During a police interview, Ashenafei Demissie, 53, blamed five-year-old Fareed Amir for making the car jump forward saying he touched an external sensor.

Rachel Reeves accused Nigel Farage of only wanting white people to get welfare after he warned Labour's policy will benefit 'huge numbers of foreign-born people'.

LIVEBLOG: Follow the latest updates as Storm Goretti - the first named storm of 2026 - threatens to blanket much of the UK with heavy snow while wind and rain warnings remain in place.

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has once again drawn positive reactions from customers after sending the year-end interest credit, with many praising the bank for rewarding loyalty and consistent saving throughout 2025. The response followed an announcement on the Bank’s official Facebook page, informing customers that all applicable interest would be credited to savings […] The post NBM plc year-end interest credit excites customers appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Also Russian air defense forces shot down 142 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the past day

Gulyas warned that Budapest would not take part in implementing plans agreed upon by Kiev and Brussels under these conditions

The American leader noted that this operation “destroyed the entire Carter administration"

The key provision of the document is «the deployment of certain ‘multinational forces’ on Ukrainian territory», noted Maria Zakharova

The United States is required to ensure humane and dignified treatment of Russian citizens and not create obstacles to their speedy return to their homeland

The Enforcement Directorate accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of obstructing a money-laundering probe into a coal smuggling syndicate. The ED claims Banerjee, accompanied by police, entered a residence and I-PAC office, seizing documents and electronic devices. Banerjee rejected the allegations, calling the searches politically motivated and an attempt to seize TMC's election strategy.

China's arms exports faced a significant setback as its weapons, including air defence systems like the HQ-9 and JY-27A radar, proved ineffective during India's Operation Sindoor and a recent Venezuelan operation. These incidents highlighted a technological gap, with Russian-supplied missiles also failing to perform. The failures have damaged China's reputation as a reliable arms supplier.

Remember the toasty, parching heat of mid-2025?With mean temperature at 29.3 deg C, June was Singapore's hottest month of 2025, tying with 1997 as the warmest June on record, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said on Thursday (Jan 8).And the warm weather continued into the following month where July's monthly mean temperature came in at 29.1 deg C, making it the second warmest month in 2025 and the second warmest July since temperature records started in 1929.«2025 was the eighth warmest year for Singapore, and we experienced our warmest June and November on record,» stated MSS.The monthly mean temperature in November was 28.2 deg C, and the hottest day recorded at Changi climate station in 2025 was on Oct 28 when the daily maximum temperature reached 35.9 deg C.

In the immediate aftermath of the US' intervention in Venezuela, some analysts were quick to opine that the attack will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea. However, political analysts AsiaOne spoke disagreed with this take, stating that they do not expect China to take a similar course of action on Taiwan or elsewhere — at least not in the short-term. US Special Forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores early on Saturday (Jan 3) and subsequently flew them to the US — where Maduro was indicted on charges including including narco-terrorism and Flores charged with cocaine importation. 

In recent months, there has been an increase in foreign nationals coming to Iceland, posing as tourists but then being caught selling drugs.

The former CPS prosecutor was once labelled a 'vigilante mum' after tracking down and chasing muggers who targeted some of her seven children.

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spoke last night, four days after the US president's extraordinary operation to oust Venezuela's dictator.

This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to build bridges. The panellists and the books they choose to champion will be revealed on Jan. 22.

Recent thefts raise a question about the effectiveness of removing front licence plates.

Thousands of students with disabilities across the province are experiencing a “break in services” because of a lack of resources. There were nearly 1,500 students in 2021. By 2025, it had climbed to more than 3,400 students.

Icelandic authorities were informed in advance that there was a possibility the Russian oil tanker Marinera would be stopped within Icelandic jurisdiction.

An unprecedented surge of interest has greeted the race for Malawi’s most sensitive law-enforcement post, with no fewer than 50 candidates throwing their hats into the ring for the position of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General—an unmistakable signal of how high-stakes and politically loaded the job has become. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs […] The post Stampede for ACB Top Job as Experts Warn Against Political Meddling appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi has stunned the global scientific community after United States researchers discovered evidence that people living around Hora Mountain in Mzimba were practicing cremation nearly 9,500 years ago—thousands of years earlier than previously believed anywhere in Africa. The discovery, described by international scientists as extraordinary, places Malawi at the centre of a major breakthrough in […] The post Malawi Rewrites Human History as US Scientists Uncover 9,500-Year-Old Cremation in Mzimba appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board is finally beginning to see tangible results from its long-running push to enforce loan repayments, recovering more than K1.2 billion from former student beneficiaries in the 2024/2025 financial year. Board officials say the recovery marks a significant shift in accountability and signals growing compliance among graduates from […] The post Student Loans Board Turns the Corner, Recovers K1.2 Billion as Repayment Culture Takes Root appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

After Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, leaving destruction and grief in its wake, Jamar and Natassia Wright stepped into schools with a different kind of relief effort – not rebuilding walls but restoring balance, motivation, and emotional...

In response to the widespread impact of Hurricane Melissa, Worthy Park Estate Limited has launched “Powered by Rum-Bar”, a community relief initiative aimed at restoring livelihoods and connectivity in some of the island’s hardest-hit areas. Led...

WESTERN BUREAU: Isat Buchanan, Opposition member of parliament for Portland Eastern, has issued a forceful defence of Jamaica’s democracy, warning that no external force should interfere in the will of the Jamaican people, while underscoring the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has delivered one of his most pointed declarations on sovereignty and democratic accountability, telling Maroons that his authority flows directly from the people and must be exercised in their...

Le lancement de la formation des formateurs pour le recensement général de la Population et des Logements (RGPL) a eu lieu ce vendredi 2 janvier 2026 à Libreville, précisément au Prytanée militaire. Louise Pierrette Mvono, ministre de la Planification et de la Prospective s'est rendue sur les lieux pour échanger avec l'ensemble des 224 participants, qui trois (3) jours durant, vont renforcer leurs capacités sur le plan technique. La membre du gouvernement a tenu à faire le déplacement (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON