A prayer gathering turned into a nightmare in East Java, Indonesia. A school building suddenly collapsed — leaving dozens trapped under rubble. Officials confirmed three deaths and nearly 100 hospitalisations so far, but the toll could climb. At least 38 more people, mostly teenage boys, are feared trapped. They are beneath the ruins of the
Imagine walking into a quiet suburban home and finding a secret frozen in time — literally. That’s what Japanese police say happened this week in Ibaraki, northeast of Tokyo. A 75-year-old woman allegedly kept her daughter’s body hidden in a freezer for nearly 20 years. Police say Keiko Mori came forward herself on Tuesday, accompanied
Fifty thousand people on a Sunday afternoon. Why? To make sure their voices couldn’t be ignored. Ankara’s Tandogan Square turned into a sea of red flags and Atatürk T-shirts as Turkiye’s main opposition CHP staged its biggest rally in years. On Monday, a court will decide whether to throw out the party’s 2023 leadership election.
Beijing just turned a military parade into a full-blown showcase of power. Marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, China rolled out an arsenal of never-before-seen weapons. These ranged from hypersonic missiles to space defence systems—right in front of Tiananmen Gate. The star of the show? The YJ-15, a hypersonic anti-ship
The leadership drama at America’s top public health agency just took another wild turn. Barely a month after stepping into the role, CDC Director Dr Susan Monarez has been pushed out. The White House wasted no time naming her replacement. Jim O’Neill, a former Silicon Valley investor and current deputy to Health Secretary Robert F.
When it rains in Mumbai, it doesn’t just pour — it drowns the city. Roads vanish under waist-deep water, trains grind to a halt, and airports turn into waiting rooms for stranded passengers. For millions of residents, life is on pause. Over the past four days, Mumbai has been lashed with more than 800mm of
What happens when someone in crisis turns to a chatbot instead of a human? In some tragic cases, it doesn’t end well. A Belgian man battling eco-anxiety reportedly took his life after six weeks of confiding in an AI. In Florida, a man with schizophrenia believed a chatbot named Juliet was real—and was killed by
After months of fragile peace, horror struck again in northeastern DR Congo. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) — a group with roots in Uganda and ties to ISIS — launched a brutal attack. It happened on a Catholic church in Komanda Sunday night. The attack left over 35 people dead. Can you imagine attending a
What would you do if you stumbled upon a teddy bear that looked like it was stitched together from human flesh? That’s exactly what happened at a gas station in Victorville, California—causing quite a stir and prompting a full police and coroner response. The eerie find, dubbed a “macabre teddy bear,” was left outside an
In a move that’s already sending shockwaves across international circles, Russia has officially recognised the Taliban government in Afghanistan. It is the first country to do so since the group seized power in 2021. Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi hailed the move as a “courageous” step and a fresh start for global relations with the
In a stunning upset, 33-year-old Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani is now the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City. He toppled political heavyweight and former governor Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s primary. “Tonight was not our night,” Cuomo admitted, conceding with a call to Mamdani. Despite leading the race early with big-name endorsements and sky-high
Ever wonder what loneliness really looks like? Picture a single robot, inching its way across the endless, dusty landscape of Mars. That’s Curiosity—a six-wheeled symbol of human persistence—still roaming Gale Crater after nearly 13 years. Recently, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught a rare sight. Curiosity, a tiny black dot, was carving a winding trail across
