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Suella Braverman, the British-Indian former Home Secretary, has become the latest high-profile Conservative MP to join Reform UK. The announcement was made by party leader and right-wing activist Nigel Farage at a rally for Reform supporters in London.Braverman has represented Fareham and Waterlooville since 2015. She told supporters she had resigned her Conservative Party membership…

Even Donald Trump has refused to back Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s claim that the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota was justified.Noem’s statement on the shooting last week allegedly sparked anger and dissent within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The US president distanced himself from Noem’s hardline stance during an interview with…

A fresh row has erupted over Tulsi Gabbard’s past alleged association with the ITServe Alliance,a platform of IT companies in the US, which is accused of visa lobbying and reportedly replacing Americans with H1-B workers. The same association is linked to an Indian-American immigration lawyer who went viral last month for making aggressive remarks about…

Erik the Red, whose real name was Erik Thorvaldsson, was a Viking explorer who turned a remote Arctic island into a Norse settlement that lasted for hundreds of years. Erik was born in Norway around 950 AD. He got his nickname because of his bright red hair and beard, and his fiery personality. He got…

Bangladesh tribunal (AP image) A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced Dhaka’s fugitive former police chief and two senior officers to death for crimes against humanity over the killing of six protesters during the July 2024 mass uprising that led to the overthrow of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina.The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) handed the death…

Ramadan 2026 is expected to begin February 19, bringing 12 to 13 hour fasts worldwide/Representative Image Muslims across the world are preparing for the start of Ramadan 2026, with growing attention on daily fasting hours after several years of longer, more demanding summer fasts. Astronomical estimates suggest the upcoming holy month will offer comparatively moderate…

A powerful winter storm tore through vast parts of the United States, dumping snow, sleet and freezing rain across multiple regions. Emergency declarations were issued in over 20 states as Arctic air followed the system, threatening prolonged disruption and dangerous cold. (Picture credit: AP) Source link

This 3,000-year-old treasure in Spain was made with iron that fell from the sky (Image Credit – Villena Museum) The Treasure of Villena has been studied for decades and mostly admired for its gold. Found near Alicante in 1963, the hoard contains dozens of finely worked objects that sit comfortably within what archaeologists expect from…

Studies have reaffirmed a centuries-old theory, argued by many historians over time: there was, in fact, a Viking presence in America in the year 1021 AD. Scientific researchers, analysing historical reports from tree fossils at an archaeological site in Canada’s Newfoundland, have revealed that the Vikings arrived in the New World in a specific year:…

New MoU between Dubai Culture and Spotify aims to elevate emirati artists / Image: File In a move that signals a new chapter for the Middle East’s music scene, the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority has signed a first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spotify. The agreement was inked in the presence of Her Highness…