New York City has identified a series of Gridlock Alert Days for 2025 that mark the periods when traffic congestion reaches its absolute peak. These dates typically align with major city events and seasonal travel surges that historically cause severe delays. The DOT is urging New Yorkers to avoid driving on these high-congestion days and […]
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (Image credits: AP) MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Wednesday for sexual harassment to be made a crime nationwide after being groped on the street in an attack that underscored the dangers women in the Latin American country face.Sheinbaum, 63, was attacked while greeting supporters near the presidential palace in […]
An aerial view of the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa (Image credist: AP) Hurricane Melissa swept across the northern Caribbean this week, leaving a trail of destruction and claiming the lives of at least 40 people. The storm hit Jamaica and Haiti the hardest, claiming dozens of lives and disrupting power, transport, and communication across the […]
Palestinians walk trough the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, tours The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via […]
In a man-made war, women and children, who are not even participating in the conflicts, are the ones who have to pay the higher price. In war zones, women and girls often face a harsh reality: their safety and rights take a backseat amid the chaos. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is no exception, with […]
CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina (Image credits: AP) Madagascar’s Colonel Michael Randrianirina is set to be sworn in as the country’s transitional president on Friday.Randrianirina and the transitional government have pledged to hold elections in 18 to 24 months, telling local media that consultations were under way to appoint a prime minister and […]
Israeli speaker jokes about UN teleprompter glitch before Donald Trump’s Knesset speech (Picture credit: AP) Israeli Knesset speaker Amir Ohana poked fun at a technical mishap during a previous United Nations appearance by US President Donald Trump while welcoming him to Israel on Monday. Speaking before the Knesset, Ohana said, “You stand before the people […]
At least 53 people, including 14 children and 15 women, were killed when Sudanese paramilitary forces launched an assault on a shelter in a surrounded Darfur city, according to a medical organisation’s report on Saturday.The Sudan Doctors’ Network, quoted by AP, reported that the bombardment of el-Fasher also resulted in injuries to 21 people, including […]
The Unesco logo hangs from a podium in Paris (Image credits: AP) PARIS: An Egyptian antiquities professor and ex-tourism minister is facing off against a Congolese economist who promoted schooling in refugee camps in a race to become the new director of Unesco. Whoever wins will inherit a world body reeling from the Trump administration’s […]
The Iranian flag (Image credits: AP) Iran is once again facing crippling international sanctions on its weapons trade, oil exports, international banking, and much more under the snapback mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal.The accord, concluded between Iran on one side and the US, France, Germany, the UK, Russia and China, as well as the […]
