Donald Trump (AP image) and medal (AI-generated image) Israel President Isaac Herzog announced on Monday that he will present the country’s highest civilian award to his US counterpart Donald Trump. The award, Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor will be presented to US President in recognition of his role in securing the release of hostages from […]
Qatar will build an Air Force facility at US’ Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday.Hegseth made the announcement at the Pentagon alongside Qatari Defense Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, noting that the agreement will allow Qatari pilots to train alongside US personnel. ‘Qatar Great Ally, […]
US President Donald Trump claimed he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for ending “seven wars”, but humans aren’t the only skeptics. ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity all unanimously said: nope.Trump has claimed several times that he ended wars between Israel and Iran; the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda; Cambodia and Thailand; India and Pakistan; […]
US music star Zach Bryan is facing backlash from fans and MAGA supporters after posting a song snippet criticizing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The controversy erupted after Bryan shared a short clip of his unreleased song on Instagram four days ago. The song featured lyrics that appear to denounce immigration raids. The song was […]
When the Eiffel Tower was first erected for the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, it faced harsh criticism. Prominent artists and writers labeled it “monstrous” and “useless,” and its creator, Gustave Eiffel, initially received only a 20-year permit to occupy the land. Despite its groundbreaking engineering, many Parisians disliked the structure, fearing it would scar […]
The United States has declared a new war — this time, on drug cartels. President Donald Trump announced a military campaign targeting “narco-terrorists” as US forces carried out at least four strikes on suspected smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea. But is this even legal?The US military has carried out four known strikes targeting go-fast-style […]
UAE replaces flat sugar drink tax with tiered, sugar-content model from Jan 1, 2026 — expect price shifts and healthier incentives. /Illustrative image generated using AI Starting January 1, 2026, the UAE is changing how it taxes soft drinks: instead of a single 50% levy, drinks will be taxed according to how much sugar they […]
Shares of streaming platform Netflix have tumbled almost 5% over the past 5 trading sessions ever since Tesla CEO Elon Musk has started urging his followers to boycott the company and cancel their subscriptions.Netflix shares fell on Friday, marking their biggest weekly decline since April, even as the broader market rallied. Though major indices rose […]
When armed Israeli soldiers boarded a flotilla of civilian boats attempting to deliver food and medicine to Gaza on Wednesday night, millions of people around the world were glued to their screens, watching the events unfold in real time.In a small studio in Glasgow, two web developers worked frantically behind the scenes, updating vessel locations […]
The US Treasury is considering a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to mark the country’s 250th anniversary, a Treasury spokesperson said on Friday. In a post on X, Treasurer Brandon Beach shared a coin draft and said that the first drafts, photos shared by a user on X, honor America’s 250th Birthday. “No fake […]
