India's Census 2027 pre-test for houselisting begins November 10, testing digital methods and questionnaires. This crucial step precedes the main census in April 2026. The exercise, the first fully digital census, aims to finalize population data by 2027-end, impacting delimitation and women's quota implementation.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine conflict during their phone call on Thursday Read Full Article at RT.com

Farmers in Erromango are learning new ways to boost food production and income through value-adding workshops conducted by Live & Learn Vanuatu (L&LV), in partnership with the Department of Industry (DoI), as part of the Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) Programme.

Legendary Solomon Islands artist Sharzy, popularly known as Wan Solowara, will perform at Sola on Vanua Lava, tonight as part of a walkabout show organized to raise funds to support the TORBA Provincial Government’s streetlight initiative.

The Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU), representing over 3,000 members, calls on the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to reconsider its decision to implementing a four-term calendar school year in all government starting next year.

With a fierce confidence in his delivery, flow and lyricism, Mantis’ Weatherman immediately caught the attention of the Pacific Break judges, beating hundreds of original songs entered from18 Pacific nations in this year’s competition.

The Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) has confirmed investigation will be conducted into the exact circumstances leading to the RVS Takuare grounding off south Epi on Constitution Day, nearly two weeks ago.

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 8,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint on Sept 27. In a Facebook post on Thursday (Oct 16), ICA said that anomalies were detected in the vehicle’s scanned images and directed it for additional checks. Aided by ICA’s Integrated Targeting Centre, officers found more than 8,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed within the consignment declared as clothes hangars and car rims. A 38-year-old male Malaysian driver was detained and the case referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigation. Buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, keeping, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are considered serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act. If found guilty, offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty evaded and/or jailed for up to six years.

A federal appeals court declined for now to let the Trump administration deploy troops in the Chicago area. A different judge said she was ‘profoundly concerned’ federal officials were violating her orders.

Adm. Alvin Holsey has served as the head of U.S. Southern Command for less than a year. The position typically rotates every three years.

The US leader described these cruise missiles as «a vicious, offensive, incredibly destructive weapon»

The previous meeting between the two leaders took place on August 15 at a military base in Alaska

At 1:15 a.m. on Friday Moscow time, the price continued to grow, trading at $4,367.8 per troy ounce

The US President noted that the phone talk with his counterpart Vladimir Putin was productive

According to Kirill Dmitriev, the tunnel with a railroad and cargo link, will unlock joint resource exploration

New Delhi disputes Trump’s claim about Modi’s Russian oil assurance Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow has accused Berlin of pursuing “re-nazification” and gearing up for war against Russia through its militarization drive Read Full Article at RT.com

A Russian war correspondent has been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack, his employer said Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton has been charged with mishandling classified documents Read Full Article at RT.com

Enamullah O, carried out the deadly knife attack in a park in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg in January, killing the boy, 2, and a 41-year-old father who tried to protect the children.

Ce jeudi matin, un léopard de mer a été filmé par un plaisancier, à Rikitea (Gambier). Cette observation est très rare. Vivant habituellement dans les eaux glacées, rien n'explique sa présence en Polynésie française.

A teenager who led a huge crowd in singing an anti-Putin song in St Petersburg has been jailed after hundreds of Russians called for the dictator to be overthrown in a rare show of public dissent. 

LONDON, United Kingdom — Irish authorities are monitoring a Somali teenager recovering in hospital after a fatal stabbing that left a 17-year-old Ukrainian asylum seeker dead at a Tusla-operated residential care unit for unaccompanied minors in north Dublin.

Greece has approved a law allowing employers to extend shifts to 13 hours in the private sector despite union outrage and protests Read Full Article at RT.com

“I like to play cards,” said Pritzker, a billionaire who is often touted as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, a prospect he has not ruled out.

A federal judge had said Trump could not deploy troops in Illinois.

President Donald Trump announced guidance encouraging employers to offer fertility benefits and a plan to cut the cost of fertility drugs.