Abu Dhabi offers free parking and Darb tolls for UAE National Day | World News

Abu Dhabi offers free parking and Darb tolls from November 30 to December 2 for National Day/Representative Image Abu Dhabi residents and visitors can enjoy hassle free travel as the city announces free parking and Darb tolls for three days, starting Sunday. This initiative comes in celebration of the UAE National Day, making it easier […]

Who is Curtis Yarvin? Ex-software engineer calls Trump ‘modern-day Lincoln’; influences conservative circles

Curtis Yarvin, called US president Donald Trump a “modern day Lincoln” on Friday, while praising the president’s Thanksgiving message.Posting on X, the American software engineer turned political theorist, said, “I’ve been hard on the president lately, but to be fair, this is incredible content. It’s not that this is going to happen. It’s not. Certainly […]

Filipinos can travel to Oman visa free starting 2026 | World News

Filipinos can visit Oman visa-free for two weeks starting 2026/Representative Image In a groundbreaking move that promises to make travel easier and more exciting, Oman will welcome Filipino visitors without the need for a visa for up to two weeks starting next year. The announcement, made during Oman’s National Day celebrations in Makati City by […]

Hong Kong fire tragedy: Were authorities alerted long before? Key details

More than a year before a massive blaze tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Hong Kong, residents had raised an alarm over the use of flammable construction materials during ongoing renovation works. Their concerns, largely dismissed at the time, have now resurfaced at the centre of a widening investigation into one of […]

‘Words have consequences’: Indiana senator to vote against Trump over slur; cites daughter’s Down Syndrome

A Republican senator from Indiana has said he will vote against the state’s redistricting plan after Donald Trump used an insulting term for people with intellectual disabilities on social media.Senator Michael Bohacek made the announcement on Facebook, saying he received many questions about his position. Bohacek wrote that he has been “an unapologetic advocate for […]

Hong Kong tragedy: Officials declare 3-day mourning period as toll hits 128; 8 more arrested in fire case

Hong Kong on Saturday entered a three-day official mourning period for victims of the devastating fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, as the death toll climbed to 128 and investigations widened. Authorities also announced that eight more people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy, one of the worst […]

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia hospitalised; condition ‘extremely critical’

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia is in “extremely critical” condition, a close aide said on Friday, as she continues treatment in hospital. The 80-year-old leader was admitted on Sunday night after developing a chest infection that affected both her heart and lungs.“Last night, the doctors said that her physical […]

‘Double-tap’ strike: Hegseth ordered second attack on Caribbean drug boat; here’s why

Pete Hegseth (File photo) The US military reportedly carried out a second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2 to kill survivors.Defence secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly instructed the military before the operation to ensure no one survived. “The order was to kill everybody,” a source told Washington Post. America’s Spy […]

Trump pauses all asylum decisions: Order applies to all nationalities; follows shooting near White House

Representational (AP file photo) Trump administration on Friday ordered US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to stop making all asylum decisions, following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, DC. The pause comes after Wednesday’s attack, which officials say was carried out by an Afghan man who received asylum earlier this year. […]

‘Treated very harshly’: Trump pardons ex-Honduras president Hernandez ahead of elections

Hernandez, Trump (AP file photos) US president Donald Trump on Friday intervened in Honduras’ politics by pardoning former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, just days before the country votes for a new president, and warned that US support to the country could be cut if his preferred candidate loses.Hernandez was convicted in a US court last […]