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UAE Government shifts to remote work on friday amid heavy rain | World News

UAE shifts government offices to remote work / Image: File Unstable weather sweeping over the United Arab Emirates has led authorities to take important steps to keep people safe, especially workers. In Dubai, government offices have been instructed to operate remotely on Friday, December 19 due to weather forecasts showing rain, wind and rough conditions. […]

UAE announces new Friday prayer timing across all mosques starting January 2026 | World News

UAE annaounces new Friday prayer timing/Representative Image Starting the first Friday of the new year, worshippers across the UAE will follow a new, unified schedule for Friday prayers. The move, announced by the General Authority for Islamic Affairs, Endowments, and Zakat, aims to bring consistency and better organization to mosques nationwide. The General Authority for […]

Khaleda Zia to be flown to London: Air ambulance approved for critically ill ex-Bangladesh PM; transfer likely by Friday

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia (File photo) A medical board overseeing critically ill former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has determined to send her to London for specialist treatment, according to her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain.According to PTI, Zia, aged 80 and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, is scheduled for transfer via air ambulance […]

Fact Check: Did Donald Trump make post about Fortnite Friday Streamer Awards 2025? The truth behind viral claim

Donald Trump (Image via Getty) A viral posts online claim that President Donald Trump called Fortnite Friday’s Streamer Awards 2025 nomination “socialist propaganda.” But this claim is not true. Trump did not post anything like that on Truth Social. The screenshot going around is fake. This false post started spreading after Fortnite Friday was nominated […]

Jakarta: Explosion inside mosque injures 54 during Friday prayers; probe under way

Representative image (AI) At least 54 people were injured after an explosion occurred during Friday prayers at a mosque located inside a school complex in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.City police chief Asep Edi Suheri confirmed at a televised press conference that the blast took place at a site in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, news agency Reuters […]

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ replacement: ABC to air Charlie Kirk tribute in late-night slot; broadcast set for Friday

Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Kirk (AP images) Dozens of ABC affiliate stations will air a special tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night timeslot on Friday, following controversy over the comedian’s remarks about Kirk’s alleged assassin.Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operates 30 ABC affiliates, announced on Wednesday that it would air a program […]

Epstein files incoming: Hundreds of DOJ docs expected Friday; house panel eyes transparency

Represenatative image (ANI) The US House oversight committee is expected to receive hundreds of documents from the department of justice (DOJ) on Friday related to its long-running investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The records are being handed over in response to a congressional subpoena issued earlier this month, as confirmed by […]

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Drake Passage; no tsunami threat issued

A strong earthquake with a revised magnitude of 7.5 struck the Drake Passage on Thursday, shaking the remote region between South America and Antarctica but posing no widespread tsunami threat, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Initially reported as an 8.0 magnitude event, the US Geological Survey (USGS) later downgraded the quake and confirmed it […]

Sweden shooting: 2 people injured near mosque in Orebro; police open investigation into attempted murder

Two people were injured on Friday in a shooting near a mosque in the Swedish town of Orebro, police said.Local media reported that one person was shot while leaving the mosque. Police have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted murder. No further details were provided on the circumstances or any arrests. Source link

Former Platters band member Sandra Hall goes missing, last seen on Friday in Brooklyn; search under way

Sandra Hall, 80, a former member of the legendary singing group The Platters, has been missing for four days after boarding a subway in Brooklyn, according to police and her family.Hall was last seen around 4 pm on Friday at Atlantic Avenue near the Barclays Center and Atlantic Terminal Mall. She reportedly boarded a train […]