A Calgary bylaw requiring businesses to charge a minimum bag fee and only provide single-use items when requested has officially been tossed.

Chhattisgarh's final Lok Sabha polls saw 67% voter turnout. Tragedies, EVM glitches, and high candidate count marked the election. The state anticipates improved performance from BJP and Congress.

CBI arrested two in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, for human trafficking to Russia-Ukraine war zone. FIR lists 17 visa consultancy companies. Indian youths promised jobs, then passports confiscated, pushed into war zone.

Bipasa missing in Bihar polls. Unemployment, health, education crucial. Bijli-Pani-Sadak issues resolved. Nitish Kumar-led NDA/Grand Alliance improved road, water, power access. Voters emphasize jobs, healthcare, education. 60% voters in 2021 polls.

Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels told a riveted jury about her alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in a Lake Tahoe hotel room.

The porn star will testify about the $130,000 she received to keep quiet about her alleged affair with the former president.

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

The courtroom confrontation Tuesday was the first face-to-face encounter between Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump in years.

Footage from dozens of security cameras in the area of Drake’s Bridle Path mansion could be the key to identifying the suspect responsible for shooting and seriously injuring a security guard outside the rapper’s sprawling home early Tuesday morning, a former Toronto homicide detective says.

The federal government is granting British Columbia's request to recriminalize hard drugs in public spaces, nearly two weeks after the province asked to end its pilot project early over concerns of public drug use.

Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels told a riveted jury about her alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in a Lake Tahoe hotel room.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Approximately 200 migrants, predominantly from Somalia and Ethiopia, have been liberated from a trafficking group in a southeastern Libyan town, according to army spokesperson Walid Alorafi. The raid conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) uncovered migrants, including women, children, and the elderly, showing signs of torture and injuries from gunshots.

A new ten-year agreement between Somalia and Turkey, signed on 8 February 2024, entrusts Ankara with the support of Somalia’s maritime security by building, modernising and training its naval forces and facilities and conducting joint air, land and sea operations around Somalia’s 3,333km coastline.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The UN World Food Program (WFP) is urgently seeking $228 million to extend its humanitarian efforts in Somalia, aiming to tackle severe food insecurity and malnutrition that currently afflict millions. The funding is crucial for the period between April to September of this year, with $208 million required for life-saving interventions.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his inauguration Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Federal Aviation Administration is probing Boeing over skipping mandatory inspections and falsifying records about them Read Full Article at RT.com

The March visit by a US delegation to Niger only made matters worse for Washington – and this is why Read Full Article at RT.com

Video circulating on social media showed a pair of drones taking out an Abrams tank the US had supplied to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Some Romani people have been abusing temporary protection granted by Switzerland to refugees from Ukraine, local media report Read Full Article at RT.com

[RFI] The United States has called on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Kinshasa and the US accuse Kigali of meddling in DRC's affairs.

Reverend Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir was elected bishop of Iceland today.

RIYADH: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has launched the Ajeer Al-Hajj service for this year’s Hajj season. The initiative allows businesses to engage a temporary workforce through seasonal contracts during the Hajj period. The ministry is encouraging Saudis and expatriate residents interested in working at the holy sites during the Hajj season to upload their CVs on the Ajeer portal, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday received a phone call from his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The Saudi Press Agency said both ministers discussed bilateral ties and issues of common interest.

RIYADH: The Charity Society for Orphans Care in Riyadh has launched two initiatives to improve the lives of orphaned girls and single mothers. Mohammed bin Saad Al-Muharib, general manager of the society, also known as Ensan, said the first of the schemes, titled Enayah (care), would benefit 30 primary school age children, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The program will run for a full academic year and include a range of activities with psychological, spiritual, linguistic, social, health and economic dimensions.

RIYADH: The Heritage Commission kicked off day one of the International Workshop on Industrial Heritage in the JAX district to promote awareness of industrial heritage, its preservation, and diversification.  The workshop, which runs from May 7 to May 8 in Diriyah, will cover topics such as industrial heritage on a global scale, industrial heritage within the Kingdom, and case studies of the revitalization and restoration of industrial heritage sites. 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that violators of Hajj regulations and instructions without a permit during the period June 2- 20 will be punished. Citizens, residents, and visitors to the Kingdom caught violating Hajj regulations and instructions without a permit in Makkah, the area around the Grand Mosque, Hajj sites, the Haramain station in Al-Rusayfah, security control centers, sorting centers, and temporary security control centers during the specified period will be fined SR 10,000 ($2,666).

The Belarusian leader stressed that the combat readiness inspection is solely of a defensive nature

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