THIS PAST week, the Jewish community celebrated Simchat Torah, a holiday which concludes and immediately restarts the reading of the Five Books of Moses. Literally meaning ‘Rejoicing in the Torah’, this holiday is the happiest festival on the...

LAST WEEK, we kicked off a new series on knowing the truth about Jesus. We live in a world that constantly tries to convince us that faith is for the non-thinkers who just want something to believe in. Nothing could be further from the truth. Along...

MY RECENT obeah piece certainly triggered many comments, questions, and some condemnation both for obeah and for me. I decided to ask AI Overview about obeah! Here goes: “Obeah is a system of supernatural beliefs, divination, and healing practices...

DURING THE American War of Independence, enslaved black people were promised their freedom if they fought for the British against the separatists. When the British lost the war, these enslaved people who fought for them were offered free passage...

A call is growing louder for Jamaica’s teacher-training colleges to integrate special education modules – or even full majors – into their programmes to better equip educators to support neurodivergent learners from kindergarten to high school. Dr...

SINGAPORE - In the days leading up to her move to Macau in 2024 to work as an aerialist, Ms Megan Lau grappled with doubt.As a philosophy, politics and economics graduate from the National University of Singapore (NUS), the 24-year-old could not help but wonder if she was trading a secure future for a fleeting dream.In her last year of university, she had applied on a whim to join the House Of Dancing Water, touted as the world's largest water-based show, after seeing a casting advertisement online.She was taken by surprise when she received a callback for auditions, and later an offer to join the cast.«Am I making the right decision? Am I throwing my degree away?» she remembers asking herself on the morning of her departure in October 2024.The dream of performing professionally had been a seed planted long ago, when she started ballet at the age of five.She believes everything she did - years of dance training and aerial practice - had prepared her for this moment.Still, she had to weigh the pros and cons of taking up the offer.

At least 30 lucky draw and 13 e-commerce scams have been reported in Singapore since August 2025.According to the police in a statement on Saturday (Oct 18), the losses have amounted to at least $160,000 in total.In the lucky draw scams, the victims encountered Facebook live streams promoting scratch cards offering the chance to win cash prizes.After they had purchased the cards, the scammers would ask them to transfer more money to «upgrade» their chances of winning or increase the amount of the cash prizes, with some allowing deferred payment.Once the victims won, they would be asked to transfer money again for various reasons, such as for administrative fees, to receive their winnings.In e-commerce scams, the victims would come across Facebook live streams selling «gold mine bags», said to potentially contain gold.If the victims did not win, the scammers would ask them to purchase more bags, or to purchase «upgraded» bags which purportedly had a higher chance of containing gold.

A Palestinian baby girl has been named Singapore as an expression of gratitude to the country that had provided her family with aid and support, according to the newborn's father. In an Instagram post uploaded on Saturday (Oct 18) by Love Aid Singapore — a humanitarian organisation led by Singaporean activist Gilbert Goh — the baby's father explained the reason behind his daughter's name.«Amidst the famine, her pregnant mother was eating from the Singapore kitchen,» said Hamdan, who has worked as a cook with the group for two years.«I am happy and I really want to name her Singapore because I really love them.»According to Love Aid, Hamdan's daughter, born on Oct 16, is the first Palestinian child in Gaza to be named Singapore. The girl's birth certificate, which was shared on social media also showed that she weighed 2.7kg at birth.

The shocking scene was captured in a picture titled The Vulture and the Little Girl - although the child was later revealed to be a young boy - by South African photographer Kevin Carter in 1993.

Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Investment Fund and Special Envoy to Vladimir Putin, took to X to celebrate Hegseth's controversial fashion choices in the White House this week.

The agreement was signed by the defense ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid and Khawaja Asif, as well as delegates of Qatar and Turkey

In Russia «people say what they think and mean, and accept realities as they are,» said Jozef Schutzman

Obituaries for many of them were published on social networks and by the Ukrainian media

Nicolas Sarkozy will be put in solitary confinement because of his age and popularity

Earlier, Ukrainian lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko said the government of Ukraine seeks to persuade its Western partners to partially finance the wages of Ukrainian servicemen

India's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter has achieved a groundbreaking first, detecting the impact of solar Coronal Mass Ejections on the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. Using the CHACE-2 instrument, scientists observed a significant surge in the Moon's exospheric pressure and density when hit by these powerful solar bursts. This direct observation validates long-held theories and offers vital insights for future lunar missions and habitat planning.

Dans le cadre du 1er Global Zero Waste Forum, qui se déroule du 17 au 19 octobre 2025 à Istanbul sous le haut patronage de la Première Dame turque Emine Erdoğan, le Gabon est représenté au plus haut niveau par le Ministre de l'Environnement, Mays Mouissi, et la Conseillère de la Première Dame de la République gabonaise, Oumou Baldé Manyo, représentant Zita Oligui Nguema. Tous deux prennent part à cette importante rencontre internationale dédiée à la gestion durable des déchets. (...) - ENVIRONNEMENT / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Du 16 au 18 octobre 2025, Lagos vibre au rythme de la créativité et de l'innovation à l'occasion de la 2ᵉ édition du Forum Création Africa. L'événement, devenu un rendez-vous incontournable pour les professionnels de l'industrie culturelle, accueille plus de 1 000 participants, venus de toute l'Afrique et de la diaspora, autour d'un objectif commun : révéler, soutenir et financer les talents qui façonnent la nouvelle vague artistique du continent. Le forum met en avant la vitalité des (...) - INTERNATIONAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, a reçu ce jour, au Palais Rénovation, Leurs Excellences Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Président de la République de Guinée-Bissau, et Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Président de la République Centrafricaine. Ces rencontres bilatérales s'inscrivent dans le cadre des consultations diplomatiques régulières de haut niveau entre États et témoignent du dynamisme des relations entre le Gabon et (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Protesters marched in Armenia demanding the release of a pro-opposition billionaire Read Full Article at RT.com

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has claimed that the US military killed an ordinary fisherman instead of a cartel member Read Full Article at RT.com

In the USA after the COVID period «the people on the so-called left emerged from lockdowns after spending much time online, experimenting with their identities, and I no longer recognized our country compared to just a few years before,» Jozef Schutzman said

The volume of aid pledged by Europe shrunk by 57% compared to the first half of 2025, from 3.8 billion euro to 1.9 billion euro per month, according to Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Raging torrents surround properties as they surged past brick buildings and leaving many cars at a stand still.

Exclusive photographs from the London set of political thriller The Runner reveal the Israeli star (pictured) was back in action amid tightened security on set to deter activists.

The woman, who the MoS has chosen not to name as she is a victim of sexual abuse, was introduced to Andrew by Epstein via email on August 11, 2010 and may have met the prince later that month.

In the previously unseen emails, Epstein reveals Fergie was so desperate to cosy up to him that 'she was the first to celebrate' his release from jail 'with her two daughters in tow'.

A star of Limp Bizkit has passed away at the age of 48 on October 18 and received an emotional tribute from the iconic band on Saturday.

According to Mirotvorets files, obtained by TASS, the teenager helped to raise money for humanitarian aid to fighters of the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk

«The guarantors demand Hamas uphold its obligations under the ceasefire terms,» the US Department of State said