[New Times] Rwanda's fishing sector grew by 66 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, up from 22 per cent in the corresponding period of 2025, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR).

An explosion and fire hit Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday, with authorities attributing the incident to a technical malfunction Read Full Article at RT.com

Incumbent President Gustavo Petro dismissed the declaration as “wishful thinking” until the electoral commission delivers a final verdict Read Full Article at RT.com

Talks between Tehran and Washington have allegedly been halted after the Iranian delegation protested threats made by President Donald Trump Read Full Article at RT.com

Berlin is planning a sweeping overhaul of its pension system that would curb early retirement to force Germans work longer and harder Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has threatened to bomb Belarusian communication towers unless President Alexander Lukashenko takes them offline Read Full Article at RT.com

Five people were evacuated from a condo in Geylang after a charging power-assisted bicycle (PAB) caught fire on Sunday (June 21).In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to the incident at Block 9 Lorong 26 Geylang at around 5.35pm that Sunday.Checks by AsiaOne show that the address corresponds to Casa Aerata condominium.Based on preliminary investigations, the fire was caused by a PAB battery that was left charging in the living room of a unit on the seventh floor.SCDF personnel managed to extinguish the fire using a hosereel and a compressed air foam backpack.Five people from neighbouring units were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure and no injuries were reported.Cai Yinzhou, MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, made a Facebook post on the same day, saying that he visited the condo after noticing the sound of sirens and smoke.He added that the area below the burning unit was cleared in anticipation of the window, which eventually smashed from the heat.

SINGAPORE — After inroads were made in reducing Singaporeans’ sugar and saturated fat intake, a drive to reduce sodium consumption here is also gaining momentum.Efforts include an upcoming campaign by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) in the last quarter of 2026 that seeks to normalise the behaviour of consumers asking for less salt and sauces.The campaign also seeks to encourage consumers to choose lower-sodium options.“We need to have this ‘normalising ask’, and when more people ask for it, maybe (at) some point in future, we can do low sodium by default,” said HPB chief executive Tay Choon Hong in an interview with The Straits Times.Coupled with the Nutri-Grade labelling scheme introduced in end-2022 for pre-packaged beverages, and subsequently expanded to include freshly prepared beverages a year later, more consumers have shifted towards healthier drinks.Under the scheme, drinks with less sugar content and/or lower saturated fat are graded A and B, and may voluntarily carry the Healthier Choice Symbol.Drinks that exceed a specific threshold are graded C and D, with an advertising ban for those graded D.

Three seconds may be all you need to pick up fallen food, but any kind of contamination requires far less.The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has rubbished the urban legend of the «three-second rule» in a Linkedin post on Sunday (June 21) - a common myth claiming that food dropped is still safe to eat if it is picked up within that time frame.The agency was responding to a viral video shared on TikTok by user Rina57521 on May 27 showing a diner pick up noodles dropped on a coffeeshop table and eating them.In the video, the diner uses chopsticks to pick at a few strands of noodles on a table, accidentally dropping it in an attempt to scoop them up.Undaunted, the diner picks up the noodles in a second, more successful attempt, putting the noodles in their mouth.«Come on, please don't do this,» SFA wrote in their post.«Once food is dropped on an unclean tabletop, the surface of the food item would have been contaminated by bacteria.»And there is no such thing as the «three second rule» either…"Online, users also seemed to agree with SFA's perspective on the matter.

According to the mediators, the talks took place in a positive and constructive atmosphere

The heads of the delegations are expected to report to it on a regular basis

Technical teams will continue consultations on a number of issues throughout the week

The Russian leader will also lay flowers at memorial signs dedicated to Hero Cities and to cities awarded the honorary title City of Military Glory

The incident occurred at the Barzan gas processing plant as a result of an operational error

The challenger to Sir Keir Starmer's leadership made a series of expensive commitments during his by-election campaign - but is yet to set out how he will fund them.

JD Vance arrived in Switzerland with his pregnant wife Usha Vance on Sunday and was also accompanied by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for Sunday's talks.

Police guidelines on dealing with incidents involving race 'need to be revisited' to end 'two-tier' policing accusations, one of Britain's most senior officers has urged.

The former Duke of York enjoyed what has been described as a relaxing weekend break in rural Brittany as the VIP guest of a horse breeding tycoon from the UAE.

Reformer drug dealer Janice Nix is back in prison after finally being convicted of killing her five-year-old stepdaughter, Andrea, in 1978. Police said Nix 'thought she got away with it'.

Calgary police say one person was taken to hospital in unknown condition after an officer-involved shooting on Deerfoot Trail S.E. near Memorial Drive S.E. on Sunday.

All IITs Placement Committee has asked students to remove entrance exam credentials like JEE ranks and GATE scores from resumes, following concerns that recruiters may infer general or reserved category of students based on ranks.

The boy sustained critical injuries at Johnsons of Old Hurst, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, following the incident Thursday lunchtime.

Civil defense forces are working to eliminate the consequences of the accident

According to Ahmed al-Sharaa, Lebanon «needs a political consensus to get out of the crisis as the situation in the country will not withstand further polarization»

The talks will continue between technical teams that will likely stay in Switzerland

According to the news portal, the parties had productive talks on implementation of the MOU and how to «make sure everyone is on the same page»

The soldiers identified several terrorists who burned tires and hurled Molotov cocktails toward the community of Karmei Zur, the Israel Defense Forces press service said