Brandon Moss (Picture from Facebook) Just weeks after receiving his diploma from Ramsay High School, 18-year-old Brandon Moss is charting a bold new course—running for mayor of his hometown of Fairfield.Moss, the youngest candidate in a crowded race, is vying to succeed current mayor Eddie Penny, who is not seeking re-election. The city’s municipal elections […]
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Israel attacked an onshore refinery at Phase 14 of Iran’s giant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, as it expanded its assault on the Islamic Republic to targeting its critical energy sector. The hit on the onshore Phase 14 processing plant forced the shutdown of a […]
Satellite images show damage at Iran’s nuclear facilities Satellite images have revealed the damage to Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and nuclear facilities in the attack by Israel.Images from Planet Labs PBC, analysed by news agency The Associated Press, showed damage at two missile bases – one each in Kermanshah and Tabriz, both in western Iran.At […]
Bangladesh: Vandalism at Tagore’s home a ‘personal dispute’ The interim govt in Dhaka has said the vandalism at Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj was “not driven by communal or political motives” but stemmed from a “personal dispute”. The Bangladesh cultural affairs ministry claimed that on June 8, a “conflict arose from a misunderstanding […]
Yunus accused of ‘spl affection’ for a party after meet with BNP (Photo: ANI) DHAKA: Hardline Jamaat-e-Islami and the newly formed NCP, which had backed Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus‘s decision to hold the national election in April, on Saturday accused him of partiality, a day after he and BNP reached a “preliminary understanding” to […]
Yale is rushing to sell billions in PE funds Yale University’s famed endowment has been trying to offload one of the largest portfolios of private equity investments ever in a single sale, a move that reflects the pressures on both Wall Street and higher education under the Trump administration.The Ivy League school has sought buyers […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Photo: PTI) WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three US officials with knowledge of the […]
Surfside in the foreground, and homes and a golf course on the island of Indian Creek Village. Water testing often detects signs of fecal contamination in the turquoise waters of Miami region that officials advise swimmers to stay out INDIAN CREEK VILLAGE, FLORIDA: On a man-made island north of Miami, the titans of various industries […]
Left- Iran; right- Israel (Image credit: AP) In a dramatic escalation of hostilities, Israel and Iran have targeted key defence infrastructures with the former directly striking Iran’s energy infrastructure and its defence ministry headquarters and sites related to “nuclear weapons project”.Since Friday night, Iran has launched around 200 missiles and numerous explosive drones at Israel, […]
