[New Times] The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has continued to advance, with Friday, January 9, setting up epic quarter-final clashes.

[New Times] The United States has withdrawn from the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), the successor of a United Nations court that played a role in prosecuting masterminds of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[New Times] The value of Rwanda's exports fell sharply by 30.13 per cent year-on-year to $215 million (approximately Rwf313 billion) in November 2025, contributing to a widening trade deficit, according to the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR).

West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari has sent a legal notice to CM Mamata Banerjee, demanding proof for her allegations linking him and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the coal smuggling case. Adhikari stated he will pursue defamation proceedings if she fails to provide evidence within 72 hours.

Le 27e salon international de la plongée a ouvert ses portes jeudi à Paris, à la Porte de Versailles. Un rendez-vous incontournable en ce début d’année pour les plongeurs du monde entier. Pari les 400 exposants, Tahiti et ses îles continuent d’attirer les regards.

Dans 72 heures, les élèves retrouveront le chemin de l’école. Une rentrée qui se prépare activement, notamment à l’internat du lycée hôtelier de Tahiti et à l'école primaire Saint-Paul, Sainte-Thérèse.

Une dizaine de députés macronistes en déplacement en Nouvelle-Calédonie ont défendu vendredi une application rapide de l'accord de Bougival et du dégel du corps électoral, à l'issue d'une mission de cinq jours sur le territoire, dans un contexte post-émeutes toujours fragile.

Après une saison 2025 réussie, le champion de France de javelot Félisé Vahai Sosaia entame une nouvelle année sous le signe de l’exigence. Entre entraînements rigoureux et stage international en Afrique du Sud, l’athlète de 26 ans peaufine sa technique pour rejoindre les meilleurs lanceurs mondiaux.

Le Japon donne dimanche le coup d'envoi de ce qu'il présente comme la première tentative au monde d'exploiter des terres rares en haute mer à 6 000 mètres de profondeur, dans l'espoir de réduire sa dépendance à l'égard de la Chine pour ses approvisionnements en ces matériaux cruciaux.

Transparency International Vanuatu (TIV) has warned that continued passport sales, the handling of related revenues, and the non-release of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report into the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission and related programmes could negatively affect Vanuatu’s Corruption Perceptions Index…

The prime suspect in the armed robbery at the Port Vila International Airport Cargo Terminal is scheduled to appear before the Magistrates Court on 15 January. He remains under an arrest warrant and is under strict police guard at the…

After more than 43 years of what they describe as silence, neglect, and broken promises, the customary landowners of Metenesel have publicly accused Metenesel Estates Ltd (MEL) and government officials of long-standing mismanagement, unpaid rent, and governance failures involving their…

Leaders from Melip village in South Malekula have voiced frustration over Vanuatu’s amended Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis law, arguing that communities previously criminalised for cannabis use and cultivation are now being excluded from the new, regulated industry.

The UK has unveiled plans to spend $270 million equipping troops it plans to send to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has rejected the idea of ordering a mission to abduct Russian President Vladimir Putin Read Full Article at RT.com

With buildings on fire, cars overturned and cries of 'death to the dictator' in the streets, the country's Supreme Leader was said to be making plans to leave.

Over the past few days, the agonising grief of the victim's parents has tipped into fury directed at the ski resort bar's French owners Jacques and Jessica Moretti.

Benefits claimants signed off work with mental health problems are even offered free cannabis consultations and up to 20 per cent off their monthly weed prescription.

The actor, 68, best known for his roles in The West Wing and Field of Dreams, is facing two wounds of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.

Newly released video shows the moment Renee Nicole Good taunted the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot her dead.

SINGAPORE –  A firefighter was taken to Changi General Hospital after experiencing heat exhaustion while fighting a fire that broke out in Tampines on Jan 9.About 100 people were evacuated from Block 29 Tampines Street 86 as a precaution after the fire broke out in a bedroom on the 15th floor.In a Facebook post on Jan 9, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it had been alerted to the fire at 9.05pm.No one was inside the unit at the time of the fire, said SCDF.«Firefighters conducted forcible entry into the smoke-filled unit and extinguished the fire with two water jets,» it added.The fire was largely confined to the bedroom, and its cause is under investigation, said SCDF.In its post, SCDF advised people to extinguish lighted materials, such as candles, before leaving home. They should also not leave cooking unattended or overload power sockets, and should switch off the electrical supply when it is not in use.[[nid:727638]]

Even after the anguish of two miscarriages in their mid-30s, Singaporean couple Sam, 37 and Jo, 41, clung on to the hope that they would one day start a family.They explored alternative means to realise their  dream of parenthood — including in vitro-fertilisation.When the idea of adoption came up three years ago, nothing deterred them — even when it can be costly and tedious. «Regardless whether it’s a biological child or adopted child, we will still love the baby as our own,» said Sam, who is in the finance industry. After completing a series of steps by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), including interviews and background checks that assessed their suitability for adoption, the couple contacted a Singapore-based child adoption agency, which later matched them with a baby from Indonesia.Love at first sight A long-distance video call in August 2023 was the first time they saw the then two-month-old baby, which according to Sam had won him over.«For me, it was love at first sight,» he said. «I remembered how he smiled. He didn’t cry the moment he saw us.»

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said the EU should start talking to Russia, suggesting appointing a special envoy for Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video compilation of FPV drone strikes on Ukrainian armor and troops in Donbass Read Full Article at RT.com