US Homeland Security shuts down partially as Democrats, Republicans fail to agree on funding; ICE remains operational

[ad_1] The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered a partial shutdown on Saturday due to a congressional funding dispute centered around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The controversy intensified after ICE agents killed two US citizens during raids in Minneapolis, leading Democrats to demand major reforms before approving new funding, while thousands of government […]

Why Makkah’s Grand Mosque marble feels cool even in peak summer? Secret behind Kaaba’s chill | World News

[ad_1] Makkah’s Grand Mosque marble stays cool in peak summer due to solar reflectance and layered insulation/Image: SPA Anyone who has walked barefoot around the Kaaba in peak summer knows the feeling. The sun is relentless, the air heavy with heat, yet the marble underfoot does not burn. In a place where temperatures regularly climb […]

‘Likely caused by strangulation’: Doctor who observed Jeffrey Epstein autopsy makes shock claim about his death

[ad_1] Nearly seven years after the death of disgraced financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, newly released Justice Department files have revived questions about what happened inside a New York jail cell in the early hours of August 10, 2019.Epstein, 66, had been arrested on July 6, 2019, at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and was […]

‘Bring back the king’: Why Nepal is calling for return of the monarchy

[ad_1] Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king gathered outside Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday, demanding the restoration of the monarchy that was abolished nearly two decades ago.Gyanendra Shah waved to cheering crowds from the sunroof of his car as hundreds of police officers in riot gear tried to manage supporters at the airport’s […]

US used Anthropic’s Claude AI model in Venezuela raid that captured Maduro: Report

[ad_1] Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model Claude was used in the US military operation that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The mission to capture Maduro and his wife included bombing several sites in Caracas last month. The United States apprehended Maduro in an […]

What happened to YouTuber Jacob Chibi Reviews Seibers after heartfelt message made fans fear for his life

[ad_1] What happened to YouTuber Jacob Chibi Reviews Seibers after heartfelt message made fans fear for his life (Image via Getty) On February 11, 2026, the popular anime YouTuber wrote on X, “I wanna die.” The post spread fast and many followers replied to his tweet with worry. Some asked if he was safe, while […]

Singapore tops religious diversity; global trends show Christians largest, Muslims fastest-growing, Hindus near 15% |

[ad_1] A congregant of the Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, stands during a service, in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File) Singapore has been named the world’s most religiously diverse country in a sweeping study of 201 nations, reflecting how evenly its population is spread […]

‘My insufficient command of English’: Mark Rutte explains why he called Trump ‘daddy,’ says ‘I am living with it’

[ad_1] NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has finally explained the real reason he called Donald Trump “Daddy” — and says it’s not what many people think. In an interview with Politico, Rutte insisted the remark was “never intentional,” attributing it — in otherwise fluent English — to what he called his “insufficient command of the […]

‘Message to foreign actors…’: Who is Nikhil Gupta, Indian man who pleaded guilty to plotting to murder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in US?

[ad_1] Indian man Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty to plotting to kill Gurpatwant Pannun in the US. 54-year-old Nikhil Gupta, an Indian man, pleaded guilty to plotting to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani separatist leader and a US citizen. Gupta pleaded guilty to all three charges of murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and […]

‘Appalling’: Midair brawl over racist comments targeting Pakistani fliers, Jet2 flight diverted to Brussels

[ad_1] A Jet2 flight ( LS896) from Turkey’s Antalaya to Manchester, UK had to make an emergency landing in Belgium as two passengers started throwing punches at each other while other passengers screamed. Jet2 described their behaviour as “appalling” and said those two flyers would be banned for life.It all started over a passenger passing […]