The iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is still months away from its launch, has generated massive buzz, thanks to a steady stream of leaks, rumours and speculations. So what has made this Apple device so popular among tech enthusiasts? Revolutionary camera upgrades on the horizon? One of the key talking points surrounding the iPhone 17 … Read more
Los Angeles: DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper known for his hits ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step,’ has died at the age of 43. The news of his death was confirmed by his family members and his former label, Big Oomp Records. Born Anthony Platt, Unk was a key figure in snap music, a subgenre … Read more
Al Jazeera network has aired unseen footage of Yahya Sinwar – under whose leadership Hamas had carried out its 2023 attack – three months after he was killed during an Israeli operation in Gaza. The footage shows Sinwar on Gaza battlefields, directing military operations in the Rafah area. The Palestinian leader is seen wearing a … Read more
Washington: The war of words between US Border Czar Tom Homan and Pope Francis has escalated, with Homan firing back at the Vatican’s leader over his criticism of President Donald Trump’s deportation policies. In a televised interview, Homan accused Pope Francis of hypocrisy, pointing to the Vatican’s own robust security measures, including a wall around … Read more
Storm Eowyn has unleashed strong and damaging winds over the British Isles, and particularly over Ireland and Scotland. Air pressure at the centre of the storm plummeted 50 millibars in the 24 hours leading up to midnight on January 24. That’s more than twice what is required in the definition of “explosive cyclogenesis”, in other … Read more
Four female Israeli soldiers were released by Hamas today. They were brought in military uniform and made to stand on a podium and wave. They were handed over to Red Cross members and the vehicle has now left Gaza with the hostages. Hamas had mentioned on Friday that they would release the four Israeli women … Read more
Port Sudan: A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday. The bombing of the Saudi Hospital on Friday evening “led to the destruction” of the hospital’s building where emergency cases were treated, the source told AFP, … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump sacked at least a dozen internal government watchdogs late Friday, US media reported, the latest shake-up of the Republican’s second term after less than a week back in office. Independent inspectors general of at least 12 federal agencies were notified of their immediate dismissals via emails from the White House personnel … Read more
Poliomyelitis was responsible for paralysing and killing up to half a million people every year before the development of the poliovirus vaccine in 1955. By 2000, through mass vaccination campaigns of oral polio vaccines, the world had almost eradicated poiliovirus barring a few regions. However, the global fight against polio has encountered a significant setback, … Read more
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case. Ex-navy officer Yoshitha was arrested from their home territory of Beliatta over the investigation of alleged misconduct in the purchase of the property during the term of his father’s presidency prior … Read more
Mumbai attacks convict Tahawwur Hussain Rana has exhausted his legal options to evade extradition to India. This clears the obstacles to bring him back to face the charges for what is counted among the deadliest terror attacks across the world. The 2008 terror attacks shook Mumbai, the financial capital of the country. At least 166 … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk has once again called for strict border control and immigration policies after a journalist reported a double murder allegedly by a migrant in Germany. The post that prompted Musk’s statement detailed a horrifying crime in Germany. The journalist on X shared, “Yesterday a two-year-old and a man of 41 was stabbed to … Read more