UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres supports UNSC reform to mirror current global dynamics, acknowledging India's growing influence. While the decision on permanent membership rests with member states, India actively seeks a seat, emphasizing its qualifications. The UN also voices concerns about rising global protectionism and its detrimental effects on global development and economic stability.

Paranormal activity, natural phenomenon or artificial intelligence (AI)? Sightings of purple glowing spheres around Singapore had gone viral on TikTok recently, with the orbs being seen bouncing around Tampines, Yishun and Pasir Ris.«Mystery solved: Seen these purple ball lightning videos online? That was us,» said fintech-company YouTrip, in an Instagram post on Monday (Sept 22), adding that the videos were all part of marketing promotions.The first TikTok clip surfaced on Sept 19, with dash dashcam footage from a car capturing a luminescent purple orb bouncing across the street in Tampines.

Transport operator SMRT has filed a police report against a man who was caught drinking water in front of a «no drinking or eating» sign on board a train. In a video shared on Instagram on Sunday (Sept 21), the man was seen standing in front of the gantry at Chinese Garden MRT station holding a bottle of water. «Everyone knows it is prohibited to drink on Singapore trains, but today, let's do a challenge where I'll drink water on the MRT train,» the man said in Mandarin.The video then shows him inside a train cabin, pointing to a «no drinking or eating» sign, which indicates a $500 fine.After seemingly checking his surroundings, the man, believed to be a foreigner, opens his bottle of water and takes a gulp before nodding and giving a thumbs up.Towards the end of the video, on the Outram Park MRT platform, the man holds up his bottle and claims that his actions prove one can drink freely on Singapore trains.

New parliamentarian Jeffrey Siow has gotten less sleep since his election as MP for Choa Chu Kang GRC in this year's General Election, and subsequent appointment to the Cabinet.The Acting Minister for Transport quipped in Parliament on Monday (Sept 22): «My daughter has observed that my eyebags have their own eyebags.»Siow was speaking at the debate on the President's Address, where he opened up at the beginning of his address on how life has changed since he entered politics.«I have less time to play football with my friends on Sundays. And even when I do, I am the most polite of players. When I get kicked at the back of my leg, I am the first to say, 'sorry, sorry',» he described.What keeps him going is his family, he said, thanking his wife, brother, children and his mother — who chips in by volunteering at his Meet-the-People sessions.«My family makes me feel that I am part of a team,» Siow added.[[nid:723011]]

Les master classes de Fabrice Di Falco et de Julien Leleu, les deux créateurs du concours des voix des Outre-mer, débutent ce lundi 22 septembre au conservatoire artistique de Polynésie française. Durant trois jours, six chanteurs polynésiens auront la chance de suivre leurs enseignements. La finale locale du concours aura lieu ce mercredi 24 septembre à 20 heures, au petit théâtre de la maison de la culture. À la clé pour le gagnant ou la gagnante : une place pour la grande finale nationale prévue en janvier 2026.

A pall of gloom now hangs over a Westmoreland community where a three-year-old boy was electrocuted at his home. The police have identified him as Tamani Flemmings of Nile district, Westmoreland. Reports are that about 9 a.m. the child got...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith says the Jamaican man who was deported by the US to Eswatini is now back home in Jamaica. Orville Etoria, was deported to Eswatini in July and held in a maximum-security prison in the African...

Turkey was excluded from the F-35 development program in 2019, when it opted to purchase Russia’s S-400 air defense systems

«The effective conduct of diplomatic relations with the new state of Palestine will be carried out once the objectives of the New York Declaration have been achieved,» Bart De Wever stated

Within a week, international leaders are set to discuss key global challenges

According to the statement, Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government

A process server was arrested at Travis Kelce's home while attempting to serve Taylor Swift deposition papers from Justin Baldoni's legal team.

Two decades after these snaps showing the Duchess of York posing with Epstein's staff, Fergie's reputation has taken a body blow following new revelations.

I have worked with, and written about, politicians for more than 35 years.

Sir Henry Ropner, 43, who reportedly dated Kate Middleton when she and William briefly split, has agreed a deal to lease 113-acres of land to build a solar farm in North Yorkshire.

The boyfriend of a missing British yachtswoman Sam Hesop - who disappeared in 2021 - has broken his silence.

Rachel Reeves has hailed the scheme getting the go-ahead from the government, saying it means 'thousands more jobs and billions more in investment'.

La communauté crossfit de Tahiti s’est illustrée avec panache lors du Wodapalooza SoCal 2025, l’un des grands rendez-vous de la discipline aux États-Unis. 17 athlètes tahitiens, accompagnés de leurs proches, ont pris part à trois jours d’épreuves intenses (deux WOD par jour), du 19 au 21 septembre, face à des compétiteurs venus du monde entier. Quatre podiums au total pour nos Tahitiens et de belles performances au classement dans les différentes catégories.

US comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to air on ABC’s broadcast network on Tuesday, following a week-long suspension Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has stated his nation could down any Russian aircraft violating its airspace Read Full Article at RT.com

Une cérémonie pour se souvenir et rendre hommage : les autorités du Pays et de l’État étaient présentes à Nuutania, ce lundi, pour saluer la mémoire des agents pénitentiaires tués et blessés en service, et surtout de Pierre Hoatua dit « Pau », tué lors de la mutinerie du 14 janvier 1978.

Une licence pour répondre aux besoins du Pays : c’est l’ambition de la filière Sciences de la transition écologique et sociétale. Ils sont une vingtaine d’étudiants à avoir choisi ce cursus cette année. Des jeunes impliqués, qui ont fait leur rentrée en première année ce lundi, à l’Université de la Polynésie française.

The UN chief Antonio Guterres called the current situation «intolerable» and «deteriorating by the hour»

«A one-sided discussion held on a Jewish holiday is yet more proof of the UN’s hypocrisy,» Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations Danny Danon said

15 munitions of various types were fired from Ukraine in the direction of Gorlovka and Donetsk in the DPR

In particular, drones were destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga and Kursk Regions

Playing for PSG last season, Ousmane Dembele, 28, led his club to win the French championship, the French Cup and the UEFA Champions League

Investigators assigned to the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) of the police force seized more than 1900 pounds of ganja during an operation in Dumfries, St Thomas on Sunday. The Jamaica Constabulary Force's Corporate...

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew South Police Division have listed 37-year-old Samuel Brown, otherwise known as Shooter or Mark, of Four Forty Drive, Kingston 11, as wanted for the murder of 49-year-old Oneil Mullings of Thompson View Avenue,...

The country’s president announced the decision a day after a similar decision was made by the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian fighter jets have never crossed into the Baltic nation’s skies, deputy UN envoy Dmitry Polyansky told the Security Council Read Full Article at RT.com