‘We could have dinner and lots of privacy’: When Prince Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace

Newly released US Justice Department documents claim Prince Andrew invited convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to Buckingham Palace in 2010, two years after Epstein’s guilty plea for child prostitution charges. The documents allege email exchanges between the two, showing Andrew offering dinner at the palace while promising “lots of privacy”, as reported by The Independent […]

UAE announces petrol and diesel prices for February 2026 | World News

UAE announces petrol and diesel prices for February 2026/Representative Image The UAE has announced fuel prices for February 2026, confirming a slight reduction across petrol variants and diesel, with the new rates taking effect from February 1, 2026.The updated prices were released on Saturday, and apply nationwide across fuel stations. Motorists will see modest relief […]

Watch: Sharjah Police cracks down on 8 drivers for dangerous driving stunts during rain, seize vehicles

Sharjah’s Rainy Roads Turn Into Danger Zone: Police Take Action Against 8 Stunt Drivers Sharjah Police have launched a decisive legal crackdown on motorists caught performing dangerous driving stunts during rainfall, seizing multiple vehicles and initiating action against eight drivers whose reckless behaviour risked lives on public roads. The incident, which went viral on social […]

Visa-free travel to China for 30 days? New agreement announced for UK travellers after Keir Starmer’s Beijing trip

China Just Became Visa-Free for Brits And Travellers Are Loving It In a landmark diplomatic breakthrough, China has agreed to relax visa requirements for British citizens, allowing visa-free travel of up to 30 days for tourism and business visits, a move announced during UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to Beijing at the end […]

Landslide leads to mine collapse in Congo; over 200 killed

A mine collapse triggered by a landslide in Rubaya, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killed more than 200 people on Wednesday, local authorities said.The collapse occurred at a coltan mine that produces around 15 per cent of the world’s supply of the mineral, which is processed into tantalum used in mobile phones, computers, aerospace components […]

Trump administration to add roughly 65,000 H-2B guest worker visas this year

President Donald Trump’s administration will add some 65,000 H-2B seasonal guest worker visas through September 30, a Federal Register notice said, stating the visas would be available to employers at risk of severe financial hardship due to a lack of US labour, Reuters reported.The move roughly doubled the 66,000 visas available each year to businesses […]

Epstein files: US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick planned visit to Jeffrey’s private island

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, who once said that he avoided being in one room with Jeffrey Epstein, had planned a trip to his private island, according to documents that the Justice Department released on Friday.The planned visit in 2012 came years after Lutnick had said he severed ties with […]

‘Dear G’: Is Melania Trump mentioned in the Epstein files, and who is ‘G’?

While people are searching for Donald Trump‘s name, another profile caught everyone’s attention, and it was of the first lady, Melania Trump. The Department of Justice’s latest release of records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein contained an alleged email exchange between his former confidant and girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Melania Trump.In the 2002 […]

Who is Linwei Ding? Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing US AI trade secrets for China | World News

Linwei Ding, a former software engineer at Google, became the centre of a major US national security case after a federal jury convicted him of stealing highly sensitive artificial intelligence trade secrets. Prosecutors said Ding took confidential information about Google’s AI infrastructure while still employed at the company and sought to benefit China-linked firms. US […]

Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now

new video loaded: Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now As President Trump warns that “we have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now,” our national security correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down what to know. By David E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Valentina Caval, Nikolay Nikolov and Thomas Vollkommer […]