Zohran Mamdani and Laura Loomer (R) America’s far-right activist and Donald Trump loyalist Laura Loomer on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war criminal” and said he was “not welcome in New York City.”Loomer, who is Jewish, called for…
A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said in…
Indian diplomats at the permanent mission of India to the UN are still displaced from their premises NEW YORK: Indian diplomats at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN are still displaced from their premises three weeks after evacuation orders were issued for them after structural damage was reported in a high-rise under-construction building.The…
10,000 records of current and retired diplomats is believed to have been compromised A system that held roughly 10,000 records of current and retired diplomats is believed to have been compromised by an unidentified hacker, foreign ministry spokesperson Park II told reporters on Tuesday. Park didn’t confirm how many records had been accessed, but Yonhap…
WASHINGTON: The US department of justice (DoJ) said on Monday it launched a probe reviewing whether some Harvard University financial aid programmes were discriminatory. The probe is to determine whether its China-based financial aid programmes and practices exclude American-citizen students, the department said.Harvard said on Monday it “does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of…
Candace Owens intensified her public feud with Erika Kirk, accusing her of pursuing fame and fortune throughout her life. In a podcast, Owens claimed Charlie Kirk was Erika’s “ticket to more fame” and argued a recent article criticizing her instead exposed Erika’s character. She also questioned Erika’s motives, saying her focus had always been on…
Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest inland water bodies, has lost around 90% of its surface area since the 1960s, leaving millions of people facing the loss of fishing, farming and livestock livelihoods. The decline has been linked to changing climate patterns, rising water demand and expanding irrigation. Now, a decades-old proposal known as…
French parliament passed a law banning social media for children under-15 France on Tuesday approved a nationwide ban on social media use by children under the age of 15, becoming the first European Union country to adopt such a sweeping restriction as governments grapple with the impact of digital platforms on young users.The legislation, backed…
IShowSpeed has reached another huge milestone on social media. His Instagram Reel of meeting BTS at the FIFA World Cup 2026 final has become the most-viewed Reel in its first 24 hours. The video got an amazing 300 million views in just one day. Fans from all over the world rushed to watch and share…
Quote of the day by Xenophanes (Photo: AI) Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570 – c. 478 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher, poet, and social critic. Born in Ionia (modern-day Turkey), he spent most of his long life wandering across the Greek world as a traveling poet after his hometown was conquered by the Persians.Unlike…
Quote of the day by Lao Tzu Lao Tzu (also written as Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (or Daoism). He is believed to have lived around the 6th century BCE, roughly around the same time as Confucius. Legend says he worked as a scholar and keeper…
Singer D4vd has asked a Los Angeles judge to let him appear in court without handcuffs or other restraints during his preliminary hearing. According to NBC 4 Los Angeles, the hearing is set to begin soon, with prosecutors expected to present evidence in an effort to convince the judge that there is enough proof for…
