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Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant (AP photo) Talent and opportunity certainly help, but sustained achievement usually comes down to something far less glamorous, plain discipline. Kobe Bryant made his own view on this bluntly clear. “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success,” he said….

Trump said the US could either keep economic pressure on Iran or launch a major military strike US President Donald Trump said Washington could either keep up economic pressure on Iran and allow its economy to deteriorate further or launch a major military strike, as he accused Tehran of being “devious negotiators”.In an interview with…

How the false King Charles death reports went on air King Charles’ death was falsely announced on a U.K. radio station in May after pre-recorded reports claiming the monarch had died were mistakenly broadcast, prompting the country’s media regulator Ofcom to rule that the station had breached broadcast standards.Radio Caroline aired three pre-recorded statements claiming…

US president Donald Trump being sued by human rights groups over sanctions on ICC Four major US human rights organisations have sued the Trump administration over its sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures are unconstitutional and restrict their ability to work with the court.The lawsuit, filed in New York…

Putin’s Palace (Credit: east2west news) The vacation home of Russian President Vladimir Putin was exposed to a drone attack after a missile launch pad that used to guard one of Putin’s lavish vacation homes was set ablaze, the Telegraph reported. The missile launch pad is around 12 miles from Putin’s Italianate palace complex near Gelendzhik,…

Pic courtesy: Instagram/ Caroline Powell When Caroline Coady Powell, 26, picked her lifelong best friend Anna Cooper, 25, as the maid of honour, she never thought it would unfold into something the world would obsess over! On her friend’s big day, Anna was supposed to deliver an emotional toast, telling the newlyweds how perfect they…

Trump official reveals shocking reality of H-1B visa program from his field inspection in Texas. Anthony D’Esposito, the inspector general of the US Department of Labor, revealed the shocking reality that they found during their field inspection in Texas: companies that were allowed H-1B visas do not have any existence. “We are on the ground…

US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis. A Metro Nashville police lieutenant is being credited with saving a man’s life after talking him out of jumping from a bridge over the Cumberland River. The tense encounter on the Victory Memorial Bridge ended with the man stepping away from the ledge and embracing the officer…

Quote of the day by Agatha Christie (Image: Wikipedia) Life often involves genuine risk, but not every risk is actually worth taking. Some decisions place someone in a situation where the possible consequences were obvious from the very beginning. Agatha Christie captured that exact idea in one vivid image. “If you place your head in…

Representative Image of the recovery of Macquarie Island’s wildlife and seabird populations (AI-generated image) Macquarie Island, a windswept strip of land halfway between Australia and Antarctica, spent nearly two centuries under siege from animals that were never meant to be there. Sealers and whalers introduced cats, rats, rabbits and mice to the island in the…