‘Enemy is massively attacking’: Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure; 1 dead, multiple power outages reported

Russia launched a large-scale assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, resulting in one fatality and causing power outages across multiple regions, according to Kyiv officials on Saturday.“The enemy is massively attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again. Because of this, emergency power outages have been introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine,” Energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk said, […]

Diddy violated sobriety pledge, caught sipping prison-made alcohol at Fort Dix: Report

Looks like Diddy just couldn’t stop the party—not even behind bars. The music mogul was reportedly caught sipping homemade alcohol at Fort Dix, despite promising a judge he’d stay sober. The brew? A DIY cocktail of Fanta, sugar, and apples, left to ferment like a dorm room science experiment gone rogue.Sean Diddy Combs was caught […]

‘No willingness to take responsibility’: Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again; what next?

NEW DELHI: The third round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan ended on Saturday without any agreement on tackling cross-border terrorism, with both sides trading blame for the collapse of negotiations. Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan of adopting an “irresponsible and uncooperative” stance during the two-day talks held in Istanbul under the mediation of […]

Saudi launches Self-Deportation platform and AI smart track for faster airport immigration processing

Saudi digitises deportation and travel checks with AI systems / AI-generated image Acting Director General of Passports (Jawazat), Maj. Gen. Saleh Al-Murabba, announced at the Digital Government Forum 2025 in Riyadh that the directorate will shortly roll out a Self-Deportation Platform to let people who are in the Kingdom illegally complete departure procedures online. He […]

US and Israel accuse Iran of plotting assassination of Israeli ambassador in Mexico; Tehran denies ‘big lie’ claims

With the help of the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies, Mexican authorities thwarted an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico. On Friday, the US and Israeli officials accused Iran of plotting to kill Einat Kranz-Neiger, with Mexican authorities denying any knowledge of such a plot.The purported assassination attempt came […]

‘Dozy don is back’: Photos of President Trump closing eyes in Oval Office spark buzz; internet mocks

President Donald Trump once again was labelled as “dozy don” as he appeared to doze off during an Oval Office meeting on tackling obesity.The Oval Office became chaotic when a drug executive collapsed while the Trump administration was announcing lower prices for weight loss drugs for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. In the same event, Trump […]

Al-Qaeda, ISIS-linked unrest in Mali: Five Indian workers kidnapped near Kobri; no group claims responsibility

Representative AI image generated by Denny Five Indian nationals working on electrification projects in Mali were kidnapped by gunmen near Kobri in the country’s west, a company official and a security source confirmed on Friday.According to the security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the abduction took place on Thursday as armed men intercepted […]

US shutdown: Senate standoff continues as Republicans reject Chuck Schumer plan to reopen government

The U.S. government shutdown shows no sign of ending, as Senate Republicans on Friday rejected a new proposal from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aimed at reopening federal agencies. The shutdown, which began on October 1, has now stretched to 38 days, making it the longest in US history. Schumer’s proposal sought to preserve enhanced Affordable […]

‘No US government official will attend’: Trump to boycott G20 in Johannesburg, calls event in South Africa a ‘total disgrace’

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that no American government official would attend the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg, calling it a “total disgrace” and citing South Africa’s treatment of white farmers. The summit was set for November 22 and 23, and the announcement overrode plans for Vice President JD Vance to attend in […]