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[UN News] As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community's response to the growing emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN's top aid official there urged all warring parties to allow lifesaving relief supplies to reach the most vulnerable.

L'échouage du thonier chinois Ping Tai Rong 316 a suscité des interrogations. Non, le bateau ne pêchait pas illégalement dans nos eaux. Ils étaient plusieurs navires à venir se ravitailler dans le cadre d'un programme de contrôle chinois qui a lieu à Tahiti ce mois-ci. 46 palangriers asiatiques sont attendus tour à tour au Port de Papeete.

La grève est effective depuis minuit à l'Epic Te Ito Rau no Moorea-Maiao. Mardi, les négociations entre la CSIP et la direction de l'établissement n'ont pas abouti. Pour l'heure, la population de l'île sœur n'est pas impactée, malgré ses craintes après le blackout de janvier.

Ukrainian officials have rejected Donald Trump’s scathing attacks on Vladimir Zelensky Read Full Article at RT.com

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid eased into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday after a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, securing a 6-3 aggregate win after last week's 3-2 victory in Manchester.

Kenya’s foreign ministry said Wednesday it is ready to support peace efforts in Sudan, a day after Khartoum accused Kenya of violating its sovereignty by hosting a meeting of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Force, RSF, in the capital, Nairobi.

The Belgian Malinois was lauded for protecting President Barack Obama and his family after an intruder hopped the White House fence in 2014.

He instead touted his domestic agenda in the United States and railed against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The muted response underscores the Republican Party’s changing views on Ukraine and Russia.

Uragan is designed to destroy troops and armor, artillery, missile complexes, command posts, communication hubs and infrastructure

According to Al Jazeera, more than 591,000 children aged under ten will be inoculated during the vaccination campaign from February 22 through 26

The Russian and US delegations held talks in Riyadh on February 18

According to the TV channel Al Jazeera, more than 500 schools, universities and colleges have been ruined due to Israeli strikes

Earlier, Trump said that Zelensky’s approval rating had dropped to 4%

The Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) has initiated a multi-purpose cash assistance programme to support individuals whose employment and income were adversely affected by the devastating December 17, 2024, earthquake.

The Minister of Education, Simil Johnson's speech about the government's commitment to paying the Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) claims is purely a repetition of promises made over the past 18 years.

A truck driver fled the scene of an accident after colliding with two motorcyclists on Monday night (Feb 17). The accident occurred along Seletar Expressway (SLE) towards Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) at around 10.35pm.  Two male riders and one female pillion, aged between 20 and 35, were conveyed conscious to Khoo Teck Puat hospital, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne. In a video uploaded to SG Road Vigilante's Facebook page, a truck can be seen signalling to change lanes to avoid some roadworks ahead of its lane.   https://www.facebook.com/trafficspore/videos/914169733927625/  As the truck merged into the rightmost lane, a motorcycle with a pillion rider on that lane tried to slow down to avoid the truck.  Unfortunately, another motorcyclist who was following closely behind crashed into the first bike. After the impact, the truck driver continued on their way.

A 10-year-old girl attending a swimming lesson at a Queenstown condominium was injured when pebbles thrown from the 11th storey struck her on the head. The incident occurred at the seventh-floor swimming pool of Queen's Peak condominium on Sunday (Feb 16). There were around 10 other children attending swimming lessons in the pool at the time, according to Zhuang (transliteration), the mother of the injured girl, who spoke with Shin Min. She recounted hearing a loud noise and seeing an unknown object fall into the pool during the lesson. It was only after more objects started falling that the surrounding parents called for their children to get out of the pool. Zhuang was unaware of her daughter's injury until she complained of pain on her forehead. Upon further inspection, she found that her daughter's left forehead was scratched and swollen, reported Shin Min.  Zhuang later found out that her daughter had been hit by pebbles, some which were around 7cm in diameter. There were around four pebbles, some of which had landed in the pool, while others landed on the edge of the pool.

BJP announced Rekha Gupta as Delhi’s new chief minister, succeeding Arvind Kejriwal. Gupta, a first-time MLA, leads a six-member cabinet, marking BJP’s return to power in Delhi after 26 years. The cabinet includes former AAP leader Kapil Mishra. Gupta, also a municipal councillor, becomes the fourth woman to hold the position in the capital.

The Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s Sumy Region for the first time in three years, President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk has accused Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky of “killing” Gonzalo Lira Read Full Article at RT.com

The Chancellor discussed with leading City firms how to create more of an investment culture in the UK in an indication that she could make changes to the tax-free savings accounts.

Carly Wealleans died at her home in Newbiggin, Northumberland, in March 2022 during a call with a manager at the postal service in which she was described as being in a very distressed state.

Natasha Johnson-Mall, 27, and Karlo Bogdan, 24, who died their dogs, 'didn't have a chance' of escaping the inferno sparked by an e-bike battery, a firefighter has said.

Ben Newman, 40, has been locked in a battle with Labour-run Tamworth borough council who wants to remove him from his spot in the town centre.

Sir Keir Starmer has tonight compared Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to Winston Churchill and defended him from Donald Trump's claims that he was a 'dictator without elections'

In a blistering attack that sparked international outrage, the US President warned Ukraine's leader he 'better move fast or he is not going to have a country left'.

This is the spine chilling moment murderer Jason Flore casually walks his dog moments after stabbing young mother, Stephanie Marie, 19, to death in a vicious killing in front of commuters. 

The Senate is holding hearings and voting on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Here’s which earned the most bipartisan support.

While Trump was sympathetic toward Vladimir Putin during his first term, he now appears to be upending generations of U.S. caution toward the Kremlin.

La création d'une taxe carbone sur le transport des navires, en discussion depuis lundi à Londres au sein de l'Organisation maritime mondiale (OMI), constitue «une question de survie» pour les Etats insulaires du Pacifique, ont-ils plaidé mercredi auprès de l'AFP.

Ce matin, Voltina Dauphin, présidente du CESEC depuis octobre 2023, était l'invitée café de notre journal radio. L'occasion de dresser le bilan 2024 de l'institution. Pas moins de 35 avis et rapports d’auto-saisine ont été rendus, dont neuf rien que pour le mois de décembre.

Un thonier chinois s'est échoué ce mercredi 19 février sur le récif qui jouxte la passe de Papeete. Il a été remorqué par le Aito Nui pour un être mis sous contrôle à quai.