India’s reported record purchases, ahead of its monsoon sowing season, are expected to push up prices and strain supplies globally. Read Full Article at RT.com

Military doctors may soon practice across India with a single state registration, thanks to draft National Medical Commission regulations. This aims to eliminate administrative hurdles for frequently transferred Armed Forces Medical Services personnel. Additional qualifications will be valid nationwide during service, and licenses won't lapse due to renewal delays, ensuring seamless care for soldiers and their families.

Wendy Duffy, 56, is physically healthy and of sound mind - but so devastated by the loss of her only child in a tragic accident that she has decided to take her own life at a 'suicide clinic'.

[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa must make a critical decision regarding National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, who is embroiled in a criminal case tied to a police scandal.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Home Affairs has expressed concern over unfounded media reports and social media posts suggesting that nationals of Lesotho will no longer be required to present valid passports when entering South Africa.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria's pension fund assets grew by 20% in 2025, rising from N22.9 trillion in January to over ₦27 trillion by December. However, the bulk of these assets remains concentrated in federal government securities, effectively financing fiscal deficits, while a smaller share is allocated to equities listed on the stock exchange.

[Scrolla] People badly beat foreign nationals in Durban on Tuesday after men attacked a woman during a local mass cleanup protest. Police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said he will meet with protest leaders to discuss the matter and find a way forward.

The billionaire was a significant contributor to President Donald Trump’s campaign, but officials said he clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Three sailors were injured aboard the Navy’s problem-plagued stealth destroyer undergoing a hypersonic makeover for missiles not yet fielded Read Full Article at RT.com

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said attacks on media workers in southern Lebanon have become an established pattern, not isolated incidents Read Full Article at RT.com

Muneo Suzuki intends to visit Russia on May 3-6

«Dolgaya Balka has already been practically turned into a gray zone,» Andrey Marochko said

All routes are monitored by aerial reconnaissance, vehicles and robotic trolleys involved in transportation are destroyed immediately after detection

By 7:00 a.m. Moscow time, the growth slowed down to $103.42 per barrel

A cat lover has lamented about the lack of compassion towards a beloved feline in Tampines after nasi lemak and sambal were placed on its feeding tray.In a post on the Facebook page Support Tampines Cat Caregivers on Monday (April 20), a user who identified as Madeline Goh said: «Come on human, I believe we can do better than this.»An accompanying photo showed a feeding bowl filled with rice, a packet of sambal and a slice of cucumber. Another feeding bowl on the same tray was filled with kibble. «By feeding the community cat nasi lemak and sambal, this is causing more harm to the cat than helping,» wrote Goh.«Don't let me run into you doing that!»The post has since garnered over 300 reactions and more than 90 comments, with most netizens outraged at the culprit's action. «I don’t think he's feeding. More like want to create a mess for feeders to clean.. like purposely!» wrote one user.«I would rather they don't feed than giving them this human food that will make them sick,» said another.«Cats won't eat that and it is potentially toxic to cats to eat such things,» added a commenter. 

Singapore Customs is investigating a parcel containing contraband cigarettes that were flown into Singapore through airmail. In a Facebook reel shared on Thursday (April 23), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that its officers detected anomalies in a scanned image of a postal article at Airmail Transit Centre in the Changi Airfreight Centre.After physically examining the parcel, they discovered more than 30 cartons and over 300 packets of duly-unpaid cigarettes concealed within metal frames and plywood.«The exhibits were handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigation,» said ICA. Under the Customs Act and the GST Act, buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, possessing and dealing in duty-unpaid goods are serious offences.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave an update on Trump's ceasefire deal on Wednesday.

Pete Hegseth assumed that the former Secretary of the Navy, reporting directly to the President, was insubordinate

According to the newspaper, leader of the Progressive Bulgaria party Rumen Radev opposes the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime

Chairman of the commission for monitoring its implementation Jorge Arreaza legal restrictions were completely removed from 8,302 people, criminal cases were terminated and obligations to appear in law enforcement agencies were lifted

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will meet with the heads of SCO delegations to exchange views on the international and regional situation

Andrey Marochko also suggested that Kiev is building defenses on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, including to «drain funds from the general defense budget»

A total of 15 motorists, aged between 32 and 70, will be charged in court for drink driving offences on Thursday (April 23).Police said in a media release on Wednesday night that they were arrested between February and April this year after failing breathalyser tests. A 70-year-old male van driver was stopped for checks along Jurong West Street 93 on March 4. He failed the breathalyser test and was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. PHOTO: Singapore Police Force For the offence of drink driving, motorists can be fined between $2,000 and $10,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.