Air connectivity to West Asia is gradually resuming after an elusive ceasefire. Kuwait's Jazeera Airways relaunched direct flights to India and other countries, with plans to expand its network. Gulf Air also resumed services to India, while Saudi Arabia's airspace is nearly fully open. Preparations for Indian Haj pilgrims are underway.

Seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs have officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, bolstering the NDA's numbers in the Upper House. This move, facilitated by the anti-defection law's provision for two-thirds party mergers, sees the BJP's strength increase significantly. The party anticipates further gains by year-end, nearing a crucial two-thirds majority.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata, visiting a local market to connect with vendors and shoppers. She discussed prices of essentials and assured continued state support. This move comes amid a political battle over cultural identity, with Banerjee also criticizing Prime Minister Modi's recent outreach events.

Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person for allegedly vandalizing a mazaar in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. A sacred cloth was burnt, and the shrine's iron mesh was damaged, causing tension in the locality. Authorities are investigating the incident, scanning CCTV footage to identify the accused.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju welcomed seven Rajya Sabha MPs who defected from AAP to BJP, praising their parliamentary conduct. The move significantly boosts BJP's strength in the Rajya Sabha, while AAP has petitioned for the disqualification of the defecting members.

Despite paying over $11,350 to loan sharks over debts he never incurred, this Malaysian working in Singapore allegedly had his house set ablaze, Shin Min Daily News reported on Sunday (April 26).Speaking with the Chinese publication, Chen Jiaqiang (transliteration) who works as a carpenter in Singapore recalled how he was contacted by a loan shark through his phone in 2025.The loan shark had purportedly purchased information about Chen which included his phone number, pestering Chen to take a loan from them.Although he refused to borrow money, Chen said he received a phone call from the loan shark a week later, notifying him that $500 had been transferred to his account.Chen would need to pay $100 in interest every week due to this loan, the loan shark allegedly said.«I said I would return the money immediately,» Chen told Shin Min. «But he refused and stressed that I could only pay the interest and cannot return the principal sum.»In order to avoid trouble, I had no choice but to follow suit."He paid $300 in interest to the loan shark and mutually agreed to end things with him after a $2,700 payment through PayNow, Chen said.

A total of 12 motorists, aged between 34 and 70, will be charged in court on Tuesday (April 28) for speeding offences involving heavy vehicles not fitted with speed limiters.Police said in a news release on Monday that the alleged offences were committed between December 2025 and February this year.Eight cases involved prime mover drivers who exceeded their vehicles' imposed speed limit of 50kmh.Of these, seven were travelling along Sheares Avenue towards Central Boulevard — near Tanjong Pagar Terminal — at speeds of between 63kmh and 72kmh, while a 70-year-old male driver was found driving along Banyan Avenue towards Jurong Island Highway at a speed of 65kmh. There were two cases involving drivers of cement mixers, which have a speed limit of 40kmh.The first driver travelled at 57kmh along Halus Link towards Lorong Halus, while the second driver travelled at 54kmh along Sheares Avenue towards Central Boulevard.There were also two cases involving bus drivers which exceeded their vehicles' imposed speed limit of 60kmh.

Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom have successfully disrupted a transnational drug network in a cross-border operation, resulting in a total of 921kg of UK-bound cannabis seized in separate operations. In a news release on Monday (April 27), CNB said a 20-foot inbound container with 509kg of cannabis was detected at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station on January 3. CNB established the drugs were transiting through Singapore and bound for the UK.The anti-drug agency initiated a cross-border operation with the United Kingdom's Home Office International Operations, which, in turn, coordinated with the UK Border Force and the West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit.Through the law enforcement agencies' coordination and intelligence sharing, British authorities seized a further 412kg of cannabis in a separate container bound for the UK on February 25.Their joint efforts led to the disruption of a transnational drug network and its downstream trafficking activities, CNB said, preventing further distribution of a massive amount of drugs in the UK.

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The Board and members of Peace and Love in Society (PALS) Jamaica is mourning the death of 13-year-old Kland Doyle, a Seaforth High School student fatally stabbed last week following a long-standing dispute with a schoolmate that families on both sides say could have been resolved. “We are equally troubled by the viral footage of a violent assault at Jamaica College,” stated PALS, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting peaceful conflict resolution and respectful communication in schools and communities across Jamaica.

Two St Catherine men, who had spent more than 15 years behind bars for the killing of a mother of five in Central Village, were on Friday freed after the Court of Appeal quashed their murder convictions. The men, Kimarley Fortella and Kestner Murray, had been in custody since November 2010 and were convicted in 2014 for the murder of 35-year-old Corrine Johnson, otherwise called ‘Debby’. Johnson was shot and killed at her home in Central Village on January 14, 2010.

The Government’s push to provide free cervical cancer screening for women and raise awareness during April is showing results, with some clinics reporting that they have exceeded their screening targets. The South East Regional Health Authority (SEHRA), in a release promoting the service, said cancer of the cervix is one of the most common cancers among Jamaican women. Most cases are associated with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which is sexually transmitted through skin-to-skin contact.

A 61-year-old Colombian national was gunned down in a brazen attack at Kensington Court in New Kingston on Friday night, in what investigators believe may be linked to transnational organised criminal activity. The deceased has been identified as Julian Lopez. The killing, which occurred at about 9:40 p.m., has intensified concerns about a recent flare-up of violent incidents in the commercial hub, even as security forces maintain that the latest case appears isolated from other recent murders in the area.

During four days on a cardboard bed in the Half-Way Tree lock-up –in a 31-year-old case that has lingered in the system since 1995 – Courtney Anderson was introduced to the rats that patrol the cells, biting and searching for scraps from those behind bars. Fixing his mind on surviving cell life until he was bailed, he said he was unprepared for the nightly rodent patrol.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Approximately 400 tons of various goods have already been collected as for the «Solidarity Embrace» campaign, aimed at helping flood victims in Benguela province.

[New Times] The remains of 35 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi were on Sunday, April 26, accorded a dignified burial at Kinazi Genocide Memorial Site in Ruhango District.

[New Times] Not so long ago, I spoke with a businessman in Rwanda who operates in imports, customs clearance, and logistics - right at the heart of cross-border trade. You would expect someone in that position to be fully conversant with continental trade frameworks. Yet, he said that he only started learning about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in 2025, despite Rwanda having signed and ratified the agreement in 2018, with continent-wide implementation beginning in 2019.

Memorials and gatherings are being held across Vancouver on Sunday to mark one year since a car-ramming at the city’s Lapu-Lapu Day festival killed 11 people and injured dozens of others.

Hezbollah drones killed an IDF soldier and targeted a helicopter sent to airlift wounded troops, as Israel expands its occupation of Lebanon Read Full Article at RT.com

Foreign Minister Seyed Araghchi has arrived in Russia, where he is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Middle East war Read Full Article at RT.com

Retired IT consultant Roman Dubowski became the seventh winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire during Sunday's opening episode of the 35th series of the ITV show.

Sir Sadiq Khan 'could do so much more than he does' to protect children from exposure to nudity during London's naked bike ride, according to a campaigner.

Meghan Markle has suggested the 'hardest seven years' of her life are coming to an end through some horoscope posts on Instagram.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian President was scheduled to meet with the Iranian minister

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed gratitude to the Russian leadership for efforts to develop allied relations between the two countries

According to the newspaper, the Trump administration provided a lower level of security for the White House correspondents’ dinner than it has for other gatherings of high-ranking officials

On April 25, shooting took place at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner with Donald Trump in attendance

Dmitry Peskov noted that a number of leaders had expressed a desire to join Russians in celebrating Victory Day

Suggs sang It Must Be Love as balloons were released in memory of Finbar Sullivan, who was stabbed during a fight in Primrose Hill in the early evening of April 7.

Mentalist Oz Pearlman, the host of the 2026 White House Correspondent's Dinner, revealed what he showed First Lady Melania Trump moments before gunfire erupted.

Footage shows Atef Najib, wearing a striped prison uniform, sitting seemingly emotionless on Sunday in a cage in a courtroom in Central Palace of Justice, in Syria's capital, Damascus.