On July 20, Alfred Pratt was one of four people in an SUV that crashed on Highway 1 near Piapot, in southwest Saskatchewan, and is the only one who came out of it alive. The crash killed his mother, Carol, 49, and both of his grandparents — Judy, 72, and Jim, 75 — all of Estevan.

He's the man who delivered a King - and, for that matter, a Queen - masterminded the banishment of one particularly problematic relative, while cunningly corralling another.

A judge has criticised police over an eight-year investigation into a callous conman which took so long one victim stopped cooperating and the crook's accomplice died.

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Allan Grimson, 66, invited two Navy seamen back to his flat and murdered them both with a baseball bat on two dates exactly a year apart in the 1990s - December 12 in 1997 and December 12 in 1998.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Tory leader has warned against leaving it to 'the next generation to pay' for reforms.

The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.

India has set up a panel to suggest exam reforms days after student protests led to the ouster of the education minister Read Full Article at RT.com

Laura Loomer says a talk with Zelensky changed her mind on Ukraine’s far-right. The actual reality is much harder to dismiss Read Full Article at RT.com

Uganda has nominated former Foreign Minister Olara Otunnu to become the next UN secretary-general Read Full Article at RT.com

A knife rampage has left three women wounded in northwest Paris, the suspect has been taken into custody, the French authorities say Read Full Article at RT.com

A new opinion poll in Poland indicates an overwhelmingly negative attitude toward Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky Read Full Article at RT.com

TEHRAN – More than two million individuals have so far been registered on ‘Samah’, an online platform developed to organize pilgrims for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has said.

TEHRAN – Shayan Oveis Gharan, a professor in the Paul Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at University of Washington, has won the International Mathematical Union's prestigious Abacus Medal.

TEHRAN – World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28 every year to raise awareness, take action, and combat hepatitis worldwide.

TEHRAN – At a coordination meeting held to discuss the implementation of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) signed between the universities of Iran and Russia, the two sides underlined the need to develop ties in strategic areas, mainly artificial intelligence and maritime economy.

The defence ministries of Singapore and Australia on Monday (July 27) announced the signing of an arrangement to strengthen defence industrial cooperation, which they said will support their two countries' armed forces.Singapore's Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said in a statement that the Industrial Base Resiliency Arrangement (IBRA) was signed during Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing's working visit to Australia for the 15th Singapore-Australia joint ministerial committee meeting.The arrangement was signed by Permanent Secretary for Defence Development Melvyn Ong and Australia's National Armaments Director Nadine Williams, and witnessed by the two defence ministers.

Singapore and Australia share a «special relationship» that is grounded in trust and alignment.This, in turn, has enabled the two countries to deepen engagement — in a relevant and timely way, said Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (July 27).«The deep reservoir of trust, goodwill and strategic alignment has not changed in decades,» Dr Balakrishnan noted in his remarks at a joint press conference at the 15th Singapore-Australia joint ministerial committee meeting in Adelaide.Going back in history, the minister noted that Australian troops were housed in Singapore in the early days following its independence, and, later, while continuing to be part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements, the two countries sought to maintain trade links.

The Russian fencer is competing under the national flag and to the tune of his country’s anthem at this year’s world championship

Andrey Kartapolov explained that contract service remained the main method of recruiting service members for the Russian armed forces

The aircraft has been operating over neutral waters in the southern part of the Black Sea for more than six hours

The Romanian side handed a «firm protest» to the head of the Russian diplomatic mission

Vyacheslav Volodin called on the parliamentarians to display strategic restraint and unity under the current circumstances in order to achieve the goals of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine

A foreign scammer has made Iceland’s community of authors his latest target. Using artificial intelligence, he sends convincing messages praising authors’ work and offering to help promote their books abroad.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mentioned London's desire to inflict maximum damage on Russia and provoke a confrontation which is dangerous for Europe

Kazem Jalali noted that hybrid and information warfare are the biggest challenges Russia and Iran are now facing

As part of the changes to Cabinet and other appointments announced on July 22, four political office holders — Ng Chee Meng, Jeffrey Siow, David Neo and Sim Ann — were sworn in as ministers by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Monday (July 27).Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was present at the ceremony held at the Istana.Speaking on July 22 when he announced the Cabinet reshuffle, PM Wong said he had asked National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-general Ng Chee Meng, who is also MP for Jalan Kayu GRC, to return to his Cabinet.Explaining his decision, PM Wong said that Ng's addition to the Cabinet «will strengthen the Government team as we tackle the challenges ahead.»

SINGAPORE - Former child actor Amos Yee is set to plead guilty on Sept 7 to charges that he had avoided National Service obligations.Yee, 27, was handed three charges under the Enlistment Act in March.According to court documents, Yee failed to report for the national service pre-enlistment medical screening and had remained outside the country without a valid exit permit after leaving for the US in December 2016 to seek asylum.Yee is said to have left Singapore without a valid exit permit from Dec 13, 2015, to April 19, 2016, and from Dec 15, 2016, to March 19, 2026.During this period, he allegedly failed to report for national service medical screening from April 26, 2016, to March 19, 2026.Yee fled to the US after repeated run-ins with the law in Singapore over comments that he made that were derogatory to Christians and Muslims. He was granted asylum in the US in 2018.He was deported from the US on March 19 following his conviction by a grand jury in an Illinois court for solicitation and possession of child pornography. His record was expunged from the website of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

The defence ministries of Singapore and Australia on Monday (July 27) announced the signing of an arrangement to strengthen defence industrial cooperation, which they said will support their two countries' armed forces.Singapore's Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said in a statement that the Industrial Base Resiliency Arrangement (IBRA) was signed during Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing's working visit to Australia for the 15th Singapore-Australia joint ministerial committee meeting.The arrangement was signed by Permanent Secretary for Defence Development Melvyn Ong and Australia's National Armaments Director Nadine Williams, and witnessed by the two defence ministers.

Shpresim Koka, 38, told the court in 2025 that the girl needed 'therapeutic intervention' due to her accidents - which worsened during his time in jail.

Kazem Jalali stated that the Ukrainian strike was a crime

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