On Friday, the Supreme Court resolved the petition brought forth by former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren concerning the delay in the high court's ruling on his arrest challenge. The apex court noted that the petition had become moot following the issuance of the order. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, forming the bench, stated that Hemant Soren's plea regarding the high court's tardiness in deciding on his arrest challenge had lost its significance.

PM Modi condemns fake NCP and Shiv Sena, hints at merging with Congress. Mentions Sharad Pawar, advises joining Ajit Pawar, Eknath Shinde. Talks about Uddhav Thackrey's split, criticizes Sanjay Raut, and reservation concerns.

Peace talks involving South Sudan's government and opposition representatives begun in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Thursday.

[DW] His father ruled Chad for a generation and now Mahamat Deby Itno has consolidated the family dynasty with victory in the presidential election.

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has taken advantage of his attendance of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, to woo investors to support Malawi 2063 First 10-Year Implementation Plan (MIP-1). MIP-1 is the operationalisation strategy of the Malawi 2063 (MW2063) national vision for the period 2021 to 2030. This is the […] The post Chakwera woos investors towards Agenda 2063 realization, holds Malawi Ready Forum in Kenya appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Frustrated with continued delay by the administration by announce their graduation date, Mzuzu University graduating students have gone political accusing their bosses of playing delaying tactics because they are pushing the opposition agenda to pit them, youthful voters, against President Lazarus Chakwera’s re-election bid. In a scathing and powerfully worded letters addressed to Council and […] The post Mzuni graduands accuse administration of ‘working to frustrate Chakwera’ as their graduation date continue to delay appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almasadam Satqaliev added that the price of electricity varies depending on the time of day

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said that «nowhere is safe in the Gaza Strip and living conditions are atrocious»

Putin added that he hopes that parliamentarians will support his choice

The 'unusual event', as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  put it in an emergency bulletin Thursday, would be the first in nearly 20 years if it comes to fruition.

Orlando Bloom is no stranger to the movie blockbuster, starring in two epic franchises - Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean - but there is one big movie he didn't want to do

Today is set to be hottest day of the year so far with 25C heat hitting London, as the Met Office warns Brits to wear SPF.

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey shocked fans on Thursday by announcing that they're expecting their first child together.

The global megastar, 34, pulled out all the stops as she put on her usual high-energy performance, as well as treating fans to an edited setlist and new costumes.

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

[VOA] At least eight civilians died Thursday in an attack on a health center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to media reports that cited locals.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has informed the National Assembly that the tropical cyclone Hidaya that hit the coastal areas of the country last weekend, has claimed the lives of five people, leaving seven others injured and 7, 027 households with 18,862 people affected.

[Dabanga] El Obeid -- Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced control of the Mount Kordofan area near El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, after violent battles on Tuesday. The SAF reportedly attacked RSF sites in the area to secure a better field position in preparation for the battle for El Fasher, capital of North Darfur.

[The Conversation Africa] There were early warnings that Kenya's long rain season - between March and May - was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods in many parts of the country. Forty of the country's 47 counties have been affected. More than 230 people have died and about 40,000 households, so far, have been displaced.

In an image-saturated world, Trump’s New York trial is a rare event — one where photography is prohibited and artists define how the world views the proceedings.

The new plan calls for fewer offices, less staff and a focus on new partnerships with outside groups — raising concerns among some Republicans.

While the immediate threat to oust Johnson is over, many House Republicans don’t believe Marjorie Taylor Greene and other agitators are ready to cooperate.

A 27-year-old auxiliary police officer was arrested on Thursday (May 9) for failing to return his service revolver, ammunition and baton after his shift.  The police said in a press release that they were alerted by Certis at about 9.50pm that the officer did not return his firearms after his duty at Changi Airport.  CCTV footage showed that he changed out of his uniform and left his workplace with a fully-loaded Taurus revolver that contained five bullets.  He was also carrying a speed revolver loaded with another five bullets, and a baton in a pouch.  Over 100 deployed to find him More than 100 police officers from various units were deployed to search for the man, who was eventually found loitering at a mall in Victoria Street past midnight.  The police said he did not put up a struggle and did not try to reach for the gun when he was arrested.  All equipment issued to him were successfully recovered.  He will be charged in court on May 11 for the unlawful carrying of a firearm.  If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for five to 14 years, and may be liable for at least six strokes of the cane. 

A girl whose birth on an Air Canada flight made international headlines died five years later in pain and neglect in the early, isolating months of the pandemic, an Ontario Superior courtroom heard in March.

The encampments at Canadian schools follow months of protest marches, petitions, sit-ins and hunger strikes by pro-Palestinian activists. Some say the movement is stronger than it has ever been.

An excerpt from a videotaped 2022 police interview shows Jeremy Skibicki admitting not only to the killing he'd been arrested for, but three others as well.

A group headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has been granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA, CBC Sports has learned.

The Canadian Bankers Association and Interac both say they are actively exploring technology to prevent people from using e-transfers to perpetuate abusive behaviour. It comes months after multiple Canadians told CBC News they have been victimized by abusers who use e-transfers to circumvent other safeguards that survivors of intimate partner violence have put in place.

The sacking of Major General Sergey Rud could be linked to an alleged plot to assassinate President Zelensky, according to Ukrainian media Read Full Article at RT.com