A police officer was taken to hospital on Tuesday (July 8) evening after the motorcycle he was riding skidded along the PIE.The police told AsiaOne that they were alerted to the accident along the PIE towards Changi at around 7.50pm.The 25-year-old officer was conscious when he was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.Police investigations are ongoing.Photos shared on Facebook group SG Road Vigilante showed the damaged motorcycle and its broken parts scattered across the left lane on the expressway.A man from the grey Mazda with scratch marks on its side, along with other passengers, were seen attending to the injured officer. 

A homeowner has reportedly asked a tenant to move out, after a power bank belonging to the latter purportedly caught fire while it was being charged and damaged a bedroom.The incident occurred in a four-room flat at Block 339B Kang Ching Road in Jurong West last Saturday (July 5), reported Shin Min Daily News.The homeowner, surnamed Zhu, told the Chinese evening daily that she had rented out two bedrooms. Her family of four lives in the flat too, and they were at home when the fire broke out.The 46-year-old landlord recounted having breakfast in the living room when she heard a pop sound.«Suddenly, the living room was filled with smoke. My husband thought it was from someone making offerings, but later we discovered that a room was on fire,» she said.When the homeowners opened the door to one of the rented bedrooms, it was filled with thick smoke and the flames had reached the air-conditioner.Zhu told Shin Min that her husband put out the blaze with about five pails of water.«I was so out of my wits I even forgot to call (for help),» she added.

Simmering anger against President William Ruto’s government has boiled over into clashes between protesters and the police, who have deployed live rounds, tear gas and water cannons.

Las Anod (HOL) — Former Speaker of the Puntland Parliament, Abdirashid Yusuf Jibriil, arrived in Las Anod on Tuesday alongside a delegation representing the Sanaag and Haylaan regions, ahead of the SSC-Khaatumo Regional State Completion Conference scheduled to begin on July 10.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre held a high-level consultative meeting on Tuesday with hundreds of women from across Mogadishu to emphasize their vital role in shaping Somalia’s future, particularly in areas such as elections, constitutional reform, reconciliation, and national unity.

The Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar launched a «Bihar Bandh» to protest the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Opposition leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav led rallies, alleging the revision disenfranchises marginalized voters ahead of upcoming elections.

CDS General Anil Chauhan cautioned that growing cooperation between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh could destabilize India's security. He highlighted economic vulnerabilities in the Indian Ocean Region exploited by external powers. Gen Chauhan also referenced Operation Sindoor, a military conflict with Pakistan, emphasizing its global lessons.

Sanjay Gaikwad, a Shiv Sena MLA, is facing criticism after a video surfaced showing him assaulting a canteen worker. Priyanka Chaturvedi, a Rajya Sabha MP, shared the video and criticized Gaikwad's actions. Gaikwad defended his behavior, stating he has no regrets and would repeat it if necessary.

The body of Olivier Marleix, a French conservative lawmaker, has been found at home in a suspected suicide Read Full Article at RT.com

A Ukrainian drone struck a public beach in the Russian city of Kursk, killing three people, the regional governor said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Jeffrey Epstein jail surveillance video has minute-long gap around midnight Read Full Article at RT.com

The US State Department is investigating an unknown hoaxer who used AI to masquerade as Secretary of State Marco Rubio Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia accuses Yale University of subversive activities and interference in domestic politics Read Full Article at RT.com

De nombreux Polynésiens utilisent déjà Starlink. Ces antennes, appartenant au milliardaire Elon Musk, permettent une connexion internet haut débit. Un argument de taille, notamment pour les habitants des îles éloignées. Mais la Polynésie n’a pas encore clairement statué sur la légalité de l’importation de ces antennes. Mardi 8 juillet, le premier refus d’importation était jugé au tribunal administratif.

Himene, ‘ote’a et ferveur populaire : la première soirée du Heiva i Bora Bora 2025 s’annonce envoûtante. Hiti’a et Amanahune ouvriront les festivités ce mardi 8 juillet à 20h, sur la place Tu Vavau. Un rendez-vous culturel à suivre en direct sur Polynésie la 1ère.

The family of a 20-year-old woman killed in a mid-air plane crash between two students learning to fly near Steinbach, Man., on Tuesday morning says she had always dreamed of becoming a pilot, following in the footsteps of her father. 

En prévision de la grève générale menée par la FRAAP ce soir à minuit, la compagnie aérienne locale Air Tahiti préfère avertir une nouvelle fois ses passagers d'éventuelles modifications de son programme de vols.

Ten central trade unions have called for a nationwide strike, Bharat Bandh, on July 9, supported by rural and agricultural labor organizations. The unions are protesting government policies favoring big businesses at the expense of workers and farmers. They are demanding better wages, more government jobs, and opposing new labor codes, potentially disrupting public transport and services.

The justices said they were not ruling on the legality of specific firing plans but simply allowing the administration to launch such efforts while litigation continues.

The consular department suspended its work on June 15 amid Israeli strikes on Iran

According to the foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates, the ship’s crew was rescued by Emirati-owned Safeen Prism vessel

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on July 8 that the Israeli premier will hold another meeting with the US leader later in the day

One of the victims, a 30-year-old woman, received a chest injury and is now being transported to a hospital in Kursk

DGSE head Nicolas Lerner said that «not a single intelligence service in the world» can precisely assess the degree of damage sustained by Iran’s nuclear sites

Nine provinces and one territory have signed on to an agreement that will allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales by next spring.

One of Hudson's Bay's biggest lenders says the department store chain has handled its liquidation so badly that a court should end a buzzy but fraught lease transaction the retailer signed with a B.C. billionaire and subject the company to even more oversight as it winds down.

The surface temperature in the western basin of Lake Erie is currently 26 C, and in some places, it’s more than 30 C, according to data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA).

Police say an explosive device that blew open the door of a British Columbia cabinet minister's constituency office in North Vancouver was 'unsophisticated' and 'homemade.'

Two student pilots are dead after their small planes collided in mid-air Tuesday morning in southern Manitoba.