It is easy to picture the Great Pyramid of Giza standing isolated against sand and heat, as if it had always belonged to a desert that never changed. That image has shaped how the monument is discussed for centuries, especially the question of how such heavy stone blocks ever reached the plateau in the first…
Britain targets student visa abuse with tough new rules for universities / Image: File Universities in England could face restrictions on recruiting overseas students or even lose their sponsorship licences under new government plans aimed at tackling abuse of the student visa system.The measures, announced by the UK Home Office on Wednesday, form part of…
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he and US President Donald Trump may have occasional ‘tactical disagreements’ over the handling of the ongoing conflict in Middle East, but stressed that both leaders remain aligned on the key issues and continue to maintain a strong relationship.Speaking in an interview…
Something unusual is happening deep beneath Switzerland, and it is not getting much attention outside energy circles yet. Engineers are building what could become one of the world’s largest underground energy storage systems, designed to store renewable electricity on a massive scale and release it when the grid is under pressure.Early reports suggest the system…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Moscow would not interfere in the “delicate” relationship between India and China, expressing confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were working to resolve outstanding issues of mutual interest, including the long-running border dispute.Speaking during an interaction with media in St Petersburg, Putin said…
Two Indian men who sought asylum in New Zealand on the basis of a claimed same-sex relationship are facing deportation after an immigration tribunal rejected their appeal, finding key parts of their account were not credible.The Immigration and Protection Tribunal found that the two men, both from Jammu and in their late 20s, failed to…
Henry Nowak (L) and Vickrum Digwa (R) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of “trying to whip up division” in Britain in the aftermath of public anger over the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was stabbed by 23-year-old Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa in Southampton.Speaking during a visit to…
File photo: US President Donald Trump TOI correspondent from Washington: For almost a decade during the Trump era, one of the enduring mysteries of American politics has been whether Republican lawmakers still possessed a functioning spine.Some rare sightings have been reported this week on Capitol Hill, where in a series of small but unmistakable acts…
Candace Owens shuts down presidential rumors while pushing Tucker Carlson into the 2028 conversation (Image via Getty) Candace Owens says she has no plans to run for president in 2028, but she already knows who she would support if a campaign took shape. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on June…
A Miami real estate agent, her two young daughters and their estranged father have been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide inside a family home in Florida.Melanie Hyer, 46, her daughters Savannah, 11, and Sienna, 8, and the children’s father, 42-year-old Ryan Charles Whiten, were discovered during a welfare check at Hyer’s home in Doral…
