How Trump went around Iran’s negotiators to reach the IRGC through Barzani The Donald Trump administration took an unusual route in its efforts to end the war with Iran, turning to Iraq’s Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani as a backchannel to the powerful and raging Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after long-running Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Yanbu has become increasingly important to Saudi Arabia as it seeks to maintain crude shipments. (Reuters photo) With ships facing risks, some Asian refiners are unwilling to pick crude oil shipments from Yanbu on the Red Sea. Refiners are reportedly seeking an alternative to Saudi Aramco’s request that they collect crude from Yanbu on the…
Optical illusion personality tests often trick the brain and the eyes into seeing what they see first, despite the many other layered objects present in the image, depending on the mindset of the person. And even before you have time to think about it, it might say something real about you. Without any lengthy quiz,…
Palm lines can reveal intriguing insights about one’s fortune, highlighting the benefits of embracing change and taking calculated risks. A branch extending from the life line towards the Moon Mount symbolizes personal growth in unfamiliar environments. Meanwhile, upward shifts on the fate line forecast career advancements and exciting opportunities, and a later-blooming sun line suggests…
If you are not ready to get your hands dirty in the soil or spend time in nature, then moving to this town in the Netherlands will not be possible for you. In the country where urban planning is considered almost “too perfect,” there is a new town Oosterworld built entirely on reclaimed land.Here, nature…
Just like everything else in the world, even food is coming to have its own trends. From a Mediterranean diet to a protein-rich diet, people are trying everything on the internet to be able to achieve their “ideal” body. Recently, scientists used a “gene gun” to shoot pig DNA into produce to create a protein-packed…
Malavika Sharma recently found herself caught off guard during her first-ever interaction with the Kerala media. Hailing from Maharashtra, she had travelled to Kerala to promote her upcoming Malayalam film ‘Khalifa: The Intro’. But the promotional event took an awkward turn when a reporter posed a question to her about beef. Malavika Sharma asked “Did…
Photo credit: Facebook/Dendermonde Local Police For a student with a summer job working on a Belgian building site, “money down the drain” has taken on a whole new meaning. Excavating the trenches for a sewage system, 18-year-old Kobe stumbled across a hidden trove of gold worth an estimated €9 million (£8 million). According to a…
Scroll through Instagram or other social media platforms and you may come across a peculiar description of children: “silver tooth kids”. The phrase is often accompanied by videos of young children being loud, mischievous, cheeky or downright unruly. Some posts joke that a child with a silver crown is automatically the one who will cause…
If you’ve scrolled past a video of someone lining their kitchen drawer with a neat sheet of aluminium foil and wondered whether it’s actually doing anything useful, you’re not alone. This quiet little hack has been spreading steadily across social media and home-organisation circles recently. Unlike many viral kitchen tricks that fizzle out once someone…
Since 1997, Year 9 students have returned four times a year to plant native shrubs and trees (Photo: Facebook/Buller school) A coastal area in New Zealand that was once bare pasture and windswept grassland has been transformed after 29 years of planting by school students. Since 1997, generations of Buller High School students led by…
You walk into a hospital or doctor’s office expecting it to be one of the cleanest places around. And in many ways, it is. Floors are mopped, equipment is disinfected, and staff follow strict hygiene protocols. But there is a slightly uncomfortable reality: some of the things you casually touch while waiting for your appointment…
