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UAE citizens get visa-free travel to Trinidad & Tobago after landmark deal | World News

The UAE and Trinidad & Tobago signed a mutual visa-exemption agreement during UNGA80 in New York On 27 September 2025, on the sidelines of UNGA80 in New York, the UAE and Trinidad & Tobago signed a mutual agreement on visa exemptions. The deal was signed by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE Deputy […]

Landmark ruling: BAPS welcomes DOJ decision to close investigation of Akshardham temple in New Jersey; full statement

The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in the United States has welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Attorney’s Office for New Jersey to close their investigation of BAPS and the creation of BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham.In its statement issued on Thursday, BAPS said that the temple “a place of peace, […]

Saudi Arabia unveils HUMAIN Chat: A landmark Arabic AI powered by homegrown innovation | World News

HUMAIN Chat, powered by ALLAM 34B, supports Arabic dialects, bilingual chat, and real-time search across web, iOS, and Android/Represented Image Saudi Arabia has launched HUMAIN Chat, a conversational AI app developed entirely within the Kingdom, marking a major milestone in the region’s artificial intelligence ambitions. Backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and built on […]

51-foot-tall statue of Lord Ram unveiled in Canada’s Mississauga, mayor says ‘spectacular landmark for Hindu community’

51-foot-tall Lord Ram statue unveiled in Canada’s Mississauga. A 51-foot-tall statue of Lord Ram, which is being called the tallest statue of Lord Ram in North America, has recently been unveiled in Mississauga. Inspired by India’s Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, the work to build the statue began four years ago and the parts were […]

“World-class care, at home”: Kuwait seals landmark collaboration with five elite French hospitals in Paris | World News

Kuwait’s signs MoUs in Paris with elite French hospitals to boost training, diagnostics, and patient access to top-tier medical care/Representative Image TL;DR: Kuwait’s Minister of Health, Dr Ahmad Al‑Awadhi, signed memoranda of understanding on July 18, 2025 with five elite French medical institutions. Participating organizations: Almaviva Santé, Institut Curie, Hôpital Foch, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, and […]

Trump vs Columbia: Ivy league school to pay $200 million in landmark settlement; campus protests curbed

Columbia University will now be paying more than $220 million along with making major policy changes as part of a settlement with the Trump administration. The deal follows allegations of civil rights violations and claims the university failed to protect Jewish students from discrimination, as reported exclusively by the New York Post.The Ivy League university […]

Landmark ICJ verdict on climate change: Inaction by nations is illegal; reparations possible

Activists protest outside top UN court ahead of climate change advisory ruling. (AP photo) United Nations’s top court has said that inaction on climate change could be unlawful. The international court of justice (ICJ) said on Wednesday that countries may be breaching international law if they fail to take meaningful steps to protect the climate. […]

What is ‘Take it Down Act’? Donald Trump signs landmark law backed by Melania to combat revenge porn and AI deepfakes

Donald Trump and FLOTUS Melania Trump sign landmark bill US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new law that makes it illegal to share explicit images of people without their permission, including fake images made using AI.The legislation is called the “Take It Down Act,” and aims to protect victims of revenge porn and […]

‘Woman’ means female from birth: UK Supreme Court rules in landmark equal rights case

In the unanimous decision, five senior judges declared that under the act, both “woman” and “sex” refer to biological females, siding with the Scottish gender-critical group For Women Scotland (FWS), which appealed the case.The ruling came as a blow to those believing legal gender recognition should guarantee full inclusion under the law’s protections for women. […]

Meta faces landmark US antitrust trial

Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. Google is facing two cases and was found guilty of search-market dominance abuse last August, while Apple and Amazon are also heading to court. WASHINGTON: Social […]