As of 3:16 p.m. Moscow time, gold prices gained 1.88% to $4,264.5 per ounce

Ayman Safadi urged the global community to «act firmly and consistently» to put an end to the Jewish state’s policy that «consolidates the occupation of the West Bank»

Pet owners should be banned from buying flea sprays at supermarkets because they contain chemicals which pollute the environment, a parliamentary committee said.

The 34-year-old center recently finished a dominant 2025-26 campaign for her team in Monaco, leading France's second-tier Ligue 2 in both scoring and rebounding.

Dans le cadre de la poursuite de sa tournée diplomatique en Afrique de l'Ouest, entamée à Accra (République du Ghana), puis à Banjul (République de Gambie) et à Freetown (République de Sierra Leone), le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, est attendu ce jour à Abidjan, en République de Côte d'Ivoire, accompagné de la Première Dame, Madame Zita Oligui Nguema. Invité d'honneur de Son Excellence Alassane Ouattara, (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Président de la République gabonaise, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, est arrivé à Abidjan ce 4 août 2026, accompagné de la Première Dame Zita Oligui Nguema, pour prendre part aux festivités marquant le 66ᵉ anniversaire de l'indépendance de la Côte d'Ivoire. Invité d'honneur du Président Alassane Ouattara, le chef de l'État gabonais assistera aux célébrations officielles du 7 août. Cette visite illustre le dynamisme de la diplomatie gabonaise en Afrique de l'Ouest et traduit une (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, S. E Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, est arrivé ce jour à Abidjan, en République de Côte d'Ivoire, accompagné de la Première Dame, Madame Zita Oligui Nguema À l'occasion des festivités marquant le 66ᵉ anniversaire de l'indépendance de la République de Côte d'Ivoire. À leur arrivée, le Couple présidentiel a été accueilli par Madame Nialé Kaba, Ministre d'État, Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République de Côte (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

The facility was located in the south of the enclave

The city also produces the best equipment, technical systems, military products, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and microelectronics

Olga Stefanishina has been under investigation by NABU in a corruption case for some time now

Commenting on remarks by Danish Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bodskov, Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin pointed out that «no evidence has been presented of illegal activities by Russia that could be verified»

The Nova Scotia government and a company that provides care for vulnerable children and adults are locked in a pair of duelling lawsuits, with millions of public dollars potentially on the line.

A gathering last month of teachers and administrators from each Kanien'kéha adult immersion program across six Kanienʼkehá:ka communities was held entirely in the language, with simultaneous interpretation.

A London, Ont., father has begun a six-week walk to Queen's Park in Toronto to advocate for easier access to out-of-country health care after his daughter says she was left severely disabled following a 2023 car crash. Sydney Gesualdi is seeking surgery in New York after Ontario denied funding for the procedure.

A Progressive Conservative MLA has confirmed he used artificial intelligence to prepare a speech he read — complete with AI prompts — in the New Brunswick Legislature.

«Please just return it to me.»That is Miss Universe Singapore Annika Xue Sager's appeal, after spending the last 48 hours tracking her missing bag across Singapore through Apple's Find My app.In an Instagram video posted on Wednesday (Aug 5), she shared how she lost the bag at around 7am two days earlier, while riding her motorcycle to work.Her bag had accidentally fallen off her motorcycle along Swiss Club Road, she said. Sager told AsiaOne that she realised the bag was missing when she arrived at her destination, which was also along Swiss Club Road.As soon as she realised it was gone, she used the Find My app to track her Airpods, which were in the bag, and immediately rode her motorcycle back to the location.«I was back at the spot in less than five minutes, but my bag had already disappeared,» Sager said in the video.Sager was crowned the winner of Miss Universe Singapore in 2025. She noted that there was a guardhouse with a CCTV camera near 7 Swiss Club Road, where the app had shown her AirPods' last location. 

Former Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and his wife, former First Lady and jewelry entrepreneur Dorrit Moussaieff, are in the process of separating, according to Vísir. Despite this, they remain on good terms. On July 16, mbl.is reported that the two attended a memorial ceremony off the coast of Iceland alongside Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Denis Lyamin, former chief of staff of the battlegroup Center, to oversee Russian unmanned systems forces

According to Vitaly Kiselyov, Ukrainian troops are fleeing from settlements with layered defenses

The strait would remain closed if the United States continued to violate agreements or pursue its aggression against Iran, the source said

There were no casualties among Russian troops

Corps doctors are also providing medical assistance to Malian army soldiers and local residents injured during fighting

WESTERN BUREAU: For nearly three days, a viral video showing dancehall entertainer Elephant Man dragging Dream Weekend videographer Dario Shields across a stage has fuelled debate on social media. But the man behind the camera says the widely shared clip tells only part of what happened.

Two noted advocates have welcomed a proposal by President John Mahama of the Republic of Ghana to create a pathway to citizenship for people of African descent, describing it as a major step toward the long-sought right of return to Africa. Reviving the decades-old issue of repatriation, Mahama announced yesterday that his government is considering legislation to establish a pathway to citizenship for members of the global African family.

Goalkeeper Brighton Munthali has left Masters Football Club, the Malawian side have confirmed, bringing an end to his spell with the club. The shot-stopper has since agreed a move to Tanzanian outfit Mbeya City, continuing a career that has taken in some of the biggest clubs in Malawian football. Munthali, who has previously turned out […] The post Munthali leaves Masters FC for move to Mbeya City appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Most Malawians are being priced out of healthy food, with new global data revealing a dramatic surge in the cost of nutritious diets — pushing families towards increasingly unhealthy eating habits. A hard‑hitting report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) shows the price of a healthy diet in Malawi has more than doubled in […] The post FAO warning: Malawi sliding toward national nutrition emergency appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

I live on a private road next to a popular beach. In the summer, when the car park is full, we get chancers trying to park outside our houses.

NICO Group has hailed the Malawi Queens’ spirited Commonwealth Games campaign, describing it as a clear sign that the national netball rebuilding programme is beginning to deliver meaningful results and laying foundations for long‑term international competitiveness. The Queens, who faced several of the world’s highest‑ranked teams in Glasgow, were commended for their resilience, improved structure […] The post NICO Group applauds Malawi Queens’ steady rise at Commonwealth Games appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Eleven drivers have been caught for allegedly providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, and their vehicles impounded, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Facebook post on Tuesday (Aug 5).The authority said the operation was carried out following tip-offs from the National Private Hire Vehicles Association and the National Taxi Association.LTA also reminded commuters travelling to Johor Bahru over the long National Day weekend to use only licensed cross-border ride-hailing services or Singapore-registered cross-border taxis.«For your safety, only book a licensed cross-border ride-hailing service on Grab or have a Singapore-registered cross-border taxi pick you up anywhere in Singapore for drop-off in Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri, Forest City, Kulai or Senai,» said LTA.The latest enforcement comes after Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling said in a Facebook post on July 21 that more than 5,000 vehicles had been checked since July 2025.

Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) is selling its asset management business to a unit of Germany's Allianz for $555 million, as the lender focuses on wealth advice and distribution.The deal marks insurer Allianz's second Singapore-related acquisition announced in about two weeks, following its July 24 deal to buy HSBC's life and health insurance business in the city-state for $2.7 billion.Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), the asset management arm of Allianz, will buy all of UOB's shares in UOB Asset Management, which operates in Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, according to statements from the two companies on Wednesday.The deal includes excess cash held by UOB Asset Management and a 10-year distribution agreement, AllianzGI said.UOB Asset Management managed about $42 billion of client assets as of Dec 31, 2025, UOB said. The purchase will raise AllianzGI's assets managed for clients in Asia-Pacific to more than €170 billion (S$217.9 billion), it said.

Around 5.5 million bottles and cans have been recycled through the Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) since the launch in April, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Janil Puthucheary said in Parliament on Wednesday (Aug 5).«We expect this number to grow as more BCRS-labelled products enter the market,» Dr Janil estimated, adding that over a million successful refunds have been made.These refunds are 10 cents each for every eligible drink container returned to Return Right machines found across Singapore as part of the BCRS.Under the scheme, drinks with the BCRS mark have also increased by 10 cents.Dr Janil was responding to a parliamentary question from Sembawang GRC MP Mariam Jaafar, who requested clarification on the scheme since its launch.She also questioned how any surplus from the 10-cent increase is accounted for and what happens to the surplus obtained under the scheme.«Most transactions and returns at reverse vending machines have been successful,» Dr Janil said.

Malawi’s leading private broadcaster Zodiak has been forced into a humiliating climbdown after wrongly reporting that President Peter Mutharika had “sneaked” out of the country — in a story that turned out to be completely false. The bogus claim traced back to an earlier report by state-run broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which had suggested […] The post Zodiak apologises after falsely claiming Mutharika ‘sneaked out’ of Malawi appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

During the ongoing naval drills, Bal and Bastion shore-based missile system crews deployed launchers to designated positioning areas along the coast in the Primorye Region, Kamchatka, Chukotka, and the Kuril Islands