Soldiers could soon be headed to Minneapolis—but for now, they’re waiting in the wings. A US defence official says 1,500 active-duty troops based in Alaska are on standby. This is should President Donald Trump decide to deploy them as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue in the city. So why the tension? Demonstrations
So, what happens when old threats refuse to stay buried? You bomb the tunnels they’re hiding in. British Typhoon jets have joined French aircraft in a coordinated strike. Officials say it was on an underground Islamic State weapons cache in central Syria. According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the target sat in mountainous terrain
Ever dreamed of moving to the US — and doing it in style? President Trump just made that a little… shinier. On Wednesday, his administration rolled out the “Trump Gold Card” visa programme, promising a fast-track route to live and work in America. But there’s a catch: it comes with a hefty price tag. The
Tragedy struck off Tunisia’s coast on Wednesday when a migrant boat carrying 70 people capsized. Forty were dead—including infants—and 30 were rescued, officials said. “Initial investigations indicate that there were 70 people on board,” confirmed Mahdia prosecutor’s spokesman Walid Chtabri. All were from sub-Saharan Africa, hoping for a better life across the Mediterranean. Tunisia, just
A terrifying fireball erupted into the sky Tuesday morning after a gas pipeline exploded near a gas station. The explosion rocked the neighborhood in Putra Heights, just outside Kuala Lumpur. The inferno, reaching 20 stories high at its peak, spread rapidly to nearby homes, leaving over 100 people injured and dozens of houses damaged. Explosion
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has fired an intern for destroying an Artificial Intelligence project the company was working on. ByteDance said the intern was fired as he did something he was not supposed to do. The company mentioned that the intern was “maliciously interfering” with the training of ByteDance’s generative AI model, Doubao,
The family and relatives of notorious Menendez brothers have urged the courts to consider the release of the two brothers after new evidence. The new evidence suggests that the two brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez, acted in self-defense after years of emotional and physical abuse. Menendez Brothers Faced Abuse At a press conference on Wednesday
Samuel Mena Jr., a journalist, set his arm on fire during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the White House. The chaotic scene unfolded in Lafayette Park, where bystanders and police rushed to extinguish the flames. Mena sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Mena’s Motivations and Statements Mena had
For the first time in the city’s history, the New York City mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on corruption charges. Although the details of the charges remain sealed, Adams has been under investigation for alleged corruption. In a video statement, Mr. Adams encouraged the residents to keep praying for him as he vowed to
Hip-Hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York City after voluntarily traveling to the city, according to his attorney, Marc Agnifilo. The charges against Combs have not been disclosed at the moment and he is currently being held at an FBI field office. Agnifilo remarked that his client was completely innocent and called
A public interest group has accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX for failing to take care of Earth’s orbit. In a new research report, Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) called the space agency “WasteX” for filling the Earth’s orbit with harmful objects that can have serious consequences for Earth’s ozone layer. WasteX In a report titled “WasteX:
The nominated democratic presidential candidate and vice President Kamala Harris has raised $200 million in donations in just one week, the BBC reported. The first zoom call raised $1 million in just three hours when Harris arranged a zoom call with several black activists. It’s been just a week since Harris had entered the White
