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THIS is the moment an off-duty paramedic heroically saved a seven-year-old girl from a roaring house fire. Richard Recinos was driving home from his family‘s Thanksgiving celebration when he came upon the burning East Hollywood home, just minutes before firefighters arrived. Dramatic footage shows the moment the veteran paramedic realised a little girl was standing on the…

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar’s resignation comes as Nigeria scrambles to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings. Nigeria’s defense minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has resigned, the presidency said on Monday, with immediate effect. Presidential spokesperson Mayo Onanuga said in a statement that Abubakar was quitting on health grounds. “His resignation comes amid President [Bola] Tinubu’s declaration of a…

The term “rage bait” has been chosen as Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2025, reflecting the rise of outrage-driven online content. It beat contenders “aura farming” and “biohack” in a public vote. The publisher Oxford University Press on Monday announced it had chosen the term “rage bait” as its Word of the Year for 2025 after…

Tulip Siddiq, ousted PM Hasina’s niece, was convicted in a case involving the illegal allocation of a plot of land. Hasina and her sister were also found guilty in absentia. A court in Bangladesh convicted in absentia on Monday British lawmaker and former minister Tulip Siddiq in a corruption case alongside her aunt, the country’s ousted Prime…

Authorities say bird flu poses a low risk to people right now, but in animals — both wild and domestic — it’s causing global devastation. If left uncontrolled, it could also mutate into something far worse for humans. Despite the bird flu-related death of a man in the US, the risk of another human pandemic remains low…

United States President Donald Trump has “excellent” cardiovascular health, his doctor said on Monday (Dec 1), citing an MRI taken during an unannounced hospital visit that ignited fresh scrutiny over his medical condition. The Republican billionaire, who turns 80 in June, has long faced criticism for limited transparency around his health. His sudden Oct 10 trip to…

The Trump administration has agreed to take a stake in xLight – a startup seeking to develop free-electron lasers viewed as key to making faster computing chips. The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Monday the government will inject up to $150 million into the company but did not disclose the size of the stake. The department’s…

Waves of rain have caused deadly flooding in southern Thailand. More than 800 Singaporeans have safely returned from flood-stricken Hat Yai in Thailand to Singapore. In a Facebook post on Monday (Dec 1), Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that a total of 822 Singaporeans who had e-registered with or reached out to the Singapore Ministry of…

The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand faced large-scale devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait fuelling…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Pretoria from next year’s G20 summit, reaffirming South Africa’s status as a founding member of the group. Washington boycotted the Group of 20 leaders’ summit held under South Africa’s presidency in Johannesburg on November 22-23, with Trump repeating allegations, widely discredited, that…

Kazakhstan told Ukraine on Sunday to stop attacking the Black Sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles more than 1% of global oil, after a major drone attack halted exports and seriously damaged loading infrastructure. The CPC, which includes Russian, Kazakh and U.S. shareholders, said it had halted operations after a mooring at its Russian…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says talks with Ukraine over a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war were productive, but there’s “more work to be done”. The talks, held in Florida, were attended by a Ukrainian delegation led by national security council secretary Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s new chief negotiator. Also at the meeting were President Donald…

For Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observation mission in space, the year 2026 is expected to be like no other. It’s the first time the observatory – which was placed in orbit last year – will be able to watch the Sun when it reaches its maximum activity cycle. According to Nasa, it comes roughly every 11 years…

Elon Musk publicly revealed his partner, Shivon Zilis, is half Indian during a podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath. He stated one of their sons has the middle name ‘Sekhar,’ honouring Indian Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Musk also commented on US visa restrictions potentially affecting the flow of Indian talent to America, noting a shift. Tesla and…

A panel was tasked with re-examining the Bangladesh Rifles revolt that erupted in Dhaka and spread nationwide. The two-day mutiny in 2009 left 74 people dead, including top military officers, only weeks after Sheikh Hasina returned to power. In fresh trouble for Sheikh Hasina, a commission set up to investigate a violent Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny that…

DONALD Trump confirmed he spoke to dictator Nicolás Maduro over a call before announcing the closure of Venezuela’s airspace. While Trump revealed no details of the chat, he is said to have offered Maduro a chance to escape with his family amid fears of all-out war between Washington and Caracas. During the call, Trump offered Maduro, his…

THE son of fugitive Travis Turner has broken his silence during the first public outing since the ex-football coach was charged with child sex crimes. Bailey Turner, 23, attended the football game of his dad’s former team against the Ridgeview High School Wolfpack on Saturday. The Virginia-based team, the Union High School Bears, continued their unbeaten season…

TAYLOR Swift has some lavish bachelorette celebrations planned and they include three big trips, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal. The pop star is knee-deep in wedding preparations for her and Kansas City Chiefs‘ tight end Travis Kelce‘s special day. Fans have been eagerly awaiting details about what’s expected to be the event of the year since…

European and, above all, German arms manufacturers sold significantly more military equipment in 2024. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has found that the war in Ukraine is the main reason. Arms manufacturers have never earned as much as they did in 2024. This is according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)…

As the US pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s diplomats held meetings with Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio in Florida. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to France on Monday. Trump expresses hope and says ‘good chance’ there will be a deal to end Ukraine war President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force…

Police in California have said four people were killed in a possible targeted shooting Saturday evening. The incident took place during a children’s birthday party. Police in the California city of Stockton have said that four people were killed Saturday evening and another 10 injured during a shooting at a family gathering. What do we know so…

President Petr Pavel has rejected a controversial candidate for the post of environment minister. Filip Turek of the Motorists party faces numerous allegations over racist, sexist and homophobic Facebook posts. Election-winner Andrej Babis went to Prague Castle on Wednesday to present President Petr Pavel with his list of cabinet nominees. They included Filip Turek, the candidate for…

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Nov 30) his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for “a long time” after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members near the White House, killing one of them. When asked to specify how long it would last, Trump said he had “no time limit”…

Oil prices rose as much as 1.5 per cent on Monday after OPEC+ members reaffirmed a plan to pause production increases in the first quarter of next year and the prospect of U.S. action against oil producer Venezuela unsettled the market. Brent crude futures later pared gains to sit up 0.98 per cent, or $62.99, a barrel…

Japanese real estate developers are wading further into a tricky Indian market and more of their peers are expected to get their feet wet, drawn by rising rents in a rapidly growing economy as well as low construction costs. First case in point is Mitsui Fudosan, Japan’s biggest property developer, which forayed into India in 2020, partnering…

In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built on diamonds had fallen so far, so fast. For 17 years, she had earned a living cutting and polishing the gems that helped transform Botswana from…

Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a huge fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 150 still missing days after the disaster. Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection with the city’s worst blaze in nearly 80 years as they investigate possible corruption…

The measures, approved at a wildlife trade conference in Uzbekistan, ban the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays as well as whale sharks. Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction. The…

Gaza: Egypt is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in Gaza, a Palestinian official told AFP. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced the plan to train 5,000 officers for Gaza during talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in August. A first group of more than…

HONG KONG: Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday (Nov 30) as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while people across the financial hub continued to mourn for the more than 128 victims. Police on Saturday detained one person who was part of…

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian woman has been arrested for allegedly being involved in at least three scam cases involving the impersonation of government officials, police said on Sunday (Nov 30). An employee at BullionStar alerted police to a woman loitering suspiciously outside its retail outlet at New Bridge Road on Nov 24 and the 73-year-old was arrested over…

Despite Russia’s war of aggression and ongoing Ukrainization, Russian is still often spoken in school playgrounds. Why? DW spoke with students, parents, teachers and experts. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many Russian-speaking Ukrainians deliberately decided to refrain from using Russian in daily life and to speak only Ukrainian. Over time, this initial emotional…

They were abducted in Nigeria’s Borno state, which is at the heart of the jihadist unrest that started 16 years ago. A group of of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on November 22 were freed late Saturday. Their release comes amid a surge in abductions of young people across the country over…

The US president’s warning is the latest in a string of escalatory measures against Venezuela, whose leftist President Maduro accuses the Trump administration of trying to depose him. US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned against flying over Venezuela, in a brief social media message that signaled the latest escalation against the Latin American country. What did…

Kyiv is facing significant pressure from Washington to agree to the terms of a peace deal TOP diplomats from Kyiv are heading to the US to continue talks on a peace deal that could end Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine. The delegation, which is being led by the country’s Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, hopes to hammer…

A Malaysian woman has been arrested for allegedly being involved in at least three scam cases involving the impersonation of government officials, police said on Sunday (Nov 30). An employee at BullionStar alerted police to a woman loitering suspiciously outside its retail outlet at New Bridge Road on Nov 24 and the 73-year-old was arrested over suspected…

Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday (Nov 30) as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while people across the financial hub continued to mourn for the more than 128 victims. Police on Saturday detained one person who was part of a group…

Egypt is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in Gaza, a Palestinian official told AFP. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced the plan to train 5,000 officers for Gaza during talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in August. A first group of more than 500…

The measures, approved at a wildlife trade conference in Uzbekistan, ban the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays as well as whale sharks. Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction. The…

Elizabeth Olsen is recounting a topsy-turvy upbringing in which twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were expected to champion her acting career. The “WandaVision” star described her childhood as “pretty chaotic” in an interview with the Times published on Friday. “I was the youngest of four and we were all born within five years,” Elizabeth, 36, told…

Ed Sheeran had an hours-long conversation with pal Taylor Swift after her engagement to Travis Kelce — despite rumors that he and the “Blank Space” songstress are at odds. “I’m not self-conscious about my relationship with her,” Sheeran told Access Hollywood during a new interview. “We’ve been friends for very, very many years,” he added. “We’re super…

A GUNMAN opened fire at a packed shopping centre on Black Friday injuring at least three people. Shoppers were forced to scramble for safety and barricade themselves inside stores at the Westfield in California. The Westfield Valley Fair shopping centre in Santa Clara turned into “complete chaos” as people fled to safety, shoppers said. A 16-year-old girl,…

TOP diplomats from Kyiv are heading to the US to continue talks on a peace deal that could end Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine. The delegation, which is being led by the country’s Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, hopes to hammer out the details of Donald Trump’s proposed peace draft. Diplomats from Kyiv will meet US Secretary…

The US president’s warning is the latest in a string of escalatory measures against Venezuela, whose leftist President Maduro accuses the Trump administration of trying to depose him. US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned against flying over Venezuela, in a brief social media message that signaled the latest escalation against the Latin American country. What did…

They were abducted in Nigeria’s Borno state, which is at the heart of the jihadist unrest that started 16 years ago. A group of of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on November 22 were freed late Saturday. Their release comes amid a surge in abductions of young people across the country over…

Despite Russia’s war of aggression and ongoing Ukrainization, Russian is still often spoken in school playgrounds. Why? DW spoke with students, parents, teachers and experts. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many Russian-speaking Ukrainians deliberately decided to refrain from using Russian in daily life and to speak only Ukrainian. Over time, this initial emotional…

Peru will declare a state of emergency along its border with Chile, President José Jerí said on Friday, as migrants seek to cross into the country following a Chilean presidential frontrunner’s vow to expel undocumented migrants. The state of emergency “will generate tranquility before the risk of migrants entering without authorization,” said Jerí on X. At least…

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak, a close ally who has headed Ukraine’s negotiation team at fraught U.S.-backed peace talks, quit on Friday, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home. A major probe into high-level graft, at a time when Ukraine is fighting against Russia for its very survival, has sparked public outrage and…

Flights to the Philadelphia International Airport were briefly grounded on Friday due to a bomb threat that was resolved without incident, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and police. The FAA issued a ground stop advisory for the airport shortly after 7 p.m. local time (0000 GMT), saying there was a bomb threat. About 30 minutes…

Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades. Britain is one of Spain’s main customers for pork, and the move comes as authorities in Madrid activated emergency measures in Catalonia, a region central…

The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, killing one, will face first-degree murder charges for an attack that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to declare he would stop migrants from “Third World Countries.” U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Fox News on Friday that other charges would…

The Trump administration is working toward cutting illegal migrants off from federal tax benefits and money transfer services, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday. “At [President Trump’s] direction, we are working to cut off federal benefits to illegal aliens and preserve them for U.S. citizens,” Bessent wrote on X. As part of the effort, the Treasury Department…

A Marine Force Reconnaissance soldier who served eight tours in Afghanistan told The Post Friday that some locals who fought the Taliban were “disloyal” to the US forces they partnered with — and that it “happens a lot more than people suspect.” Chad Robichaux, 50, in an exclusive interview noted that said he’s been sounding the alarm…

A fast-rising parallel film industry in India is competing with Bollywood’s musicals and action-packed films and has taken the world by storm: It’s called Tollywood. As Mumbai is to Hindi films — or Bollywood — the southern Indian city of Hyderabad is to movies made in Telugu, one of the country’s most widely spoken languages. Tollywood films…

An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that once might have been found only in sci-fi films. In nearby Shenzhen, food-delivery drones already are part…

The US State Department has ordered an immediate halt to visa issuance for travellers using Afghan passports, citing urgent national security concerns. The directive, issued late Friday, came alongside a separate internal order instructing USCIS officers to pause all asylum decisions nationwide. The Biden-era visa and asylum framework underwent a sudden and sweeping shift on Friday after…

Deepak’s detailed account on X directly contradicted the statement released by the Pakistan High Commission in London, which claimed the Indian side had withdrawn The highly anticipated debate at the Oxford Union on the motion, “The House Believes That India’s Response to Pakistan is a Populist Strategy Sold as Security Policy”, ended in public recrimination, with Indian…

Dr Salman Ahmed specifically labelled Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari as nothing more than ‘puppets of Asim Munir’ The deepening political crisis in Pakistan was starkly articulated by Dr Salman Ahmed, a close confidante and key associate of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an exclusive interview with CNN-News18. Dr Ahmed…

THE moment a brave soldier took down a suspected shooter who killed a National Guardsman and hurt another has been captured on pulse-pounding video. Afghanistan native native Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is accused of attacking newly sworn-in guardsmen Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Backstrom, 20, on Wednesday. In a video obtained by the Wall Street Journal, the suspect,…

Biden’s presidency has been rocked by claims that his autopen signature was mechanically stamped on nearly every official document he signed in office DONALD Trump has said he is overturning all the documents and executive orders signed by Joe Biden with an autopen. Trump also threatened to charge the former president with perjury after alleging his staffers…

DONALD Trump is set to hand occupied Ukrainian territories over to Vladimir Putin to secure a deal to end the war, it is reported. The US is expected to recognise Russia’s control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories. It is understood that the US President sent Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to make the…

Siemens, BASF and VW have poured billions into AI to expand virtual factories, robot fleets and smart data centers. Catching up with the US and China will be a brutal feat, with thousands of jobs on the line. Germany has been warned for years that it risks becoming an “industrial museum” unless it embraces radical modernization —…

Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts. Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday (Nov 28). Heavy monsoon season rains paired with a tropical storm…

The simulation was part of the five-day Exercise Highcrest, which concluded on Friday (Nov 28). More than 240 personnel from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Home Team and other agencies took part in an interagency exercise at sea to take down a “hijacked vessel” planning to conduct a terrorist attack on Singapore. The simulation was part of…

Kim Kardashian revealed her latest brain scan show she has “low activity.” In her visit to Dr. Daniel Amen — who previously scanned Khloé Kardashian and Kendall Jenner’s brains in 2022 — the doctor brought some “holes” in her brain scan to her attention, which indicated “low activity.” “The front part of your brain is less active…

It was one of the big set-pieces in Washington in 2019. All eyes were on Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, who was testifying to a House committee about his former boss. A Democratic member of the committee, Stacey Plaskett, was preparing to question Cohen and was seen on camera texting someone on her phone. This week,…

A golden hare that sparked a treasure hunt has sold at auction for a hammer price of £82,550. In 1979, artist Kit Williams buried the handcrafted 18-carat gold jewel, then worth about £5,000, in Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, with TV presenter Bamber Gascoigne as the sole witness. Mr Williams created Masquerade, a book filled with cryptic riddles pointing…

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said. The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has led to the culling of hundreds of millions…

Imran Khan, who is the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has been in jail since August 2023 in multiple cases. Noreen Niazi, one of the three sisters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, has expressed anguish over the uncertainty looming about her brother’s condition in prison. Imran Khan, who is the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has…

Imran Khan’s son Kasim Khan accuses Pakistan’s government of holding the former prime minister in secretive solitary confinement, denying family access and proof of life, and urges global pressure to end what he calls inhumane, politically-driven isolation. Kasim Khan, the younger son of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has issued a stark public appeal accusing the…

US federal agencies, including the ICE, are detaining individuals during Green Card interviews at USCIS offices in San Diego. Attorneys said individuals, including spouses of US citizens, with visa overstays but no criminal history, are being taken into custody. US federal agencies are detaining people, including spouses of American citizens, during routine Green Card interviews at the…

Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman allegedly witnessed Ryan Reynolds berate Justin Baldoni for “fat shaming” Blake Lively, according to newly unsealed court docs in Lively and Baldoni’s ongoing court battle. Baldoni went to Lively and Reynolds’ New York City apartment on April 25, 2023, per the docs obtained by People. Once there, the Canadian actor allegedly “unloaded”…

Celebrities gathered together with their loved ones for Thanksgiving 2025. Whether volunteering with their community, cooking delicious dishes at home or hosting a fun Friendsgiving dinner, stars like Jennifer Garner, Hailey Bieber, Sydney Sweeney and more appeared to be in the best of spirits on Thursday. See how more famous faces celebrated the holiday below. Jennifer Garner…

Pope Leo XIV has warned that the world should not give into “a heightened level of conflict on the global level”, at the start of his foreign trip in Turkey. “The future of humanity is at stake, said the Pope, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to act as a source of stability because of the need to…

At least 56 people have been killed and 21 are missing in Sri Lanka after floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc this week, in one of its worst weather related disasters the country has seen in recent years. Twenty-one people were killed in the central tea-growing district of Badulla when a landslide crashed onto…

VENEZUELAN troops are firing outdated RPGs and Soviet-era rifles in a desperate attempt to prepare for Donald Trump’s looming assault. Dictator Nicolas Maduro has issued a rallying war cry in the face of the impending invasion – while War Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited America’s biggest aircraft carrier in the Caribbean. Embarrassing footage showed small factions of…

ONE of the National Guard members who was shot by a crazed gunman near the White House has died from her injuries, President Donald Trump has announced. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, passed away after she was shot twice while out on patrol near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest Washington DC on the eve of Thanksgiving. Trump…

The Israeli army and police were reviewing an incident in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinian Authority calls a “war crime.” Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, reportedly after they had surrendered. The Palestinian Authority said the two men aged 26 and 37 were killed in “the brutal…

The Labour government celebrated a second consecutive year of declining long-term migration to the UK, as it faces mounting pressure on the issue from the populist, right-wing Reform UK party. Long-term net migration into the United Kingdom for the 12 months up to June 2025 stood at 204,000, figures released on Thursday by the national statistics agency…

How lethal autonomous weapon systems are defined could determine whether existing weapons will be regulated or prohibited, says Liu Mei Ching from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Think super-intelligent killer robots and our minds flash to popular films and television series like The Terminator and Black Mirror. While the idea of these sci-fi versions running…

Five native Thai cat breeds have been crowned national pet symbols, a move celebrated by breeders but met with both optimism and caution by rescuers confronting a growing stray-cat problem. In centuries-old Thai manuscripts, the cat appears as a revered species, a bearer of prosperity, protection and royal favour. In books made from samut khoi – traditional…

TAIWAN has fired a stark warning to Beijing, vowing to ready itself for all-out war within two years as China ramps up threats to seize the island. President Lai Ching-te announced today that he will be accelerating defence spending by £30.6billion to have a “high level” of joint combat readiness against China by 2027. Lai accused Xi…

Plus, inside Jenny’s sweet Thanksgiving plans with her husband Donnie Wahlberg Jenny McCarthy opened up about a serious health issue thats plagued her for the past year and forced her to undergo nine surgeries. The Masked Singer judge revealed that she suffered an infection after a ceramic dental implant. In an interview with People, the comedian and…

One month after Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister, young women share mixed views: from hope and empowerment to skepticism about real change. Some young women feel pleased, empowered, and hopeful that Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister. But others remain skeptical about whether Takaichi’s inauguration truly marks a milestone for women’s…

Members of the European Parliament demand that the EU end talks with the UAE over a trade deal. The UAE is suspected of sending arms to a Sudanese paramilitary accused of war crimes, which the Emirati government denies. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) meeting in Strasbourg, France, this week are considering whether to demand a complete…

After meeting Ukrainian officials in Kyiv, the US secretary of the Army is now negotiating with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi. Daniel Driscoll is fast becoming a key figure in US foreign policy. Looking through the gallery of US secretaries of the Army from past decades, there are few names that would be familiar to a…

A local businessman has claimed that he provided the funds to PM Anwar Ibrahim’s political aide Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin – who resigned on Tuesday – and the money was spent on home furniture, premium cigars and tailored suits, among other things. Malaysia’s anti-graft agency will investigate a businessman’s allegations that he had given bribes to Prime…

Joe and Hunter Biden were spotted strolling through downtown Nantucket with the former president’s gaggle of grandchildren in tow during a ritzy shopping trip ahead of their family’s Thanksgiving celebrations. Joe, Hunter, and former first daughter Ashley Biden were photographed browsing the storefronts of the tony Massachusetts island alongside Hunter’s four children on Wednesday afternoon. The pics…

The accused gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is a 29-year-old Afghan national who, according to preliminary federal records, entered the United States in September 2021. Lakanwal allegedly rounded a street corner, raised a handgun and opened fire at close range without warning. The attack has been widely described by officials as ambush-style. Two National Guard members were…

Two West Virginia National Guard members who were deployed to the nation’s capital were shot on Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House. US President Donald Trump blamed the previous Joe Biden administration for the shooting attack on two West Virginia National Guard members deployed in Washington by a suspect identified to be a man from…