Anti-government rebel forces in southern Syria have seized most of the Deraa region, the symbolic birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Violent clashes with government forces allowed local factions to overrun military sites, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The news comes amid soaring violence as rebels advance
A TikTok cop has challenged what many think is the safest move when someone knocks at the door: ignoring it. Officer Arsenault’s video, captioned with a serious “WARNING! Extremely important message #onthisday” is going viral on Tiktok and is breaking myths. Ignoring Door Knock Could Worsen Things But here’s the catch: Officer Arsenault says ignoring
Abused, thrown on the ground, and caged, new graphic footage released by the BBC shocks parents and others. Disturbing CCTV footage from Whitefield School in northeast London reveals the harrowing abuse of autistic children confined in “calming rooms” between 2014 and 2017. The videos, obtained by the BBC, show vulnerable children being shoved, restrained by
A casual hiker in the Italian Alps found a prehistoric ecosystem that is believed to be millions of years old. The hiker, Claudia Steffensen, and his wife found tracks that go back to at least 280 million years, way before dinosaurs roamed on this planet. The couple was exploring the Valtellina Orobie mountains when they
Residents woke up shocked when an explosion rocked a quiet street in Queens early Friday morning. When everything settled, emergency services told the media that the plumber’s work truck exploded as it was loaded with pressurized gas cylinders. Upon further investigation, the driver told the New York Post that additional lithium-ion batteries were handled safely.
A woman who zipped her own boyfriend in a suitcase and murdered was found guilty of second degree murder. Sarah Boone was found guilty of second-degree murder for the 2020 death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, after he was left zipped inside a suitcase at their home in Winter Park, Florida. Boone Said She Forgot
The South Korean Spy agency has said that North Korea has sent 1,500 troops to Ukraine to fight for Russia. The allegations come after years of suspicions that North Korea was sending weapons and ammunition to Russia to conduct its war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian President Vladamir Zelensky previously warned that North Korea has sent
An Indian flight heading towards New York was diverted to the Indian capital, New Delhi, due to a bomb threat, Hindustan Times reported. The Air India flight carrying 239 passengers made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after receiving bomb threats mid-air. All Passengers & Crew Are Safe The Indian government agency
NASA has confirmed that the Russian side of the International Space Station has been leaking for five years but assured they have the situation under control. Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, has identified four cracks and around 50 other “areas of concern” in its side of the ISS, the Washington Post reported. The cracks are located
Wildlife populations worldwide have plummeted by more than 70% over the last 50 years, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The alarming decline was revealed in WWF’s Living Planet Report, and is attributed largely to human activities, including deforestation, overexploitation, and climate change. Biodiversity Hotspots Are At Risk In biodiversity hotspots such
The French government has asked the son of a slain terrorist leader to leave the country for advocating terrorism on social media. The son of Osama Bin Laden, Al-Qaida’s former leader, Omar bin Laden has been banned by France from returning to the country for the second time. Omar’s residency papers were rejected by France
The fears of an all-out regional war grew as the Iranian military fired more than 180 ballistic missiles towards Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that most of the projectiles were intercepted in the air but Iran claims otherwise. Media reports suggest an all-out regional war is around the corner as Israel has vowed
