The conversation came as tensions between Iran and the United States intensified, with Tehran claiming fresh strikes on American military facilities in Kuwait (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in West Asia, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar speaking to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and urging…
Human stories behind the Spanish migrant crisis Spain faced a crisis as thousands of exhausted migrants from Morocco found their way onto Spanish soil barefoot, drenched and clutching waterproof pouches containing their mobile phones.The unprecedented influx into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta transformed the city of 84,000 residents within hours, with parks turning into makeshift…
Toll Brothers sued by owner of land surrounded by 107-luxury home project A Michigan woman who owns 19 acres of wooded land between two planned luxury housing developments has filed a lawsuit against homebuilder Toll Brothers. The dispute centers on her property access rights and plans to build a private wastewater treatment facility near her…
Elon Musk has just agreed with the tech CEO he keeps calling ‘scammer’ Elon Musk has just agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman whom he keeps calling a “scammer”, often referring to him as ‘scam altman’. In a recent post on X, Elon Musk backed Sam Altman’s view that AI has entered the era of…
England’s Joe Root runs between the wickets with teammate Harry Brook, left, during play on day one of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo) England men’s team managing director Rob Key has said it would have been “too soon” to make Harry…
Japan launches new centralised intelligence agency Japan has pushed for a sweeping intelligence reform and launched its first centralised intelligence body since World War II. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes for sweeping security reforms in the face of growing regional threats.The National Intelligence Bureau formally launched on Friday, is an upgrade to the Cabinet Intelligence…
An ant (Camponotus renggeri), infected by a fungus, bites into a liverwort plant while holding onto nearby moss with its claws.Photo: IMA Fungus journal The so-called zombie-ant fungus has long fascinated scientists because of the way it takes control of infected ants, forcing them to bite plants before they die. Now, researchers in the Amazon…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleges BJP goons triggered violence, while police families seek Parliament debate on injuries suffered during the July 20 march. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday alleged that the violence during the party’s July 20 march to Parliament was part of a conspiracy to target students, while…
Representative Image of invasive Australian trees in the Florida Everglades (AI-generated image) In 1936, a Florida landowner scattered melaleuca seeds from an aeroplane over the eastern edge of the Everglades, part of a deliberate, decades-long effort to dry out what was then widely viewed as unusable swampland and turn it into farmable ground. The tree,…
How did a forgotten belt of Africa become the world’s most dangerous breeding ground for jihadist violence? For two decades, the world’s war on jihadism has been told through the ruins of Kabul, the streets of Mosul and the deserts of Syria. Yet while global attention remained fixed on the Middle East, the centre of…