Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton on Thursday reported that assessments of water supply systems in areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa have found that the majority of the facilities show satisfactory levels of safe water for...

Sections of the community of Corletts Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine are tense arising from the shooting death of a 60-year-old resident this morning. The deceased has been identified as Alphanso Samuel McDonald otherwise called ‘Boo’....

The police in St Catherine have charged the 53-year-old man who was taken into custody after the decomposing body of his 80-year-old mother was found with stab wounds inside their home. Charged with murder is Paolo Grant of Cheesefield district...

The Standing Committee of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has decided to cancel the party's annual conference in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The JLP's Communication Taskforce Chairman, Abka Fitz-Henley, says the decision is...

The operators of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston have advised that the runway at the facility will be temporarily closed this evening to facilitate a critical element of the airport's Runway End Safety Area (RESA)...

Huit personnes sont mortes dans l’éboulement d’Afaahiti. Selon des riverains, deux signalements liés à des travaux de terrassement auraient été transmis avant le drame, sans réponse. Ni le Labo TP ni le tavana ne s’expriment pour l’instant. Une enquête pour homicide involontaire doit établir les responsabilités.

L’incendie d’un complexe de gratte-ciels à Hong Kong a déjà fait 83 morts et plus de 250 disparus, alors que les pompiers tentent toujours de sécuriser les tours calcinées. Une enquête a été ouverte pour comprendre l’origine de cette catastrophe exceptionnelle.

Conflicting approaches within the West are stalling the Ukraine peace process, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated Moscow’s position on the US-proposed peace plan aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing revives an uncomfortable truth: the global order belongs to the winners of WW2 Read Full Article at RT.com

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Latvia is considering removing sections of railway line leading into Russia, citing border security Read Full Article at RT.com

The Vatican has emphasized the value of monogamous marriage between a man and a woman in a document approved by the Pope Read Full Article at RT.com

An anti-Trump US intelligence figure may have leaked confidential Ukraine-related call records, the Guardian has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said attacks on US special envoy Steve Witkoff are aimed to keep the Ukraine conflict going Read Full Article at RT.com

The withdrawal of Kiev’s troops from the contested territories they still hold would result in an immediate ceasefire, Putin said Read Full Article at RT.com

Huit personnes ont perdu la vie dans l’éboulement de Te Honu, à Afaahiti, dans la nuit du 26 novembre. Les recherches, reprises après plusieurs répliques, se sont prolongées jusqu’à l’aube. Près de 200 intervenants ont œuvré pour localiser les victimes et sécuriser le versant instable.

Le corps d'un septuagénaire qui était recherché dans le secteur montagneux de Mahaena a été retrouvé par les pompiers de Hitiaa o Te Ra.

Après une nuit d’opérations menées dans des conditions extrêmement dangereuses, les recherches ont officiellement pris fin ce jeudi matin à Afaahiti. Les secours ont localisé les huit victimes de l’éboulement survenu hier, non sans émotions Le Haut-commissariat annonce désormais la suspension du chantier de déblaiement en raison de l’instabilité de la zone.

Après une nuit d’opérations menées dans une zone toujours instable, les recherches se sont achevées ce jeudi matin à Afaahiti (Tahiti). Les secours ont retrouvé les huit victimes du glissement de terrain survenu la veille. Face au danger persistant, le Haut-commissariat a décidé de suspendre le chantier de déblaiement.

The resolution also contains demands to compensate for the damage caused to Ukraine, renounce recognition of territorial gains and deploy international peacekeeping forces on both sides of the line of contact

According to the expert, a misunderstanding between Russia and the US on the issue of arms control could lead to a dangerous escalation

Chairman of the Board of Eximbank of Russia Pyotr Zaselsky noted the growing interest in products from the Made in Russia segment such as eco-friendly products, cosmetics, goods for children and home

The Russian leader emphasized that Moscow and Bishkek were thinking about the prospects of their relations

Adeliia Petrosian and Petr Gumennik won the qualifying tournament in Beijing in September and qualified for the Olympics

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar clarified his «word power» social media post was intended for the legal fraternity on Constitution Day, not a political jab at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.