The horse riding world has paid tribute to Georgie Campbell after the British rider tragically died following a fall at the Bicton International Horse Trials in Devon on Sunday.

Amie Gray, from nearby Poole, has been described as a 'beautiful person inside and out'.

Weir Wood Sailing Club has offered yachting and windsurfing on the same stretch of water in East Sussex since 1966. But it has been hit by a number of charges from their new landlord.

The event, which has taken place every year on Cooper's Hill since the 1820s, will go ahead today despite objections from Tewkesbury's safety advisory group.

Asylum-seekers and refugees must be treated according to the standards laid down in human rights and refugee law. The 2015 migration crisis revealed wide divergences in the reception conditions in the EU Member States. While some encounter difficulties in ensuring adequate and dignified treatment of applicants, others offer more generous standards of reception. This has led to secondary movements of asylum-seekers and refugees, putting pressure on some Member States. The aim of the proposed recast Reception Conditions Directive, to replace the current one, is to ensure greater harmonisation of reception standards and more equal treatment of asylum-seekers across the entire EU, as well as to avoid 'asylum shopping', whereby asylum-seekers choose the Member State with the highest protection standards for their application. The Commission tabled its proposal on the recast directive in 2016. After reaching a partial provisional agreement on its text in 2018, the Parliament and the Council reached a final agreement on 15 December 2022. The Parliament adopted the agreed text at first reading at its plenary session of 10 April 2024, and Coreper approved the agreement on 8 February 2024. After the presidents of both institutions signed the directive on 14 May 2024, it was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 22 May 2024 and will enter into force in June 2024. Member States will then have 2 years to transpose the provisions of the directive into their national laws. Sixth edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

In September 2020, the European Commission submitted a proposal on asylum and migration management, to replace the 2013 Dublin Regulation that determines the EU Member State responsible for examining asylum applications. While the proposal 'essentially preserves' the current criteria for determining this responsibility, it would also make changes and additions to the regulation, especially on solidarity and responsibility-sharing for asylum-seekers among Member States. The proposal came after a failed attempt to reform EU asylum policy following the 2015 migration crisis. While the migratory context had since changed, the migration situation remained fragile. According to the Commission, addressing this situation required a relaunch of the reform of the common European asylum system. The new system would ensure international protection for those who need it and be effective and humane towards those who have to be returned. On 20 December 2023, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the proposal. The Parliament adopted the agreed text at first reading at its plenary session of 10 April 2024, and Coreper approved the agreement on 8 February 2024. After the presidents of both institutions signed the regulation on 14 May 2024, it was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 22 May 2024. The regulation enters into force in June 2024 and into application on 1 July 2026. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Signs on Rangárvallavegur road at the scene of the bus accident on Saturday give certain clues as to what caused the accident. The driver and all 26 passengers of the bus were Icelanders, and each of them was taken to hospital with injuries.

A total of 80 earthquakes have been measured in the magma channel under Svartsengi in the last day. This is about the same number of earthquakes as were measured in the area before the weekend.

Libreville, le 27 mai 2024. Plusieurs arrestations de présumés trafiquants internationaux d'ivoire ont eu lieu il y a dix mois à Lambaréné et Makokou par les Antennes provinciales de la Police Judiciaire, les Directions provinciales des Eaux et Forêts compétentes et la Direction de la lutte contre le braconnage, avec l'appui de Conservation Justice. Les principaux instigateurs de ce réseau international qui ont pu être arrêtés sont Sieurs Ngangni Ibrahim Gaël, Evouna Guy Bertrand, Tonga (...) - JUSTICE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Rosatom subsidiary NovaWind has reportedly started building a $217 million photovoltaic solar power project in Mali Read Full Article at RT.com

Le 25 mai 2024, le Premier ministre de la Transition, Raymond Ndong Sima, a participé à la clôture de la Journée Nationale de la Femme Gabonaise. Cet événement, débuté le 17 avril 2024, a vu la présence de plusieurs membres du gouvernement, dont Nadine Natalie Awanang, ministre des Affaires Sociales, Murielle Minkue, ministre de la Réforme des Institutions, et Louise Boukandou, ministre de la Fonction Publique et des représentants des organismes internationaux tels que l'UNICEF. Dans (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le dialogue national inclusif débuté le 02 avril 2023, s'est achevé le 30 du même mois, avec la cérémonie de remise du rapport final au Président de la Transition, Chef de l'État. Environ 1000 recommandations ont été formulées par les 580 commissaires retenus pour la validation du rapport de synthèse des 38000 contributions citoyennes. Parmi ces recommandations, figure en bonne place la suspension de l'activité des partis politiques jusqu'à droit connu sur les nouvelles conditions de (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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When countries invest in healthy living, the climate wins, the planet wins, the environment wins and diseases lose, said Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan in a special prerecorded address to the 36th annual health ministers of the Commonwealth meeting. The annual health ministers of the Commonwealth meeting took place from May 24 to 25 in Geneva, Switzerland, on the margins of the 77th World Health Assembly. According to State House, Ramkalawan made the address on Saturday, which centred on how Seychelles is adapting to and mitigating the vagaries of climate change to ward off its impact on the health sector.  «Our national campaign against obesity which I have the honour and privilege to lead is not only an effort to reduce non-communicable diseases but it must also be seen as part of Seychelles' conscious effort to phase out fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions by encouraging walking and cycling as more active and less polluting forms of travel,» he said. Ramkalawan highlighted how global warming is affecting Seychelles and said, «Each country must do its fair share. And fair share must continue to mean that those who have contributed the most and are still contributing the most to damage the climate must now also contribute the most to undo the damage.» Earlier, at the same meeting, Seychelles' Minister for Health, Peggy Vidot, stressed how climate change, resulting in sea-level rise and heavy rainfall, pose a significant threat to Seychelles' health infrastructure and continuity of essential health services. 

[New Times] President Paul Kagame is expected to attend the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meeting, slated for May 27 to 31, that focuses on structural reforms to drive socioeconomic transformation on the continent.

[New Times] MPost, a Kenyan digital postal service, has launched its e-PO boxservice in Rwanda. This means over a million Rwandans can now use their phone numbers as postal addresses to receive mail and parcels, instead of revealing their physical address.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Prosecute Participants Fairly; Investigate Possible Summary Killings

Tanzanian Foreign Minister January Makamba has shared his insights on Africa’s international relations Read Full Article at RT.com

The NATO chief’s proposal to provide Ukraine with €100 billion in aid is “a bit confusing,” an Eastern European official has told Politico Read Full Article at RT.com

American arms set to arrive in Taiwan will be new ones, unlike those sent to Ukraine, Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Papua New Guinea authorities fear over 2,000 people are buried under rubble from Friday’s landslide, AP reports, citing a letter to the UN Read Full Article at RT.com

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned the Israeli attacks on Rafah, the latest of which was the targeting of tents of displaced Palestinians near the warehouses of UNRWA that killed at least 40 people, mostly children and women.  The foreign ministry, in a statement on social media X, also affirmed the Kingdom’s rejection of the blatant violations by the Israeli occupation forces of all international and humanitarian laws.  It also called on the international community to intervene immediately.

The former president has publicly waffled on the Israel-Gaza war. But he told wealthy donors he supports Israel’s right to continue “its war on terror.”

From Barbie girls to brides, police officers to prisoners, clubbers took to the streets in an array of costumes to celebrate the start of the summer season.

As the Seychelles' government continues its work to raise funds for the construction of a proposed new hospital, several companies and individuals have made their contributions, and the latest donations of up to SCR750,000 ($52,000), were made on Monday. The donations were made to the New Hospital Fund in a short ceremony at State House and the cheques were handed over to Vice President Ahmed Afif in the absence of President Wavel Ramkalawan, who is on overseas missions. The cheques were from Amsa Healthcare, Marlu Seychelles and Amazon Betting Seychelles. Amsa Healthcare pledged SCR5 million, ($344,000) to the fund and made a first contribution of SCR500,000 ($34,000) as part of the pledge. The other donation from Marlu Seychelles,  a semi-industrial fishing company in the country, was for SCR150,000 ($10,000).   Amazon Betting Seychelles donated SCR100,000 ($8,000) to the fund. The Vice President said it was a pleasure to receive such donations from these companies. «This is a very kind gesture, which will go to building an infrastructure that will benefit everyone in Seychelles,» said Afif. He added that while a new building will be constructed, it is the hospital services that the government wants to bring to the highest standard. The New Hospital Fund was launched last year to raise funds for the construction of a new and modern Seychelles Hospital. It is expected to be built on part of the premises of the current Seychelles Hospital in the central district of Mont Fleuri. The estimated sum for the construction of the new hospital is SCR1 billion ($69 million). When he announced the setting up of the New Hospital Fund Last year, President Ramkalawan revealed that the new hospital will be built where the current one is and that details of the plan when finalised will be shared with the public.   A technical committee was set up in October 2023 to kickstart the project which is scheduled to commence in 2024.

SINGAPORE — A private-hire driver took a laptop that a passenger accidentally left behind and lied that he had not seen it. Riduan Chumadi, who was a Grab driver at the time, sent the laptop for a factory reset, causing all data in the device — including two years of work-related information — to be deleted. The victim, a 42-year-old bank employee, told investigators that her daily work would be impaired for the next six months to a year. Riduan, 46, was sentenced to a week in jail on May 24 after he pleaded guilty to one count of dishonestly misappropriating the device. The incident happened on Oct 18, 2023, when the victim left her office in Marina Boulevard at around 1.45pm and boarded Riduan's car. State Prosecuting Officer (SPO) Lam Peng Choy said the woman accidentally left her laptop worth $3,000 inside the vehicle when she alighted around 15 minutes later at Raffles Hospital in North Bridge Road.  Riduan picked up another passenger, who found the device and handed it to Riduan. SPO Lam told the court: "The accused decided to dishonestly misappropriate the laptop and… kept it in the boot of the car.

SINGAPORE — Ten power-assisted bicycles (PABs) and brakeless bicycles were seized during an islandwide enforcement operation by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on May 24. In response to The Straits Times' queries on May 27, LTA said operations were carried out at AMK Hub, Waterway Point and The Seletar Mall. LTA added that the offences by riders included riding their PABs on footpaths, riding and keeping an unregistered PAB, tampering the seal on a PAB, riding brakeless bicycles and failure to attach a registration number plate. «LTA conducts daily operations islandwide to enforce against errant active mobility users and to educate users on active mobility rules and guidelines,» LTA said, adding those who breach its regulations will be dealt with. 

All construction sites with a contract sum of $5 million and above will be required to install a Video Surveillance System (VSS) for employee safety from June 1, 2024. This system acts as a deterrent for unsafe workplace behaviours, provides valuable training resources for companies and offers insights for investigations of safety incidents and near-misses, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday (May 27). The VSS was demonstrated to AsiaOne during a media visit to the Serangoon Polyclinic construction site along Upper Serangoon Road on Monday. Charles Cruz, 51, an interface engineer from Zheng Keng Engineering and Construction, the project's main contractor, showed the media the surveillance system which monitors workers in high-risk locations and uses video analytics to see if they upheld safety practices. The system, which was installed last October, automatically detects safety breaches and sends an alert to supervisors.  It costs $25,000, which Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said was a small proportion for a multi-million-dollar project.

Garowe (HOL) - The Ministry of Information of Puntland Regional State denied the federal government’s statement that Somali army forces and their international partners killed 20 al-Shabab militants in an operation in Puntland State.

«Ad hoc, short-term, voluntary announcements are good, but in the long term we need more predictable, stronger support for Ukraine,» Jens Stoltenberg emphasized