US and EU officials quietly recognize that Kiev may have to concede territory to Russia to end the conflict, the Washington Post reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The French president’s remark that Haiti’s leaders are “morons” has sparked outrage in the Caribbean country Read Full Article at RT.com

The US-brokered end to hostilities envisions the Lebanese military gradually taking control of the border with Israel Read Full Article at RT.com

US Secretary of State Blinken has said the group is actively working on a loan package, which will be repaid using frozen Russian money Read Full Article at RT.com

British Ambassador Nigel Casey rudely brushed off RT’s questions after he was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry over a spy scandal Read Full Article at RT.com

[New Times] It was a mixed weekend of Rwanda Premier League action packed with some shocking results which includes Rutsiro FC's 3-0 victory over Mukura Victory Sports in Rubavu.

[New Times] Rwanda has received a petition from almost three million people from around the world who are calling for an ambitious treaty to eliminate plastic waste.

[New Times] In the annals of disgraceful behavior by high-ranking officials of a government targeting the dignitaries of another state, surely nothing tops the rant Saturday last week of DR Congo's justice minister Constant Mutamba against Rwanda, against the President of Rwanda himself, and against 'Banyarwanda' - the latter by which he obviously meant Congolese of Tutsi ethnicity.

ERIGAVO (HOL) — Authorities in Somaliland have imposed a curfew in Erigavo after deadly clashes between security forces and armed groups left multiple people dead. The decision, announced on Sunday, aims to restore order amid escalating unrest in the strategic city.

A friend of Abdirahman Abdi who witnessed and filmed the aftermath of his violent altercation with police has offered her account of the difficult hours and days following his death in 2016.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Ireland is stepping up immigration enforcement, significantly impacting Somali asylum seekers navigating its evolving migration policies.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described as disturbing yet another mass shooting in Jamaica, stating that the incident may be gang-related. Holness along with Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang and Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin...

The board of the National Water Commission (NWC) was blindsided by Prime Minister Andrew Holness' announcement that it is to write off the debts of pensioners with outstanding balances of more than two years, Opposition Spokesperson on Water...

People's National Party (PNP) President, Mark Golding, says he is disappointed that the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has not denounced the racist rhetoric that has been directed at him by some of its members.  “I am...

Moscow and Tehran have abandoned the US dollar in mutual trade in favor of their national currencies, according to the Central Bank of Iran Read Full Article at RT.com

A congressional committee has asked the Treasury Department to change policy towards the Chinese region over alleged sanctions evasion Read Full Article at RT.com

The new round of US sanctions has become the most notable lately «but generally not critical for the Russian financial system, which has already passed through much worse time,» Kyle Shostak said

According to the US secretary of state, the administration of outgoing US President Joe Biden is determined «to do everything possible to ensure that Ukraine has what it needs» to fight through 2025

The news portal pointed out that its source was an anti-government militiaman captured in the southern part of the country by the national armed forces

Donald Trump threatened to begin his presidency with a massive trade war -- and diplomatic crisis -- as he demanded China, Canada and Mexico stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the United States or face punitive US import tariffs. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform late Monday, the president-elect warned he would impose trade barriers on the top three US trading partners the day he takes office. China quickly responded Tuesday that «no one will win a trade war,» while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that tariffs were «not acceptable» and no way to address immigration and drug problems. A Canadian government source said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Trump and had a «productive» discussion, without giving further detail. Trump's posts signaled he intends to return immediately to the style of his first presidency, when he regularly shocked Washington and US partners around the world with major policy shifts announced at odd hours on social media. If enacted, the tariffs would spark disruption across the global economy, deepening tensions with US rival China and upending relations with the two huge US neighbors. However, the threat backs up one of Trump's main promises in his campaign against Democrat Kamala Harris, which was to use US economic muscle as leverage on issues having little to do with trade -- namely his claim that the United States is under siege by foreign crime and dangerous migrants. «On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25 percent tariff on ALL products coming into the United States,» Trump posted. «This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!» he said. «We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!» In another post, Trump said he would also be slapping China with a 10 percent tariff, «above any additional Tariffs,» because the world's second biggest economy was failing to execute fentanyl smugglers. «Representatives of China told me that they would institute their maximum penalty, that of death, for any drug dealers caught doing this but, unfortunately, they never followed through,» he said. Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for China's embassy in the United States, told AFP that «China believes that China-US economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature.» Mexico's Sheinbaum fired back at Trump, saying his tariffs diplomacy was misguided. «President Trump, it is not with threats or tariffs that the migration phenomenon will be stopped, nor the consumption of drugs in the United States,» she told reporters, reading a letter she will send to Trump in which she proposes dialogue. «It is not acceptable and would cause inflation and job losses in the United States and Mexico,» she said. - Bluster or serious? - William Reinsch, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Trump's Truth Social threats may be bluster -- a strategy of «threaten, and then negotiate.» However, Trump's first term in the White House was marked by an aggressive and protectionist trade agenda that also targeted China, Mexico and Canada, as well as Europe. While in the White House, Trump launched an all-out trade war with China, imposing significant tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods. China responded with retaliatory tariffs on American products, particularly affecting US farmers. Economists say tariffs can hurt US growth and push inflation, since they are primarily paid by importers bringing the goods into the United States, who often pass those costs on to consumers. Trump has said he will put his commerce secretary designate Howard Lutnick, a China hawk, in charge of trade policy. Lutnick has expressed support for a tariff level of 60 percent on Chinese goods alongside a 10 percent tariff on all other imports. © Agence France-Presse

Fewer people contracted HIV last year than at any point since the rise of the disease in the late 1980s, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that this decline was still far too slow. Around 1.3 million people contracted the disease in 2023, according to the new report from the UNAIDS agency. That is still more than three times higher than needed to reach the UN's goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Around 630,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year, the lowest level since a peak of 2.1 million in 2004, the report said ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday. Much of the progress was attributed to antiretroviral treatments that can reduce the amount of the virus in the blood of patients. Out of the nearly 40 million people living with HIV around the world, some 9.3 million are not receiving treatment, the report warned. And despite the global progress, 28 countries recorded an increase in HIV infections last year. Efforts to make preventative treatment called Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) available in these countries has seen «very slow progress», the report pointed out. «Only 15 percent of people who need PrEP were receiving it in 2023,» the report said. UNAIDS deputy director Christine Stegling said that «progress has been driven by biomedical advances, advances in the protection of human rights and by community activism». «But big gaps in the protection of human rights remain, and these gaps are keeping the world from getting on the path that ends AIDS,» she told an online press conference. She warned that if current trends continue, «we will end up with a much, much higher number of people living with HIV, long after 2030». UNAIDS emphasised how laws and practices that «discriminate against or stigmatise» people with HIV were hindering the fight against the disease. It pointed to how Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act, one of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world, led to sharp drop in PrEP access since coming into force last year. Axel Bautista, a gay rights activist from Mexico City, pointed out that same-sex relations are banned in 63 countries. «Criminalisation exacerbates fear, persecution, hate, violence and discrimination and has a negative impact on public health,» he told the press conference. - 'Game-changer' new drug - A new drug called lenacapavir, which early trials have found is 100 percent effective in preventing HIV infection, has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the battle against the disease. But concerns have been raised over its high price -- US pharmaceutical giant Gilead has been charging around $40,000 per person per a year for the drug in some countries. Last month Gilead announced deals with generic drugmakers to make and sell the drug at lower costs in some lower-income countries. However activists have warned that millions of people with HIV will not be covered by the deals. Stegling said that such «game-changers will really only get us to the right reduction in new infections when we make sure that everybody will have access to them». UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima did not attend the press conference. Byanyima revealed last week that her husband, veteran Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, was «kidnapped» in neighbouring Kenya earlier this month. UN rights chief Volker Turk has been among those calling for the Ugandan government to release Besigye, who appeared in a military court in the capital Kampala last week. © Agence France-Presse

Toronto police have arrested a GTA woman who they allege scammed dozens of Taylor Swift fans out of nearly $70,000 by promising them tickets that never materialized.

The families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — teenagers who were tortured and killed by Paul Bernardo in the 1990s — pleaded with the parole board this morning to keep Bernardo locked away.

Elections Nova Scotia will delay the release of provincial election results tonight due to the late opening of a polling station in the riding of Eastern Shore.

The Nagriamel Movement Congress, held last month in Fanafo, elected John Lum, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Santo Rural, as the president of the movement.

The Supreme Court has instructed the Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) to amend its Judicial Review (JR) claim following the recent termination of some suspended school principals by the Teaching Service Commission (TSC).

Vanuatu’s Department of Immigration and Passport Services has raised VT1 billion in revenue, an impressive achievement just five months after the introduction of the Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS) online visa payment and three months after the installation…

Some Ni-Vanuatu workers in Australia have shared their thoughts on the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, saying that wage deductions are necessary even though others see them as unfair.

Catch O'Brien's Take on the Daily Post tomorrow as Mark O'Brien discusses his history with the late Serge Vohor and a few memories.

Somalia's government on Tuesday said it will not recognise the re-election of the southern Jubaland region's leader, highlighting a growing rift with its semi-autonomous states.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government has approved the formation of the Independent National Electoral and Boundary Commission, a milestone in the country’s plan to hold direct elections for the first time in over five decades. The decision came during an emergency Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Hundreds gathered at Mogadishu's Daljirka Dahsoon Monument on Sunday in a rousing display of support for Somalia's transition to a «one person, one vote» electoral system. The rally, organized in the capital, underscored growing public demand for democratic reform as the nation moves closer to abandoning its clan-based power-sharing framework.