[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called for accelerated reforms within the African Union, saying the continent must take greater control of its future through stronger institutions, sustainable financing and enhanced domestic resource mobilisation.

[New Zimbabwe] South African opposition leader Musi Maimane has taken a swipe at liberation movements across the continent, singling out ZANU PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa for contributing to the immigration crisis in the neighbouring country.

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Brits have lost millions of pounds trying to sell retirement properties over the last decade as their values plunge due to high service charges and restrictive leases.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced the successful evacuation of 300 tourists stranded in Gulmarg's cable car after a technical glitch halted the Gondola service. A joint operation involving the Indian Army, police, and disaster response teams efficiently rescued everyone. The incident occurred on Monday, suspending both phases of the popular tourist attraction.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned to Delhi for a crucial meeting with the party high command amid ongoing speculation about a leadership transition. While party leaders attribute the visit to routine consultations for upcoming Rajya Sabha and MLC elections, the internal friction between Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar is expected to be a key discussion point.

Fear of exams, poverty, bullying and family conflict pushing many adolescents into depression and hopelessness

Thane's Tieten Medicity Hospital achieved a milestone with India's first robotic telesurgery for gall bladder removal. Using the indigenously developed Mizzo Endo 4000 system and a 5G network, surgeons remotely operated on a patient from Dombivli. This groundbreaking procedure highlights the future of precise, minimally invasive surgery in India, showcasing advanced technology and high-speed connectivity.

Le soutien américain à la proposition marocaine d'autonomie au Sahara marocain continue de se consolider au sein des cercles politiques à Washington. En visite officielle à Rabat, une délégation de membres du Congrès américain a réaffirmé, lundi, son appui à l'initiative portée par le Royaume du Maroc pour le règlement définitif du différend régional autour de son Sahara. À l'issue d'entretiens avec le ministre marocain des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération africaine et des (...) - DIPLOMATIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

C'est officiel : « Ben'Imana » réalisé par Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo vient de remporter le Prix de la critique internationale au Festival de Cannes ! Ce prix décerné par des critiques de cinéma venus du monde entier, réunis sous l'égide de la Fédération internationale de la presse cinématographique (FIPRESCI) met en lumière les talents de demain et fait le pont entre la critique et la création. L'IGIS félicite chaleureusement toute l'équipe du film et tout particulièrement Samantha (...) - ARTS & CULTURE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

[GroundUp] In St George's Cathedral on Africa Day activists called out Afrophobia, saying immigrants are fighting for the same dignity as marginalised South Africans

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan and participate in the memo signing ceremony

Marco Rubio emphasized that the United States is ready and willing to do everything in its power to facilitate the end of this war

Co-Presidents of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo noted that «the criminal Fascism seeks to promote evil and destruction»

[UN News] There are more than 900 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 220 suspected deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.

[IPS] Nairobi, Kenya -- Millions of African women live under laws that deny them equal rights at home. A well-funded global movement is working to make sure it stays that way.

Arsenal supporters in Malawi have expressed frustration and disappointment after police effectively forced the cancellation of a planned victory parade in Lilongwe, sparking anger among fans who had already mobilised for the celebrations. The Arsenal Fans Malawi Chapter announced on Monday that the parade, which was scheduled for 30 May 2026, would no longer take […] The post Arsenal Fans Cry Foul as Police Force Cancellation of Lilongwe Victory Parade appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

As the five-year tenure of Uttar Pradesh's gram panchayats wraps up on Tuesday, the state government steps in by designating outgoing gram pradhans as interim administrators. This adjustment, effective May 27, paves the way for uninterrupted village leadership until new elections rollout in 2026.

Foreign medical graduates and states facing internship seat shortages have received a significant reprieve. The National Medical Commission has extended permission for internships in recognised non-teaching hospitals until May 2028, addressing concerns over limited capacity and delays. This move aims to ease the crisis for thousands of graduates awaiting crucial training and registration opportunities across various states.

Polls suggest Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain could pave the way for the Mayor of Greater Manchester to claim victory in next month's crunch Makerfield by-election.

In the long history of British democracy, there has never been a more important by-election then the epic contest now underway at Makerfield in Greater Manchester.

When Corrine Rotherham and her husband Peter bought their dream £675,000 bungalow in the sleepy village of Urchfont in 2011, they were absolutely delighted with their purchase.

The US launched 'self-defense strikes' inside southern Iran on Monday night, escalating tensions in the region as Trump pushes a fragile peace deal.

The Daily Mail revealed in November that Father Sion Hughes Carew, 40, had spent an evening drinking with the Bishop of Lincoln Stephen Conway at his palace before driving off barefoot.

Interest rates for various Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts — Ordinary, Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts — will remain unchanged from July 1 to September 30, the CPF Board and Housing and Development Board (HDB) said in a joint news release on Tuesday (May 26).The interest rate for the Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts (SMRA) will remain unchanged at the floor rate of 4 per cent per annum, as the pegged rate remains below the floor rate, the agencies said.SMRA interest rate is pegged to the 12-month average yield of 10-year Singapore Government Securities, plus 1 per cent, which was 3.09 per cent from May 2025 to April 2026. Meanwhile, the Ordinary Account (OA) interest rate will remain unchanged at the floor rate of 2.5 per cent per annum from July 1 to September 30, as the OA pegged rate remains below the floor rate of 2.5 per cent.This rate is computed based on the 3-month average of major local banks' interest rates, which was 0.32 per cent from February 2026 to April 2026. 

The chief executive officer of a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform, Hodlnaut, was on Tuesday (May 26) charged in court for fraud by false representation.Zhu Juntao, 36, was handed three charges and could face jail time of up to twenty years, a fine, or both, for each charge, if he is found guilty.Hodlnaut was a crypto borrowing and lending platform which allowed its users to deposit their digital tokens to earn interest.The Singapore Management University alumnus was also co-founder of the said online platform that purportedly had over 30,000 users worldwide before it became defunct in August 2022 following financial difficulties. The police said on Tuesday that Zhu allegedly instigated his employees to make misleading statements on the company's official Telegram group chat and in official emails sent directly to some of its users between May and July 2022, following a sudden price crash of TerraUSD (UST).According to the police, Hodlnaut had allegedly asserted in these communications that it did not have direct exposure to UST and/or did not suffer losses arising from the UST crash.

14 people have been arrested for providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling in a Facebook post uploaded on Monday (May 25).Additionally, the LTA and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) also conducted a joint enforcement operation on Monday at both land checkpoints into Johor Bahru, at Woodlands and Tuas.Sun noted that these operations come after recent enhancements to cross-border taxi services, which have allowed licensed cross-border taxis to drop off passengers anywhere in Singapore, and in several parts of Johor, since May 4.She said that this operation was part of «continued efforts to safeguard commuter safety and protect the livelihoods of our local point-to-point drivers from illegal cross-border transport services.»«We will continue to work closely with our Malaysian counterparts to improve cross-border travel arrangements,» she added.

Angel Georgiev noted that Bulgarian parliament has proposed lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, energy sanctions, and sanctions targeting the maintenance of MiG-29 aircraft