Two died and eight people were injured in a mass shooting late Monday night in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.The shooting took place around 10.30 PM near the intersection of Lemon Hill Drive and Poplar Drive, local police told News Action. Police confirmed that at least two of the victims wounded in the incident are juveniles. The […]
World robot competition, Mecha fighting series (Image credits: X @CollinRugg) In a first-of-its-kind event, humanoid robots took center stage in a kickboxing match in Hangzhou, China. The competition, part of the China Media Group (CMG) World Robot Competition – Mecha Fighting Series, was held on May 25 and marked the debut of robotic fighters in […]
Troopers with Louisiana State Police escort Orleans Parish Prison escapee Lenton Vanburen to a waiting vehicle (Image credits: AP) Three more inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were re-arrested on Monday in separate states, more than a week after their bold escape.Louisiana State Police announced on X that one of […]
Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (left) (Image credit: AP) Samoa ‘s Prime Minister said she would seek to dissolve Parliament, prompting an early election, after a vote on her government’s budget for the next year failed Tuesday. Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s admission of defeat followed months of political havoc in the South Pacific island […]
Eyewitnesses shared harrowing details of the car-in-crowd incident at Liverpool victory parade that left nearly 50 injured on Monday. With 27 people hospitalised, a bystander recounted how one could “hear bumps” as the car drove over people.“It was extremely fast. Initially, we just heard the pop, pop, pop of people just being knocked off the […]
Smoke can be seen from the Camp Fire behind Fort Stanton (Image credits: AP) A fast-moving wildfire swept through the historic Fort Stanton site in southern New Mexico on Monday, burning more than half a square mile (1.4 square kms) of land and prompting evacuations of nearby campgrounds and a horse ranch.The blaze damaged three […]
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump (AP photos) North Korea slammed US president Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield project on Tuesday, calling it a “very dangerous” move that threatens global security and accelerates the weaponisation of space. In a memorandum released by its foreign ministry, North Korea said the initiative was a direct challenge […]
DHAKA: Senior Bangladesh army officers on Monday seemed to put to rest reports of differences between the military and the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim govt, emphasising their unified effort to safeguard national interests and sovereignty. This came days after a rift burst into the open over a controversial proposal to facilitate a “humanitarian corridor” to Myanmar […]
DUBAI: A Saudi official denied media reports Monday saying the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, would lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol, which is prohibited for Muslims.The report, which was picked up by some international media after it appeared on a wine blog last week, said Saudi authorities planned to allow alcohol sales in tourist […]
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaks with Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting in Tehran, Iran (Image credits: AP) Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday called for strong unity among Muslim countries and urged Pakistan to work together to stop what he called the “Zionist regime’s crimes” in Gaza.In a […]
