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Tamil Nadu-Born Rini Sampath 1st South Asian In Washington DC Mayoral Race
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Rini Sampath, a Tamil Nadu-born candidate, has become the first South Asian person to secure a place on the ballot for Mayor of Washington, DC, marking a milestone in the city’s political history.
US Girl Who Disappeared At 13 Found Alive After Decades In Major Breakthrough
The blue-eyed, blonde-haired girl went to check on her horse at a stable near her home in May 1994, after which she disappeared.
Iran Unlikely To Ease Hormuz Strait Chokehold Soon: Report
Donald Trump has sought to downplay the difficulty of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of the world's oil trade.
"Can Anyone Find Our Pilots?" Ghalibaf Mocks Trump After 2 US Jets Downed
Iran claims to have shot down two US military aircraft- the F-15 and the A-10 - and hit two Black Hawk helicopters in a day.
US-Iran War Live Updates: Iran Hunts Crew Member Of Crashed US Jet
US-Iran War Live Updates: The speech will offer Trump a wide audience to articulate clear objectives for the war that could attempt to reconcile weeks of changing goals
Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds
Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers sayUK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found.A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and platforms, including not signposting whether an issue was relevant to England or England and Wales only, widespread references to “the government” rather than “the UK government”, and the use of “you” and “your” in contexts that apply only to people living in England. Continue reading...
From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record
Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerate seasonal changeBluebells are flowering, swallows are returning and orange-tip butterflies are flying in what could become Britain’s earliest recorded spring.Records for early spring occurrences are being smashed as 2026 looks to be the earliest this century for frogspawn laying, blackbirds nesting, brimstone butterflies emerging and hazel flowering, according to Nature’s Calendar, which has logged citizen science records of seasonal change since 2000. Continue reading...
Victoria police arrest two people as part of Dezi Freeman investigation
Man and woman to be interviewed by police after arrests at separate properties in state’s north-east on Saturday morningTwo people have been arrested as part of the investigation into how Porepunkah fugitive Dezi Freeman was able to survive on the run for seven months before he was shot dead last week.A man and a woman were arrested at separate properties in north-east Victoria on Saturday morning around 7am. Continue reading...
8 Dead After Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.9 Strikes Afghanistan
Eight people were killed and one child was injured on Friday when a house collapsed in Kabul following an earthquake in Afghanistan, the National Disaster Management Authority said.
Artemis II astronauts more than halfway to the moon
Moon-bound astronauts said a view of the entire Earth, complete with northern lights, was ‘the most spectacular moment’The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, Nasa said on Friday evening.“We’re halfway there,” Nasa posted on social media. Continue reading...
"We're In War": Trump Says Downing Of US Aircraft Won't Affect Iran Talks
US President Donald Trump has asserted that the destruction of an American military aircraft will have no bearing on diplomatic discussions with Iran, according to a report by NBC News.
Pakistan announces free public transport after fuel price hike – as it happened
This blog is closed – our live coverage continues in a new blog hereAuthorities in Abu Dhabi have reported two incidents of debris falling from intercepted aerial threats in the UAE capital, with one sparking a fire at a gas facility,The official Abu Dhabi Media Office said authorities responded to an incident of falling debris at the Habshan gas facilities. “Operations have been suspended while authorities respond to a fire,” it said in a post on X, adding that no injuries were reported. Continue reading...
