DWP expands face-to-face PIP assessments despite staffing shortages in UK Among recent moves by the Department for Work and Pensions, more in-person evaluations are expected for those applying for disability support. Despite limited medical staff available, officials have set sights on conducting roughly three out of every ten reviews face to face. Those receiving Personal … Read more
Rescue dog finally finds a home after five years, only to be returned just 12 days later for a heartbreaking reason An 11-year-old rescue dog named Ralph continues to wait for a permanent home in Oakwood Dog Rescue after a short-lived adoption ended within 12 days, leaving staff concerned about his future. What lies ahead … Read more
Nepal home minister Sudan Gurung, a handpicked aide of PM Balendra Shah, resigned on Wednesday amid scrutiny over his wealth disclosures, investments and alleged business links with businessman and power broker Deepak Bhatta, who is being investigated in a money-laundering case. In a day of dramatic developments, Shah took charge of the home ministry after … Read more
H-1B visa holders in the US are not liable to explain themselves to private citizens like anti-immigration influencers, immigrations attorneys said. In the wake of several incidents where influencers barged inside private properties to apparently investigate H-1B visa abuses, immigration attorneys Rahul Reddy and Emily Brown said H-1B visa holders have rights to not engage … Read more
At first glance, the continued absence of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, looks like a sign of deep instability. In most political systems—especially one as centralized as Iran’s—the disappearance of the top authority would trigger chaos.But in Iran’s current moment of crisis, that very absence may be doing the opposite – helping the regime stay … Read more
Kash Patel breaks silence on his video of chugging beer and says he’s never drunk on the job. Amid a major controversy that FBI director Kash Patel’s work is suffering because of his alleged intoxication as reported by the Atlantic and legally challenged by Patel, the Indian-origin FBI chief spoke about it during a press … Read more
Senior New Zealand minister Shane Jones has defended his controversial remarks on immigration, saying he uses “hyperbole” to gain “cut through” in public debates, even as criticism mounts over his “butter chicken tsunami” comment.The New Zealand First deputy leader on Wednesday said colleagues in Parliament had urged him to tone down his language, but he … Read more
China’s space mission (AP image) China has selected two Pakistani astronauts as candidates for its space programme, according to the state’s Manned Space Agency.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency said that Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud have passed multiple rounds of selection and will soon travel to China for training. One of … Read more
Iran on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of links to Mossad, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions against the backdrop of the war with Israel and the United States, AFP reported.The judiciary’s Mizan Online identified the man as Mehdi Farid and said he was executed after being found guilty of “intelligence … Read more
Neanderthals are also continuing their own journey through history, and the latest scientific study conducted at Stajnia Cave in Poland is bringing an exciting new dimension to it. For the first time, scientists have been able to reconstruct what appears to be the oldest Neanderthal population in Central-Eastern Europe, thereby giving us more information about … Read more