Retiring Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat hopes to spend the next six to 12 months “not doing any work”, before he figures out his next steps. “I have a very bad work habit, I work long hours. I don’t have much time for myself,” he said. “I hope to spend time travelling to all my favourite places, to read my favourite books and listen to my music, so that I can slow down. Then I’ll decide what else might be meaningful for me to do.” The 64-year-old also hopes to spend time with his children and extended family, and continue exercising and taking care of his health. Plans for his post-politics life have been on the cards for at least a year. In May 2024, he told Prime Minister Lawrence Wong just after his swearing-in ceremony that he wanted to retire “if the transition goes well for the rest of the year”. “I had decided on that before that, but I didn’t want to disturb him,” DPM Heng told The Straits Times on May 15. He does not intend to go back to public life, quipping: “Only if I am absolutely needed. Do you have something in mind?”

Clear addresses on campus buildings, better training for campus security officers and updated protocols for B.C. Ambulance are among some of the jury's recommendations.

The winner of what the B.C. Lottery Corp. is calling the biggest jackpot ever awarded to a single person in Canada says that winning the $80 million prize is «life-changing.»

Follow here for live updates and analysis of Doug Ford's Ontario budget. The document includes a $14.6-billion deficit planned for the next fiscal year largely to deal with the economic pain of a trade war with the U.S.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre closed his constituency and Parliament Hill offices following his election defeat in Carleton, but is expected to stay in Stornoway — Canada's residence for the leader of the Official Opposition — despite losing that title.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's embattled journalists are being swept up in an intensifying crackdown by security forces, with at least 41 media workers arrested, harassed, or intimidated since mid-March—a development rights groups warn amounts to a «war on the truth,» and what the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called an «alarming escalation» in attacks on the media.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Celebrations ahead of Somaliland’s May 18 Independence Day have reached new heights this year, with top musical groups staging high-profile concerts across the region to mark the anniversary of its self-declared independence from Somalia.

Vladimir Zelensky could sabotage peace talks with Moscow, a former Ukrainian diplomat has said Read Full Article at RT.com

There were no reports of casualties or damage inflicted by falling missile fragments

Palestinian President said it on the occasion of Nakba, the date marking the Arab defeat in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

Five members of the Insan charity foundation were killed during the bombing of the Jabaliya refugee camp

The World Health Ogranization says wild poliovirus type 2 was eradicated in 1999, but the deadly disease has been detected just over 500 kilometres from Australia's northern border.

Ce jeudi 15 mai 2025, la Première Dame, Madame Zita Oligui Nguema, a accompagné le Président de la République, Chef de l'État et Chef du Gouvernement, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, à la cérémonie officielle d'inauguration du marché municipal d'Akanda. Fruit d'une volonté politique affirmée de soutenir les activités génératrices de revenus et de promouvoir l'autonomisation des femmes, cette infrastructure moderne marque un tournant décisif pour les commerçantes de la (...) - INFRASTRUCTURES / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Quatre ans après l'étrange disparition de Bienvenue Medjoko Loba, gendarme, et de son cousin Judicaël Issapa, un tournant majeur dans l'enquête survient. Deux suspects, Bruno M. et Rodrigue M. ont récemment été interpellés par la Police judiciaire de Franceville. Ils sont accusés, d'après notre confrère «L'Union», d'enlèvement et d'homicide, et placés en détention préventive à la maison d'arrêt de Yené, dans la capitale provinciale du Haut-Ogooué. Les faits remontent à 2021, au village (...) - FAITS DIVERS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

The Supreme Court appeared divided about whether to scale back nationwide orders that have blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship.

One of Latvia’s military spy agencies has instructed its citizens how to spot potential infiltrators from Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

The only way to achieve a breakthrough in a peaceful settlement in Ukraine will be direct negotiations between US and Russian leaders, he said

Last night, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the lineup of the Russian delegation and experts for talks with Kiev

The sanctions, he said, would take effect immediately

The Russian delegation explained in detail its position on Ukraine, head of the Russian delegation, Presidential Aide said

Police have confirmed no injuries occurred during the three separate incidents in north London Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has said a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could help resolve the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

The Supreme Court will hear the Judicial Review (JR) case regarding the lawfulness of the nationwide strike initiated by the Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) on Monday and Tuesday next week.

Nine prisoners—including multiple sex offenders who preyed on children—were included in President Nikenike Vurobaravu’s sentence commutation order, despite having been explicitly rejected for parole just three months earlier.

President Nikenike Vurobaravu will revoke his decision to commute the sentences of all 70 prisoners listed in his recent commutation orders.

The Regional Coordinator Committee (RCC) of the Vanuaku Party on Emae Island has officially endorsed James Tinampuaroto Kaltong as its candidate for the upcoming provincial elections, scheduled to take place in 8th July this year.

This morning’s Sports Analysis with Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) Referee Instructor Robinson Banga, Harry Atisson and Nicholas Mwai, discussed the insults that were hurled during last weekend’s match between Ifira and Galaxy during the PVFA Cup. Banga said that referees…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Minister Wayne Sturge has ordered that the itinerary of Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel be cut, citing his past legal troubles. According to a report in the Trinidad Guardian,...

The defence team for Constable Noel Maitland this morning sought to establish that a taxi driver or a stalker may have been behind the disappearance of his girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson. Maitland is on trial in the Home Circuit Court for murder...

Water supply disruptions that have plagued several communities in St James for the past three weeks reached a new level of urgency on Thursday as Green Pond High School was forced to dismiss classes early due to the absence of the commodity. The...

The police are reporting that a third man who was involved with last week’s abduction of a teacher in Pell River, Hanover was fatally shot by cops during an alleged confrontation in the parish yesterday. The deceased has been identified as 38-...

The police are reminding the public that impeding operations can pose a risk to residents and personnel on duty, as the constabulary force today indicated that an investigation has been launched into an incident where a woman was shot amid a clash...

The US Treasury Department has issued a new license easing restrictions on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Read Full Article at RT.com