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FILE – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File) Mexico’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have come under renewed scrutiny after a deadly shooting at the Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday, April 20, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to acknowledge gaps in security … Read more

Antarctica has long been seen as Earth’s frozen shield, vast, remote, and seemingly unbreakable. Yet scientists are now warning that some of its most fragile regions may have crossed a dangerous threshold. What was once a slow, measurable retreat of ice is increasingly being described as something far more serious: a tipping point. This so-called … Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called on global leaders, including India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to take a firmer stand against Russia, saying they must clearly tell President Vladimir Putin to end the war.In a post on X sharing excerpts from his interview with CNN, Zelenskyy said mediation alone may not be enough to … Read more

US Navy Secretary John Phelan has been dismissed after months of reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg over the Navy’s modernization agenda and shipbuilding priorities, according to US officials.His removal was confirmed in a Pentagon statement posted by spokesman Sean Parnell, who said Hegseth and Feinberg were “grateful … Read more

The United Kingdom has struck a fresh multi-million-pound agreement with France aimed at curbing the rising number of illegal migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats.The three-year deal, valued at over £650 million, introduces enforcement measures, including riot-trained police deployment, enhanced surveillance, and stricter accountability clauses. Why the deal was signed The … Read more

Iran mocked US President Donald Trump through an AI-generated video on ‘how Trump agreed to a ceasefire’The Iranian consulate in Hyderabad posted the video on X with the caption, “How was the ceasefire extended? The video is getting viral in Iran.”The 45-second AI clip shows a fictionalised Trump, along with Vice President JD Vance and … Read more

Denmark rail accident: Two trains collide head-on near Copenhagen, several injured Two trains collided head-on in Denmark on Thursday, injuring several passengers and triggering a major emergency response.The accident occurred about 40 km north of Copenhagen on a railway line connecting the towns of Hillerod and Kagerup, police said in a statement.Emergency services confirmed that … Read more

Screengrab from video shared by Iran media The Iranian government has released a footage purportedly documenting the seizure of a commercial container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.The video, shared by state-affiliated media Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, shows armed members of the Iranian military, wearing masks, scaling the hull of the cargo vessel to … Read more

A South Korean fighter pilot has been ordered to pay 88 million won (about $59,200) in damages after causing a mid-air collision around 5 years back while attempting to film himself during a training flight, according to an official report released Wednesday.The incident, which occurred in 2021, involved a pilot flying an F-15K who was … Read more

Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil (File pic) A Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Rescue teams recovered her body hours after the attack amid continued hostilities linked to the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict.The reporter, Amal Khalil of Al-Akhbar, had taken shelter in a house in the village of al-Tiri while … Read more