US Army veteran sets fire outside NYC federal building . (Photo: X) A US Army veteran was taken into custody on Monday after allegedly setting a fire, launching fireworks and firing an airsoft rifle outside New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza, a federal building that houses the FBI, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an … Read more
File photo: Ozgur Ozel in a rally in Izmir, Turkey (Picture credit: AP) Turkey’s opposition leader Ozgur Ozel announced on Tuesday that he and his allies will resign from the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and form a new political party, marking a major split in the opposition as it faces an ongoing … Read more
As California prepares for another intense wildfire season, an unlikely team of firefighters has taken to the fields of northeast Fresno. Around 400 goats and sheep have been deployed to graze across 180 acres of land overrun by yellow star-thistle, an invasive plant that not only crowds out native vegetation but also creates dry fuel … Read more
144 dead or missing off Mauritania trying to reach Europe, UN agency says At least 144 migrants and refugees have been reported dead or missing off the coast of Mauritania after attempting the dangerous sea journey to Europe, Reuters reported citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday.The deaths were linked to three rescue operations … Read more
Trump administration introduces fixed visa stay limits for foreign students (Representative Photo) The United States has overhauled its student visa framework, replacing the decades-old “Duration of Status” (D/S) system with fixed periods of admission for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors.According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the changes are aimed at curbing visa … Read more
For 33 years, a French rural postman quietly spent his spare time collecting stones from the roadside, turning what began as a chance discovery into one of Europe’s most unusual architectural landmarks. Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, better known as Ferdinand Cheval or Facteur Cheval, started building the Palais Idéal (Ideal Palace) in Hauterives, France, after stumbling … Read more
ASEAN top diplomats highlight their concerns during closed-door meeting Southeast Asian foreign ministers have expressed “serious concern” over renewed US-Iran hostilities, calling for an immediate cessation of attacks across all fronts in the Middle East and warning that the escalating conflict threatens global energy supplies, trade, and food security.“We are deeply concerned that these developments … Read more
Every week, 73-year-old Dave Whitlow walks into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU in Virginia, where some of the hospital’s smallest and most vulnerable patients are fighting for their lives. For the past eight years, he has volunteered as a “baby cuddler”, gently holding premature and critically … Read more
Archaeologists working on farmland between the villages of Halberton and Sampford Peverell in Devon have uncovered a striking mosaic floor from a fourth-century Roman villa, along with an elaborate bathhouse that suggests the site once belonged to a family of considerable wealth. The discovery is the latest breakthrough from the Saving Halberton’s Ancient Roman Environment … Read more
Three adults were sleeping on the floor in a house surrounded by waste, including dead rats and mice. (Picture: Durham County Council) A landlord company in County Durham has been fined £42,500 after tenants were found living in unsafe conditions, including sleeping on the floor surrounded by dead rats, mice, human waste and urine.Carter Property … Read more