US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to join his so-called “Board of Peace.”“He was invited, he’s accepted. Many people have accepted,” Trump told reporters in Davos, Switzerland, referring to his loosely defined group of world leaders.When asked about criticism that he is reaching out to non-democratic figures, […]
Far-right political writer Curtis Yarvin has triggered backlash online after pulling India’s Aadhaar biometric identity system into a debate about the weaknesses of the US Social Security Number (SSN). Yarvin quote-posted a thread praising Aadhaar’s fingerprint-and-iris-based verification model as a stronger way to link identity to a real person, but his comment drew condemnation for […]
Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado wants not only her own country to be freed from dictatorship but also Cuba and Nicaragua, with social media comments saying the Latin-American leader is pushing warmongering. Her own country was raided by the US military recently, in which their leader, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife were […]
A Florida therapist was stabbed to death after an enraged former patient forced his way into her office during an evening session, authorities said. Rebecca White, 44, was attacked late Monday at her Orange County practice when Michael Smith, 39, arrived unannounced, demanding to speak with her, WESH reported.According to investigators, White asked Smith to […]
Canadian former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry turned Davos into a very unexpected flirtatious event this week, cheekily winking at each other as the politician took the stage at the World Economic Forum. The 41-year-old pop star slipped into the crowd at The Female Quotient lounge on Tuesday, keeping things low-key […]
As Prince Harry presented himself as a witness in his privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail, he fought back tears and said the media made his wife Meghan Markle‘s life an “absolute misery”. “I think it is fundamentally wrong to have to put all of us through this again when all we were asking for is […]
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan has drawn criticism after offering a legal justification for immigration agents storming a family home and dragging a US citizen outside in freezing weather wearing only his underwear.The incident occurred on Sunday in St Paul, Minnesota, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents forced their way into the home of […]
A close-knit school community comes together to grieve the sudden loss of a young educator / Image: file A beloved Year 4 teacher at Durham School Dubai tragically lost his life in a road accident over the weekend, sending shock waves through the school community. Principal Kieran McLaughlin confirmed the sad news in a message […]
The accused told the police that the boy refused to practice his ABCs. (Image: X) A US Army sergeant stationed in Texas has been arrested for allegedly beating a three-year-old boy. He told police that he struck the child after the toddler refused to work on his ABCs, according to an arrest warrant.The accused, Paul […]
Shri Kulkarni, Indian-born RAS Gold Medal astrophysicist. When the Royal Astronomical Society announced Shrinivas R. Kulkarni as the recipient of its Gold Medal, it marked more than another milestone in a decorated career. Awarded continuously since 1824, the medal is the Society’s highest honour, reserved for scientists whose work has fundamentally altered how humanity understands […]
