UK PM Keir Starmer quits
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer nearly broke down as he found himself on the scrapheap of history on Monday…
Maldivian wisdom of the day on exploitation, injustice: The rat gnaws into the young coconut, the bat drinks the water
Maldivian proverb of the day reminds us how a rat works hard to open a coconut and a bat drinks…
Spanish proverb of the day: ‘Tell me who you walk with, and I’ll tell you who you are’ — Our companions shape how we think, act, and are seen by the world
Imagine meeting someone for the first time. Before they say much about themselves, you notice the people around them—their closest…
Portuguese proverb of the day: ‘A thief who robs a thief has a hundred years of pardon’ — and the surprising logic behind it
“A Thief Who Robs a Thief Has a Hundred Years of Pardon”: Imagine a scammer being conned out of his…
Malay proverb of the day on humility and resilience: Follow the nature of the rice plant; the more grains it bears, the lower it bows
Proverb of the day: The more grains it bears, the lower it bows Some evergreen sayings are there in all…
3-year-old boy crushed to death by stone monument in New York rushed to hospital where mum worked as nurse
Kaleb Ortega died after being crushed by a monument at a park What began as a family outing at a…
US eases oil sanctions on Iran after Vance says it has agreed to nuclear inspections
For the Trump administration, Vance appeared to have clinched a desperately needed truce to calm growing political disquiet at home…
‘They arrive for skilled jobs, end up in…’: Indian-American student leader on challenges faced by international students
Currency crash and visa crackdowns force Indian students to rethink studying abroad For years, studying abroad has been a dream…
Heatwave tightens grip on Europe: Over 20 weather-linked deaths in France & Germany, red alerts issued
Over 20-heatwave linked deaths, including children reported across Europe Europe remained in the grip of an intense heatwave on Monday,…
Texas nurse calls Islam ‘terrorist organization’ at supermarket, gets over $85K from supporters who believe she only said the quiet part loud
Islamophobic nurse Dasha gets thousands of dollars coming her way after her Texas H-E-B video goes viral. Texas nurse Dasha…
Keir Starmer resigns as UK PM amid Labour Party turmoil
Keir Starmer resigns as UK PM (Image/AP) Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as UK prime minister amid turmoil…
Quote of the day by Winston Churchill: “We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of…” – a timeless reminder from one of history’s greatest orators to think before you speak
Quote of the day by Winston Churchill (Image source: Wikipedia) There is a strange power in the words we never…
Saudi Arabia’s $9 trillion NEOM city with flying taxis and a 170-km-long skyscraper is scaled back: What went wrong?
When Saudi Arabia unveiled NEOM in 2017, it promised nothing short of a city from the future. Crown Prince Mohammed…
Who will replace Keir Starmer? Top contenders in race to become UK PM
Andy Burnham, Shabana Mahmood among top contenders (Images/AP) United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, setting…
21-month-old girl dies in UK after ‘Cow’s milk diet’ causes severe anaemia; Couldn’t eat solid food
21-month-old girl of Pakistan-born died in UK. A 21-month-old girl of Pakistani-born living in the UK died from severe anaemia…
After removing 200 bags of waste from a polluted river, UK lawyer now faces prosecution
A UK lawyer and environmental campaigner who spent days helping volunteers clean a neglected river is now facing the possibility…
Ebola cases top 1,000 in Congo; 254 dead as outbreak spreads
Total Ebola cases reached 1,003 since it was declared on May 15. Photo credit: AP Confirmed Ebola cases in the…
UK heatwave alert: Temperatures could hit 38C across London and Southern England
Four-day heat warning begins as UK temperatures could reach 38C / Image – file The UK is preparing for one…
Beneath Paris, explorers uncovered a secret underground city lined with six million graves
Paris is celebrated for its grand boulevards, elegant cafés and iconic landmarks. Yet beneath the pavements, far below the tourists…
Who is Abelardo De La Espriella? Trump-backed far-right millionaire becomes Colombia’s President
Far-right millionaire wins Colombia’s razor-tight presidential election. Photo Credit: AP Protests erupted in Colombia’s third-largest city, Cali on Sunday, after…
Millions of fentanyl pills, no seizures? DEA faces scrutiny over New Mexico operations
DEA under scrutiny: Records show fentanyl shipments reached New Mexico streets during investigations (Image/AP) The United States Drug Enforcement Administration…
These mountains in Albania kept this giant underground lake hidden for centuries; now it’s the world’s largest underground thermal lake
For years, people living near the Albanian-Greek border had little reason to suspect that an immense body of warm water…
10 longest bridges in the US: From the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway to the Seven Mile Bridge
Most bridges are forgotten almost as soon as they are crossed. A few seconds over a river, a glance through…
School shooting in central Philippines leaves three dead, five injured
School shooting in Philippines leaves three dead. AP file photo Philippines school shooting leaves three dead. AP file photo School…
‘Ain’t getting bit by that, bro’: Huge uproar after Los Angeles police kill pet dog minutes after family celebrates NBA Knicks win – video
LAPD fatally shoots two-year-old Jameson in Knicks jersey (Images/X) The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released body-camera footage of…