Nearly a month into the shutdown, food banks across the country were straining to meet rising demand from hundreds of thousands of federal workers who were furloughed or working without pay and were bracing for an even bigger surge as benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were set to lapse on Nov. 1. More […]
Royal robes, swan keepers, and gold-embossed letters may soon be relics of the past if Prince William has his way. The future king is quietly sketching plans to modernise the monarchy, trimming away its “ridiculous” and “totally outdated” traditions to make the royal family more relatable to ordinary Britons. He has made it clear that […]
Shirish V. Dáte, an Indian-origin journalist and veteran White House correspondent for HuffPost, has become one of Washington’s most recognisable media figures for his fearless questioning and sharp accountability journalism. Born in Pune, India, in 1964 and raised across the United States, Dáte’s career spans more than three decades across major outlets including the Associated […]
Impersonator Zohran Mamdani Israel’s satire show Eretz Nehederet, often described as the country’s version of Saturday Night Live (SNL), has poked fun at New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.The parody mixes Jewish greetings with pro-Palestinian slogans and terrorist jargon.The sketch aired on Channel 12 on Wednesday. It ridiculed Mamdani’s recent Jewish New Year message, […]
Dubai’s GDRFA wins global AI award for smarter services / Image: AI World Series Awards If you’ve ever wished government services were as fast and smooth as your favourite app, Dubai just turned that wish into reality. In a proud moment for the UAE, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) has been […]
As Talks Stall, SNAP Users Fear Imminent Cutbacks / AI-generated illustration The world’s richest nation is on the brink of a hunger crisis. As the US federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has warned that it will run out of funds to pay food benefits by 1 November, […]
Mahmoud Shakshak, right, holds the bodies of his 5-year-old son, Fadi, and his 8-year-old daughter, Sara, who were killed in an Israeli army strike, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun) After a night of devastating airstrikes that killed at least 104 Palestinians, including 46 children and 20 […]
The White House fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress and the city of Washington DC on matters of design and aesthetics, according to CNN. The firings came as President Donald Trump sought to impose his style on the nation’s capital through […]
A video has sparked outrage in Canada and in India after showing a young man using racist slurs against an Indian-origin female employee, demanding she return to India, amid reports of repeated targeting of South Asian staff by a group of teens.In the video, a boy could be heard saying, “Go back to your f*****g […]
Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, has left a trail of destruction across Jamaica and is now heading north-northeast toward Cuba. The storm, which made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane, brought winds of up to 185 mph (295 kph), massive flooding and landslides, and caused extensive damage […]
