Qatar to grant QAR 12,000 marriage allowance, up to 150% pay raises for top-performing employees under new law | World News

Qatar’s new civil service reforms offer marriage allowances, performance raises, and enhanced family benefits to strengthen workforce and family stability/ Illustrative image generated by AI Qatar is taking a bold step to enhance public sector benefits and support family stability. Law No. 25 of 2025, issued by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, brings […]

‘Same tattoos, boyfriend also called David’: Eerie details emerge in Celeste Rivas case; D4vd’s silence raises eyebrows

Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in the trunk of an abandoned Tesla as that of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, a girl missing since March 2024. The vehicle was registered to singer David Anthony Burke, better known as D4vd, whose career has been thrown into turmoil following the grim discovery.The Tesla was towed […]

‘In big trouble’: Pope Leo warns against rising executive pay; raises concerns over Elon Musk’s trillionaire status

Pope Leo has criticized the ‘widening gulf’ between executive and worker salaries, pointing to Tesla’s $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk.“CEOs that 60 years ago might have been making four to six times more than what the workers are receiving … [are making] 600 times more now,” the pontiff said in his first […]

“Read the box…” Elon Musk raises alarm over contraceptives and birth control pills | World News

Elon Musk has sparked a wave of discussion with a short but cautionary post on X, urging people to “read the box of anything you’re taking.” His comment came in response to a new scientific study on hormonal contraceptives, which suggested potential effects on brain function, emotional regulation, and memory. The research focused on how […]

Alaska bear attack: Woman mauled and dragged 100 yards; family raises $63,700 for care

A routine morning jog in Kenai, Alaska, turned into a fight for survival when 36-year-old Ariean Fabrizio Colton was viciously attacked by a brown bear and dragged more than 100 yards down the road. The incident happened around 5 AM on Tuesday, just moments after Colton stepped outside her home. Wildlife officials said the bear […]

‘Living in terror’: Trump’s law enforcement surge sparks anxiety in DC – mayor Bowser raises concerns

Muriel Bowser (left), Donald Trump (AP) As US President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement surge nears the end of its third week in Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has publicly voiced concern over the growing anxiety among residents – especially in immigrant communities. While Bowser acknowledged that the increased federal presence has helped push crime […]

Emirati adventurer climbs Europe’s highest peak, Mount Elbrus, and raises UAE flag | World News

Emirati adventurer Rashid Ghanem Al Shamsi has successfully summited Mount Elbrus, Europe’s tallest mountain, enduring extreme weather conditions to raise the UAE flag at 5,642 metres above sea level. A mission defined by resolve Rashid Al Shamsi’s ascent of Mount Elbrus, located in Russia’s southwestern Caucasus mountain range, came after navigating snowstorms, freezing temperatures, and […]

Mega-tsunami warning: Could a 1,000-foot tsunami hit the US Pacific Coast? Scientist raises alarm | World News

Scientists are warning of a potentially catastrophic mega-tsunami that could strike parts of the US Pacific Coast, triggered by a major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ). Stretching roughly 600 miles from Northern California to Vancouver Island, this fault line accumulates massive tectonic stress as the Juan de Fuca Plate slides beneath the North […]

Saudi Arabia raises Saudization goals again, targets now as high as 80% in some sectors | World News

Private firms with five-plus employees in pharmacy and engineering roles, and three in dentistry, must meet new Saudization rates/Representative Image TL;DR: From July 27, 2025, Saudization rates rise across pharmacy (35–65%), dentistry (starts at 45%), and technical engineering (30%) sectors in Saudi Arabia. Updated quotas apply to private-sector establishments with specified company sizes and minimum […]

Targeted attack on Jews? Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner’s death in Midtown shooting raises questions

Wesley LePatner was the Blackstone executive killed in the Manhattan shooting. The Blackstone executive who was killed by 27-year-old crazed gunman Shane Tamura was a well-known Jewish figure in the community who even received an award in 2023 for her generosity to the community. The identification of the Wesley turned the random shooting into a […]