Representative image (AP photo) Last year marked the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 fatalities recorded on migration routes worldwide. The United Nations described the tragedy as “unacceptable and preventable.”At least 8,938 migrants lost their lives on their journeys worldwide in 2024, making last year the deadliest since statistics began in 2014, the International […]
A political action committee funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” a move that comes just two weeks before a crucial state Supreme Court election. The PAC, America PAC, announced the petition in a post on X, also promising an additional $100 for each referred […]
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney announced cancelling the proposed increase to the amount of capital gains subject to taxation. The move reversed a major element of the 2024 federal budget, to support small businesses and encourage private investment.“Cancelling the hike in capital gains tax will catalyze investment across our communities and incentivize builders, innovators and […]
Controversial influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have returned to Romania, where they face charges of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, and said they returned to prove their innocence.The Tates, who hold both US and British citizenship, landed at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport just before 1 am (local time) […]
A flight with deported illegal immigrants from US MIAMI: The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced revocation of legal safeguards for around 532,000 individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, who have been in the US since October 2022. These immigrants, who entered America with financial sponsors and received two-year residency and […]
Voice of America and Donald Trump Voice of America filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the news organisation. The Voice of America sought the court’s intervention to reinstate the news service, which has historically provided information about the United States to global audiences, particularly in regions lacking press […]
Passengers heading to London’s Heathrow Airport faced major disruption on Thursday night after massive fires broke out at the airport’s electrical substation, forcing flights to be diverted midair. Among those affected was California comedian Adam Conover, whose American Airlines flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heathrow had to turn back less than four […]
NEW DELHI: Prominent Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has accused Pakistani security forces of opening fire on peaceful protesters in Pakistan’s Quetta, resulting in multiple injuries and one death. Taking to X, she condemned the incident, stating, “In Quetta, police opened indiscriminate fire on peaceful protesters, leaving many injured and one protester dead. This is how […]
A British Airways flight landing at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday (AP) LONDON: British Airways became the first carrier to resume operations at London’s Heathrow Airport, following an 18-hour disruption due to a devastating electrical substation fire at Europe’s busiest aviation hub.Power restoration enabled the British Airways aircraft to land before sunset on Friday after […]
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth met with tech giant and department of government efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk at the Pentagon to discuss ways to improve innovation, efficiency, and production in the military. After the meeting, Hegseth called Musk a “patriot” and highlighted their shared goal of strengthening the US military. He later shared on […]
