new video loaded: How Power Cuts Are Affecting Ukrainians Russia has been targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine, leaving multiple cities without electricity. Kim Barker, who’s been covering the war, gives us a glimpse into the daily life of Ukrainians living with power cuts. By Kim Barker, Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, Stanislav Kozliuk, Rebecca Suner and Leila Medina […]
UAE Golden Visa vs Trump Gold Card/Representative Image Two days ago, President Trump announced the launch of the Gold Card, a $1 million visa designed to give wealthy individuals a fast track path to permanent residency and ultimately US Citizenship. The announcement has captured global attention because it opens a new avenue for both individuals […]
Searches for D4vd skyrocketed after September as worldwide curiosity intensified. Every December brings a new season of year-in-review roundups, Spotify Wrapped, YouTube recaps, and Google’s vast portrait of what the world wanted to understand. In 2025, those rankings included the usual mix of celebrities, politicians and headline makers. Kendrick Lamar, Pope Leo XIV, Jimmy Kimmel […]
The International Monetary Fund hit Pakistan with 11 fresh conditions, linked to its $7-billion bailout programme. The latest directives, revealed in the Fund’s staff-level report for the second review released on Thursday, push the total number of conditions to 64 across the span of 18 months, according to the Express Tribune.The new measures target long-standing […]
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 […]
US President Donald Trump pardoned Colorado’s former Mesa County clerk, Tina Peters, for her “attempts to expose Voter Fraud” in the 2020 presidential election in a Truth Social post on Thursday eveningTrump has been vocal about his intentions to free Peters — one of the nation’s most prominent 2020 election deniers — from her prison […]
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced the poll schedule in a pre-recorded televised address, setting Dec 29 as the last date for filing nomination papers. Election campaign will begin on Jan 22 and will end on Feb 10 at 7.30am. Voting in all 300 parliamentary constituencies will take place on Feb 12, he said.Hasina’s […]
TOI Correspondent from London: Thieves have stolen more than 600 valuable colonial artefacts, including items from the British Raj, from Bristol Museum. On Sept 25, between 1am and 2am, four men gained entry to a warehouse in Bristol which houses the museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection. They made off with “a high-value burglary of […]
Donald Trump’s press secretary offered a new explanation for the bandages and sticking plasters that have recently appeared on the president’s hands, after weeks of speculation about his health. Social media and observers in general noticed dark purple bruising on Trump’s right hand, which he often tries to hide with makeup concealer that rarely matches […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced a heated session on Capitol Hill as Democratic lawmakers pressed her on deportations, immigration enforcement and the treatment of US military veterans. Among the most memorable exchanges came from Indian-origin Congressman Shri Thanedar, who, without hesitation, asked Noem whether she would resign. Thanedar even brought a board with “Kristi […]
