“For the first time in its history”: UAE non-oil foreign trade crosses $1 trillion | World News

UAE non-oil trade crossed $1 trillion in 2025, achieving 95 percent of 2031 targets early/Image: X The United Arab Emirates has recorded a landmark year for non-oil trade, crossing the $1 trillion mark for the first time and reaching economic targets set for the next decade well before schedule. Reviewing the latest foreign trade figures, […]

Random Musing: A brief history of the Church of England (as it gets its first woman Archbishop of Canterbury) | World News

In Yes Minister, when Jim Hacker finds out that Italian terrorists have access to British-made weapons, Sir Humphrey Appleby tries to mollify him by pointing out it’s not their department’s problem. British weapons in the hands of foreign terrorists were outside the Ministry of Administrative Affairs’ jurisdiction. Probably a Defence Ministry problem, or a Foreign […]

History and Tradition Come Alive at Mahi Talk Fest in Banswara | Udaipur Kiran

Banswara, January 24, 2026 (Udaipur Kiran): The ongoing Mahi Talk Fest witnessed a powerful blend of history, courage, and traditional art forms at the Haridev Joshi Rangmanch, where theatre and indigenous sports left a lasting impression on the audience. As part of the festival, the historical play “Abhayarani Abbakka” was impressively staged with the support […]

$100 million theft: Suspect in ‘largest jewelry heist in US history’ deported, avoids trial

A man, suspected in what is said to be the “largest heist” escaped prosecution in in US by self deporting. The man accused was deported to Ecuador late last month, effectively bringing the case against him to an abrupt standstill, according to recent court filings, as reported recently by LA Times.Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores was […]

Egypt’s ‘lost golden city’ resurfaces after 3,400 years and it’s rewriting history | World News

Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering a detailed look at daily life during one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful periods. The settlement was built under Pharaoh Amenhotep III and later inherited by his son Akhenaten, whose radical religious reforms reshaped Egyptian history. […]

IShowSpeed makes streaming history with first-ever live stream inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid

IShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr., made internet history on January 15, 2026, by becoming the first streamer to ever go live from inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza. The moment happened during his ongoing “Speed Does Africa” tour, a multi-country trip that has already taken him to places like Angola and South […]

Joe Biden earns the largest presidential pension in history: A look at his record-breaking $417,000 annual pension and lifetime benefits | World News

The career politics of former US President Joe Biden have given him the experience to retire with the highest government-funded retirement package ever given to a US President. This is worth $417,000 annually compared to his current salary package as President, worth $400,000. According to Demian Brady, the Vice President at the National Taxpayer Union […]

Tourists visiting US to submit five years of social media history: Is it because of JD Vance memes?

Visitors to the United States may soon be required to disclose five years of social media history under a new proposal from the Donald Trump administration. This was a direct attack on digital privacy and showed the true authority of US border rules under the MAGA movement. But what actually led to this decision? Was […]

UAE poised to make lunar history with Rashid Rover 2 mission to Moon’s far side | World News

The UAE’s Rashid Rover 2, launching in 2026, will explore the Moon’s far side/Image: X The UAE is moving forward for its historic moment of space exploration. Rashid Rover 2, the country’s second lunar rover, has passed an important round of tests in the US. These checks mean it’s now one step closer to heading […]

5 years of social media history: Visitors who don’t require visa to enter US will have to submit old phone numbers, unused email addresses

The new proposal of the Donald Trump administration to seek five years of social media history has spread confusion as this rule will be imposed on people from countries that are on US visa waiver. The five-year social media history is the latest in a series of immigration crackdowns that the Trump administration unleashed this […]