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US Annual Threat Assesment 2026 The 2026 Annual Threat Assessment warns of a five-fold increase in missiles aimed at the American homeland, an Iran seeking revenge for the killing of its supreme leader, and a China racing to dominate artificial intelligence, while crediting Donald Trump, by name, for sealing the southern border and pulling two…

Rory McEntee moved from the UK to Dubai seeking a safer environment, escaping London’s constant petty crime, and pursuing a better quality of life/ Image: Linkedin A British businessman who was stranded in the UK during escalating conflict in the Middle East has said he was “desperate” to return to Dubai, insisting the emirate remains…

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) As Mayor Zohran Mamdani moves ahead with one of the central promises of his administration, expanding free, universal childcare, parts of New York’s private preschool system…

US President Donald Trump said there would be no agreement with Iran unless Tehran accepts what he described as “unconditional surrender”, outlining a hardline position on the future of the Iranian leadership and the country’s political direction. Grand phrases have a way of sounding decisive in wartime. “Unconditional surrender” is one of them. It carries…

Italian YouTuber Zazza is escorted by two policemen, who watch over him amid the lawless streets. High in the Peruvian Andes, more than 5,000 metres above sea level, sits La Rinconada, a settlement widely described as the highest permanent city on Earth. Around 50,000 people live there, scattered across a bleak landscape of corrugated metal…

David Booth had ten nights of chilling visions showing the deadly crash of Flight 191 that killed 273/ Youtube In the history of aviation accidents, some tragedies acquire strange stories that linger long after investigators determine what went wrong. One of the most unsettling accounts linked to a major air disaster involves American Airlines Flight…

Daniel Jackson is the self-declared president of the Free Republic of Verdis, leading its online government and citizen community./ Image: X In an era when nearly every piece of land on Earth belongs to a recognised state, the idea of starting a new country can sound almost impossible. Yet Daniel Jackson, a 20-year-old with British…

A new book claims Queen Victoria used cocaine, cannabis and laudanum during Britain’s global opium trade. Queen Victoria is often remembered as the figurehead of a moral, industrious era in British history. Yet the global economic machinery that operated during her reign included one of the most controversial trades of the 19th century: the export…

Antonia Bettridge, 25, from St Helens, faces possible life imprisonment in Dubai over narcotics charges./ Image: Echo A British woman working as a personal trainer in Dubai could face life imprisonment after being detained in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of narcotics offences, according to legal advisers assisting her family. Antonia Bettridge, 25, from…

Shilpa Chaudhary questioned why Indians are protesting in support of Iran’s leader and what they hope to achieve./ Image: Instagram An Indian-origin soldier serving in the United States Army has sparked debate online after posting a video questioning protests in India held in response to the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Shilpa…