Le Congrès de Nouvelle-Calédonie a adopté jeudi son budget 2026, rendu possible par un important soutien financier de l'État acté lors des discussions à Paris en janvier, dans un territoire dont l'économie reste exsangue depuis les émeutes du printemps 2024.

Depuis le début de l’année, 11,5 tonnes de cocaïne ont été saisies au large des eaux polynésiennes, dont cinq tonnes détruites en mer début janvier. Si les autorités françaises assurent que ces opérations sont légales et sécurisées, le parti Tavini Huiraatira dénonce une pollution des eaux et réclame un droit de regard polynésien sur toute intervention dans la zone économique exclusive.

Une maison située au PK 12,5 à Ahonu, à Mahina, a été entièrement détruite par un incendie ce vendredi matin. Il s’agit du troisième feu majeur signalé en quelques jours sur l’île de Tahiti. Aucun blessé n’est à déplorer.

Dans le ciel polynésien, un nouvel acteur du fret aérien vient de faire son apparition. Après plusieurs semaines de convoyage depuis Toulouse, l’avion cargo de Motu Link a atterri ce vendredi matin à Tahiti. Baptisé Te Hono, “le lien”, il doit renforcer l’approvisionnement des îles.

The Republican-led House said Jesse Jackson cannot lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol. The NAACP criticized the decision.

A total of 59 motorists were caught for various traffic violations or engaging in dangerous road behaviour during a five-day stepped-up traffic enforcement operations at Woodlands Checkpoint, said the police and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a joint statement on Friday (Feb 20) night.On Feb 12, the agencies had warned motorists that they will be conducting enforcement operations from Feb 13 to the first day of the Chinese New Year on Feb 17.The law enforcement agencies said that the operations at Woodlands Checkpoint were aimed at deterring and detecting motorists who commit traffic violations and engage in queue cutting at the checkpoint.«The 59 motorists were detected for committing traffic offences such as driving against the flow of traffic, crossing double white lines, and leaving vehicles in positions likely to cause danger, obstruction or undue inconvenience. Some of these drivers were also found to have cut queues,» the agencies added.

If you find yourself receiving unsolicited calls from scammers claiming that you have outstanding insurance premiums or had performed bank card transactions, do not hand over your valuables for purported «investigation purposes».In this scam variant, victims who deny the claims would be transferred to other scammers impersonating as government officials from the Monetary Authority (MAS) of Singapore or Ministry of Law, said the Singapore Police Force in an advisory on Feb 20.These victims would then be accused of being involved in criminal activities such as money laundering, and provided with fake documents such as a «warrant of arrest» or «financial inspection order». The victims were then instructed to hand over their valuables to unknown subjects, purportedly for «investigation purposes».These items were either newly purchased by the victims, acting on the scammers' instructions, or owned by them.They would only realise that they have been scammed when the scammers become uncontactable, or when they sought verification with the relevant agencies.

A 30-year-old male motorcyclist was taken to hospital on Friday (Feb 20) afternoon after an accident with a car in Tampines.The accident happened at about 1.45pm along Tampines Central 7, outside the entrance of The Premiere @ Tampines — a Design-Build and Sell Scheme project.A picture of the aftermath seen by AsiaOne showed paramedics treating the motorcyclist on the road. Beside them, a man was seen directing traffic as a woman stood beside the paramedics. Meanwhile, a blue multi-purpose vehicle was seen stopped on the leftmost lane of the road.Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said that the 30-year-old male motorcyclist was conveyed conscious to Changi General Hospital.Police investigations are ongoing. [[nid:730207]]editor@asiaone.com 

Spokesman Liu Pengyu says that the bilateral economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial

The ruling shall come into force «almost immediately,» Donald Trump says

JB Pritzker says he wants a $1,700 refund for every family in the state

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Frank Wright criticized the policies that use culture, the media, and legislative mechanisms to promote the conflict

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Federal agents seized a phone, two laptops, a recorder, a portable hard drive and a Garmin watch in a search of reporter Hannah Natanson’s home last month.

The nearly immediate removal of longtime litigator James W. Hundley continues a clash over control of one of the country’s highest-profile prosecutor’s offices.

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Andrew's youngest daughter, 35, is said to be 'in a state' after her father was held on suspicion of misconduct in public office after a raid on his new Sandringham home on Thursday.

Jeffrey Epstein tried to broker a lucrative deal with an American investment firm that would have netted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a £1 million advance, emails show.

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Chagossian First Minister Misley Mandarin and three other islanders, who travelled to their homeland earlier this week, have been granted a temporary right to stay on one of the islands, Île du Coin.

US President Donald Trump says his relationship with India is «fantastic»

The correspondent amendment to a federal act was initiated by the government

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