Quote of the day by Queen Victoria: “Then, dear Mamma, I hope you will grant me the first request I make to you, as Queen. Let me be by myself for an hour.” | World News

Queen Victoria (Image: Wikipedia) History remembers rulers often for their wars, their political reforms, their royal ceremonies and their powerful speeches. But sometimes one quiet sentence can tell you more about a person than years of official records. One such moment came from Queen Victoria, who, upon becoming queen, reportedly said, “Then, dear Mamma, I…

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‘I’d rather die in my country’: Why immigrants are choosing voluntarily departure over detention or asylum in US

A growing number of immigrants in US are abandoning their legal cases and choosing to leave the country, many while held in detention centres. This comes as voluntary departures are on a surge under Trump administration.Court data obtained by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that immigration judges issued more than 80,000 “voluntary departure” orders…

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Passenger from ‘Hantavirus’ cruise visited school on remotest island Tristan de Cunha, believed to be infected

MV Hondius visited world’s remotest island Tristan de Cunha and one passenger, a British national, is believed to be infected. Amid worldwide scare over Hantavirus, it has now emerged that a passenger from the infected MV Hondius visited a school on the world’s remotest island, Tristan da Cunha, colloquially known as Tristan. It is a…

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Amazon begins drone deliveries in UK with Darlington pilot programme | World News

Amazon has officially launched its first drone delivery service in the UK, with selected customers in Darlington, County Durham, now able to receive parcels by air within hours of ordering.The pilot programme uses Amazon’s latest MK30 drones to transport lightweight packages directly to homes located within a 7.5-mile radius of the company’s local fulfilment centre….

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‘Deeply troubling’: Elon Musk’s DOGE mass cancellation of grants based on race and gender criticised by US judge

A US federal judge has criticised some terminations carried out under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying the process was unlawful, poorly designed and “deeply troubling”.US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled on Thursday that the mass cancellations of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) could not stand, blocking the Trump…

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Fbi: Kash Patel orders lie detector tests for FBI staff to identify alleged leaks behind negative stories of his leadership: Report

Kash Patel has ordered polygraph (Lie detector) tests for more than two dozen current and former members of his FBI security detail as he hunts for alleged leaks in the agency, according to sources cited by MS NOW.The scrutiny extended beyond Patel’s security team to include IT staff and other employees who had access to…

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