After rumours claiming that the US President Donald Trump had died went viral on social media on Friday, triggering hashtags such as #TrumpIsDead, #WhereIsTrump, and #HesDead to trend on X.American online streamer Adin Ross, who interviewed Trump in a 90-minute livestream last year, told his fans during a Kick broadcast that he had personally received […]
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday issued a powerful plea against what he called the global “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed for victims of a deadly school Mass shooting in the United States.Speaking in English from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, the Chicago-born pontiff condemned both the Minnesota attack and the […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AP photo) Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that the military had targeted Abu Obeida, the masked spokesman of Hamas’s armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.“We have struck the Hamas spokesman, the spokesman for this criminal and murderous organisation, Abu Obeida,” news agency AFP reported Netanyahu as saying […]
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, on Sunday highlighted the significance of deepening ties with China, describing the two nations as “ancient civilizations,” capable of driving major changes in regional and global affairs.In a post on X, he wrote, “Iran and China are two countries with ancient civilizations on the two sides of Asia that have […]
Victoria police chief Del Manak retired on August 27 after serving 35 years with the Vancouver police department, marking a historic milestone as the first Indian-origin officer to become police chief in Canada. The City of Victoria commemorated his retirement by declaring August 27 as ‘Del Manak Day’ in recognition of his contributions to law […]
Bernie Sanders (left), and Robert F Kennedy Jr. US Senator Bernie Sanders has joined calls for US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to step down, following recent turmoil in American health agencies.In an opinion piece in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator said Kennedy was “endangering the health of the American […]
Many travelers traveling between Istanbul’s Asian and European sides have relied on the distinctive white ferries that glide across the Bosphorus Strait for almost 200 years. The boats are nevertheless highly popular in spite of the increasingly crowded seas and competition from the bridges and the underwater metro line of the Turkish megacity.Sehir Hatlari, the […]
Thousands of Australians on Sunday participated in anti-immigration demonstrations nationwide, which the center-left government denounced as being associated with neo-Nazis and intended to incite hatred. According to the group’s website, March for Australia marches against immigration took place in Sydney as well as other state capitals and rural hubs.According to the Australian Broadcasting Corp, between […]
Norway sinkhole swallows road & rail line A massive sinkhole tore through Norway’s E6 motorway and an adjacent railway line in the town of Levanger, leaving one person dead and forcing evacuations, authorities said Saturday.Police confirmed that a Danish worker at the site went missing and is presumed dead, reported AFP. Photos shared by Norwegian […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently admitted in an interview that he no longer separates work from life, revealing the extreme intensity behind his leadership style. Speaking to Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, Huang disclosed that even while watching movies, his mind is consumed by Nvidia, leaving him unable to recall the films he sits through. “I […]
