labourers, and laundry and dry cleaning workers are among those earning the lowest median salaries, ranging from $1,400 to $1,560.The MOM data also shows the pay for each occupation at the 25th and 75th percentiles — unless the sample size for certain niche roles is too small.

A Land Transport Authority (LTA) engineer was seen shouting at two foreign workers at the Changi East Depot worksite, even hitting one of them on the helmet.A video posted to Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Sunday (Aug 24) shows the man standing across from two LTA contractor employees, loudly asking one of them if it was his first day on the job. He also demands to see the worker's driving licence.In the 57-second-long clip, the man continues to question the worker about where and when he got his licence as well as what he learned at driving school.The engineer is seen holding a card, seemingly the worker's driving licence, and hitting the latter on the helmet with it before throwing it onto the ground.In a statement posted to its Facebook page, LTA said that it is aware of the incident.«While the engineer was addressing safety lapses at the worksite, the manner in which he did so was inappropriate. We do not condone such behaviour,» read the statement.The engineer has since been counselled and reminded of the standards of conduct expected of all staff.

A good Samaritan has won praise online for clearing a road obstruction caused by a storm on Sunday (Aug 24).The scene was filmed by TikTok user jerries__, who asked in the video uploaded on Sunday morning: «Who is this good person?»Two barricades are seen lying in the middle of a traffic junction, appearing to obstruct a lane. Two more barricades near the crossing island are seen blown away and are blocking another lane on the opposite side of the road.The clip then cuts to show a pedestrian — dressed in an orange shirt and holding a black umbrella — crossing the road and pulling one of the barricades back to the crossing island.

Since March 2, 2025, aid from international humanitarian organizations and UN agencies has ceased reaching the Gaza Strip

The senior Chinese diplomat pointed out that the process of resolving this issue is «once again at a critical crossroads»

In the central Pacific Ocean, the ships carried out anti-submarine tasks with deck-based aircraft flights