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UAE warns motorists against entering flooded valleys: Dh2,000 fine, 23 black points and 60-day vehicle impoundment | World News

UAE warns motorists against entering flooded valleys/Representative Image As unstable weather and rainfall affect parts of the UAE, authorities have issued a clear warning to motorists and residents, urging caution near flood-prone areas and outlining strict penalties for behaviour that could put lives at risk. UAE authorities have cautioned the public against approaching valleys, dams […]

Strait Of Hormuz Tensions: Strait of Hormuz on edge as Saudi Arabia opens King Fahd Air Base to US forces amid Iran tensions | World News

Saudi Arabia agreed to open King Fahd Air Base in Taif to American forces / Image: file Saudi Arabia has granted the United States access to its King Fahd Air Base as tensions with Iran intensify, signaling a new phase of military alignment in the Gulf. The development follows warnings from maritime authorities that the […]

Saudi Arabia records over 22,000 violations, arrests thousands in one-week crackdown on residency, labour and border breaches | World News

A week-long enforcement drive across Saudi Arabia uncovered over 22,000 violations Saudi Arabia’s sweeping enforcement drive against residency, labour and border violations has led to tens of thousands of arrests and legal actions within just one week, highlighting both the scale of the issue and the government’s firm response. Saudi Arabia’s joint field campaigns to […]

Meet Anant Yardi: Indian-origin billionaire alumnus donates $8 million to IIT Delhi | World News

In a significant act of giving back to his alma mater, Anant Yardi, an Indian-origin entrepreneur and graduate of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, has pledged $8 million to the institute, matching an earlier contribution and taking his total donation to approximately $16 million. The funds will support artificial intelligence research and campus infrastructure development. […]

Billion-stream ‘ghost artist’ exposed: North Carolina man pleads guilty in first-ever AI music fraud case, forfeits $8.1M | World News

It is a feat most Grammy winners never achieve: billions of streams across the world’s largest platforms. But for Michael Smith, a 54-year-old North Carolina resident, the “fans” didn’t exist. They were lines of code, and the music was “AI slop.”Smith has officially pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, marking the first-ever criminal […]

How Trump’s ‘careless’ Pearl Harbour joke in Oval Office shook eighty years of US-Japan diplomacy | World News

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) In the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbour to the Japanese prime minister’s face. It lasted seconds. It undid […]

The plane that travelled through time: How a flight left Japan on Saturday and landed on Friday | World News

PC: The National Interest The phenomenon of an aeroplane that flies ‘before it takes off’ is not an error in the continuum of space-time; it regularly happens as a result of the way trans-Pacific aircraft cross the International Date Line (IDL) between Japan and California. According to NOAA, a flight from Japan to California, if […]

From New York to London: How world leaders are celebrating Eid amid global tensions | World News

The crescent moon was sighted on the evening of March 19 over Mecca, and by midnight the messages had already begun moving. From palace communications offices and city hall press rooms, from foreign ministries and mosque podiums, the words went out in Arabic and English and Turkish and Urdu: Eid Mubarak. Blessed festival. The month […]

Rare discovery: Tiny 1-centimetre fossil found in Mongolia’s Gobi desert shocks scientists | World News

Palaeontologists have discovered an incredibly well-preserved fossil skeleton measuring only 1 centimetre long in the Ukhaa Tolgod area of the Gobi Desert. This fossil is believed to be one of the earliest examples of what are referred to as ‘micro-mammals’ from the Late Cretaceous time period. The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), which was […]

World Sparrow Day Marked at Fatehsagar | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur, March 20, 2026 (Udaipur Kiran): An awareness programme was organised at Fateh Sagar Lake by Green People Committee to mark World Sparrow Day, with a focus on sparrow conservation and environmental awareness. Observed every year on March 20, the day highlights the declining population of sparrows and the loss of their natural habitats. During […]