Bikramjit Brar, Hardeep Thind and Purshotam Dhillon: Three Indian-origin men jailed in London for running £174,000 drugs network

(L-R) Bikramjit Brar, Harry Singh, and Purshotam Dhillon (ISource: Met Police) A London drugs network led by a convicted dealer operating from prison has been dismantled, with three Indian-origin men, including Bikramjit Brar, Harry Singh and serving magistrate Purshotam Dhillon, jailed for their roles in the operation.The gang supplied cocaine and heroin worth £174,000 through … Read more

UAE condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait; reiterates full solidarity with Gulf neighbours

UAE condemns Iranian strikes The United Arab Emirates on Sunday strongly condemned renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait, describing them as a flagrant violation of the two countries’ sovereignty and a serious threat to regional security and stability.In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed its full solidarity with … Read more

Prince Harry may cancel UK visit with Meghan, children after being denied police protection

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Prince Harry is reconsidering plans to bring Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK next month after British authorities declined a request for taxpayer-funded police protection, according to media reports.The Sussexes were expected to make their first family trip to Britain in four years, … Read more

400,000 dogs vanished before South Korea’s meat ban. Where did hundreds of thousands of dogs go?

A dog stands inside a rusted cage at an abandoned dog farm in South Korea. As the country’s dog meat ban approaches, the fate of hundreds of thousands of dogs removed from farms remains unknown, raising concerns among animal welfare groups. (Representative AI image) As South Korea prepares to enforce a nationwide ban on the … Read more

Three firefighters killed battling wildfires on Colorado-Utah border as blazes spread across US West

Three firefighters were killed and two others injured while battling wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border, the US Wildland Fire Service said on Sunday, as extreme fire conditions continued to fuel rapidly spreading blazes across the western United States.The firefighters were part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday, the agency … Read more

‘I do not believe in free press’: Uganda military chief orders media shutdown of major outlets

Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda shuts down major media outlets Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the president’s son, ordered the closure of two leading media outlets on Sunday, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press” and that journalists should be guided by government loyalists.Kainerugaba said the Daily Monitor, … Read more

124 drones downed, civilians killed: Russia-Ukraine cross-border attacks escalate

Casualties took place on both sides of Russia-Ukraine border after drone strikes Civilians were killed on both sides of the Russian-Ukrainian border over the weekend as drone and artillery attacks intensified, local officials said.In Russia’s Bryansk region, a Ukrainian drone hit a car near the border, killing two people, the region’s acting governor said. Russian … Read more

Joe Biden Speech: Watch: Joe Biden struggles to find stage exit after speech targeting Donald Trump

The moment came after the 83-year-old launched one of his strongest public attacks on Trump since leaving office Former US President Joe Biden appeared to briefly struggle to find the correct way off stage after delivering a sharp speech attacking President Donald Trump at the Maryland Democratic Party’s Fight Back & Win Summit on Saturday.At … Read more

Millions drop Obamacare after Trump-backed subsidy rollback sends premiums soaring

Obamacare enrollment plunges after Trump administration ends enhanced subsidies (Representative image) More than five million Americans have dropped Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, health insurance plans after enhanced federal subsidies expired, leading to sharp increases in premium costs and reigniting a political battle over former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.New data released by … Read more