Russia and India are set to hold talks in June on potential visa-free travel for groups of tourists Read Full Article at RT.com

Senegal’s prime minister has criticized French military bases in the country, claiming they occupy a third of the Dakar region Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev needs up to 130 modern aircraft from the West, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Kiev regime’s attempt to use a fixed-wing drone to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in Russia was foiled, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement

According to the broadcaster, the raids are being carried out in a town south of the city of Qalqilya, a town west of the city of Salfit and settlements south and northwest of Nablus

Ukrainian media outlets reported explosions in the city of Mirgorod

Kiev has urged Washington to provide intelligence on targets on Russian territory to aid in cross-border strikes Read Full Article at RT.com

AAP MP Swati Maliwal, who was allegedly assaulted by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's personal aide Bibhav Kumar, has bruises over her left leg dorsal and right cheek, according to her medical report. This comes as Maliwal filed an FIR against Kumar for assaulting her at CM's residence on Monday. In the FIR, Maliwal claimed that Kumar hit her with «full force again and again» and she was «kicked and slapped seven to eight times».

The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) will undertake the construction of the Aldabra House at Providence and rebuild the research station on the Aldabra Atoll in the coming months to improve its services. The Royal Society, one of the oldest scientific societies in the world and also the United Kingdom's National Academy of Sciences, built the Aldabra research station during the colonial era, and work was completed in June 1971. The station is administered today by the SIF, a non-profit charitable organisation established as a public trust by the government of Seychelles in 1979. SIF manages and protects Seychelles' two UNESCO World Heritage Sites - the Aldabra Atoll and the Vallee de Mai Reserve on Praslin Island - the second most populated island. The chairperson of the SIF board of trustees, Bernard Georges, told reporters, «There is a need to rebuild the station as there has been erosion at the site, and we now have to move the building.» Another reason for rebuilding the station is that there has been an increase in the number of people now living and working on the Aldabra.   The chief executive of SIF, Dr Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, said while the Foundation is contemplating moving the station due to the effects of climate change, «research has shown that this is the most vibrant place to have the station on Aldabra.» She said SIF will be carefully analysing the situation before making concrete decisions on the move. Georges also spoke about the two settlements on Aldabra and said the old settlement was built when the island «was still being exploited for its wood fish and tortoises for employees to live in. Although it is now dilapidated, it can still be seen.» The Aldabra Atoll consists of four main islands, namely Picard, Polymnie, Malabar and Grande Terre. Another construction that SIF will be undertaking this year is the Aldabra House, which will be built at Providence on the main island of Mahe. The previous plan to build the Aldabra House was cancelled in 2019. With the board announcing that the project was being revisited, it is expected to be completed in 2025. «We want to give people who will not have the chance to visit Aldabra, the chance to experience it on Mahe,» said Georges. He added that the building is expected to be an «iconic structure, that will house the SIF headquarters as well as provide accommodation for staff who are usually based on Aldabra.» At the time of conception, it was estimated that it would cost SIF $15 million to complete the building. The CEO said, «Some money has already been set aside for the project, although we have also received some help from the CEPF Fund in the United States.» The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is the largest in the world focused on conserving the planet's most biologically diverse and threatened ecosystems. It mobilises local, regional, and international partners to protect what nature provides for free to their communities.

Ils menacent de démissionner sous dix jours. Les 26 chefs de service du CHPF réclament 500 millions de francs pacifiques pour le recrutement de personnels et 700 millions pour combler les besoins matériels. Le ministère de la santé promet 1,7 milliard pour cela et 1,9 milliard xpf pour le paiement des dettes.

Moscow has taken more territory in six weeks than Kiev in six months, even the pro-Ukrainian think tanks in Washington admit Read Full Article at RT.com

The West only exacerbates the conflict by allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory, Moscow has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Warsaw has instructed civil servants to take down crucifixes from the walls of the city hall Read Full Article at RT.com

India’s top diplomat has underscored the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “courageous” leadership in the country’s firm foreign policy Read Full Article at RT.com

SINGAPORE - Concrete pieces from the roof of a Marine Parade Housing Board flat fell off and damaged a car’s windscreen on May 15, prompting the estate’s town council to bring forward its inspection of the building facade for residents’ safety. In response to The Straits Times’ query, the Marine Parade Town Council said on Friday (May 17) that they were alerted to the incident at Block 47 Marine Crescent at about 7.25am on May 15. Staff were deployed to assess the area immediately, the town council said, adding that no one was injured. But the rear windscreen of a car parked near the block was damaged “due to the spalling concrete”, said the town council. “We have since reached out to the owner of the vehicle to provide further assistance,” it added. The town council said the affected area has been cleaned up and cordoned off, and it has arranged for the repairs of the external facade. The last inspection on the building facade was done about five years ago, the town council said, adding that such inspections are held once every seven years.

An altercation between a cyclist and a car driver, captured on video, has divided netizens. Dashcam camera footage from the incident, which apparently took place on Friday (May 17) morning, was posted to Facebook group SG Road Vigilante on the same afternoon with the caption «Altercation between a cyclist and a driver this Friday morning». In the footage, a cyclist riding his bicycle and a black BMW are seen turning the corner onto East Coast Service Road on the left and right lanes respectively. The BMW suddenly speeds up and switches to the left lane, cutting the cyclist off. This prompts the cyclist to speed up until he is beside the car's window and he is seen gesturing wildly, seemingly upset by the driver's actions.

Seychelles has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom's Hydrography Organisation to update its bathymetric charts. The new memorandum of understanding (MOU), which will further strengthen collaboration in hydrography, was signed on Friday by Patrick Andre, the principal secretary for Transport and UK's national hydrographer, Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh. After the signing, the Minister for Transport, Antony Derjacques, said this MOU «follows the decision by the Cabinet of Ministers in March to revive Seychelles' membership to the International Hydrography Organisation. The last update to the Seychelles' official hydrographic map was done back in 1976, so an update is highly necessary. The hydrographic layout is something that is constantly changing, so it needs to be documented.» A bathymetric chart depicts the submerged topography and physiographic features of ocean and sea bottoms and its primary purpose is to provide detailed depth contours of ocean topography as well as provide the size, shape and distribution of underwater features. According to the Ministry of Transport, a phase of this project began in January in the form of a survey and was done in collaboration with the UK government. Through a $3 million grant, the UK government facilitated comprehensive new surveys of Seychelles' waters, which was completed in the first quarter of this year. The deputy chief executive of the Seychelles Ports Authority, Egbert Moustache, said that the work being done to update the hydrographic charts of Seychelles will be very useful. «This is information that is needed for the port extension project. The old charts do not contain all the changes that have happened over the years. The channel will need to be dredged to allow for bigger boats for the extension but we won't be able to do that if we don't know what is there,» said Moustache. Derjaqcues clarified that the size of the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 1.4 million square kilometres means that not everything can be covered in the survey at the moment. Seychelles has asked that essential areas be completed first, such as around Mahe, Praslin, and La Digue, the three most populated islands, as well as areas with heavy traffic shipping trade lanes, especially around the Aldabra Atoll. The MOU also establishes a framework to enhance the existing commercial arrangements related to the sale of new charts. It can potentially lead to new income for Seychelles from the sale of bathymetric charts and establish a path for future revenue generation. «With this update in charts, Seychelles is expected to receive 12.5 percent of royalties on the sale of the charts that will be sold. We've also been made aware that there is a sum of money that has accumulated over the years from the sale of the previous chart that will be given to the Seychelles,» said Derjaqcues. He added that the money will be put towards establishing a hydrography unit and eventually a hydrography institute for Seychelles in the future.

The North Korean leader also pointed to «the need to build an overwhelming nuclear war deterrent in response to the security situation caused by the enemies' reckless intrigues»

The talks have reached an impasse because the parties to the conflict cannot agree on the conditions for the release of hostages, the Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported

Taiwan's army responded by deploying aircraft, ships and land-based anti-aircraft missile systems to monitor the targets

Several were injured as a result of strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp, Al Jazeera reported

According to Axios, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said at a meeting with ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions of 17 countries that Hamas has withdrawn from negotiations with Israel as it hopes to increase international pressure on the Jewish state by demanding an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip

Edmonton police officials laid out a detailed timeline Friday, regarding a pro-Palestinian encampment that formed at the University of Alberta and the police response when the university asked the camp to be cleared from campus.

In a report published Thursday, Public Health Ontario said the child was not vaccinated against the highly infectious respiratory virus. It's the first recorded death from measles in the province since 1989, as far back as Ontario's data goes.

A British Columbia man was airlifted to a Calgary hospital Thursday after fending off a grizzly bear attack on a mountainside in the Rocky Mountains near the B.C.-Alberta border, according to RCMP.

Après cinq jours de violentes émeutes, la Nouvelle-Calédonie vit une situation extrêmement tendue au niveau sanitaire et alimentaire notamment. La solidarité s'organise à Tahiti. Jeudi soir, un appel aux dons a été lancé à l'initiative d’Éric Malmezac. Vendredi matin, les premiers dons sont arrivés à Fare Ute.

Ten representatives of national youth groups have written to Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding urging bipartisan cooperation in transitioning Jamaica to a republic. In the letter, released to the media, the...

Educators who need additional support with Mathematics in their schools are being urged to reach out to the Ministry of Education and Youth for assistance and intervention. In an interview with JIS News, Mathematics Coordinator for the Education...

A man who was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly poured pesticide into another man's water tank was remanded when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. He is Devon Reid of Redwood district, St Catherine....

Thirty-seven-year-old Kareem Williams, a mechanic of Galloway Road, Kingston 13, has been charged after he allegedly used a phone to inflict a wound to a woman's head on May 14 in Duhaney Park, St Andrew. The Duhaney Park police say about...

La Nouvelle-Calédonie vient de connaître plusieurs nuits d'émeutes suite à l'adoption à l'Assemblée Nationale de la réforme du corps électoral. Le territoire avait tourné la page de la violence avec les accords de Matignon en 1988 et de Nouméa en 1998. Retour sur 40 ans d'histoire avec la chronologie des événements ; c'est le dossier de l'hebdo Outre-mer du 17 mai 2024 diffusé sur France 24.