UAE: Over 3,600 people convert to Islam in Dubai in first half of 2025 | World News

The Centre held 47 awareness and knowledge classes in H1 2025, benefiting over 1,400 participants, alongside enrolling 1,300+ students in programmes/ Image: IACAD More than 3,600 people converted to Islam in Dubai in the first half of 2025, while hundreds more engaged with Islamic educational programmes and interactive initiatives, reflecting the growing impact of the […]

London police arrest 365 people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

Police officers patrol during demonstrator during a protest in support of the Palestinian People in Gaza, in Parliament Square, in London, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) A woman is led away by police officers as supporters of Palestine Action take part in a mass action in Parliament Square, organised by Defend Our Juries as […]

NYC Times Square shooting: 3 injured in gunfire after ‘verbal dispute’; videos show people fleeing, victim on stretcher

NY police arriving at the scene of the incident (Photo: X) Three people were injured after gunfire broke out in New York City’s Times Square early on Saturday.The New York police department said the shooting happened around 1.20 am at the intersection of West 44th Street and 7th Avenue, following a dispute between two people. […]

586 people killed in Oman road crashes in 2024 despite 9% drop in accidents, latest report says | World News

Oman recorded 586 deaths and 1,936 injuries from 1,854 road accidents in 2024/Representative Image TL;DR: Oman recorded 586 deaths and 1,936 injuries from 1,854 road accidents in 2024, a 9% decline in crashes, yet the fatality count barely budged. Muscat, South and North Sharqiyah emerged as the most affected regions, accounting for the majority of […]

Meet Reshma Kewalramani who joins the list of 100 Most Powerful People in Business 2025 alongside Jensen Huang, Sundar Pichai, and others | World News

Source: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reshma Kewalramani, born in Mumbai and now CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, has earned a coveted spot on Fortune’s 2025 list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Business. Ranked at number 62, she is the only Indian-origin woman CEO of a major US biotechnology company to make this year’s list. While global […]

‘People in country illegally won’t be counted’: Trump orders rare mid-decade census to exclude illegal immigrants; likely to face Congressional pushback

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: PTI) US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has ordered a rare mid-decade census aimed at excluding illegal immigrants from the national count. The move comes as both parties ramp up efforts to reshape congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.“I have instructed our Department of Commerce […]

‘People were sold a lie’: Oceangate whistleblower warned of Titan risks before 2023 implosion; was aware ‘there would be an incident’

David Lochridge, a former employee of Oceangate, has reiterated longstanding safety concerns following the release of a US Coast Guard report that identifies significant failures by the company as the primary cause of the 2023 Titan submersible disaster. “I always hoped that what happened wouldn’t happen. But I just knew if they kept carrying on […]

Punishment to prize: China offers cash for having babies after decades of strict birth control, but young people aren’t interested | World News

China, once infamous for its rigid one-child policy and harsh penalties for violators, is now reversing course in a dramatic way by offering financial incentives to encourage childbirth. Facing a historic population decline and the lowest birth rate since the 1940s, the government is rolling out cash subsidies and tax breaks to boost family formation. […]

Plane crash: 4 people killed in medical plane crash in Arizona; personnel were en route to pickup patient

Four people were killed when a medical transport plane they were onboard crashed while attempting to land at Chinle Municipal Airport in Arizona’s Navajo Nation, authorities confirmed.The twin-propeller Beechcraft 300 went down on Tuesday during its landing approach in the eastern region of the state, according to both local police and the Federal Aviation Administration […]

‘These people do it naturally’: Trump says undocumented workers are born to toil in fields; floats legal reentry plan for deported migrants

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, while speaking about the impact of his administration’s immigration policies on the agricultural sector, claimed undocumented migrants are more “naturally” inclined to perform hard labor — a statement that many have condemned as racist and dehumanising.During an interview with CNBC, addressing the […]