‘Demonstrate flight risk’: US prosecutors oppose release of Tate brothers as UK seeks extradition

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. US prosecutors have opposed the release of social media influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate from federal custody, arguing that thebrothers pose a “heightened flight risk,” as they fight extradition to UK. The brother’s face 59 charges including rape and human trafficking.The prosecution filed its response on Monday, three…

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Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ face resistance in UK; banned by restaurants, pubs and theatres across the country

UK venues from Wetherspoons to Soho House are now telling customers to take off Meta’s £359 smart glasses. Meta paid Kylie Jenner to make camera glasses look like ordinary eyewear. Britain’s hospitality trade has decided they are nothing of the sort. A report in The Guardian says a widening list of UK venues—high-end London dining…

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‘Zealots overlooked human nature’: Shashi Tharoor questions full Vande Mataram rendition at official events | India News

Shashi Tharoor questions Vande Mataram amendment, flags six-minute protocol NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday questioned the practical implications of the Vande Mataram amendment, saying the requirement to sing the National Song in full at official functions could result in audiences standing for several minutes before and after events.In a post on X,…

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In 1977, a Saudi prince towed an Alaskan iceberg to Iowa to pitch shipping icebergs to Arabia for drinking water; now engineers are exploring the idea as freshwater scarcity worsens

The royals across the world are known to pull numerous extravagant moves with an aim to impress. While Cleopatra made guests dine on gold plates, King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France built temporary palaces of brick and glass for a meeting. But in modern times, such grand gestures have been…

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A Finnish man built an 11-metre yacht from scratch using solar panels and batteries and sailed more than 3,000 nautical miles without conventional fuel | World News

A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch and taking it on a voyage of more than 3,000 nautical miles using electricity generated from the sun. The yacht, designed and built by Lukas Sjöman, relies on solar panels and batteries instead of conventional diesel…

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