‘Dr Strange in books, Sholay’s Thakur in reality’: Iran mocks UN over ‘inability’ to stop wars

'Dr Strange in books, Sholay's Thakur in reality': Iran mocks UN over ‘inability’ to stop wars

Meme posted by Iran’s embassy in India Iran’s embassy in India on Tuesday took a dig at the United Nations over its perceived failure to take decisive action in real-world conflicts, days after Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi accused the global body of showing “indifference” to alleged violations of the UN Charter by the US … Read more

A Utah couple bought a 30-acre ‘Lord of the Rings’-inspired estate in 2017, later added a pond, guesthouse and waterfalls; after a $5 million price cut, the 32-room property is now asking $38 million

A Utah couple bought a 30-acre 'Lord of the Rings'-inspired estate in 2017, later added a pond, guesthouse and waterfalls; after a $5 million price cut, the 32-room property is now asking $38 million

The main exterior with the large circular/“hobbit” entrance (Photo: Homes.com) A 30-acre estate in Provo, Utah, inspired by The Lord of the Rings, has received a $5 million price cut and is now listed for $38 million, Realtor reported. The 32-room property was previously asking $43 million. It includes a nearly 23,000-square-foot main house, a … Read more

Ontario will permanently protect 969 acres at Echo Lake, where more than 400 wildlife species are already documented; the land is planned to return to Garden River First Nation stewardship within five years

Ontario will permanently protect 969 acres at Echo Lake, where more than 400 wildlife species are already documented; the land is planned to return to Garden River First Nation stewardship within five years

The property carries significance that extends beyond its ecological value. It was historically part of the Garden River First Nation reserve before colonial-era government reductions altered the community’s original boundaries, explains the online report. At the edge of Echo Lake in northern Ontario, a stretch of forest, wetlands, cliffs and waterways is set to become … Read more

Student protests rock France with over 400 detained: Why are schools protesting – explained

Student protests rock France with over 400 detained: Why are schools protesting - explained

File photo: A student walks past a burning bicycle next to the Baggio High School, blocked in protest of the government’s release of next year’s draft budget, in Lille, France France was hit by a nationwide wave of strikes and student protests, with civil servants walking off the job and high school students blocking hundreds … Read more

CNN founder Ted Turner bought 113,000 acres in Montana in 1989; decades later, wolves, bears and bison roam the former cattle ranch

CNN founder Ted Turner bought 113,000 acres in Montana in 1989; decades later, wolves, bears and bison roam the former cattle ranch

South of Bozeman, Montana, a vast stretch of land runs from forested slopes and open meadows to high benches overlooking the surrounding country. The Flying D Ranch, a 113,613-acre property that became closely associated with Ted Turner after he bought it in 1989. Once managed as a cattle ranch, the property was reshaped around bison, … Read more

In the 1980s, a Swedish flea-market buyer paid just over SEK 20 for a small Buddha statue; four decades later, experts traced it to the Ming dynasty, and it sold for SEK 2.44 million at auction

In the 1980s, a Swedish flea-market buyer paid just over SEK 20 for a small Buddha statue; four decades later, experts traced it to the Ming dynasty, and it sold for SEK 2.44 million at auction

A tiny Buddha statue bought for just over SEK 20 at a Swedish flea market in the 1980s has turned into a multimillion-kronor discovery after experts identified it as a rare work from China’s Ming dynasty. The gilt-bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddhawhich had spent decades in a private Swedish home, fetched a final price of … Read more

Landowner sues New York village after it blocked vehicle use of a 50-foot strip that served his 50 acres for 40+ years, saying the decision left the property landlocked and worthless

Landowner sues New York village after it blocked vehicle use of a 50-foot strip that served his 50 acres for 40+ years, saying the decision left the property landlocked and worthless

A landowner is suing the Village of Sloatsburg, New York, after local officials blocked vehicles from using a 50-foot-wide strip that had provided access to roughly 50 acres of property for more than four decades. Ramapo Fields, LLC, claims the village’s zoning decision effectively cut off the only route to its larger parcel, leaving the … Read more

UK man arrested 12 times for blocking the same road since 2014, yet always refuses to explain why; known as the ‘Silent Man’

UK man arrested 12 times for blocking the same road since 2014, yet always refuses to explain why; known as the 'Silent Man'

A man in Swansea, Wales, has been arrested 12 times after repeatedly standing in the middle of the same road and blocking traffic, but he has never publicly explained why he keeps doing it. David Hampson, who has become known as the “Silent Man”, began the unusual pattern in 2014 and has repeatedly returned to … Read more

Meet Jayda Dawn, the Indiana 11th-grader who became America’s national poetry champion in her first year and won $20,000

Meet Jayda Dawn, the Indiana 11th-grader who became America's national poetry champion in her first year and won $20,000

PC: James Kegley/ National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jayda Dawn, then an 11th grader at University High School of Indiana in Carmel, was named the 2026 Poetry Out Loud National Champion in April and won a $20,000 grand prize. She recited poems by Langston Hughes, Alice Duer Miller, and Albery Allson Whitman. Months after … Read more

In 2017, Jordan sank a retired 30-metre C-130 Hercules off Aqaba to create an artificial reef; the aircraft now rests about 16 metres underwater and attracts coral, fish and other marine life

In 2017, Jordan sank a retired 30-metre C-130 Hercules off Aqaba to create an artificial reef; the aircraft now rests about 16 metres underwater and attracts coral, fish and other marine life

A retired military aircraft has found an unusual second life beneath the Red Sea after Jordan deliberately sank it off Aqaba in 2017 to create an artificial reef. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a roughly 30-metre-long military transport aircraft, was placed underwater on November 16, 2017, about 300 metres from the Aqaba shoreline. It now rests … Read more