The US military shot down an Iranian drone near an American aircraft carrier early Tuesday, heightening tensions between Washington and Tehran just as both sides were preparing for possible diplomatic talks later this week.US Central Command said the drone “aggressively approached” a US Navy aircraft carrier just before sunrise Tuesday with “unclear intent.” The incident…
Conservative influencer and sports journalist Emily Austin has spoken out after her reaction to a political moment at the 2026 Grammy Awards went viral. Austin, 24, was filmed sitting while much of the audience stood and cheered during singer Billie Eilish’s anti‑ICE remarks at the awards in Los Angeles.After the clip of her reaction spread…
The recent restoration of a chapel came with a surprise: an angel depicted with the likeness of PM Giorgia Meloni of Italy Until last weekend, few visitors to the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, in Rome, lingered over the modern decoration of a small chapel. The ancient church’s premier attraction was a Crufixion by…
The US Department of Justice has announced that it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of Gurmeet Singh, an Indian-origin man who became a naturalised US citizen after hiding a previous conviction for rape.The DOJ said Singh lied about his criminal history when he applied for US citizenship. He had previously kidnapped and sexually assaulted…
Jeffrey Epstein was likely acting as a Russian intelligence asset, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said, following the release of millions of US justice department documents linked to the late pedophile and convicted sex offender.In a rare move, Tusk said Poland would look into Epstein’s suspected ties to Russian intelligence, warning that the issue…
Pakistan-born Anosh Ahmed, a former executive at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, has been arrested in Serbia after fleeing the United States following charges of defrauding the federal government of $290 million. US prosecutors have confirmed that they intend to seek his extradition.Ahmed was taken into custody on November 30, 2025, following the issuance of a…
A Pakistani taxi driver has spoken out about what he sees as the wasteful cost of transporting refugees across the UK, according to British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson. The driver, who has lived legally in the UK for two years, spoke to Robinson during a protest in Braintree while driving him in his cab.“Yes. 100…
Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi, the second‑eldest son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in Libya, Libyan officials and family sources confirmed on Tuesday. He was 53.Libyan media, his lawyer Khaled el‑Zaydi, and political representatives confirmed that Saif al‑Islam was assassinated in his home in Zintan, a town in north‑western Libya. According to a…
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged an arrest detainer against Mena Mohsen Farez Nmn Awad, an Egyptian national, after he was charged with raping a 16-year-old girl while she slept in her own bed in Nashville, Tennessee.According to local reports, on December 31, 2025, Awad broke into the minor girl’s apartment. She was…
Twitch streamer and ex-Call of Duty pro OpTic Scump, whose real name is Seth Abner, and his wife Isabelle have just welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Jack Jordan Abner. Jack was born on January 29, 2026. This is the first child for the couple, who have been married since 2023. The news…
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has advertised a pilot role known as a “close-relative marriage nurse/midwife” at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Bradford. The listing attracted widespread attention after screenshots began circulating on social media.The job was posted by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a two-year pilot role based in…
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have charged several foreign nationals with running vast Medicare and health insurance fraud schemes that allegedly siphoned more than $1 billion from US government programmes and private insurers by billing for medical equipment and tests that were never provided.Court filings describe shell companies, empty offices and false claims for items such…
Indian-American businessman Kanwal Singh Rekhi, who became the first Indian-American to take a company public in Silicon Valley, said he is worried about the future amid the divisive atmosphere. The rhetoric against Indians has been heating up and policymakers are accusing Indians of cheating immigration policies, making it harder for Indians to get visas. The…
Former First Lady Jill Biden’s ex-husband William Stevenson has been arrested and charged with murder of his wife Linda Stevenson who was found unresponsive inside their Delaware house in December. According to New Castle County Police, on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at around 11:16 p.m., officers responded to a residence on the 1300 block of…
The year 1999 was a standout year for Hollywood movies. Perhaps the imminent threat of Y2K really released people’s creative juices. In that year, we got the Star Wars prequel classic The Phantom Menace, the misunderstood manifesto of machismo Fight Club, the creepy precursor to Kevin Spacey’s behaviour in American Beauty, the kid who could…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (left) and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (Picture credit: AP, ANI) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday confirmed that he has ordered the start of talks with the United States, provided negotiations take place in an environment “free from threats and unreasonable expectations,” marking Tehran’s clearest signal yet of willingness…
A day after celebrity doctor Peter Attia apologized for his association with sex offender Jefrrey Epstein that continued long after Epstein’s conviction, David Protein CEO Peter Rahal announced that Attia stepped down from his role of Chief Science Officer. “We remain focused on serving our customers,” Rahal announced. Attia will also be shown the door…
27-year-old Jashanpreet Singh has pleaded guilty to unlawfully dealing firearms and unlawfully possessing a machine gun, the US Department of Justice said. Singh was arrested last year at the San Francisco International Airport as he was trying to flee to India. He was charged with unlawful dealing of firearms, unlawful possession of a machine gun,…
Another extortion-related shooting took place in Surrey Sunday leading to the arrest of three Indian men, including one 19-year-old, amid Surrey mayor Brenda Locke’s appeal to the federal government to declare a national state of emergency in Surrey over the rampant extortion incidents. Surrey police officers responded to a shooting incident on Sunday and arrested…
The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that from March 1, they will not give loans to those businesses that are not owned by US citizens. Businesses owned by legal permanent residents, Green Card holders, will not get this loan. The new policy note said 100% of all direct and indirect owners of a loan applicant…
