Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut criticized the BJP's delay in appointing Maharashtra's Chief Minister despite its majority win. He questioned the party's reliance on Delhi for decision-making, contrasting it with Shiv Sena's past autonomy. Raut confirmed Sena (UBT)'s commitment to the MVA alliance despite internal discussions about contesting independently.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as «anti-secular» and detrimental to Muslim rights during the West Bengal Assembly session. She condemned the lack of prior discussion with state governments. The Lok Sabha extended the joint panel's review of the bill until the 2025 Budget session's conclusion, despite opposition calls for broader stakeholder input.

Researchers came to their conclusion after analysing health and ultra processed food intake data from over 18,000 people taking part in long term study on nutrition.

To the handful of neighbours with whom he shared a wooded hillside above the stunning Conwy Valley with views into the foothills of Snowdonia, he was known as Danny.

Some residents in Punggol were startled by the sight of bloodstains at the staircases and void deck on Tuesday (Nov 26) evening.  A fight allegedly broke out among a group of youths at Block 622B Punggol Central at about 8pm, reported Shin Min Daily News.  A resident surnamed Huang told 8world that he was waiting for the lift when he saw three men and one woman at the void deck.  One of the men was bleeding profusely from the neck, and his blood was dripping onto the floor.  «I got a little nervous because I didn't know what happened to him,» said Huang, who estimated the men to be in their 20s.  The resident saw the group walking towards the nearby coffee shop, but did not know where they were headed.  Huang said he's lived in Punggol for 14 years but has not seen anything like this happen before.  A resident, who only wanted to be known as Mrs Ye, told Shin Min that she spotted an ambulance and police cars parked below the block. Several police officers were also seen walking around the area, before cordoning off a sizable area of the void deck.

La presse congolaise est en deuil. Jemimah Mambara Mogwo, journaliste de la Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise (RTNC), a succombé à ses blessures ce dimanche 24 novembre 2024 à l'Hôpital du Cinquantenaire, après une violente attaque perpétrée par des bandits armés, communément appelés kuluna, la semaine passée à Kinshasa. Un drame vécu sur fond d'insécurité urbaine. Selon les informations recueillies, la journaliste venait de quitter son poste à la RTNC après avoir présenté une (...) - INTERNATIONAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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Hargeisa (HOL) — In Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa, the streets are quieter now. The celebrations that followed Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi «Irro's» landslide election victory on November 13 have faded, leaving a nation to face its realities. Irro's 64% triumph ended 14 years of Kulmiye party rule and ushered in a new chapter for the unrecognized state, long hailed as a beacon of democracy in the Horn of Africa.

A controversial American live-streamer is facing the prospect of prison in South Korea for his offensive antics, in a case that is shining a light on the rise of so-called “nuisance influencers” seeking clicks overseas.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's federal government has reportedly issued an Interpol Red Notice request for the arrest of Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, known as «Madobe,» escalating a political standoff with the Federal Member State. The Banadir Regional Court in Mogadishu, which authorized the request on Wednesday, accuses Madobe of treason, collusion with foreign governments, and undermining Somalia's unity.

The Government of Vanuatu yesterday signed an agreement for a USD57.7 million (over VT6.9 billion) loan and grant agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the improvement of water and sanitation services in Luganville, Santo.

The Attorney General (AG), Arnold Kiel Loughman, yesterday announced the appointment of Teddy Garaelulumele as the new Director for the Vanuatu Financial Intelligence Unit (VFIU).

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During the event, Kyrgyzstan will formally assume the rotating CSTO presidency for 2025

Under the French ELSA (European Long-Range Strike Approach) initiative, European countries want to develop land-based cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 to 2,000 kilometers

Andrey Marochko noted that after liberating Pershotravnevoye in the Kharkov Region and creating a bridgehead there for further advance, the Russian servicemen advanced to the west of the occupied borders

On Tuesday, about 60 British military experts were stationed at US airbases across the UK to operate a counter-UAV system to operate a counter-UAV system designed to detect, track and destroy them

Photos and videos of the surrender were also posted by military reporter and expert Boris Rozhin on his Telegram channel

Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia received a four-year ban from NADA for allegedly refusing a dope test. Punia denies the refusal, claiming NADA used expired kits. He believes the ban is retaliation for his protest against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and his affiliation with the Congress party.

Shashi Tharoor disagreed with his party's view on electronic voting machines. He defended the machines but worried about potential misuse in elections. Tharoor suggested the Election Commission should address these concerns. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wants paper ballots. The BJP won big in Maharashtra, while the opposition struggled.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a Member of Parliament, joining her brother Rahul and mother Sonia in the legislature. She won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, previously held by Rahul, marking her electoral debut and creating a historic moment with three Nehru-Gandhi family members in Parliament simultaneously. Vadra expressed gratitude to Wayanad voters for their trust and support.

A heartwarming video captured Rahul Gandhi photographing his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, before she was sworn in as a Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad. Rahul's gesture of capturing this special moment highlighted their close bond. Priyanka later expressed gratitude towards her family, especially Rahul, for their unwavering support. She won the Wayanad bypolls by a landslide, defeating CPI's Sathyan Mokeri.

Elizaveta has reportedly been a student at the Paris School of Management and Arts during the war in Ukraine - but may not be there any more

Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods coming into the U.S. But his threat has raised questions as to whether Canada has any kind of leverage to squeeze the U.S. and prevent such tariff action.

Representatives from Seychelles' Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and the Environment responsible, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector attended a stakeholders workshop on the presentation of findings of ongoing consultancies under the Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support (GBF-EAS) project. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the GBF-EAS project is advancing readiness and early actions to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The project focuses on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (NBSAP) alignment, monitoring systems, policy and institutional coherence, and biodiversity finance. Key findings from three critical studies were presented, namely the National Biodiversity Assessment for Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems. This assessment evaluates the status and trends of Seychelles' biodiversity, identifying threats, gaps, and priority actions to inform the NBSAP. The second one is a Feasibility Study on Biodiversity Finance Initiatives in the Cruise Ship and Shipping Industry. The study examines the sector's impacts on biodiversity and explores the potential implementation of a cruise ship levy as part of the Seychelles Biodiversity Finance Plan (2019). The principal secretary for Environment, Denis Matatiken, clarified that at this point in time, this study regarding a cruise ship levy is only a proposal that is being looked at, it is not something that is being proposed. «We have a biodiversity finance plan and this gives you different solutions that can be implemented. From the 2019 plan, there were 9 proposed solutions. These are mainly based on how a country can raise funds for biodiversity conservation by itself and not rely fully on foreign aid,» said Matatiken. The results of the last study presented was Gaps and Needs Assessment of Policy and Institutional Mechanisms on Biodiversity. This is a comprehensive review of legal and policy frameworks to identify alignment with the Global Biodiversity Framework and provide recommendations to address institutional gaps and promote biodiversity mainstreaming. Matatiken said, «Apart from the development of the NBSAP, this workshop is also an opportunity to consult a large number of stakeholders and experts private and public in this sector, especially regarding the results of the studies.» 

A yellow weather warning has been issued for northern Ireland and parts of England as patches of fog form overnight with temperatures plummeting below zero.

The pub chain has confirmed it has taken the shamed fighter's Forged Irish Stout off its taps at all of its seven boozers in the Republic of Ireland.

A Canadian woman who applied for a special visa to accept a job in the U.S. says she's been stuck in Ottawa for two weeks, not knowing when her application will be delivered because Canada Post workers are on strike.

Scotland Yard is investigating a number of people accused of enabling Mohamed Al Fayed's decades of sexual abuse - as 90 new victims have come forward.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali federal government has deployed Turkish-trained elite forces in Raskamboni, a remote settlement in Lower Jubba, signalling a calculated move to assume control from African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) forces. The deployment comes amid heightened tensions between Mogadishu and Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe, whose recent re-election remains unrecognized by the federal government. The Somali leadership accuses Madobe of undermining constitutional reforms aimed at centralizing authority and transitioning to universal suffrage.