[New Times] IMIZI Rum, a Rwandan spirits brand, has said that it has raised $500,000 (approximately Rwf686 million) in a pre-seed funding in less than a year round led by angel investors from North America, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Rwanda.

[UN] Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain deeply impacted by conflict, facing an increase in grave violations, according to the latest report by the UN Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the DRC .

[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- At least 188 people died of malaria from January to September this year in southern Cunene province, out of a total of 95,913 cases of the disease diagnosed by the region's health authorities, ANGOP learned on Thursday.

Apple fans are calling for a recall of a high-end device that has been plagued with issues. Users reported sound quality and connectivity problems just months after spending hundreds of dollars.

Aleksander Vucic's ominous comment comes after Ukraine carried out its first strike on Russian territory with a US-supplied long-range missile on Tuesday

Vladimir Putin confirmed on Friday the decision to begin serial production of the new Oreshnik ballistic missile system Read Full Article at RT.com

The West’s policy of escalation would be “grossly irresponsible” in the wake of Russia’s recent missile strike, Scott Ritter has said Read Full Article at RT.com

US President-elect Donald Trump will not be sentenced in the Manhattan “hush money” case, though the charges have not yet been dismissed Read Full Article at RT.com

Auto parts supplier Bosch has cited weak demand for electric vehicles and stagnating global car sales Read Full Article at RT.com

US political analyst and former psychological warfare officer Scott Bennett has died at age 46 Read Full Article at RT.com

An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease.

A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.

At least 35 people were killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon on Sunday, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 3,516, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Monday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia faces an escalating crisis where climate change and conflict fuel a vicious cycle of environmental degradation and social upheaval. A recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) highlights regenerative agriculture as a key strategy to restore fragile ecosystems, mitigate conflicts, and build resilience.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A satellite-tagged Amur Falcon named “Chiuluan2” has captured the attention of researchers and conservationists worldwide, completing a non-stop migration from India to Somalia in just five days and 17 hours, a testament to the resilience of migratory birds and the ecological systems they depend on.

The Central Bank said on June 13 that it would fix official dollar and euro rates against the ruble on the basis of reports of banks on results of transactions in the over-the-counter currency market

The humanitarian mission for the repatriation of Russian children from the Middle East began in 2018 and is coordinated by the Russian children’s ombudswoman’s office

The Russian Defense Ministry announced earlier in the day that the country’s latest Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile hit all the targets at a major Ukrainian military-industrial enterprise in Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk) with its MIRVed warheads

Russia will continue developing pipe gas supplies and will «continue supplying competitive energy resources to partners and the whole world,» Pavel Sorokin noted

State legislative and Supreme Court races were not terribly decisive, while we saw setbacks for ranked-choice voting and minimum-wage increases.

Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

The Cuban actress, 36, is being savagely slammed online by her compatriots and others who accuse her of dating the son of a dictatorship that she herself escaped.

Derrick Smith, the former member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western, described it as an «emotional moment» as he cast his vote this morning for his youngest son, Duane, who is the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for the...

Independent candidate Lloyd 'Mozy' Gillings is predicting history will be created in today's by-election in Trelawny Southern, with him securing 3,500 votes to win the seat and send the Jamaica Labour Party's Marisa Dalrymple-...

«We know what kind of developments are being carried out there, but this will happen tomorrow or in a year or two, but we have such a system already today,» the president said

According to the politician, Western nations need to understand that they are fighting on Ukraine’s side

Maria Zakharova quoted the US Senator, who called the ICC a «Kangaroo court» and ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan a «deranged fanatic»

The president stressed that given the weapon’s special power, it «will be provided precisely to the Strategic Missile Forces»

Alparslan Bayraktar informed earlier about plans to commission the first power-generating unit of the Akkuyu NPP in 2025

Over 100 monkeys died in an FCI warehouse in India after inhaling pesticide sprayed on wheat sacks. Workers attempted to conceal the incident by burying the carcasses in a pit. The incident came to light after concerns were raised by members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, leading to an investigation and the exhumation of the bodies for postmortem.

As Maharashtra and Jharkhand await election results, both the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc are preparing for potential post-poll scenarios, including the possibility of a hung assembly. Exit polls present a mixed bag of predictions, leading to speculation about potential alliances and realignments. Both states have a history of political maneuvering, adding to the uncertainty surrounding the outcome.

The Indian Army is accelerating its technological advancement by focusing on 16 technology clusters, including cyber, space, and AI, to enhance its capabilities for future warfare. The Army is collaborating with academic institutions and industries to develop and integrate these technologies. To support this transformation, the Army will induct domain specialists in fields like cyber and linguistics, starting in mid-2025.