Two Russian warships tried cruising through the English Channel—but the Royal Navy wasn’t having it. HMS Severn intercepted the corvette RFN Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya, keeping a close eye as they sailed past Dover. Sounds tense? That’s just the latest in a string of Russian naval intrusions. Just last week, the spy ship Yantar
MrBeast — yes, the most followed YouTuber on Earth with over 450 million subscribers — just dropped something huge in Riyadh. And no, it’s not another viral challenge video. It’s a full-on temporary amusement park called “Beast Land.” Open from Nov 13 to Dec 27, the park is packed with obstacle-style challenges straight out of
What if a life-saving stroke surgery could be done by a doctor sitting thousands of miles away? That futuristic idea just became reality. Doctors in Scotland and the US have completed what’s believed to be the world’s first robot-assisted remote thrombectomy. The procedure removes deadly blood clots after a stroke. Prof Iris Grunwald from the
Donald Trump has sparked global controversy — again. This time, he’s pulled the US out of the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, claiming white South Africans are being “killed and slaughtered.” But is there any truth to that? Experts say no. “It’s a total disgrace,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, accusing South Africa of
More Irish citizens are being deported from the United States than at any time in recent years. The spike is raising alarm among immigration lawyers and families alike. Between January and September 2025, 99 Irish nationals were deported. That’s a jump of more than 50% compared to the previous year, according to figures seen by
When Google and Amazon signed a $1.2 billion cloud deal with Israel in 2021, they reportedly agreed to a bizarre condition — a secret “winking mechanism.” The code, hidden in financial transactions, would quietly alert Israel whenever its data was handed over to foreign authorities. Sounds like a spy movie, right? According to leaked documents
TotalEnergies just got hit with a legal reality check. A Paris court ruled that the oil and gas giant misled the public by exaggerating its climate commitments. It was a global first against a major fossil fuel company for “greenwashing.” The court found that the company’s claims about reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 were “misleading.”
A federal judge has just thrown a wrench into the Trump administration’s plan. The plan was to lay off thousands of government workers during the ongoing shutdown. Unions say it is a politically driven downsizing spree. US District Judge Susan Illston sided with two major unions, temporarily blocking layoffs across more than 30 federal agencies.
In Nepal, what began as days of heavy rain has turned into a national tragedy. At least 44 people have been killed and five others are missing after torrential downpours triggered landslides, lightning strikes, and flash floods across the country, officials said. The eastern mountain district of Illam—famous for its tea gardens—was hit hardest. “Whole
After nine months in Taliban custody, an American has finally been freed. But how did it happen — and why was he there in the first place? U.S. officials confirmed on Sunday that Amir Amiry, a U.S. citizen detained in Afghanistan since late last year, was released. This came after delicate negotiations spearheaded by Qatar.
How does a British couple devoted to Afghanistan end up spending eight months in a Taliban prison? That’s the ordeal Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, have just emerged from — thin, frail, but finally free. Married in Kabul in 1970, the couple ran a charitable training programme for nearly two decades in
Gun salutes. Horses. Bagpipes. Britain rolled out the kind of pageantry that could make even a jaded world leader pause. On Wednesday, it was Donald Trump soaking it in at Windsor Castle. Meeting King Charles III for a rare second state visit, the U.S. president was treated to one of the largest military welcomes in
