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FBI Director Kash Patel has pushed back against allegations that he misused a government-owned jet to travel to events linked to his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins. The claims, which surfaced after flight logs were circulated online, accuse Patel of taking taxpayer-funded flights to attend Wilkins’ performances while federal employees went unpaid during the recent…

New UAE Lottery rules bring weekly winning chances / AI Generated Image The UAE Lottery has officially transformed its popular Lucky Day draw, ushering in an era of more frequent wins and refreshed prize money. The major revamp was announced following the final draw for the historic Dh100 million jackpot on Saturday, November 29. While…

Visitors from 52 approved countries can drive in the UAE with their home licences, or exchange them for a UAE licence without tests/ AI Representative Image The UAE is home to one of the most diverse populations in the world, with expatriates making up about 88% of the population. Every year, the country sees a…

December fuel prices rise slightly across the UAE / AI Generated Image UAE motorists should prepare for a slight increase at the pump as the nation’s Fuel Price Committee announced an upward adjustment across all categories for December 2025. The new rates, which track global oil market movements, are officially in effect starting December 1,…

Hasan has once again sparked discussion across the streaming community after openly claiming that he will “never win another streamer award” despite remaining one of the biggest creators in North America. In a recent segment, he reflected on how drastically his relationship with award shows has changed over the past two years. Once a regular…

GENEVA: Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to replace the current men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for men and women alike and on taxing the super-rich to fund the climate fight.Neither initiative is expected to pass, according to recent polls, but they have generated significant discussion in the wealthy Alpine nation. Under Switzerland’s…

Representative image (Photo credit: ANI) Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Dr Vinay Prasad , told agency staff in a memo that at least ten children died ‘after and because of receiving’ the Covid-19 vaccine.The 3,000-word memo, obtained by NBC News, was authored by Dr Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s…

Influencer Niamh Cullen shares heartbreaking news as husband Jamie Gill dies at 33 after cancer fight (Image via Getty) Irish influencer Niamh Cullen shared the heartbreaking news that her husband, Jamie Gill, has died at age 33 after a long fight with cancer. She wrote the news on her Instagram page on Saturday, November 29,…

New UAE tax procedures reshape refunds, audits, excise / Image: File The UAE has issued amendments to its Tax Procedures Law that take effect from 1 January 2026, aiming to simplify refund processing, clarify limitation periods and strengthen the Federal Tax Authority’s (FTA) powers during audits and investigations. Key changes include a clearer five-year window…

The White House launched a new page on its website on Friday called “media offenders,” listing news sites, reporters, and stories it claims misled the public.The top publications cited as “media offenders of the week” were the Boston Globe, CBS News, and the Independent. Reporters from those outlets were singled out for stories about a…

Image source: AP, X/@Teraan9 US President Donald Trump’s childhood home in Queens, New York, has returned to the market with a price tag of $2.3 million, following extensive renovations, according to The New York Times. The Tudor-style house, built in 1940 by Trump’s father, real-estate developer Fred Trump, is located in the upscale Jamaica Estates…

du marks UAE National Day with massive data giveaway / AI Generated Image Telecom provider du is rolling out a monumental gift for the UAE’s 54th National Day, or Eid Al Etihad, offering a generous 54GB of free, high-speed 5G data to its customer base. Available starting December 1, 2025, this bonus ensures subscribers can…

Representative image credits: IANS At least 20 people died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe in northwestern Congo, according to local residents. The vessel, traveling from the town of Kiri to the capital, Kinshasa, included a newly ordained Catholic deacon, the local Diocese said in a statement on Friday.The boat…

Representative image (AI-generated) A group of of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on November 22 were freed late Saturday.Their release comes amid a surge in abductions of young people across the country over the past two weeks.“All 12 were released,” Abubakar Mazhinyi, president of the local Askira-Uba council, told the…

Image source: X/@nypmetro Several protesters were arrested in Lower Manhattan on Saturday after a confrontation outside a government parking garage, where they were protesting possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, the New York Police Department said. The incident unfolded outside a facility on Centre and Hester Streets, on the edge of Chinatown where dozens…

Representative image (Source: X/@Reuters) At least seven people were killed and five others critically injured on Saturday when gunmen opened fire at a bar in Tula, central Mexico, local authorities said. The municipal police reported that four victims died at the scene, while three more later succumbed to their injuries in the hospital, news agency…

US President Donald Trump (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday justified his stance on a permanent pause on migration from all “third-world countries” by citing Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).“Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States…

NEW YORK: Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the US govt in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.President Trump’s administration had cut off $790 million in grants in a standoff that contributed to university layoffs…

ISTANBUL: Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s Christian leaders, where he again emphasized the need for Christians to be united. Leo took his shoes off and, in his white socks, toured the 17th-century mosque,…