Image used for representative purposes Israel’s armed forces announced they were conducting strikes against military vehicles of Syrian government forces in Sweida, southern Syria, following reports from Syrian state media about a fresh attack on the predominantly Druze city.“A short while ago, the (Israeli army) began striking military vehicles belonging to Syrian regime forces in […]
18 survive speedboat capsizing in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands (Image: AP) PADANG: Residents of Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands found several people stranded on Monday after a speedboat carrying 18 people capsized during a storm the day before, authorities said. All were in good condition. The boat, carrying mostly local administration officials, capsized while on its regular two-hour […]
Donald Tump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy In a dramatic shift from his earlier hands-off rhetoric, US President Donald Trump privately urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to step up strikes inside Russian territory, even asking him directly if Ukraine could hit Moscow and St. Petersburg, if given the right weapons, reported the Financial Times.“Volodymyr, can you hit […]
Etihad Airways unveils new global routes launching in November 2025/ Image: @etihad/X TL;DR: Etihad Airways is launching seven new destinations, including Medina and Baku, starting November 2025. These routes are part of a broader strategy to boost Abu Dhabi’s status as a global travel hub. The expansion comes amid Wizz Air’s exit from Abu Dhabi, […]
Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised. (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has taken another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted […]
A report commissioned by BBC director-general Tim Davie has concluded that the Gaza documentary ‘How to Survive a Warzone’ breached editorial standards and that oversight failures occurred before it was pulled from iPlayer in February. The independent producer, Hoyo Films, was found primarily responsible, although the BBC accepted that its own checks fell short. Oversight […]
A clip from a 2024 Fox News interview with US President Donald Trump is now making waves online, after social media users accused the network of editing his remarks about Jeffrey Epstein.The full version of the interview is now widely circulated and has led many to call for former US vice president Kamala Harris to […]
Jeddah Tower construction progresses, set to become the world’s tallest skyscraper/ Image Composite: Wikipedia, thejeddahtower.org TL;DR Saudi Arabia has resumed construction on Jeddah Tower, set to surpass Dubai’s Burj Khalifa in height Once completed, it will become the tallest building in the world, over 1,000 meters The tower is a key part of Saudi Vision […]
Omar Fateh, a Somali-American state senator running for mayor of Minneapolis, has become the latest target of racist trolling after unveiling his progressive campaign platform online. The 34-year-old Democrat, who announced his candidacy in December, laid out a bold vision to increase the city’s minimum wage to $20 by 2028, freeze rents, and block police […]
In the final hours of former US President Joe Biden’s term, his chief of staff Jeff Zients reportedly authorised the use of an autopen.The autopen was used to sign off on several high-profile pardons, including those for Dr Anthony Fauci and General Mark Milley, according to a report by The New York Times.Autopen is a […]
