From official titles to trade deals to SCO backing, Beijing’s treatment of Min Aung Hlaing shows a calculated choice to prop up the junta despite its territorial losses.
The deputy prime minister paid £30,000 instead of the full £70,000 rate levied on second homes when she purchased an £800,000 flat in Hove this summer by saying it was her only property.
The X-factor singer, 34, didn't hold back about the 'scary' power mums can wield over their grown-up sons on Metro's Just Between Us podcast.
Ministers claimed when the agreement was announced in July that it would take effect within weeks, but the Home Secretary now says she expects the deportations to begin 'later this month'.
Commuters watched on in shock as the activist clutched his dog and unfurled a huge banner which said: 'Iran belongs to its people.'
James Rownsley, 89, from Doncaster, was attempting to warm up his sitting room when he lit a gas fire and a flame caught his clothing.
Le 28 juin 1985, un hélicoptère militaire s'écrasait en pleine forêt, aux abords du village de Makongonio, près de Mbigou. À son bord se trouvaient des journalistes et des militaires, engagés dans une mission républicaine au cours d'une tournée présidentielle. Le choc fut terrible : dix personnes perdirent la vie, dont sept journalistes figures marquantes de la presse gabonaise et trois militaires. Visages derrière les chiffres Parmi les victimes figuraient : Jean-Philippe (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
Le projet de loi sur l'affiliation au RNS a été adopté par 37 voix pour et 20 contre ce lundi soir, après des débats intenses et souvent techniques. Les discussions ont porté sur le soutien aux faibles revenus, les revenus locatifs et l'urgence de la réforme. Le gouvernement a défendu la nécessité d'agir vite pour la viabilité du système social.
[New Times] Eight districts will benefit from the Nyabarongo multi-purpose dam, now under construction, which will have a capacity of 800 million cubic metres and create an artificial lake formed by damming the river's water.
[allAfrica] Former Central African Republic prime minister Anicet-Georges Dologuélé has announced that he had renounced his French citizenship to run against President Faustin Touadéra in the December 2025 elections.
Recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, 62-year-old Joan has lost count of the number of diets she's tried and failed to stick to.
If Keir Starmer dreamt that his shake-up of the Downing Street operation yesterday would lend him a new air of strategic competence, he was badly mistaken.
The total number of reported potential anti-doping rules violations since the start of the year is currently at 49
The MOEX Russia Index dropped 0.42% to 2,874.86 points, while the RTS Index edged down by 0.6% to 1,124.03 points
Nikolay Patrushev, Russian presidential aide and Maritime Board chairman, pointed out that this directly affects Russia’s national security interests
Nikolay Patrushev recalled that the Japanese media openly writes that the country has accumulated large stocks of weapons-grade plutonium
According to Nikolay Patrushev, waters around the Kurils possess unique hydrography with currents bringing feedstuff from the bottom for enormous schools of fish
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched «Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited», an online financial platform, to ease fund access for «Jeevika Didis» in Bihar. He also transferred Rs 105 crore to the institution. This initiative aims to provide larger loans at lower interest rates than microfinance institutions, ensuring affordability and timely credit access through an online system.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded strongly to alleged abuses against his late mother during a Congress-RJD rally in Bihar, stating it insulted all women. He expressed that the people of Bihar shared his pain and condemned the remarks. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also criticized the incident, calling the language used against PM Modi and his mother «utterly deplorable.»
The BJP has accused Congress leader Pawan Khera of possessing two voter ID cards, prompting calls for an Election Commission investigation into potential electoral law violations. This accusation coincides with Rahul Gandhi's intensified criticism of the government, alleging «vote theft» during the recent «Voter Adhikar Yatra» in Bihar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Mizoram and Manipur on September 13, as officials said, marking his first visit to Manipur since ethnic tensions escalated in May 2023. In Mizoram, he is expected to inaugurate a railway line connecting Aizawl with Silchar, Assam, as part of the Act East Policy.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is in India for a two-day visit, highlighting the strong Indo-German partnership. He emphasized the potential for growth in security, technology, and skilled labor exchange. Wadephul will visit ISRO and meet with ministers Piyush Goyal and S Jaishankar. Germany values its relationship with India, evident in frequent meetings between Modi and Scholz.
The Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who was accused of sharing objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Modi and RSS workers on social media. Malviya had already apologized on his social media accounts.
Belgium unveils sanctions against Israel over Gaza war Read Full Article at RT.com
[IFRC] On any given morning in Rwanda's Mukindo Sector, Gisagara District, you'll hear goats bleating from their pens, while chickens peck at the dusty paths between homes.
GLOBALLY, 76 per cent of chief executive officers believe their companies will not survive the next 10 years without serious shifts in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration. The urgency is not only global, it is local as Jamaica...
WESTERN BUREAU: Outgoing British High Commissioner Judith Slater says Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) now enjoy their closest partnership in decades, strengthened by cooperation on crime, education and governance, and anchored by relationships...
Former Jamaican Ambassador to the United Nations, Curtis Ward, was recently honoured by Maryland Governor Wes Moore for his outstanding contributions to the state of Maryland, as well as the Jamaican and Caribbean communities living there. During...
WESTERN BUREAU: RESPECTED MONTEGO Bay ophthalmologist Dr Winsome Hastings died in a Florida hospital on August 25 following a minor procedure, just two days after her husband, Donovan Clark, passed away at another facility. Friends in Jamaica...
WESTERN BUREAU: Professor Canute Thompson, head of education, policy, planning and leadership at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, says while AI is being hailed as the future of global innovation, it could also become the tool of...
According to the Chinese president, in recent years, Beijing and Moscow have achieved fruitful results in terms of multilateral cooperation
The parties earlier discussed the further strengthening and development of strategic interaction between Russia and China, and practical cooperation between the two countries
Newsweek also pointed to the leader’s «jovial» exchange on the event’s sidelines
