Sachs said that Europe should resume diplomacy with Russia, return to the principles of comprehensive security and restore economic ties

A total of 1,316 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats to be launched by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in the February 2026 sales exercise will be Shorter Waiting Time (SWT) flats. In a media release on Saturday (Jan 30), HDB said the SWT flats will be offered across three projects in Tampines and Sembawang, with the shortest wait time being just one year and 11 months. The other two SWT projects will have wait times of two years and eight months, and two years and nine months respectively. A total of 4,692 BTO flats will be offered during the exercise, with two projects each in Tampines and Sembawang, one in Bukit Merah and another in Toa Payoh. Tampines Bliss, Tampines Nova and Sembawang Deck are the three SWT projects that will be launched in this month's sales exercise. Tampines Bliss, bordered by Tampines Avenue 2 and Tampines Street 22, will take just one year and 11 months to complete. 

Supermarket chains Hao Mart and Ang Mo Supermarket are no longer required to charge patrons for plastic bags after being deregistered from the disposable carrier bag charge scheme.Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the the National Environment Agency (NEA) said that the two supermarket operators successfully applied to withdraw from the scheme at the end of 2025.Both operators were able to withdraw from the scheme because their annual turnover for each of the last three years did not exceed the threshold of $100 million under the Resource Sustainability Act.They were initially enrolled in the scheme — first introduced in July 2023 — which required supermarket operators to charge a minimum of five cents for each disposable carrier bag provided.Being deregistered from the scheme also means that Hao Mart and Ang Mo Supermarket will no longer need to report to NEA on the number of carrier bags issued or the proceeds collected from their issuance.While they are no longer obliged to charge for issuing plastic bags, the choice to charge customers will be at their discretion, said NEA.

The Government has engaged the family operating Warong Nasi Pariaman to discuss ways to offer more support following news of their upcoming closure.The popular nasi padang eatery had announced their closure in an Instagram post on Jan 20, saying that they will cease business on Jan 31. The eatery, located in a shophouse at 738 North Bridge Road in Kampong Glam, has been operating since 1948 and is set to close after 78 years.The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), in a statement on Jan 31, said the relevant agencies have engaged members of the eatery's family to explore various support options to render greater assistance.These include an inter-agency task force which studies ways to support heritage businesses such as in the areas of skills transfer and business transformation. 

Security forces re-established contact with terrorists early Saturday in Dolgam, Jammu and Kashmir, initiating Operation Trashi-I. This follows an intensified anti-terror operation in Kishtwar against Jaish terrorists, which saw internet services suspended. Previous encounters in Kishtwar, despite challenging terrain and casualties, resulted in militants evading capture.

The source said that various types of ammunition, such as the TM-62 anti-tank mine, food, water and relay equipment can serve as a payload for the Koshchei drone

According to the sources, the Saudi minister outlined this position at a closed briefing in Washington with the participation of the heads of local think tanks

«Must be prevented by any means to prevent a new Chernobyl on our land,» first deputy chairman of the State Duma committee on CIS affairs, Eurasian integration, and relations with compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky noted

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement that the sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia meets the United States’ foreign policy and national security goals

In the semifinals, the 17-year-old Tupitsyna defeated American Thea Frodin 6-3, 6-4

Mother-of-one Rhiannon Whyte, 27, was stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver by 'evil' Deng Chol Majek, who ambushed her after her shift at the asylum hotel where he had been living.

Joanne Penney, 40, was shot in the chest at almost point-blank range by Marcus Huntley, 21, after she opened the door of a flat she was visiting in South Wales on March 9 last year.

The former Duchess of York also described him as 'a legend' and 'I am so proud of you' in separate emails sent in November of that year.

In the three photographs, a man believed to be Andrew can be seen leaning over the woman who is sprawled face up with their arms spread out.

Correspondence between the two came to light on Friday when the Department of Justice released more than three million documents related to the late pedophile financier.

Les candidatures émergent à Punaauia. Après celle du maire sortant, Simplicio Lissant, Vetea Araipu a présenté sa liste, «ho'e ma'a anani, 'opere pau roa ia tatou».

C'est une première en Polynésie. Après l'incendie de Crans-Montana qui a fait plus de 40 morts en Suisse, l'adjoint au Maire de Papeete chargé de la sécurité a demandé un audit de toutes les infrastructures communales de la capitale.

President Vladimir Putin welcomed Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to the Kremlin on Friday Read Full Article at RT.com

À Moorea, la commune poursuit son travail d’adressage. Il s'agit de donner officiellement un nom aux quartiers et aux servitudes,ce qui facilite notamment les interventions des secours.

The presidential election was initially scheduled for January 27, but the parliament session was postponed due to lack of quorum

Earlier, Trump said that the United States would like to see a further decline in the international oil prices to $53 per barrel

The bills were approved with 71 votes for and 29 against

Only 21% of the respondents supported Starmer as head of the party and government, while 51% of respondents supported the election of a new Labor leader

According to the experts interviewed by The New York Times, such an interpretation would make issuing a warrant essentially meaningless and allow federal agents to detain almost anyone

The US Justice Department has published more than three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos related to the late sex offender Read Full Article at RT.com