Neanderthals’ brains were not the reason behind their extinction, suggests a shocking new study. Scientists believed that there were differences in terms of intelligence and cognitive abilities of Neanderthals that resulted in their extinction, but current studies disprove the old notion about the Neanderthals’ extinction. The reasons could be related to other issues, like climate…
Several people in Greece were wounded after a shooter opened fire at a social security office and at a courthouse on Tuesday.Police have launched operations to locate the suspect, believed to be an 89-year old man, according to the reported from Associated Press. Authorities said the man, armed with a shotgun, first opened fire inside…
A man who fatally stabbed a British tourist in a regional Australian town has been found not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Royce Mallett, a 30-year-old father of two from County Durham, was attacked in the car park of a motel in Albury, New South Wales, on July 8, 2024.Court proceedings revealed that Mallett…
Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua officially signed for 2026 Netflix fight, confirming long-awaited all-British heavyweight clash at last. After more than a decade of circling each other without a fight materialising, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are now officially set to meet in 2026, with the bout confirmed for the fourth quarter of the year…
154 Claires stores close across UK with 1300 jobs lost in high street shakeup / Image: File Teen jewellery giant Claire’s has shut all 154 of its standalone stores across the UK and Ireland, abruptly ending its decades-long presence on the high street. The closures, confirmed in late April 2026, led to more than 1,300…
Representative image credits: IANS Sheikh Yousaf Afridi, associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a close aide of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, police said.A police source said unknown armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Afridi, killing him on the spot in Landi Kotal…
China has achieved a major milestone in polar exploration, successfully drilling through 3,413 meters of Antarctic ice to reach the area above the Qilin Subglacial Lake. Conducted by the 42nd Antarctic expedition team on February 5, 2026, this feat surpasses the previous global record for hot-water drilling by nearly 900 meters, as noted in the…
King Charles III will on Tuesday deliver a rare address to a joint session of the US Congress, where he is expected to call for “reconciliation and renewal” in ties between the United States and United Kingdom, amid strains over the Iran war.The address, the first by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II’s speech…
Steve Shand leaving court A man convicted in a human smuggling case linked to the deaths of an Indian family at the US-Canada border has moved an appeals court seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence, reports CBC News.Steve Shand, one of two men found guilty in 2024, has asked the court to quash the…
Three men have been sentenced to prison in US for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe a public official in Hawaii in exchange for favourable treatment in affordable housing projects.Former businessman Rajesh Pankaj Budhabhatti, 65, was sentenced to 90 months in prison, while attorney Gary Charles Zamber, 56, received 70 months. Another attorney,…
