The German economy will remain in stagnation for the rest of 2024, according to Bundesbank   Read Full Article at RT.com

Britain’s national debt has reached the size of the country’s GDP, according to the Office for National Statistics Read Full Article at RT.com

Nebraska is one of two states that award some of its electoral votes by congressional district. A vote from the Omaha area is part of Harris’s easiest path to victory.

The Secret Service is responsible for security failures that led to the July 13 attack against Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., according to a new report.

Lundi 16 septembre 2024, le Ministère de la Culture, de la Jeunesse, des Sports et des Arts procédait à l'ouverture de l'atelier sur la convention de la Haye de 1954 et son deuxième protocole de 1999 portant sur la protection des Biens Culturels en cas de conflit armé. Ce vendredi 20 septembre 2024, date de fin de l'atelier, le Ministre de la Culture, de la Jeunesse, des Sports et des Arts, Dr André Jacques Augand, a procédé au dévoilement du Bouclier bleu sur trois sites retenus : la (...) - ARTS & CULTURE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

For the last seven-and-half months, Toronto resident Heather McArthur has been living out what she describes as her 'worst nightmare.' On Feb. 7, her then three-year-old son Jacob along with his father Loc Phu 'Jay' Le departed for what was supposed to be a week-long visit to Vietnam to celebrate the Lunar New Year with family, McArthur says.

A 15-year-old boy who was the subject of an emergency alert in New Brunswick has been arrested.

The search for a missing six-year-old boy in Shamattawa is continuing Friday as RCMP hope recent tips can help lead to a happy conclusion.

Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole a Porche and then ran over its owner in an incident that was captured on video.

Three men were injured after a man armed with a knife entered a Montreal-area Islamic cultural centre Friday afternoon.

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A Russia Foreign Ministry official met with a Nigerien envoy and discussed tackling the decade-long problem of Sahel terrorism Read Full Article at RT.com

Female representatives from BRICS member states have taken part in a major women’s forum in St. Petersburg Read Full Article at RT.com

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The Russian foreign minister also drew attention to the growth of trade in national currencies between Russia and other countries

According to the top Russian diplomat, for many decades, since the times of the Soviet Union, since the 1970s, Moscow has been establishing mutually beneficial cooperation in gas supplies

It includes the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan and other states

The IDF has also intensified the hostilities in the northern direction and started carrying out massive airstrikes at Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

Ibrahim Aqil was appointed to replace Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburb of Beirut on July 30

The police have received footage from passers-by who drove along Krýsuvíkurvegur Road, between Vallahverfi district in Hafnarfjörður and Vigdísarvallavegur Road on September 15 between 13 and 18, the same day a ten-year-old girl died there. The girl's father is suspected of having taken her life.

Israeli public broadcaster Kan said on Friday around 150 rockets were fired from Lebanon across the border. Israeli ambulance service said there were no immediate reports of casualties.

MAILONLINE BLOG: Recap our coverage from the Reform UK conference in Birmingham where party MPs Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Richard Tice will give speeches to delegates.

Speaking to 4,000 of his party's activists at the National Exhibition Centre, the 60-year-old pulled out his glasses as he swiped at the PM.

Auriol Grey is now 'recalibrating back into the community' after going through 'untold pain' after her year behind bars following the death of retired midwife Celia Ward.

Vasily Nebenzya stressed that Russia was waiting for the UN to «send a clear signal to Western donors regarding the need to lift unilateral illegal sanctions and actively support long-term development reconstruction»

The foreign minister still assured that Russia possesses weapons «that will have serious implications for the handlers of the Ukrainian regime»

The MOEX index rose by 0.85%, to 2,782.35 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS index rose by 0.97%, to 946.7 points

The top Russian diplomat noted that he had good relations with many of his Israeli counterparts

The Russian foreign minister stressed that, despite the continued dependence of many economies on the dollar, the risk of this phenomenon has already been recognized

As of May 1, 2025, Seychelles will gradually phase out the usage of cheques in financial transactions as the country looks to move towards a more digitalised financial system. This decision was taken after the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) saw a decline in the number of financial transactions through cheques while those through digital channels were on the rise. This will be done through a phased approach where commercial banks and Seychelles Credit Union (SCU) will stop issuing cheque books for individuals as of January 1, 2025. The deadline for banks to stop accepting cheques from individuals is May 1, 2025. Additionally, commercial banks and Seychelles Credit Union (SCU) will stop issuing cheque books for non-individuals as of January 1, 2026, and will stop accepting cheques from non individuals from May 1, 2026. The director for financial inclusion and market conduct at CBS, Liz Julienne, told reporters that in 2023, approximately 600,000 cheques were used in transactions. In comparison, those through card and Seychelles Electronic Funds Transfer (SEFT), were over 10 million. Julienne explained that during their observations, they had noticed several issues associated with the use of cheques. «One of these issues is that some people use cheques as a credit facility. By that I mean that someone can pay for a commodity using a cheque, knowing they do not have that money in their account, but the cheque is used as a delaying tactic, to allow the person to find that money and deposit it in the account, before the cheque itself is deposited by the seller,» she explained. Julienne said this has caused a lot of problems as many times the cheque bounces and this has caused many retailers to stop accepting cheques as payment for the goods. Before taking this decision, CBS says that they had numerous conversations and consultations with the private and public sector, and other businesses, and from that, a number of concerns were identified. The concerns included the risk of financial exclusion for certain segments of the population who are reliant upon this type of transaction, insufficiently reliable digital options, fees and charges associated with using digital financial solutions. It also includes the cost of the internet and mobile devices to access these solutions, as well as the possibility that it increases the usage of cash, which is contrary to what CBS wants to achieve. The CBS said it continually works with various partners to ensure that all these concerns are addressed so that these transitions can be as smooth as possible. According to statistics presented by the CBS, most local banks have alternative payment solutions to cope with this phasing out process. All eight banks operating in the country have Internet banking platforms for individuals and businesses, although not all of them at the moment have debit cards, mobile apps or point of sale (POS) machines. «The reason we have decided to talk about this now even if the changes will take effect next year, is because we want the individuals and businesses to enter into a conversation with their banks now so that they can find out what other solutions are available to them,» added Julienne. She emphasised that even if someone receives a cheque before May 1, 2025, and goes to the bank to deposit or cash after that date, it will not be accepted.

Comoros President Azali Assoumani on Thursday chaired a cabinet meeting in his first public appearance since being wounded in a knife attack last week, government footage showed. Assoumani is seen in the video with a thick bandage on the left side of his forehead, smiling as he got into a car and arriving at the presidential compound. He greeted advisors and ministers before sitting at the end of the cabinet table where he looked through files. AFP correspondents saw the president's motorcade enter the presidential compound, but reporters were not allowed in. The 65-year-old president had not been seen since September 13 when he was wounded by a soldier during the funeral of a religious leader in Salimani-Itsandra on the outskirts of the capital Moroni. The government said his wounds were «not serious» and that he was fine. But his unusual absence from the Mawlid religious celebrations in Moroni, an important event in the small Indian Ocean archipelago of around 870,000 people who mostly practise Islam, raised questions. One of Assoumani's advisors and a diplomat told AFP, on condition of anonymity, that the Comoros leader had cancelled his attendance at the UN General Assembly, due to begin in New York on September 22 -- an event he rarely misses. The president «has regained his full form, as proof he chaired the council of ministers», government spokesperson Fatima Ahamada told reporters outside the presidential palace on Thursday after the meeting. It was «on the recommendation of his doctor» that he had not taken part in the Mawlid festivities, she added. «I can assure you that he is doing very well physically and mentally. It's the bandage on his head that's bothering him... aesthetically,» Msaidie Houmed, Assoumani's political adviser, had told AFP on Wednesday when asked about the reasons for his absence. «It's the same Azali we had before» the attack, he said. The government previously declined to detail the president's injuries, saying only that he had needed «stitches to his scalp». A witness to the attack, who declined to give his name, told AFP: «The assailant was like a madman, he threw himself at the head of state», who was on a terrace in the home of the deceased religious leader. «He first attacked him with a knife before beating him up,» he said. «Without the person who intervened, I strongly believe that the head of state would not have escaped.» - No autopsy - On the day after the attack Public Prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid announced that the 24-year-old soldier, who had been immediately arrested, was found dead in prison that morning in unclear circumstances. Investigations have been opened into the president's attack and the man's cause of death, the prosecutor said. He said the body had been immediately handed over to the family, suggesting that no autopsy was requested by the public prosecutor's office. The government spokesperson refused to comment on the circumstances around the assailant's death. But «his death undermines the investigation» into the attack against the president, which must «determine whether (this) is not the result of a conspiracy», Ahamada said. Assoumani, a former military ruler who came to power in a coup in 1999, was re-elected president in January after a disputed vote that was followed by two days of deadly protests. He has been accused of growing authoritarianism. In August, he granted new powers to his son, in a move that critics said was a step towards consolidating the family's rule over the small African island nation. Nour El Fath Azali, who is Assoumani's eldest son, was appointed secretary general of Comoros in July. The new powers mean he must approve all decrees issued by ministers and governors. Critics say that it elevates his role to that of de facto prime minister. © Agence France-Presse

World leaders will descend on the United Nation's New York HQ from Sunday for the organization's annual signature gathering against an explosive backdrop of raging wars, growing populism and diplomatic deadlock. The war in Gaza, soaring Middle East tensions, famine conditions in Sudan's civil war and the grinding conflict in Ukraine are among the rancorous issues on the agenda of the presidents and prime ministers attending the General Assembly's high-level week -- the UN's showpiece event. But UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres insisted this week that the world would be able to «avoid moving to World War Three.» «What we are witnessing is a multiplication of conflicts and the sense of impunity,» Guterres said at a briefing. The gathering «could not come in a more critical and more challenging moment,» said Washington's UN envoy Linda Thomas-Greenfield. «The list of crises and conflicts that demand attention and action only seem to grow and grow... it's easy to fall into cynicism. »But we can't afford to do that.« It is unclear what if anything the grand gathering, the World Cup of diplomacy, can achieve for the millions mired in conflict and poverty globally. With Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian, due to attend, »Gaza will obviously be the most prominent of these conflicts in terms of what leaders are saying,« said Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group. He suggested the set piece diplomatic speeches and posturing would »not actually make a great deal of difference to events on the ground.« The war in Gaza began after Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, which ultimately resulted in the deaths of more than 1,200 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. More than 41,272 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza since the war began, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. The UN has acknowledged these figures as reliable. Fears are high that the conflict could boil over into Lebanon, where a series of deadly explosions apparently targeted Hezbollah's communications this week. Israel has yet to comment. The action in New York begins Sunday with a »Summit of the Future,« Guterres' flagship attempt to get ahead of challenges that will face the world in coming years. - Tackle war 'right now' - World leaders, expected to include India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will attend to adopt a pact on how to confront the most pressing issues going forward. Despite intense negotiations and Guterres calling on leaders to show »courage,« the draft text has been panned by observers as badly lacking in ambition. »One of the risks, and it's more than a risk, (is) that the Summit of the Future may look like the summit of the past, and in the best-case scenario, the summit of the present,« said another diplomat.» Guterres insists the summit has value, saying that «international challenges are moving faster than our ability to solve them.» «We see out of control, geopolitical divisions and runaway conflicts, not least in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and beyond, runaway climate change, runaway inequalities... and our institutions simply can't keep up,» he said. The ICRC's UN representative Laetitia Courtois said it was vital that conflict was tackled «right now,» not as «an objective for the next generation.» The summit will be followed by the high-level week at which the UN's 193 members will address each other, kicking off with Brazil. That will be followed by the United States, with President Joe Biden due to speak -- likely on ceasefire talks in Gaza, among other issues. The leaders of China and Russia will be absent as in past years, but Britain's Keir Starmer, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be present. Zelensky was the star attraction in 2023, but one diplomat said he would struggle to stay in the spotlight this year as he presents his «plan for victory.» Ahead of the gala events, a security ring of steel was being erected around the UN's riverfront HQ and local people and businesses braced for traffic paralysis caused by the endless VIP motorcades and street closures. © Agence France-Presse  

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