This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-generated image) After months of war, crippling sanctions, a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and repeated threats of escalation, the United States and Iran have digitally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that has paused one of the Middle East’s most consequential conflicts in recent years.The…
The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, killing more than 180 people, were part of a seismic phenomenon known as a “doublet”. The twin tremors marked Venezuela’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and left the country grappling with widespread destruction.Here is why the damage was so swift and severe.When…
A 23-year-old man from Louisiana has become one of the first people in the United States to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease using Casgevy, the world’s first approved CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy. Daniel Cressy, from Metairie near New Orleans, had lived with the inherited blood disorder since childhood, enduring severe pain crises and repeated…
Saudi Arabia has suspended travel and visas for DR Congo, Uganda and South Sudan. Saudi Arabia has barred its citizens from travelling to three African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, and has suspended the issuance of all visas for travellers arriving from these nations as part of new measures…
JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, discuss her $8.75 Old Navy dress US Vice President JD Vance seized on his wife’s bargain maternity dress to score a political point on federal spending, after US Second Lady Usha Vance mocked a New York Times column that analysed the “political symbolism” of her pregnancy wardrobe.In a…
Norman Rockwell’s 1943 masterpiece So You Want to See the President! is now on public display in Washington, D.C. One of Norman Rockwell’s most remarkable works has gone on public display for the first time, bringing together a fascinating mix of American history, courtroom drama and an unexpected wartime romance. The four-panel painting, So You…
US Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status of Haitian and Syrian immigrants The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation, giving another boost to the president’s hardline approach toward immigration.The 6-3 ruling,…
King Charles breaks away from centuries old tradition, will no longer reside in Buckingham Palace. Royal officials have reported that King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year. This ended nearly two centuries of the central London landmark serving as the British monarch’s primary residence.The King and Queen…
TOKYO: A powerful earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan during rush hour on Thursday morning, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami and no serious injuries were reported. The temblor shook dozens of towns across northeastern Japan and was even mildly felt in the capital, Tokyo. It…
The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, struck within a minute of each other on Wednesday evening Rescue workers and volunteers continued a desperate search for survivors across northern Venezuela on Thursday (local time) after two powerful earthquakes devastated large parts of the country, with the death toll rising to at least 235…
