Horse therapy programme in Namibia brings joy to children with learning disabilities | World News

[ad_1] WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA: Susan de Meyer’s horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive kids learn to be a little quieter around them while nonverbal children are moved to communicate and to bond with them. De Meyer runs a program in the southern African country of Namibia that harnesses the power but also the gentleness […]

Lori Vallow Daybell Trial: Closing Arguments Begin in Arizona Husband Murder Conspiracy Case | World News

[ad_1] Idaho mother who killed her children goes on trial over the murder of her husband (Image: AP) PHOENIX: Closing arguments are scheduled Monday afternoon at the Arizona trial for Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman with doomsday religious beliefs who’s charged with conspiring to murder her estranged husband in suburban Phoenix. Vallow Daybell, who […]

Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions | World News

[ad_1] ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA: The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida’s east and west coasts.Florida Bay, a body of water located between the southern end of mainland Florida and the Florida Keys, makes up about a third of Everglades National Park. High […]

An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons | World News

[ad_1] TALLINN, ESTNOA: Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government. She was pardoned after she kept fainting in her cell from a brain tumor diagnosed during pretrial detention. “I was literally brought to the penal colony in a wheelchair, and […]

‘Shame!’ chants echo across US as thousands protest Trump’s policies; over 700 events held nationwide: 10 things to know | World News

[ad_1] Thousands of people across the United States took out rallies opposing several contentious schemes of the current Trump administration. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the United States on Sunday in a fresh wave of anti-Trump protests, just two weeks after a similar nationwide mobilization. From Washington DC to San Francisco, the […]

US man hijacks plane in Belize, goes on stabbing spree, gets shot by wounded passenger mid-air | World News

[ad_1] A US citizen hijacked a domestic flight in Belize on Friday, stabbing two passengers and the pilot in a mid-air attack.One of the victims, who despite suffering critical injuries, managed to fatally shoot the attacker mid-flight, officials in Belize and the United States confirmed.The plane eventually landed safely, averting what authorities said could have […]

FSU Shooting: Suspected shooter taken into custody at Florida State University | World News

[ad_1] Students console each other at Florida State University (AP) A suspect was taken into police custody following the shooting incident at the Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. “Multiple victims” were reported in the incident and the extent of their injuries was not immediately known.At least six people were being treated, including one person […]

Lebanon former minister appears before court in Beirut blast inquiry | World News

[ad_1] BEIRUT: Former Lebanese interior minister appeared in court Thursday for the first time before a judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion, a judicial source told AFP.The catastrophic blast on August 4, 2020 — one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history — devastated large parts of Beirut, killing more than 220 people and […]

‘How will I hug you?’: Haunting image of Palestinian boy maimed in Gaza war wins World Press Photo award

[ad_1] ‘How will i hug you?’: Haunting image of Palestinian boy maimed in Gaza war wins World Press Photo award A heartbreaking photo of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike has won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.The image, taken by Samar Abu Elouf for The New […]

UN nuclear chief in Tehran ahead of fresh Iran-US talks | World News

[ad_1] TEHRAN: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi met the head of Iran’s atomic energy agency, Mohammad Eslami, on Thursday ahead of a fresh round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.Iranian and US delegations are to gather in Rome on Saturday for a second round of Omani-mediated negotiations, a week after the longtime foes […]