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River in northern Alaska turns orange due to rising heavy metal pollution | World News

A river in northern Alaska made the scientific community focus on it recently after parts of its waterway had changed their colour dramatically, a fact that led to the establishment that the source was beneath the ground, not just a temporary surface change. The change in colour has been connected to the fact that the […]

Saudi Arabia offers residential land in Riyadh at up to 84% discount | World News

Residential plots offered at up to 84% discount/Representative Image In a landmark move to make housing more accessible and curb soaring real estate costs, Saudi Arabia is offering residential land at steep discounts across Riyadh. With price cuts of up to 84%, the initiative targets affordability while shaping the city’s long-term housing landscape. Historic land […]

UAE on high alert as heavy rain, strong winds and travel disruptions continue | World News

UAE residents struggle as heavy rain causes flooding / Image: File The UAE is experiencing unstable weather today as a low-pressure system continues to affect much of the country, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning and hail in some areas. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast this pattern to persist through Friday, with scattered […]

Dubai RTA temporarily pauses Intercity Bus Services to Sharjah and Ajman | World News

Dubai’s RTA has suspended intercity bus services to Sharjah and Ajman due to heavy rain / Image: File As unstable weather conditions continue to sweep across the UAE, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has taken decisive action to ensure public safety. In a recent announcement, the authority confirmed the temporary suspension of several vital […]

Goodbye war on drugs? Donald Trump tells feds to go easy on marijuana users – and there is a financial angle | World News

President Donald Trump signs an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) For decades, marijuana has occupied a strange place in American politics. It is widely used and culturally mainstream, yet under federal law it has […]

‘First casualty of the fusion wars’: Killing of MIT’s top nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro sparks online speculation | World News

The killing of Nuno Loureiro, a leading nuclear fusion scientist and director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, has shocked the global scientific community and fuelled a wave of online speculation about possible motives. Loureiro, 47, was shot and killed at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 15, 2025. Police have confirmed the […]

First American Pope appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York’s next archbishop | World News

Bishop Ronald Hicks speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Dec.18, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York, placing one of the United States’ most influential Catholic archdioceses under new leadership at a moment of institutional transition and political strain. […]

Two Haitian immigrants charged in $7 million SNAP fraud scheme | World News

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have charged two Haitian immigrants in connection with what they describe as a large-scale scheme to traffic millions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through two small retail stores in Boston. The charges were announced in a federal indictment unsealed in mid-December 2025.According to the indictment, Antonio Bonheur, […]

Indian-origin techie at centre of anti-India hate hackathon says he has landed his dream job at xAI | World News

Vineeth Sendilraj, a 19-year-old Indian-origin computer science student at Georgia Tech, has announced that he has joined Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI as an engineer, describing the move as a “full circle moment”. His announcement comes days after he went viral following a widely shared clip from xAI’s December 2025 hackathon.Sendilraj first drew attention […]

‘One World, One Heart’: Global Meditation Event on World Meditation Day | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur, 18 December (Udaipur Kiran) — To mark World Meditation Day on 21 December 2025, the Heartfulness Movement will host a historic global live meditation session, aimed at spreading peace, harmony and inner balance across the world. The event will be led by Heartfulness global guide Pujya Daaji Kamlesh D. Patel. The live meditation will […]