Niger military government reshuffles army command weeks after deadly mutiny
New chief of staff appointed after failed mutiny tested military rulers' grip on power.
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New chief of staff appointed after failed mutiny tested military rulers' grip on power.
Viviane Morales left the education ministry after a month. She says her daughter’s diagnosis decided it, and used the interview to flag a FOMAG crisis. The post Colombia’s Shortest-Serving Minister Explains Why She Left appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Hong Kong Police College has become the first government department to offer a bachelor’s degree programme, with the force set to roll out the course for rank-and-file officers by the end of this year. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming announced the development on Saturday, after the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications approved the college’s Bachelor of Policing (Honours) (Security and Criminal Investigation) programme last month. “We hope...
The Hong Kong government will table a bill at the Legislative Council in the first half of 2027 to introduce a statutory cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts, the commerce chief has said. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah revealed the timeline on Saturday, two weeks after the government concluded a two-month consultation on the policy proposal to address limitations of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance on August 31. “We hope to table the...
Explaining the transparency of the polling process, Mr. Kumar said that before polling begins, EVMs and VVPATs are checked during a mock poll in the presence of candidates' polling agents
Opening the 2026-2027 electoral process, INE council member Arturo Castillo accused Mexico's electoral institute of giving in on its duty to arbitrate — while Aguayo, Dresser, Merino and Woldenberg launched a citizen observation alliance. The post Mexico’s INE ‘Has Given In’ on Policing Elections, Council Member Warns appeared first on The Rio Times.
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Mr. Shanmugam said the fishing community living in the area, close to the identified location in Pattinapakkam, had been opposing the proposal to construct the new Secretariat there
The 17-member council had six members each from the BJP and UDF, with the remaining seats held by the LDF. The BJP had secured power through a draw after the council was left evenly divided. BJP calls move a 'betrayal of the people’s mandate, Congress hails it as a victory for democracy
Senegal · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko called for a loyal dialogue with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after his speech on 8 September 2026. —The power base Pastef, the majority party, holds 130 of the 165 seats in the National Assembly. —The money The African Development Bank approved CFAF 20 billion, […] The post Senegal’s Ruling Party Demands Loyal Dialogue After Prime Minister’s Speech appeared first on The Rio Times.
Samsudheen said there were differences between the Centre and the State over the implementation of the scheme
In May 1983, MGR government issued an order to raise a structure for housing the Tamil Nadu Secretariat. But this was given up later. Nearly 20 years later, Jayalalithaa floated the idea of an Administrative City near Mamallapuram. When Karunanidhi returned to office in May 2006, he built the Assembly-Secretariat complex at the Omandurar Estate.