Après quatre années de recherche, Yacine Benhalima vient de franchir une étape décisive. À seulement 28 ans, il a soutenu ce lundi sa thèse à l’Université de la Polynésie française, consacrée à la Seconde Guerre mondiale et à la France libre en Polynésie. Formé entre l’UPF et l’Université de Wellington, en Nouvelle-Zélande, il décroche désormais le titre de docteur en histoire contemporaine.

Two weeks after the Toto jackpot snowballed to $10 million - for the 11th time in 2025 - a cascade draw has been triggered again.The upcoming Toto draw on Thursday (Nov 6) will be a cascade draw, which is triggered when there are no Group 1 winners for three consecutive draws.This is the 12th time that the Toto Group 1 prize has snowballed to $10 million in 2025.According to Singapore Pools’ website, eight of the top 20 jackpot prizes since Oct 2014 have come from draws in 2025. The prize money for the upcoming Nov 6 draw snowballed from $1.25 million on Oct 30 to $2.96 million on Oct 30 and $5.83 million on Nov 6 with no winners for the Group 1 prize.In the last cascade draw on Oct 24, three winning tickets shared the $12.4 million Toto prize money.The Nov 6 draw will be held at 9.30pm on the same day. [[nid:723698]]editor@asiaone.com 

Two Ukrainian civilians who attempted to reach Russian military positions were fatally struck in direct FPV drone attacks by Kiev’s forces Read Full Article at RT.com

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken insists he did not actually mean to “wipe Moscow off the map” Read Full Article at RT.com

Canada's four-game Rivalry Series against the U.S. begins this week with games in Cleveland , Ohio and Buffalo, N.Y. They'll play two more games in December, as Hockey Canada prepares to name the team that will represent Canada at the Olympics in Italy in February.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter laments that gut-wrenching Game 7 (and Game 6) while also celebrating the Blue Jays' incredible playoff run.

The federal government is seeking the power to cancel applications for groups of visa holders at least in part due to concerns of fraud from India and Bangladesh, according to internal documents obtained by CBC News.

In September 2022, an adoption worker wrote down her concerns about the boy’s apparent thinness, paleness and sunken cheeks, but no subsequent followup visit happened before he died at age 12 on Dec. 21 while under the care of a Burlington, Ont., couple.

Industry Minister Melanie Joly told a parliamentary committee Monday that Ottawa wants to recover some of the billions it has committed to auto manufacturer Stellantis.

Agir sans attendre le feu vert du Pays : c’est le souhait des maires polynésiens. Ils soutiennent la proposition de loi des sénateurs Lana Tetuanui et Teva Rohfritsch, qui vise à modifier l’article 43.2 de la loi organique. L’objectif : donner davantage de liberté aux communes, notamment pour intervenir rapidement en cas d’urgence. Adopté par le Sénat le 15 mai, le texte sera examiné à l’Assemblée nationale le 19 novembre.

Le programme Pacific Genius a officiellement démarré ce lundi au RSMA, avec 62 jeunes du fenua sélectionnés pour explorer l’univers du numérique. Intelligence artificielle, cybersécurité, création digitale, lutte contre les fake news… autant de thématiques abordées lors de cette immersion destinée à mieux faire connaître les métiers du futur.

Magnús Rannver Rafnsson, building inspector in Höfn and vice-chairman of the Association of Building Inspectors, is warning strongly against proposals by the Housing and Construction Authority (HMS) to transfer building inspections to private inspection firms and effectively abolish or neutralize the role of local building inspectors.

“Everything I’ve ever looked for in life, I found in Iceland. Somehow, I got to experience what it feels like to belong here.”

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Minneapolis voters will cast ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in a crowded mayoral election that could make Omar Fateh, a Somali-American state senator and democratic socialist, the city’s first East African mayor.

The UK has delivered more long-range ‘Storm Shadow’ missiles to Ukraine to enable it to strike Russian territory, Bloomberg has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Embassy in Sarajevo has warned that Moscow will respond if Bosnia and Herzegovina radically changes its visa-free policy Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and Ukraine should be left to “fight out” their conflict, US President Donald Trump has suggested Read Full Article at RT.com

Foreign investment in the EU is at an alarmingly low level amid a combination of adverse factors, Euractiv has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

President Donald Trump discussed immigration raids, Venezuela and the government shutdown in a wide-ranging interview on the CBS show.

The White House ballroom’s donor list contains heavyweights in the tech, financial and defense sectors, including Google, Comcast and Lockheed Martin.

Donald Trump relance la menace nucléaire. Le président américain veut reprendre les essais nucléaires interrompus depuis 1992, accusant la Russie et la Chine de mener des tests secrets. Une décision qui pourrait raviver la course aux armements et inquiète jusqu’à l’ONU. En Polynésie, le Tapura Huiraatira d’Édouard Fritch dépose ce lundi à l'Assemblée une résolution pour s’y opposer, tout en pointant le silence des indépendantistes.

Agir sans attendre le feu vert du Pays : c’est le souhait des maires polynésiens. Ils soutiennent la proposition de loi des sénateurs Lana Tetuanui et Teva Rohfritsch, qui vise à modifier l’article 43.2 de la loi organique. L’objectif : donner davantage de liberté aux communes, notamment pour intervenir rapidement en cas d’urgence.

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Health officials in northeastern Kenya have confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox (Mpox) in Garissa County after a 35-year-old health worker tested positive for the virus, prompting an immediate public health response to prevent further spread.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Ten-year-old Aya Olleh Adams has become the youngest swimmer ever to represent Somalia in international competition, marking a milestone moment for the country’s reemergence in global sports.

The heir to the throne got the scenic cable car up to Sugarloaf Mountain for a birds-eye view of the sights.

Hours after the Singapore government announced its intention to gazette 38 Oxley Road as a national monument, the current owner of the unit Lee Hsien Yang has responded on Nov 3, saying the decision «tramples on» Lee Kuan Yew's «unwavering wish» to demolish the house «in its entirety».In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Lee Hsien Yang said that his father was opposed to monuments, adding that the move «disrespects Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy and values».Lee also acknowledged that the plan to preserve 38 Oxley Road «effectively rejects» his demolition application made in October last year.

Donald Trump is planning to send US troops to Mexico in the latest escalation against drug cartels.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has admitted his alcohol addiction was going to 'kill' him as he is haunted by the 'regret' of walking out on his first wife and baby daughter.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of undermining the country’s consensus-based constitutional process, warning that unilateral amendments risk destabilizing Somalia’s fragile political system.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Security forces in the Galmudug regional administration have arrested six men accused of killing an 80-year-old woman and wounding her son in a clan-related attack that has stirred widespread outrage across Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s rollout of a nationwide electronic visa (e-visa) system has sparked a growing dispute between the federal government and regional authorities after multiple travelers were denied entry or charged extra fees despite holding valid visas issued in Mogadishu.

[RFI] The fall of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, has become a turning point in Sudan's war. Last week, after an 18-month siege, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the city, leaving thousands dead or displaced and many civilians still trapped. RFI spoke to an analyst who warns Sudan could now be on the brink of a split between east and west.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan National Karate team won 11 medals, including two gold medals, at the World Championship taking place in Matsuyama, Japan, since Saturday.

CCTV footage exclusively obtained by the Daily Mail allegedly shows a man believed to be Anthony Williams entering Ritzy Barbers on Friday evening at 7.14pm.

Ex-Kilkenny hurler, DJ Carey, 54, pleaded guilty in July to 10 counts of inducing people to give him money after fraudulently claiming to have cancer.