World – Page 15

‘My beloved leaders…’: American Singer Mary Millben’s appeal amid tariff row; urges US and India to ‘negotiate as real friends’ | World News

American singer Mary Millben Amid escalating tensions between the United States and India over proposed tariff hikes, American singer Mary Millben issued a heartfelt message for both countries. Millben took to X, “I’ll say again: America needs India, and India needs America. Any direction in policy that strains our strategic alliance is the wrong direction,” […]

UAE: Sharjah confirms new private school calendar for 2025–2026, key changes every parent should know | World News

Sharjah’s Private Education Authority (SPEA) released the 2025–2026 school calendar for private schools/Representative Image TL;DR: Sharjah’s Private Education Authority (SPEA) released the 2025–2026 school calendar for private schools (excluding foreign curricula). Classes start August 25, 2025, and end July 2, 2026; winter break runs December 8, 2025, to January 4, 2026; spring break is March […]

Guns, Jeans, and Republican: How Syndey Sweeney became MAGA’s new muse – and a Conservative icon | World News

In the first of the Republican National Conservative debates, when Trump steadfastly refused to participate to show Fox who was the man, his surrogate attack dog Vivek Ramaswamy summed up the inflection point that was about to overshadow America: “You want to be a rebel? You want to be a hippie? You want to ‘stick […]

Studying in Dubai? Here’s how to get the new dh 100‑a‑month student parking pass | World News

Parkin launches a dh 100 monthly student parking pass for zones A–D within 500 m of campuses/Representative Image TL;DR: Parkin now offers a dh100/month parking pass for students and teachers within a 500 m radius of their campus, covering zones A, B, C, and D. Eligible students also have the option to apply via RTA […]

From Kamala to Chaos: Inside the great Democratic Presidential primary bake-off – for 2028 | World News

Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff announces new teaching position at University of Southern California. There has been a sense of déjà vu in recent days that makes one wonder if we have suddenly turned the clock back. First, we had Joe Biden meandering on stage, shouting inanities and having to be shown to his seat. […]

Saudi minister visits INTERPOL HQ: What to know about the €1m pledge and regional bureau plan | World News

Saudi Arabia earlier agreed to host INTERPOL’s new MENA Regional Bureau and pledged €1 million to its I-CORE programme/ Image: INTERPOL TL;DR Saudi Interior Minister visited INTERPOL HQ in Lyon to reinforce global crime-fighting ties. Talks focused on cybercrime, joint training, and Saudi support for INTERPOL’s I-CORE programme. Saudi Arabia pledged €1M to I-CORE and […]

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s biggest fear: ChatGPT-5 is coming in August and Altman is scared — know why | World News

As artificial intelligence continues to advance at an astonishing pace, even the leaders at its forefront are beginning to voice concern. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has openly admitted feeling “scared” about the upcoming release of GPT-5, the newest and most powerful version of ChatGPT. Scheduled to launch in August 2025, GPT-5 is expected to significantly […]

Why Elon Musk hates researchers and loves engineers — after he corrected xAI employee Aditya Gupta’s hiring post | World News

Elon Musk recently made waves by publicly correcting a hiring post from an xAI employee, Aditya Gupta, who initially sought to recruit both “researchers” and “engineers” for the artificial intelligence startup. Musk emphatically declared that the term “researcher” is outdated, pretentious, and fosters a problematic two-tier system within the engineering workforce. He insisted that at […]

Saudi Arabia to build 1,000 rainwater harvesting dams with 4 million m³ annual capacity | World News

The ambitious plan to construct 1,000 rainwater harvesting dams was announced at the Saudi Arabia Government Press Conference, aiming to boost water availability by 2030/ Image: SPA Saudi Arabia, under the ambitious framework of Vision 2030, is making remarkable progress in environmental conservation, water sustainability, and food security. Abdulrahman Al-Fadley, the Minister of Environment, Water, […]

Timothée Chalamet becomes global brand ambassador for Saudi Arabia-backed EV maker, Lucid motors | World News

The upcoming campaign with Timothée Chalamet for Lucid Motors’ Lucid Gravity is set to launch this fall/ Image: LUCID Motors Saudi-backed electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors has surprised both the film world and auto industry by naming Timothée Chalamet, one of Hollywood’s most distinctive and influential actors as the new face of the brand in […]