US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan and participate in the memo signing ceremony

Marco Rubio emphasized that the United States is ready and willing to do everything in its power to facilitate the end of this war

Co-Presidents of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo noted that «the criminal Fascism seeks to promote evil and destruction»

[UN News] There are more than 900 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 220 suspected deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.

[IPS] Nairobi, Kenya -- Millions of African women live under laws that deny them equal rights at home. A well-funded global movement is working to make sure it stays that way.

Arsenal supporters in Malawi have expressed frustration and disappointment after police effectively forced the cancellation of a planned victory parade in Lilongwe, sparking anger among fans who had already mobilised for the celebrations. The Arsenal Fans Malawi Chapter announced on Monday that the parade, which was scheduled for 30 May 2026, would no longer take […] The post Arsenal Fans Cry Foul as Police Force Cancellation of Lilongwe Victory Parade appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

As the five-year tenure of Uttar Pradesh's gram panchayats wraps up on Tuesday, the state government steps in by designating outgoing gram pradhans as interim administrators. This adjustment, effective May 27, paves the way for uninterrupted village leadership until new elections rollout in 2026.

Foreign medical graduates and states facing internship seat shortages have received a significant reprieve. The National Medical Commission has extended permission for internships in recognised non-teaching hospitals until May 2028, addressing concerns over limited capacity and delays. This move aims to ease the crisis for thousands of graduates awaiting crucial training and registration opportunities across various states.

Polls suggest Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain could pave the way for the Mayor of Greater Manchester to claim victory in next month's crunch Makerfield by-election.

In the long history of British democracy, there has never been a more important by-election then the epic contest now underway at Makerfield in Greater Manchester.

When Corrine Rotherham and her husband Peter bought their dream £675,000 bungalow in the sleepy village of Urchfont in 2011, they were absolutely delighted with their purchase.

The US launched 'self-defense strikes' inside southern Iran on Monday night, escalating tensions in the region as Trump pushes a fragile peace deal.

The Daily Mail revealed in November that Father Sion Hughes Carew, 40, had spent an evening drinking with the Bishop of Lincoln Stephen Conway at his palace before driving off barefoot.

Interest rates for various Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts — Ordinary, Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts — will remain unchanged from July 1 to September 30, the CPF Board and Housing and Development Board (HDB) said in a joint news release on Tuesday (May 26).The interest rate for the Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts (SMRA) will remain unchanged at the floor rate of 4 per cent per annum, as the pegged rate remains below the floor rate, the agencies said.SMRA interest rate is pegged to the 12-month average yield of 10-year Singapore Government Securities, plus 1 per cent, which was 3.09 per cent from May 2025 to April 2026. Meanwhile, the Ordinary Account (OA) interest rate will remain unchanged at the floor rate of 2.5 per cent per annum from July 1 to September 30, as the OA pegged rate remains below the floor rate of 2.5 per cent.This rate is computed based on the 3-month average of major local banks' interest rates, which was 0.32 per cent from February 2026 to April 2026. 

The chief executive officer of a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform, Hodlnaut, was on Tuesday (May 26) charged in court for fraud by false representation.Zhu Juntao, 36, was handed three charges and could face jail time of up to twenty years, a fine, or both, for each charge, if he is found guilty.Hodlnaut was a crypto borrowing and lending platform which allowed its users to deposit their digital tokens to earn interest.The Singapore Management University alumnus was also co-founder of the said online platform that purportedly had over 30,000 users worldwide before it became defunct in August 2022 following financial difficulties. The police said on Tuesday that Zhu allegedly instigated his employees to make misleading statements on the company's official Telegram group chat and in official emails sent directly to some of its users between May and July 2022, following a sudden price crash of TerraUSD (UST).According to the police, Hodlnaut had allegedly asserted in these communications that it did not have direct exposure to UST and/or did not suffer losses arising from the UST crash.

14 people have been arrested for providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling in a Facebook post uploaded on Monday (May 25).Additionally, the LTA and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) also conducted a joint enforcement operation on Monday at both land checkpoints into Johor Bahru, at Woodlands and Tuas.Sun noted that these operations come after recent enhancements to cross-border taxi services, which have allowed licensed cross-border taxis to drop off passengers anywhere in Singapore, and in several parts of Johor, since May 4.She said that this operation was part of «continued efforts to safeguard commuter safety and protect the livelihoods of our local point-to-point drivers from illegal cross-border transport services.»«We will continue to work closely with our Malaysian counterparts to improve cross-border travel arrangements,» she added.

Angel Georgiev noted that Bulgarian parliament has proposed lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, energy sanctions, and sanctions targeting the maintenance of MiG-29 aircraft

RT’s Rick Sanchez spoke to residents of Russia’s Starobelsk, where Ukrainian drone strikes killed 21 college students Read Full Article at RT.com

Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her 'macho men' cry on screen. 

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: He left Palace officials unimpressed after attempting to trademark his 'Royal Butler' moniker while launching schools on working in service and etiquette.

Peter Murrell was led away from court in handcuffs yesterday and faces jail for embezzling £400,000 from the Scottish National Party.

Social media is the biggest threat to children's wellbeing, parents have said, while raising children is now harder and more conflict ridden, the damning report has found.

Madeley watched inmates hurriedly take boxes of food through the bars of their concrete cells at the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) where they spend 23 and a half hours a day with nothing to do.

While the important and hard work that town council cleaners do often go unnoticed, their absence is noticeable to everyone, said Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim.He was sharing his thoughts on the estate cleaners of Anchorvale whom he treated to a farewell meal, according to a Facebook post on Monday (May 25).Associate Professor Lim, who is MP for the Anchorvale division of Sengkang GRC, explained that part of the team of conservancy contractors in the estate will be replaced after five years amid Sengkang Town Council contract renewals.«While I'm a little sad — having worked with some of these folks for more than five years now — I understand that (the) town council has to be prudent as it renews its contracts, evaluating past performance alongside other quality dimensions, as well as a competitive bid price,» he said.He added that he has «mixed feelings» about the cleaners' departure, and quoted William Shakespeare that «parting is such sweet sorrow». 

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) on Monday (May 25) released its findings into the Chong Pang Integrated Development (CPID) construction mishap, three weeks after a falling metal bar crashed through a nearby HDB roof.An investigation report submitted by the appointed Qualified Person (QP) stated that the incident happened during dismantling works when a metal bar slipped from the workers' hands. «The bar then struck a nearby material stacking rack, which caused the metal bar to deflect out of the work area and damage part of the roof of (the adjacent) Block 103 (Yishun Ring Road),» SLA said in its update issued on Monday night.A QP is a registered architect or professional engineer who is authorised to submit building plans to authorities, ensure regulatory compliance, and supervise structural works. In this instance, the QP's role was to investigate the incident and recommend remedial actions. 

Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department of European affairs Vladislav Maslennikov noted that Moscow has not rejected dialogue with Europe

Vladimir Zelensky pointed out that there has been no progress with America for a long time regarding the expansion of anti-ballistic production

According to the US Central Command, two boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were destroyed in the attack near Bandar Abbas and one missile launch site

Donald Trump also called on the Atomic Energy Commission to be witness to this process

A member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Angel Georgiev emphasized that it was a huge mistake