Saudi Arabia will host the third edition of the WDS in Riyadh/Image: WDS Saudi Arabia will host the third edition of the World Defense Show (WDS) in Riyadh from February 8–12, 2026, under the patronage of King Salman. This landmark international defense exhibition reflects the Kingdom’s embrace of innovation, global partnerships, and its drive to […]
US Secretary Linda McMahon launches nationwide tour to support education decentralisation. (AP Photo) US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has announced the launch of a nationwide education tour under the banner “Returning Education to the States.” The initiative involves visiting all 50 states, with the aim of highlighting state-led education models and promoting localised approaches […]
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed the age limit that previously barred older adults from applying to become deportation agents. The agency, which is actively working to hire 10,000 deportation agents and support staff, earlier set application cutoffs at age 37 or 40, depending on the role, reported USA Today. “We are ENDING the […]
45-year-old suspect Michael Paul Brown (Image credits: X) Four people were killed Friday morning when a gunman opened fire at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, before fleeing the scene and prompting a massive manhunt and town-wide lockdown by afternoon.The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation confirmed the shooting occurred around 10.30 am. All four victims […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday asserted in a post on Truth Social that his decision to “send in the troops” to Los Angeles over the past three nights prevented what he described as the city’s potential descent into chaos. Trump claimed that if he had […]
Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has warmly praised Oscar-winning Indian composer AR Rahman for his ongoing collaboration with local musicians, describing it as a valuable contribution to the nation’s cultural landscape. AR Rahman praised by Singapore president Tharman Shanmugaratnam for supporting local musicians In a social media post on June 2, Tharman highlighted how Rahman has […]
In this photo released by the Russian Presidential Press Service on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, attends a meeting with volunteers at Kursk region, Russia. (Picture credit: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to the Kursk region since Moscow declared it had fully ousted Ukrainian forces from the border area, […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Raging floods rushing through a village during the night killed more than 100 people, many of them children as they slept, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local officials told AFP on Saturday.The floods were sparked by torrential rains and ripped through the Kasaba village in the Sud […]
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Photo: AP) Colombo, May 07, 2025 -Sri Lanka’s leftist government won local council elections but with significantly lower margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, official results showed on Wednesday.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake‘s coalition received the most votes in 265 out of the 339 councils, […]
File photo: Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK RUNCORN: Britain’s hard-right anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove it is a credible political force in local elections this week that will test the popularity of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Nigel Farage‘s upstart party is pushing to pick up scores of council and mayoral seats, […]
