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An internal memo, prepared before Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.

Pete Marocco, a Trump administration official, left his position after less than three months. He and Elon Musk both recommended severe cuts to the aid agency.

Kirill Dmitriev’s statement comes as Moscow and Washington hold talks, with the envoy meeting Witkoff this week Read Full Article at RT.com

Virgil van Dijk scored a late winner against West Ham on Sunday to move Liverpool within six points of the Premier League title.

Cette entreprise marque une volonté claire de rompre avec l'ordre ancien, en affaiblissant les instruments d'ingérence étrangère sur le territoire syrien. Une infrastructure transnationale sous surveillance Durant les treize années de guerre civile, l'Iran avait progressivement construit, à travers la Syrie, un véritable pont terrestre reliant Téhéran à Beyrouth, en passant par Bagdad et Damas. Cette infrastructure clandestine permettait l'acheminement d'armes, de fonds et de (...) - INTERNATIONAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le scrutin présidentiel qui a vu Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema recueillir une large majorité s'est tenu dans un contexte de transition politique inédit au Gabon. Après la fin du régime d'Ali Bongo Ondimba, consécutive au coup d'État du 30 août 2023, le Comité pour la Transition et la Restauration des Institutions (CTRI), dirigé par le Général Oligui Nguema, a été chargé de conduire le pays vers une refondation institutionnelle, morale et politique. Ce scrutin n'était pas une élection (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

En ce jour si important pour notre démocratie, je tiens à m'adresser à vous, peuple gabonais, avec respect et reconnaissance. Je rends d'abord grâce à Dieu, qui ne cesse de m'accorder la force et la sagesse nécessaires pour servir notre Nation avec engagement et humilité. Je tiens à remercier chaleureusement les Gabonaises et les Gabonais pour leur mobilisation exemplaire lors de cette élection présidentielle. Merci à celles et ceux qui m'ont accordé leur confiance à travers leur vote. (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong addressed first-time voters in a video posted on Facebook and promised to tackle challenges with the younger generation. In the post on Sunday evening (April 13), he dispelled comments about Gen Z being «soft», «entitled» and «full of themselves».  The Prime Minister said Gen Z «embodies a new desire to not settle for the status quo». He added that he sees areas for improvement in Singapore and the PAP wants to tackle future challenges with the younger generation.  PM Wong ended the video by saying «let's make Singapore the best she has ever been». The video also featured scenes of PAP candidates interacting with the community. 

The void deck of a Bukit Batok HDB block once served as a shelter for 50-year-old Ben (not his real name), who was homeless for a year. According to Tamil Murasu, Ben now has a permanent roof over his head. «There were nights when I trembled in the rain and cold without even a blanket,» Ben recalled. After he was sentenced to three years in prison, Ben lost contact with his daughter and family. «I had no home, no doorstep, and no contact with my family,» he said. Under the Joint Singles Scheme Operator-Run (JSS-OR) housing initiative for individuals like him, Ben now lives in a one-room rental flat in Woodleigh Link. Launched in 2021, JSS-OR appoints social service agencies to manage rental flats for low-income singles. The agency assigns tenants to a flatmate after considering each person's profile, preferences and living habits. There are six sites under JSS-OR, managed by various social service agencies. After being released from prison in 2022, Ben decided to turn over a new leaf, taking up odd jobs as a delivery worker and janitor.

Workers' Party (WP) new face Senior Counsel Harpreet Singh Nehal has stressed the importance of more voices and perspectives in the Parliament in a volunteer recruitment video. The clip was posted to the party's Facebook page on Sunday (April 13) and asked Singaporeans to volunteer with WP if they believe in a «responsible alternative voice in Parliament and a better future for Singapore». During his segment, Singh started by introducing himself, stating that he began volunteering with WP during the Covid-19 pandemic. «For too long in our country, we've had just one dominant voice in Parliament. We need more voices, more perspectives, not less,» added the Senior Counsel. He has been spotted on walkabouts and house visits donning WP's blue polo shirt since becoming a member in 2023, leading to speculation on whether he will be contesting the General Election. The 59-year-old was often seen in the newly formed Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, although there has also been talk of him being fielded in East Coast GRC. Singh, who is regarded as a «star catch» for WP, could also contest in an SMC.

Europe, Canada, Mexique et îles du Pacifique.... L'administration Trump l'avait annoncé début février pour faire des économies. C'est désormais acté. En Polynésie, l'agence consulaire américaine a fermé ses portes. Il n'y a donc plus de relais au fenua pour les citoyens des USA. Quel est l'impact a cette fermeture ? Le tourisme va t-il chuter ?

Comment se nourrir quand les prix en magasin explosent ? Quels produits faut-il prioriser ? Aujourd'hui, c'est le casse-tête de nombreux Polynésiens au moment de faire leurs courses. Les produits sont en moyenne 45% plus cher au fenua que dans l'Hexagone. Une réalité qui n'est pas inéluctable.

[RFI] Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema has romped his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, with provisional results giving him more than 90 percent of the vote.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Brice Oligui Nguema, the leader of Gabon's transitional government and the military figure who led the 2023 coup, has claimed a decisive victory in the country's presidential election, securing 90.35% of the vote, according to provisional results released by the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday.

[New Times] The Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE), in collaboration with the Rwanda Media Council (RMC), is considering to erect a monument dedicated to the memory of journalists who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) downgraded Singapore's economic growth forecast for 2025 to zero to two per cent, citing the current US-China tariff war as a major risk to growth. In February, Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) was forecast to be one to three per cent, where uncertainties due to the then-new US administration and easing of trade with China and the US had been factored in. But the imposition of sweeping tariffs by US president Donald Trump on April 5 has led to the latest downgrade. «Although there has been a temporary 90-day pause in the implementation of the higher reciprocal tariffs except for China, the tariff war between the US and China has intensified, with an escalating cycle of tit-for-tat tariffs being imposed by both sides,» the ministry said in a statement released on Monday (April 14). MTI also expects more product-specific tariffs to be imposed in the near future, which would increase the impact of the trade war.

A 27-year-old truck driver and sales representative has been charged with a murder committed in 2021 during a dispute. He is Joel Needham of Golden Grove district, St Catherine. He's accused of the murder of 22-year-old Joel Walker, a farmer of...

Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, Dr Andrew Holness, has urged party members in Westmoreland Western to be on their best behaviour during Sunday's internal election to select the party's representative in the constituency, while emphasising the...

In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized over 300kg of narcotics worth approximately Rs 1,800 crore. The ICG ship intercepted a transshipment attempt near the International Maritime Boundary Line based on intelligence from Gujarat ATS. While the suspects fled across the IMBL, the ICG recovered the jettisoned narcotics.

Nikita Casap allegedly killed his parents to fund a plot to assassinate President Trump and escape to Ukraine, according to investigators Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia does not expect any rapid breakthroughs in its ongoing diplomatic talks with the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Read Full Article at RT.com

TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, and the head of the natural resources and watershed management organization, Ali Teymouri, have discussed ways to develop joint activities.

TEHRAN – The Caspian International Campus of the University of Tehran and the Beijing International Exchange Association (BIEA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster scientific ties.

TEHRAN –During the holy month of Ramadan (March 2-30), benefactors helped release a total of 2,500 prisoners of unintentional crimes.