Comparatively milder weather arrived on Sunday, to even some of the coldest areas which have been under a blanket of snow and ice.

A motorcyclist caused his pillion rider to fall off his bike while attempting to avoid a traffic police officer on an expressway. The incident, which occurred on Jan 6, was captured in a video posted on the Singapore Road Accidents Facebook page.  In the video, the motorcyclist was seen throwing an object at the traffic police officer before making a sharp on the BKE exit towards Choa Chu Kang Road.  The drastic manoeuvre, however, caused the pillion to fall onto the road as the pursuit continued.  The video caption claimed that the pillion ran into the forest near the expressway after falling off the vehicle. 

The EU's losses include a reduction in EU exports to Russia, Vladislav Maslennikov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department of European issues, said

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Former top NATO commander in Europe has said that Trump’s plan to Greenland makes sense Read Full Article at RT.com

Slovak MPs said that they were barred from flying over Polish territory Read Full Article at RT.com

Météo France a placé les îles du vent en vigilance orange ce dimanche 12 janvier pour fortes pluies, ainsi que la quasi-totalité des tuamotu Gambier et une partie des Australes. Dans les Tuamotu, l'atoll de Tikehau subit de fortes rafales de vent et de fortes averses.

À un peu moins de deux jours du démarrage de la grève illimitée annoncée lundi par la FRAAP, les élèves des îles doivent se réorganiser en urgence, avec un flou pour les prochains jours voire prochaines semaines difficile à gérer.

L'archipel de la Société reste en vigilance orange pour les fortes pluies et le temps reste perturbé sur la majeure partie du Pays. Pour l'heure, les précipitations n'ont heureusement entraîné aucun dégât important. Les maraîchers en revanche, ont perdu une grande partie de leurs cultures.

A 41-year-old man was arrested for being a public nuisance after he was witnessed urinating on the handrail of an escalator at Outram Park MRT station on Jan 10. In a post on the Complaint Singapore Facebook group on Jan 11, user Stella Kee said that her friend had witnessed a man walking to the escalator handrail and urinating on it, near Exit 3 of the station, at about 10pm on Jan 10. She also shared a three-second video of a man in a black T-shirt and grey pants standing near the handrail. Describing the incident as “disturbing”, she said one of the witnesses rushed to the nearest passenger service counter to report the issue, while another kept an eye on the man. However, just as one of the witnesses was about to confront the man, he noticed that he was being watched and left using the lift, she added. “Upon closer inspection, the entire handrail of the escalator was contaminated with his urine,” she said. In response to The Straits Times’ queries, the police confirmed that a report was lodged and said that they have established the man’s identity.

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti were last seen in the centre of Aberdeen in the early hours of last Tuesday crossing a bridge over the River Dee, as fears grow for their safety amid plunging temperatures

Labour's anti-corruption minister is under fresh pressure to quit over her links to Bangladesh's ousted regime after the new leader of the country intervened in the controversy.

Andrei Tretyakov, who loves entertaining, purchased the 5,000 square foot, converted bacon-smoking factory in south London in June 2021.

A cryptic post on Doritos' Instagram account suggests they are working on a new shape for its iconic triangle-shaped chips.

The spray, known as Phos-Chek, has been dropped from nine large planes and 20 water-dropping helicopters across the city to fight the fires that have been burning since Tuesday

The protest was organized by the Alliance for Uniting Romanians

«Among the targets struck were a rocket launcher site, a military site, and routes along the Syria-Lebanon border used to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah,» the IDF said

In 2024, Milisa Grebenyuk secured the Princess of Khabarovsk title before winning the national title at the Little Miss Russia beauty pageant

Legislation that would allow federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of thefts and related crimes is gaining support despite costs of enforcement and due process concerns.

As weather forecasts predict the resumption of dangerous winds this week, the governor, L.A. mayor and others find California under attack from Trump, conservatives and advisers.

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[Dabanga] Wad Madani -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo today acknowledged the Sudanese Armed Forces' (SAF) recapture of Wad Madani, a key city in El Gezira state that the RSF had controlled since December 2023. The victory sparked jubilant celebrations across Sudan and among its global diaspora. In an audio address, Hemedti vowed to reclaim the city, declaring, «Today we lost a round, but we did not lose the battle.»

[allAfrica] Widespread celebrations were reported on Sunday in Wad Madani, a regional capital on the Blue Nile River about 85 miles/135 kilometers southeast of the capital Khartoum, following the retaking of the city by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The army has been making steady advances in the area in recent weeks.

Missiles were launched on suspected military positions and depots of the Hezbollah Shia militia near Dear Ez Zahrani, Al Mayadeen television reported

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia will help fight wildfires in California, and the federal government is co-ordinating efforts with the provinces to deploy resources.

Franklin the tortoise has been in a fridge for the past 15 weeks.

Ottawa rapper Khalid Omar, who performs under the name TwoTiime, was forced to evacuate his Calabasas condo as wildfires tore through the Los Angeles area this week, leaving the studio where he records in ruins.

The sister of a man who died waiting for care in the emergency department of Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre (HSC) is remembering her late brother as an intelligent person with a bold personality

American billionaire and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs visited the ashram of her guru, Swami Kailashnand Giri, in Prayagraj to participate in the Maha Kumbh mela. Accompanied by her 40-member team, she will stay until January 15 before returning to the US.

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a 'Kumbh War Room' at Rail Bhawan ahead of Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Operating 24x7, it features live CCTV feeds from 1,176 cameras across nine stations and multilingual announcements. With Rs 5,000 crore invested in infrastructure, 13,000 trains will ensure smooth operations. This enhances coordination between railway officials and district authorities.

Groundwater quality across India significantly varies, with states like Rajasthan, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh facing widespread contamination from uranium, nitrate, fluoride, arsenic, and iron. Urgent concerns include health risks like fluorosis and cancer due to elevated contamination levels in several regions, exacerbated by agricultural run-off and overuse of fertilizers.

Slovakia could veto the EU’s aid packages for Kiev and take other measures should it not resume transit of Russian gas, PM Robert Fico says Read Full Article at RT.com

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin criticized Governor RN Ravi for walking out of the assembly due to the playing of the Tamil anthem instead of the national anthem. The governor claimed that Stalin disrespects the nation and constitution, while the assembly followed its tradition of starting with the Tamil anthem.