Israeli police arrested a Palestinian couple, claiming that the woman “did not have a permit to enter Jerusalem.” In the video, the children can be heard wailing while they cry for their “baba” or father. Social media users expressed their grief and anger in the comment section. A Palestinian couple was detained by Israeli police; … Read more
A teenage girl in Iran was killed by her father who blasted her with a shotgun in the heart. The death was an apparent so-called “honour killing” in the country. In Iran, a father does not incur the death penalty if he kills his child. Iranian local media said on Friday that a teenage girl … Read more
Cabin filled with smoke soon after take-off for Jabalpur, India’s SpiceJet says. Passengers evacuated safely once aircraft returned to Delhi’s airport. No-frills carrier SpiceJet has been in the news in recent months for faulty training practices. The cabin of an Indian domestic flight that was headed for the central city of Jabalpur; quickly filled with … Read more
Taliban’s supreme leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada speaks at a gathering of Islamic clerics. He says Afghanistan “cannot develop without being independent,” according to state-run Bakhtar News Agency. The meeting was not open to the media, but listened to an audio recording of his speech. Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader; issued another warning against … Read more
Rescue work expected to continue for a couple of days in hilly terrain in Noney, Manipur state. Heavy rain and falling boulders hampering rescue efforts. Rescue official said 21 of the confirmed 26 dead were members of the Territorial Army. Officials reported that rescuers who have so far extracted 26 bodies; from the rubble of … Read more
Ukrainian army accuses Russia of using phosphorus bombs on Snake Island. Russian Su-30 fighter jets bombed the island twice with incendiary munitions, Ukrainian army says. Moscow withdrew its troops from the rocky outcrop in the Black Sea on Thursday as a gesture of goodwill. Just one day after Moscow withdrew its forces from the rocky … Read more
Typhoon Chaba, the Thai name for the hibiscus flower, was moving northwest at 15-20km/h. Eye of the storm made landfall in Guangdong’s Maoming city on Saturday afternoon. Forecasters predict up to 600mm (24 inches) of cumulative rainfall in some areas. The first typhoon of the year to hit China has brought gales and rain to its … Read more
The bodies of two children have been recovered from Vadnais Lake in Maplewood, New Jersey. One child was previously pulled out of the water Friday and a second child was recovered overnight. The father of the missing children was also found dead Friday morning. Following a nightlong search by several agencies for three missing children; … Read more
Aere is 110 kilometers east of Naha City in Okinawa Prefecture and moving northwest at 30 kilometers per hour. The storm may approach the southern main island of Kyushu on Monday or later. Torrential rains forecast for Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures until Sunday. Late on Saturday, tropical storm Aere is to pass; closest to the … Read more
Private fireworks are illegal in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. Several agencies have permits for professional shows, including some near or bordering Santa Monica. Some shows are part of festivals and some are member-only activities on private property. Private fireworks are not permitted in Santa Monica or Los Angeles; however a number of organisations, including … Read more
Addison Bethea, 17, got bitten by a shark while looking for scallops. A family member rushed to her side and started hitting the shark until it swam off. She got an air escort to a hospital in Tallahassee with “serious injuries”. A 9-foot shark attacked a girl in Florida, but she was saved by a … Read more
PTA has taken cellular mobile operators (CMOs) to task for threatening to shut down telecom services. CMOs have proposed an increase in tariffs due to prevailing inflationary trends. PTA issued a letter jointly to Telenor, Jazz, and Ufone dated June 24, 2022. PTA issued a warning to the telecom companies a few days ago. The … Read more
New Firefox Update can stop a few URLs from tracking. This is good news for those who hate the tracking when clicking on links off sites like Facebook and Marketo. The browser’s options allow users to restrict other web tracking methods like cross-site cookies or web fingerprints. In a time when concern over account privacy … Read more
Soon WhatsApp will be upgraded with hundreds of Emoji Reactions. The messaging platform rolled out message reactions in May 2022. Mark Zuckerberg teased the addition of new emojis to message reactions. WhatsApp is currently testing a few new features. It offers Communities, up to 512 group members, and the capacity to send files up to … Read more
The top court issued a five-to-four decision on Thursday. The heart of the legal fight was about whether immigration authorities, had to send people to Mexico. Lower courts ordered it reinstated in response to a lawsuit from the Republican-led states of Texas and Missouri. The US Supreme Court recently found that President Joe Biden’s administration; had … Read more
The ECHR has ordered Russia to ensure two Britons captured, do not face the death penalty. A court in the Russia-backed self-proclaimed DPR in eastern Ukraine sentenced them to death. Russia says it is not bound by the order to prevent the executions. Two Britons caught while fighting for Ukraine are under orders by the … Read more
The partnership is the first of its kind in the nation between a state REALTOR organization and a HBCU. Alabama State University students will receive a microcredential in real estate. The curriculum will cover all facets of real estate from lending and appraisal to building and insurance. A relationship between the Alabama Association of REALTORS® … Read more
The aid package will include air defence system and artillery support for Ukraine. It will bring the total amount of US military aid to Ukraine since Obama took office to nearly $7bn. NATO leaders have agreed on a new strategic framework that focuses on the “direct threat” from Russia. According to US President Joe Biden, … Read more
