Chaos and fear have gripped Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district as a lone wild elephant has killed at least 20 people in just nine days. Can one animal really wreak such havoc? Officials say yes — and it’s still on the loose. The deaths, which occurred between 1 and 9 January, mainly struck the Chaibasa and
After nearly three weeks of fierce clashes along their shared border, Thailand and Cambodia have finally agreed to an immediate ceasefire. But can peace really hold this time? The joint statement from both defence ministries froze the front lines and allowed displaced civilians—nearly a million people—to return home. The deal also promises to remove landmines
A quiet Moscow morning turned deadly in seconds. A parked car. A sudden blast. And another senior Russian military figure gone. Officials say Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, a high-ranking commander responsible for operational training in Russia’s armed forces, was killed. A bomb planted beneath his car exploded on Monday. He was 56 and later died
A Hollywood tragedy that feels almost impossible to process. How does a family story end like this? Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged Nick Reiner with the murders of his parents — legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. The 32-year-old faces two counts of first-degree murder. He also faces a special circumstance alleging
How far will a government go to silence a voice it fears? That question looms large. Iranian authorities violently arrested Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi in Mashhad, according to her foundation. She was detained alongside other activists at a memorial for Khosrow Alikordi. He was a lawyer whose suspicious death last week had sparked
What do you even say when gunmen walk into a hostel before sunrise and open fire on people just trying to unwind? That’s exactly what happened in Pretoria, where a brutal attack left twelve people dead — including a three-year-old child. Police say 25 people were shot at what they described as an “illegal shebeen,”
Who said China isn’t interested in foreign films anymore? Disney’s Zootopia 2 just shattered that narrative. It became the highest-grossing animated foreign movie in China — and it did it in less than a week. By Monday morning, box-office tracker Maoyan showed the film roaring past 1.95 billion yuan ($275 million) in just six days.
How does a fire rage through a Hong Kong high-rise like a wildfire in the city? On Wednesday, flames tore through Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, leaving at least 44 dead and 279 missing. Scores of residents were still being pulled from burning apartments by early Thursday. It’s the deadliest fire in Hong Kong
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
