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American boxer Ryan Garcia, once a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump, has publicly withdrawn his endorsement, citing moral concerns linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Garcia, who had earlier praised Trump and aligned himself with the MAGA movement, said he could no longer support anyone connected, directly or indirectly, to alleged abuse…

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior successfully completed a nationwide Emergency Alert System test on Saturday Bahrain successfully carried out a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System on Saturday night, with mobile phones and smart devices across the country receiving alerts as part of a planned trial to strengthen public safety preparedness.The test was conducted at…

Source: Canterbury Museum For a long time, New Zealand’s ancient past felt incomplete. Bits and pieces here and there. A few fossils. Large gaps. Now, a cave near Waitomo on the North Island has quietly changed that picture. Inside it, scientists have uncovered the remains of wildlife that lived around one million years ago. It…

UAE signed a US$20 million agreement with the UN World Food Programme to support Sudan/Image: WAM The United Arab Emirates has reinforced its humanitarian commitment to Sudan by signing a new cooperation agreement that will channel urgent food assistance to communities hit hardest by the ongoing conflict.The cooperation agreement was signed between the UAE Aid…

The latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Justice Department has placed Elon Musk back into a story he has long sought to keep at arm’s length.The documents include a series of email exchanges between Musk and Jeffrey Epstein between 2012 and 2014, several years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a…

UAE non-oil trade crossed $1 trillion in 2025, achieving 95 percent of 2031 targets early/Image: X The United Arab Emirates has recorded a landmark year for non-oil trade, crossing the $1 trillion mark for the first time and reaching economic targets set for the next decade well before schedule. Reviewing the latest foreign trade figures,…

Strong 5.3 Earthquake Hits Iran on Feb 1 / Image: @ncmuae A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck southern Iran on the morning of Sunday, February 1, 2026. The seismic event was recorded at 8:11 AM UAE time by the National Seismic Network, part of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM). While…

Fresh disclosures from the Jeffrey Epstein files have renewed scrutiny of Bill Gates’ past association with the disgraced financier, following the release of draft emails containing unverified allegations about Gates’ private life. Gates has strongly denied the claims, calling them false and absurd, while acknowledging that engaging with Epstein was a serious mistake. The documents…

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie “Melania” at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, in Washington. (AP/PTI)(AP01_30_2026_000001A) For a film that arrived wrapped in online mockery and political memes, Melania has managed an outcome few documentaries achieve: a strong theatrical debut.The Amazon-backed…

Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey became world-famous as the parents of the first septuplets to survive infancy/ Image: (Ambassador/Sygma/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) More than a quarter of a century after they made medical history, the world’s first set of septuplets to all survive infancy are now adults with careers, marriages and children of their own. Born…