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 […]

Saudi Arabia delivers over 50 million parcels in Q2 2025, signals logistics leap | World News

Saudi Arabia’s courier sector logs over 50 million parcel deliveries in Q2 2025/Representative Image TL;DR: Saudi Arabia’s logistics sector saw over 50 million parcels delivered between April and June 2025. Total service orders, including food and express deliveries, surpassed 101 million. Naqel emerged as the top-rated courier for customer satisfaction. Only complaints unresolved after 7 […]

UK rich list 2025: King Charles’s fortune rises £30 million, Infosys dip dents Sunak’s gains; Hindujas, Reubens lead a shrinking billionaire pack

King Charles III and former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have found themselves side by side, not in politics, but in pounds. Both are now worth an estimated £640 million, earning them the 238th spot on the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List, released Friday. The list, which tracks Britain’s 350 wealthiest individuals and families, reveals a […]

Kristin Cabot’s 250-year-old rum fortune and $2.2 million mansion thrust into spotlight after Andy Byron’s Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ | World News

Kristin Cabot’s 250-year-old rum fortune and $2.2 million mansion thrust into spotlight after Andy Byron’s Coldplay clip Before this month, Kristin Cabot was known mainly inside HR circles. As chief people officer at Astronomer, a fast-growing data-orchestration start-up, her job rarely drew public notice. That changed when a kiss-cam at a Coldplay concert flashed a […]

Major rejection: Advocacy group turns down $20 million offer to organize anti-Trump protests; calls it ‘ineffective’

Adam Swart (Image: Crowds on Demand official website) The CEO of an advocacy group revealed that his organization declined an offer reportedly worth around $20 million to help organize a national protest against US President Donald Trump.Adam Swart, the founder and CEO of Crowds on Demand, said in an interview on Tuesday that groups associated […]

UAE: Over 3.5 million illegal excise goods found hidden in clothing shipments during major FTA raid in Dubai | World News

The FTA seized millions in untaxed tobacco and vaping products smuggled into Dubai, cleverly hidden among apparel shipments/ Image: (File) FTA seized over 3.5 million smuggled excise goods in Dubai. Hidden tobacco and beverage products carried AED 133.2M in tax liability. Advanced tracking tech and joint enforcement boosted the raid’s success. In a decisive move […]

‘Blood Covenant’: Iranian crowdfunding website claims to have raised $40 million to assassinate Trump; ‘call to Jihad’ say analysts

A crowdfunding campaign that promised $40 million for the assassination of US President Donald Trump was linked to a former employee of Iran’s main state-run propaganda outlet.The campaign was reportedly organised by a group called “Blood Covenant,” which pledged to bring “justice” for actions committed by “militants.” According to the US-based think tank Middle East […]

UAE: What is real estate tokenization? Dubai’s Prypco sells out Dh1.75 million tokenized villa in under 5 mins | World News

Tokenized real estate is projected to make up 7% of Dubai’s property market by 2033, with an estimated value of Dh60 billion/ Representative Image Prypco Mint sold a tokenized Dubai villa worth Dh1.75M in under five minutes to 169 investors. Real estate tokenization enables fractional ownership, offering secure, low-barrier access via blockchain. Tokenized assets could […]

Four jailed in London in 1 million pounds heist targeting South Asian community; crime network dismantled, cash and gold seized

Four members accused of stealing over 1 million pounds worth of jewellery from London’s Indian and South Asian communities were jailed Friday after they pleaded guilty to burglary.Jerry O’Donnell, Barney Maloney, Quey Adger and Patrick Ward, part of an organised crime network, have been sentenced for a total 17 years and one month after the […]

Pay or apologize: Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20 million from Trump administration, will share money with…

Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against the Trump administration for arresting him. Palestinian-American activist, Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil filed a case against the Donald Trump administration seeking $20 million in damages for the harm caused to him by the targeted arrest. Khalil is a green card holder, a permanent resident of the US, […]