À l'occasion de la Fête de la Musique, Mijie Avika, plus connue sous le titre d'ambassadrice du Patrimoine Culturel du Gabon, a organisé à Port-Gentil, une grande célébration culturelle placée sous le signe du partage, de l'identité nationale et de la valorisation du patrimoine gabonais. Réalisé en partenariat avec la Mairie de Port-Gentil, conduite par le Maire M. Pascal Houangni Ambouroue, ainsi qu'avec le Ministère du Rayonnement Culturel et des Arts, dirigé par M. Paul Ulrich (...) - ARTS & CULTURE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

In a wide-ranging interview with news agency PTI, Ramesh also launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), calling its members «fraudulent nationalists», and labelled Prime Minister Narendra Modi «the master of falsehoods». During a rapid-fire segment, the Rajya Sabha MP was asked to give one-word responses to a series of questions. When asked to identify India's best prime minister, he replied, «undoubtedly Jawaharlal Nehru».

Political sparring intensifies as the BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of echoing Pakistan's Rafale narrative. Meanwhile, Iran has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi for late Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral ceremonies. In Kolkata, a warehouse collapse tragically claimed three lives, though 21 were rescued. Indian markets saw a significant surge, driven by global cues and trade optimism. On a brighter note, young cricketer Ashirvad Sooryavanshi impressed with a remarkable 168-run century.

«In 2014, I was supposed to get a Lok Sabha ticket, but it didn't happen, and I cried all night. It was Suvendu who supported me. Later, he joined the BJP, and we don't speak anymore because he is in a different political party. But no one can forget our personal relationship, » Mahua Moitra said.

India's junior space minister Jitendra Singh urged BRICS nations to forge a «Brics Space Economy,» emphasizing collective ambition for global economic growth. The meeting, attended by 10 countries, focused on utilizing the Brics Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation for socio-economic benefits and ensuring sustainable space activities. Discussions also covered co-development and co-creation to address global challenges and foster shared prosperity.

Australia's largest chicken meat buyer, Papua New Guinea, has reversed its decision to suspend Australian poultry and egg imports due to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

The Aleksandr Nevsky church in Odessa, Ukraine has reportedly been forcibly seized by a Kiev-backed religious group Read Full Article at RT.com

Democratic socialist candidates won key races in New York, while more establishment candidates prevailed in other contests.

The president seethed at Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul after the war powers resolution passed, saying: «I will get it done, one way or the other.»

A UN inquiry has found that Israeli forces have killed more than 20,000 Palestinian children and injured over 44,000 more since October 2023 Read Full Article at RT.com

Niger has submitted a formal request to the UN to withdraw from the International Criminal Court over allegations of “selective justice” Read Full Article at RT.com

US-Iran talks remain alive but the Strait of Hormuz is still unstable as Tehran buys time and Washington tries to show control of the crisis Read Full Article at RT.com

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has argued that nuclear weapons remain the only force preventing another world war Read Full Article at RT.com

Peter Murrell, the former husband of Nicola Sturgeon, admitted to embezzling more than $540,000 from the Scottish National Party Read Full Article at RT.com

Fresh testimony before Parliament has raised troubling questions about the circumstances surrounding the military flight that claimed the life of former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others, revealing that the aircraft had battled severe weather just a day before the disaster and was operating without a functioning emergency locator system that could have sped up […] The post CHILIMA CRASH INQUIRY: Plane Crashed After Severe Weather Warning, Expired Locator System and Resource Strain Revealed appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A coalition of human rights activists and civil society organisations (CSOs) has announced plans to seek judicial intervention over what it describes as persistent interference by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) in procurement processes at state-owned enterprises, warning that such actions could undermine the country’s long-term development agenda. Speaking to journalists in […] The post CSOs Challenge OPC’s Alleged Role in ESCOM Procurement, Warn of Threat to Malawi 2063 Goals appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

EU support for the implementation of Slovenia's national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) amounts to €2 082.4 million, and includes €1 613 million in grants and €469 million in loans. This amount is €400 million lower than that initially approved, and takes into account the June 2022 update of the maximum financial contribution from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the non-repayable allocation for REPowerEU made available in 2023, as well as the latest April 2026 revision that decommitted part of the loans. At the end of May 2026, Slovenia requested a new revision. While the overall allocation is only 0.3 % of the total RRF, it stood at 4.3 % of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 (the RRF being 5.2 % of EU-27 GDP). So far, Slovenia has received €1 769.1 million (€1 303.3 million in grants and €465.8 million in loans) in pre-financing and five payments covering seven instalments linked to the achievement of 107 milestones and targets. The total amount paid out to Slovenia equals 85 % of all its RRF funds, with the EU average currently standing at 73.8 %. On 9 June 2026, the European Commission made a preliminary positive assessment of the request for the eighth instalment for grants; funds are yet to be disbursed. The outstanding milestones and targets must be met by 31 August 2026 at the latest. The last payment request covering the ninth grant and fourth loan instalments is to be submitted to the Commission by the end of September 2026. Slovenia's NRRP tackles both the COVID-19 pandemic's socioeconomic consequences and more long-standing challenges identified in the Slovenian development strategy 2030. The plan is strongly focused on the green and digital transitions. Planned spending on these areas meets the compulsory targets, totalling 44.7 % for climate and 24.5 % for digital (25 % excluding the REPowerEU chapter). Investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable mobility have been further reinforced under the new REPowerEU chapter. The European Parliament participates in interinstitutional forums for cooperation and discussion on RRF implementation, and scrutinises the European Commission's work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Fifth edition. Earlier editions were co-authored by Magdalena Sapała and Velina Lilyanova. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

A Montreal couple was confused and upset after they rebooked their Air Canada flight to take advantage of a new sale, and the rebooked tickets cost slightly more. Dynamic pricing, which can cause base fares to fluctuate, was partly to blame. Some experts are calling for more transparency when companies use dynamic pricing during a discount promotion.

[RFI] Experimental Ebola drugs are being shipped to Democratic Republic of Congo as the United States releases doses of a treatment for clinical trials in a widening outbreak that has caused more than 1,000 cases and over 250 deaths, the World Health Organization and US officials have said.

For years, businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry moved in influential circles, displaying what appeared to be the trappings of diplomatic status: a residence identified as the Pakistan Consulate, vehicles bearing Corps Diplomatique (CD) registration plates, and an identity card issued by Malawi’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Today, that public image sits at the […] The post Diplomatic Facade? How a Businessman’s Claimed Consular Role Sparked Questions Over Malawi’s Oversight appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

At least 20 people were killed after armed men attacked a village in Nigeria’s Plateau State Read Full Article at RT.com

Kenya’s health minister has said all site activities linked to construction of a US-backed Ebola facility have been completely halted Read Full Article at RT.com

Zelensky will skip a conference in Poland to avoid scandals after he named a commando unit after Nazi collaborators, Kiev says Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to investigate major oil companies, accusing them of gouging consumers Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and India are working on increasing trade volumes to the targeted $100 billion, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

À Ndendé, les vacances scolaires prennent désormais le large ! Avec son petit bar flottant installé sur les eaux paisibles de la Dola, Dola Beach apporte une touche d'originalité qui fait déjà rêver petits et grands. Finies les longues discussions pour savoir où sortir, la rivière a trouvé la solution. Entre amis, en famille ou en amoureux, chacun peut désormais profiter d'un cadre naturel où la fraîcheur de l'eau rivalise avec celle des boissons. Cette idée aussi simple que géniale (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

À l'occasion de la Fête de la Musique, Emijie Avika, plus connue sous le titre d'Ambassadrice de la Promotion du Rayonnement Culturel au Gabon, a organisé à Port-Gentil, une grande célébration culturelle placée sous le signe du partage, de l'identité nationale et de la valorisation du patrimoine gabonais. Réalisé en partenariat avec la Mairie de Port-Gentil, conduite par le Maire M. Pascal Houangni Ambouroue, ainsi qu'avec le Ministère du Rayonnement Culturel et des Arts, dirigé par M. (...) - ARTS & CULTURE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

SINGAPORE — There is a high risk of severe haze blanketing the region in the second half of the year, due to the return of El Nino, as well as increased deforestation spurred by biofuel demand.The warming El Nino climate phenomenon is expected to create a longer and stronger dry season at a time when fire readiness could be compromised by economic uncertainty and budget pressures, said the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) in its annual haze outlook report.This is the second time since its annual outlooks began in 2019 that the think-tank has put out a red alert. The first was in 2023, also an El Nino year when Singapore experienced haze over a weekend in October.El Nino refers to the warming of the sea surface over the eastern Pacific, leading to hotter and drier weather over the region. Scientists predict that this cycle could be a super El Nino, putting 2026 and 2027 on track for exceptionally sizzling years.At the same time, another climate phenomenon called the positive Indian Ocean Dipole is expected to develop in July or August. 

SINGAPORE - The full Economic Strategy Review Final Report was released on Wednesday (June 24), with further details of the 32 recommendations that were released with an executive summary on May 13.These include specific new proposals such as reviewing Singapore’s taxation framework to help startups attract foreign talent, and expanding the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support Scheme to cover more workers.The government will study the recommendations and work with industry partners and unions to translate them into action, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information said in a statement.The report sets out the country’s strategy to secure growth and create good jobs for Singaporeans in a “fundamentally changed global environment”.Its 32 recommendations fall across eight focus areas – four aimed at securing economic growth, three at creating good jobs and one on resilience.Seven recommendations were first unveiled in January at the ESR’s midterm update, before the full slate was presented at the Singapore Business Federation’s Future Economy Conference in May.

Some 22,634 applications for the Build-To-Order (BTO) flats launched in the latest June sales exercise have been submitted to HDB as at 5pm on Wednesday (June 24).This is about three times the total number of units available — 6,952 — across seven projects.According to data published on the HDB website, the Prime projects in Bishan's Lakeview estate and Bukit Merah's Berlayar neighbourhood garnered the most interest.Lakeview Cascadia, which is the first BTO project in the Lakeview and Shunfu neighbourhood in over 40 years, saw 2,046 applicants for 476 2-room Flexi flats.The 745 4-room units for sale is oversubscribed by about five times, with the application rate for first-timer families at 3.7 and the rate for second-timer families being 17.2.[[nid:729212]]For the Berlayar Rise project, 3,224 applications have been submitted for 816 2-room Flexi flats.There were 577 applicants for the 172 3-room units, and 5,023 applicants for the 988 4-room flats.

A Malawian woman who had survived xenophobic violence in South Africa and was being evacuated back home has died suddenly while travelling through Zimbabwe, turning what should have been a journey of relief into a tragic end far from home. The woman was among Malawians recently evacuated from South Africa following rising xenophobic attacks that […] The post Malawian Woman Evacuated From Xenophobic Violence in South Africa Dies on Journey Home appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s 2026 tobacco marketing season has generated K258.5 billion in the first nine weeks, with farmers selling 71.8 million kilograms of leaf, according to official market performance data. The figures, covering 20 April to 19 June 2026, show that tobacco sales are averaging US$2.07 per kilogram, with a total volume of 71,831,086 kg traded during […] The post Tobacco Sales Hit K258.5 Billion in 9 Weeks, But Earnings Still Trail Last Year appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

FMB Capital Holdings, a parent company for First Capital Bank (FCB), has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with global payments technology company, Visa, to accelerate digital payments and advance financial inclusion across Southern Africa. The partnership brings together FMB Capital Holdings subsidiaries operating in Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe under a unified framework, […] The post FMB Capital Holdings, Visa seal digital payments deal appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

First Capital Bank (FCB) has donated K150 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to support the repatriation of thousands of Malawians from South Africa following xenophobic attacks. Speaking during the donation on Tuesday, FCB Head of Marketing and Communications, Twikale Chirwa said the contribution reflects the bank’s concern for the welfare of […] The post FCB gives DoDMA K150 million for Malawians’ repatriation from RSA appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.