A storm system will bring heavy rain, lightning, hail, and dusty winds to Fujairah, Al Ain, and surrounding UAE regions/Representative Image A shift in regional weather patterns is bringing rain, thunderstorms, and cooler evening temperatures to parts of the UAE this week. The country’s national weather body has issued alerts for potential hail, lightning, and […]
File photo of Robert F Kennedy Jr (Pic credit: AP) Nine former leaders of the centres for disease control and prevention (CDC) launched a scathing attack on health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday, accusing him of undermining science, crippling the nation’s top health agency, and “endangering every American’s health.“In a […]
Many people camped overnight to watch the spectacular show commemorating 80 years of independence as Vietnam celebrated National Day on Tuesday. With its biggest military parade in decades, thousands of people lined the streets of the capital, Hanoi, reported AP.The procession took place in Ba Dinh Square, where on September 2, 1945, revolutionary leader Ho […]
JK Rowling, Chris Columbus (AP file photos) JK Rowling has responded after filmmaker Chris Columbus said a Harry Potter reunion may never happen because of Rowling’s views on gender and trans rights.Taking to social media, Rowling posted a lengthy note, pushing back against criticism from actors and colleagues who have distanced themselves from her. Mock […]
NEW DELHI: Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) and attorney Jake Sullivan has accused President Donald Trump of sacrificing Washington’s ties with India to further his family’s business interests in Pakistan.In an interview with MeidasTouch YouTube channel, Sullivan described the development as “a huge strategic harm” to the United States itself. ‘U.S. Image Damaged By […]
Indonesia Protests (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) At least 20 people remain missing in Indonesia following days of violent protests over lavish perks for lawmakers that have spiralled into broader anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday.Also Read | Protests rock Indonesia: Finance minister’s home looted amid unrest; MPs’ residences also targeted by angry mobs The […]
Representative image (file photo) NEW YORK: At least six people were shot and another was stabbed in separate incidents following the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said.The violence occurred across four locations in Crown Heights between late afternoon and early evening as parade crowds dispersed, reported […]
Woman who threatened to kill Trump walks free; quietly released by Obama-appointed judge he despises A 50-year-old woman, who was locked up after making a series of disturbing social media posts threatening to kill Donald Trump, was quietly released by the judge, whom the US president hates. Last week, chief US district judge James Boasberg […]
Image released by Sri Lankan President’s office Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made an unannounced visit to Katchatheevu island on Monday, just days after actor-turned-politician Vijay’s remarks on the island reignited debate over its status. Once claimed by both India and Sri Lanka, the dispute over Katchatheevu was formally resolved in 1974, with New […]
Massive landslide buries Darfur village Over 1000 people were killed in a massive landslide in Sudan’s western Darfur region late Monday, a rebel group that controls the area said. It added that only one survivor has been found. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said that a “massive and devastating landslide” hit the village of Tarasin in […]
