Representative Image (AI-generated) In early April, Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs unveiled the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) — a self-proclaimed international alliance of fact-checkers and media outlets.The initiative was first presented at the “Dialogue about Fakes 2.0” forum in Moscow in November 2024. At a press briefing following the April announcement, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Kenyan rights groups have condemned the arrest of a software developer who built a platform opposing a contentious finance bill, warning that it reflected an intensifying crackdown on dissent.The East African country has been cracking down on critics of the government since massive protests last June against tax rises and corruption.Security forces […]
Representative image (Picture credit: X/@VictoriasSecret) Victoria’s Secret’s website remained offline on Thursday, days after the lingerie company was hit by a cyberattack that has disrupted its online sales and sent its stock price lower.The company said it had taken its website and some in-store services down as a precaution, with teams working around the clock […]
A BYD showroom (file photo: AP) RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labor conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday.The case concerns 220 Chinese workers found last December in conditions “analogous to slavery” […]
Smoke can be seen from the Camp Fire behind Fort Stanton (Image credits: AP) A fast-moving wildfire swept through the historic Fort Stanton site in southern New Mexico on Monday, burning more than half a square mile (1.4 square kms) of land and prompting evacuations of nearby campgrounds and a horse ranch.The blaze damaged three […]
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon (Pic credit: AP) Israeli fighter jets struck Beirut‘s southern suburbs on Sunday, marking the third attack on the area since a ceasefire took effect in late November.The strike, which came about an hour after a warning was issued, targeted Hezbollah […]
Eric Trump wears Trump 2028 hat, the new one that the Trump Organization launched, and also said ‘never say never’ What started as a crazy thought and then turned into a rumor and speculation now gets an official stamp and President Donald Trump‘s merchandise site started selling Trump 2028 hats. “The future looks bright! Rewrite […]
In a shocking revelation, US-made weapons were used in the Jaffar Express attack in Balochistan, according to a Washington Post report. The assault on the Peshawar-bound train, carrying 440 passengers, resulted in numerous hostages and a two-day security operation. An M4A1 carbine rifle, traced back to US forces in Afghanistan, was among the recovered weapons. […]
Human remains found at Temple University construction site Construction work at Temple University came to an unexpected halt this week after workers unearthed human remains and fragments of caskets at a site on North Broad Street, part of a planned facility for the university’s Klein College of Media and Communication.According to CBS News, the remains […]
Demonstrators in Serbia gathered in large numbers on Monday to protest against the planned transformation of a Nato-bombed former military facility into an upscale development, backed by the company of Jared Kushner, US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law.The Belgrade protesters sought to reinstate the site’s heritage status and cancel the development plans. The Serbian authorities had […]
