Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela (AP photo) After being trapped for eight days beneath the rubble of a collapsed shopping centre, 43-year-old security guard Hernan Alberto Gil Flores was pulled…
El Niño is forecast to intensify (AP) World Meteorological Organisation (WHO), in a press release on Friday, warned that El Niño has officially developed in the tropical Pacific and is expected to strengthen rapidly over the next few months.According to United Nations’ weather and climate agency, El Niño will intensify into a strong event between…
Screen grab from Hong Kong’s now deleted anti-drug campaign Hong Kong’s prison service has withdrawn an anti-drug video featuring AI-generated virtual K-pop idols after social media users said it, on the contrary, resembled a promotion campaign for illegal substances.The Correctional Services Department uploaded the controversial video, titled “Obsession: The Sugar-Coated Trap,” to its social media…
First lady Melania Trump’s documentary flops Melania Trump earned more than $10 million from the Amazon documentary about her, even as the film struggled at the box office, according to newly released financial disclosures.The first lady made $10.71 million from the Amazon MGM-produced documentary that carries her name, US President Donald Trump’s latest annual financial…
A Tibetan man set himself on fire outside UN HQ in Manhattan (Screengrab from video on X) A man carrying a Tibetan flag set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday evening in an apparent act of protest, according to officials and local media reports.The protester was…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mojtaba Khamenei (R) Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not attend the funeral ceremonies for his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, due to security concerns, according to Ayatollah Hakim Elahi, the current leader’s representative in India. As quoted by news agency ANI, Elahi said the decision was prompted by…
Japan’s parliament will get two more women’s toilet cubicles, officials said Thursday, after a petition by 58 female MPs called for more facilities to match their improved representation. In Japan, gender roles are rigid and women are chronically under-represented in politics, with just 68 women lawmakers elected out of 465 seats up for grabs at…
Candace Owens is facing renewed criticism after a viral interview clip resurfaced in which she reflected on Charlie Kirk’s personal life and claimed he never found the love he had long wanted. Her remarks also referenced his widow, Erika Kirk, prompting backlash on social media. Critics accused Owens of making unverified personal claims during a…
Today’s quote of the day is widely attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military leader and emperor who reshaped Europe in the early nineteenth century. The line reads, “The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.” It circulates constantly online, usually without…
Jagpreet Singh was convicted of murdering his wife days after entering Canada, he claimed he “accidentally poked” her in the stomach. An Indian-origin man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his wife just six days after arriving in Canada, with a judge rejecting his claim that he had only accidentally “poked” her…
