India and New Zealand elevated their ties to a strategic partnership. Prime Ministers Modi and Luxon signed eighteen agreements for cooperation. This roadmap guides future collaboration across multiple key sectors. Bilateral trade aims to reach seven billion New Zealand dollars by 2030. Both nations will enhance maritime security and disaster management efforts.

SINGAPORE - About 15ha of forest in Clementi's Sunset Way area will make way for new public housing developments in the coming years.The Housing Board on July 10 announced plans for the 23ha Maju Forest. The board had commissioned an environmental study for the greenfield site - land that has never been built on - which has been largely zoned for residential use since 1980.HDB said about 8ha of the site, which is bounded by Brookvale Drive, Clementi Road and Sunset Way, will be retained to «provide refuge for wildlife and facilitate fauna movement».This includes a natural freshwater stream and vegetation that has high biodiversity value, as well as the area around the Old Jurong Railway Line where a new 4km-long nature trail is being studied.Nature groups were engaged throughout the planning process, the board added.

SINGAPORE - Locally grown vegetables from at least three farms here will soon no longer be available at supermarket giant FairPrice, The Straits Times has learnt.The decision, part of FairPrice's regular product review, highlights the tussle between providing customers with the best value-for-money products and the national effort to support local growers so as to improve food resilience, say industry players.The affected urban farms are Artisan Green, SG Veg Farms and Netafarm - a farm and R&D facility in Neo Tiew that has decided to significantly scale down following the news.The farms had been supplying vegetables such as Asian leafy greens and kale since the early 2020s.FairPrice Group told ST that it gathers feedback from suppliers and farms and data from stores to better understand evolving consumer demand, identify opportunities to improve its assortment and offer the right vegetable varieties at the best value.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) search-and-rescue unit Rescue 10 was activated on Friday (July 10) night to evacuate a man onboard a ship who required urgent medical attention.In a Facebook post on Saturday, RSAF said its personnel «safely airlifted» the patient to the new helipad at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). An eyewitness, Andrew Ong, said he sighted the helicopter approaching SGH at about 10.35pm. A video posted by Ong shows the helicopter descending towards the new helipad, with emergency vehicles seen waiting near the landing area.

Yesterday afternoon, as I heard the TV news anchor reporting that 'police had launched a murder inquiry', I could hardly believe that they were talking about my treasured friend Ann Widdecombe.

Phia, the shopping app co-founded by billionaire Gates's daughter Phoebe, has been accused of wrongfully taking credit for online sales it didn't actually drive, according to a new report.

One day after impressing royal fans with his mini golf game, Prince William, 44, donned his number '4' navy blue jersey as he joined his teammates for the annual Windsor charity polo match.

UK supermarket Waitrose has dropped the ‘feminine care’ label from period products after an internal complaint about trans inclusion Read Full Article at RT.com

The Vanuatu Financial Intelligence Unit (VFIU) has announced the finalisation and issuance of its Simplified Due Diligence (SDD) Policy Guideline, a landmark step in strengthening financial inclusion, supporting economic growth and enhancing Vanuatu’s compliance with risk-based international Anti-Money Laundering and…

Hard work has paid off for the people of South Epi, who celebrated the opening of their new airport yesterday after dedicating years of effort and sacrifice to begin the project before government support arrived.

The government has spent over VT9 billion on food imports in the first quarter of this year, with around VT2.5 billion in February alone.

Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have reaffirmed their longstanding Melanesian partnership with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on police cooperation, aimed at strengthening collaboration in law enforcement, intelligence sharing and regional security.

The Director General (DG) of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) Cherol Ala has instructed the Scholarship Unit to speed up the processing of quarterly allowances for government-sponsored students studying overseas.

The former Tory minister, known for opposing abortion and gay rights , was a regular target for left-wing campaigners and activists, who disagreed with her forthright, socially conservative views.

I don't want to seem remotely ungrateful to my old chum Emmanuel Macron for lending us the Bayeux Tapestry which arrived in London yesterday.

Five water companies now have severe restrictions in place - preventing about 11million from using hosepipes to water plants and lawns, wash cars or fill paddling pools.

Clayton Smith takes his job seriously. He's up at the crack of a Spanish dawn. Armed with several rolled-up towels he seems quietly confident. He knows where parts of the pool area will be in shade.

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: With this quarterfinal hanging in the balance, Courtois gave way for Senne Lammens. What a disaster this was for the Manchester United goalkeeper.

L'Oceania Tennis Cup 2026 réunit presque tout le Pacifique à Tahiti depuis le 6 juillet. Vendredi, les finales masculine et féminine ont tourné à l'avantage de l'Australie, face à des équipes tahitiennes combatives jusqu'au bout.

Russia released declassified documents detailing the killings of Polish civilians by Ukrainian nationalist militias during World War II Read Full Article at RT.com

Iranian mourners have set a giant Trump Lego effigy on fire during a funeral procession for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Read Full Article at RT.com

EU regulators have accused Meta of failing to protect Facebook and Instagram users from “addictive” design features Read Full Article at RT.com

The US is reportedly pressuring Iran to declare the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial shipping following talks in Oman Read Full Article at RT.com

According to Reuters, the US also demands that Iran publicly declare its lack of intentions to charge for the passage of vessels through the strait

A source told the channel that the talks are to take place in Oman on Saturday

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Kondwani Nankhumwa, MP for Mulanje Central, has criticised the theft and destruction of public infrastructure, warning that such acts set development back and deny communities the benefits they are entitled to. Nankhumwa made the remarks on Thursday while commissioning an electricity project in Ekhamuno village and delivering 200 desks to Mapereka School, under Senior Chief […] The post Nankhumwa condemns vandalism during Mulanje project launches appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.