Hong Kong rings in 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong (Picture credit: AP) HONG KONG: Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. The territory will ring in 2026 without spectacular and colorful explosions in the sky over its iconic […]

Three terms, decades of rivalry: Who was Khaleda Zia – Bangladesh’s first woman PM and BNP chief

Khaleda ZiaKhaleda Zia (ANI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday at the age of 80, party officials confirmed. She had been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. According to her party, Zia died around 6.00 am, shortly after Fajr prayers, after remaining in critical […]

‘They did know each other’: Claudio Neves Valente had ties to Brown University and MIT professor decades before deadly shootings

Suspicious links to the recent Brown University shooting and the murder of an MIT professor trace back 30 years and another country, reports the New York Post.Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, who killed two students at Brown and then two days later an MIT professor, Nuno Loureiro, first crossed paths with Loureiro between 1995 and […]

‘Dear god, make it stop:’ Home Alone house owner reveals decades of intrusion in new memoir |

The real‑life house from Home Alone was owned during filming by John Abendshien (and his then‑wife Cynthia/ Image: Instagram For most of us, the Home Alone house lives in a kind of snow-globe fantasy. The red-brick Georgian at 671 Lincoln Avenue, under a layer of powdery snow and threaded with fairy lights, is the shorthand […]

‘Do not get on a boat’: UK rolls out toughest asylum overhaul in decades – all you need to know

Britain on Saturday signalled a far harsher turn in its immigration approach, unveiling plans for what officials are calling the most sweeping overhaul of the country’s asylum system in modern times.The reforms, modelled on Denmark’s much-criticised hard-line framework, represent a major shift for the Labour government as it faces growing anti-immigration sentiment and mounting pressure […]

Bangladesh, Pakistan boost trade ties after two decades: Dhaka gets access to Karachi Port; move amid frayed ties with India

Pakistan has granted Bangladesh access to Karachi Port in an effort to revitalize bilateral trade, marking a notable outcome of the 9th Pak–Bangladesh Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting — the first such dialogue in two decades. The development arrives at a sensitive moment, as Dhaka’s relations with New Delhi grow increasingly strained following the fall […]

Who is Rodrigo Paz? Centrist senator wins Bolivia presidency, ending decades of leftist rule

Centrist Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia’s presidential runoff on Sunday, defeating conservative rival Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, as the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation helped propel the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule. Paz, a senator from the Christian Democratic Party, won 54.5% of the vote, beating Quiroga’s 45.5%, according to early results […]

50th wedding anniversary: Bill & Hillary Clinton look back on five decades of marriage; share unseen pics

Bill Clinton’s post on X (Image/X) Former US President Bill Clinton wished his wife, Hillary Clinton, a happy 50th wedding anniversary on October 11 with a heartfelt post on X, reflecting on their life together since 1975.In a post on X, he wrote, “For 50 years, you have kept me thinking, laughing, and growing. You […]

Syria to hold first parliamentary election after over 5 decades of dictatorship- What you need to know

Syria will be holding its first parliamentary election under the new administration on October 5, after over five decades of dictatorship and a decade of brutal civil war, state news agency SANA said on Sunday.On Saturday, the committee extended the deadline for submitting appeals against members of the electoral bodies until the close of business […]