Garowe (HOL) – Puntland's administration is moving to abolish the secret ballot system for electing local council members and parliamentarians to enhance electoral transparency and reduce corruption and bribery allegations that have marred past polls.

[New Times] More than 1 in 8 people around the world live with a mental health disorder, with depression being the most common, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

[HRW] Nairobi -- End Support to 'Wazalendo' Armed Groups; Ensure Disarmament, Accountability

[RFI] Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support.

This briefing provides a summary of the recent economic developments in EU Member States and gives an overview of relevant economic projections forecasted by major EU and international institutions. Annex 1 includes the latest GDP data and forecasts for all EU Member States. Annex 2 provides the latest inflation data and developments. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

WESTERN BUREAU: The divisional council of the Hanover Police Youth Clubs, through an initiative dubbed “Kindness Connect School Care,” has presented two primary and infant schools in the parish with gifts that will greatly improve their teaching/...

WESTERN BUREAU: Three of the four road breakaways between Stettin and Wait-A-Bit in South Trelawny are currently being rehabilitated under the Government’s multimillion-dollar SPARK programme. According to Janel Ricketts, the community...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is on track to welcome more than 4.5 million visitors in 2025, with tourism earnings projected to reach US$4.62 billion, continuing the island’s impressive post-pandemic growth trajectory. Delivering the latest forecast...

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is encouraging farmers in the sector to liaise with the agency for the expansion of production and to maximise export earnings. Speaking at the launch of a series of town hall meetings to commemorate the CIB’s 80th...

On Saturday, May 24, the second day of the 2025 Calabash Literary Festival at Calabash Bay, Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth, between 2:30 and 4 p.m., Jamaica-born poet, author, scholar and educator, Professor Jason Allen-Paisant, will be reading a...

UAVs have been destroyed over more than a dozen regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The South Asian nation’s security predicament makes it different from Europe, Jaishankar said Read Full Article at RT.com

Tariffs on agricultural imports will be reinstated after current waivers expire, as pressure mounts from Eastern European members Read Full Article at RT.com

Members of the European Parliament have urged a full freeze of Hungary’s EU funding for violating ‘values’ Read Full Article at RT.com

In a classic example of a man dying of thirst while his legs are fully dipped in water, expectant women from Group Village Head (GHV) Chinkhande in Ntchisi brave a 20-kilometre walk or motorcycle ride to Chinthembwe Health Centre to access maternity service because their backyard facility does not provide the service. Chinkhande Health Centre […] The post Ntchisi clinic fails to roll out maternity services over delayed guardian shelter appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The World Relief Bicycle (WRB) has donated 40 bicycles worth MK20 million to the Road Safety Alert Foundation (ROSAF) to ease mobility challenges faced by the organization’s volunteer workers across Malawi. Speaking during the handover ceremony held in Lilongwe, ROSAF Executive Director Joel Jere expressed gratitude for the timely donation, stating that the bicycles will […] The post WRB Donates 40 Bicycles to ROSAF to Boost Road Safety Efforts appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

New footage released by the US Coastguard shows Wendy Rush, the wife of Stockton Rush, trying to radio down to the doomed crew during their descent to the wreck of the Titanic.

Hillingdon had supported 89 asylum seekers out of every 10,000 residents at the end of last year - and residents say taxpayers' money which the council is having to pay to house them was 'disgraceful'.

Households will pay over a £100 less for the energy this summer, the energy regulator confirmed today. The July price cap is set at £1,720.

Aomar Aït Khedache, 69, begged for forgiveness on Friday, just before a jury in Paris retired to consider a verdict in the case.

Ofgem confirmed today that energy bills will drop by 7 per cent from July - impacting the bills of 35million households on a variable rate for their gas and electricity.

Après le décès d'une fillette maltraitée à Taunoa mardi soir, les familles d'accueil sont désormais pointées du doigt. Les langues se délient sur la maltraitance subie par certains enfants placés. Mais attention à ne pas en faire une généralité. La plupart des familles d'accueil apportent éducation et stabilité.

SINGAPORE — Singapore has never stayed neutral and will always take a position on policies or international issues, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong at a conference on May 22. Among the thorniest of those issues are the trade tensions between the US and China, but as contentious as the issue is, Singapore cannot stay permanently on the sidelines, he added. «We do take positions. The only difference is that we take positions not because you are the US or because you are China,» he said, noting that Singapore will take a stance based on what is in its best interests, for the country and citizens. DPM Gan, who is also the Trade and Industry Minister, added that Singapore values doing business with the US and with China, and both countries know its position. However, it is becoming «increasingly difficult and challenging» to «find a way that will be comfortable for both sides». The May 12 deal — where the US and China agreed to suspend part of their tariffs on each other's goods for 90 days — may provide a temporary reprieve, but questions remain over what happens when the truce ends.

Two engineering and construction contractors have been fined over $4.6 million collectively for rigging bids in tender exercises for the upgrading of three community clubs. Trust-Build Engineering & Construction was slapped with a penalty of $4,295,059, and Hunan Fengtian Construction Group fined $349,350. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said on Friday (May 23) the two firms had rigged three tenders called by the People's Association (PA) in August and September 2022 for construction and major upgrading works at Bukit Batok, Cheng San and Eunos Community Clubs. The works involved pilling and finishing, scaffolding, installation of doors and windows. Each affected tender was valued at between $17 million and $21 million, and the three had a value of about $56 million in total. At the time when the PA called for bids, Hunan Fengtian and Trust-Build were registered with the Building & Construction Authority to undertake high-value contracts of up to $50 million for the former and $105 million for the latter.

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Medway Council, in Kent, had tried to turf out the Romani Gypsy families who had set up home at the Wigmore Coach Park, off the M2.

Shopkeeper Ian Lambert, 62, who runs an independent store in Weymouth, Dorset, said he had initially felt like he needed to look away from the woman for fear of being branded a pervert.

As they await the results of a long and complicated recount, Liberal Anthony Germain and Conservative Jonathan Rowe are united in their desire to get this over with, once and for all.

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After his home in the Somali capital was battered by torrential rains, Mohamed Abdukadir Teesto worries about his future at a time when local and foreign aid is vanishing.

Djibouti (HOL) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro held a high-level meeting on Thursday with the ambassadors of France, Ethiopia, and the United Kingdom to the Republic of Djibouti as part of his ongoing three-day diplomatic visit to Djibouti.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu on Thursday, where he met with top defense and military officials to assess the country’s security landscape and ongoing efforts in the fight against Al-Shabaab.

The Trump administration has revoked Harvard’s authorization to enroll foreign students over its refusal to address alleged antisemitism Read Full Article at RT.com

The Cohesion Fund was set up in 1994 and provides funding for environmental and trans-European network projects in the Member States whose gross national income per capita is less than 90% of the EU average. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The field of direct taxation is not directly governed by European Union rules. Nevertheless, a number of directives and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) establish harmonised standards for taxation of companies and private individuals. Moreover, actions have been taken to prevent tax evasion and double taxation. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP