Photo: absolutprop_firehouse_flip/ Instagram Growing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans knew all about the local fire station in Cedar Rapids because it was right by the high school they both attended. “We always dreamed we’d live here one day. It went up for sale and we thought we’d come check it out,” Steven, 40,…
Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal (File photo) Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal has said India could “weaponise” the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) and expressed hope that “better sense” would prevail to prevent the two neighbours from going to war again, this time over water.He noted that the treaty had remained “untouchable” for almost seven decades since it…
Bamberger Ranch PreservePhoto credit: https://www.bambergerranch.org Back in 1969, R. C. Bamberger made a bold move that left many locals scratching their heads. The co-founder of Church’s Fried Chicken bought 3,000 acres of badly damaged land in the Texas Hill Country, stepping into a landscape ruined by generations of heavy cattle grazing. The topsoil was washed…
Mexican governor has been accused of drug trafficking by the US, but Mexico has said there isn’t substantial evidence Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha has again asked to step away from office, just days after returning to his post following a more than three-month leave prompted by US drug-trafficking charges.Rocha, 77, sought the leave on Saturday…
Iran threatens action over oil routes if neighbouring countries supporting US in upping economic pressure on Tehran Iran’s new top security chief has warned neighbouring countries against joining Washington’s campaign to squeeze Tehran’s economy, threatening retaliation and saying their interests could become targets.Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said…
Candace Owens and Erika Kirk (Image via Getty Images) A fresh wave of legal speculation is building around Candace Owens after Myron Gaines predicted that Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA could eventually pursue a costly defamation case against the conservative commentator. Gaines did not claim a lawsuit has been filed. Instead, he argued that…
Trump, Iran clash over Hormuz as standoff over key waterway deepens NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Sunday again shared an image on Truth Social describing the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as “NEW US Territory”, even as Iran maintained that the waterway was closed and would remain so unless Washington changed its approach.Trump…
US Death Valley National Park. Photo credit: AP A 68-year-old French tourist died in California’s Death Valley National Park after his vehicle became stuck on a remote road, leaving him stranded in temperatures that reached 116 degrees Fahrenheit (46.7°C).According to the US National Park Service, Pierre Michel Formosa and a travelling companion were driving along…
A 32-metre Dutch sailing ship is reviving wind-powered cargo transport, carrying rum, coffee and cocoa across the Atlantic with no engine Gliding into the port of Amsterdam under full sail with a cargo of 40 tonnes of Caribbean rum, coffee and cocoa, the twin-masted Tres Hombres looks like something from the heyday of 17th-century piracy.But…
Swedish police probe whether sword attack suspect was linked to online communities promoting school violence; one student killed STOCKHOLM: Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a high school with a sword on Friday, killing one, was involved in online communities promoting school violence, a police source said. The attacker…
