Halloween weekend shootings across US leave at least 6 dead, dozens injured

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in shootings across US cities over Halloween weekend. (Unsplash/ Representative image)

Mass shootings over the Halloween weekend in nightlife districts across the U.S. left at least six people dead and dozens injured, officials said. At least six people were killed and dozens injured in shootings across US cities over Halloween weekend. (Unsplash/ Representative image) The deadliest violence occurred in Dallas, where a handful of shootings in … Read more

Washington orders US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 21, 2026. (REUTERS)

Washington has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen’s Houthis. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 21, 2026. (REUTERS) It came after a diplomatic … Read more

Trump administration offers migrant children $3,000 to voluntarily leave US; all you need to know

Trump administration offers migrant children $3,000 to voluntarily leave the US. (Bloomberg)

The Donald Trump administration is offering migrant children as young as five years old $3,000 to voluntarily leave the United Stateswith immigration lawyers and advocacy groups warning that the payments could pressure minors to abandon their immigration cases, Bloomberg Law reported. Trump administration offers migrant children $3,000 to voluntarily leave the US. (Bloomberg) The offers … Read more

Green Card process suspended for 8 companies: Immigration experts on what happens to approved I-140, existing H-1Bs; whether employees should leave these companies

Green Card process suspended for 8 companies: Immigration experts on what happens to approved I-140, existing H-1Bs; whether employees should leave these companies

Immigration experts on what the employees of these eight IT companies should do. The announcement of the Trump administration suspending the PERM filings for eight IT majors has triggered a lot of panic and confusion as the administration did not clarify whether any data from these companies are pending and whether the suspension would be … Read more

South Africa mass shootings leave 27 dead: What we know

Police investigate a mass shooting in South Africa as 27 people are killed in attacks near Johannesburg and Cape Town. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP) (AFP)

Twenty-seven people were killed in two separate mass shootings in South Africa within hours of each other, adding to the country’s long-running problem of gun violence. Police investigate a mass shooting in South Africa as 27 people are killed in attacks near Johannesburg and Cape Town. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP) (AFP) The first … Read more

Quote of the day by Bill Nye: ‘To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to…’

Bill Nye during the Clinton Global Initiative 2026 Annual Meeting in New York City, (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)

“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” — Bill Nye Bill Nye during the Clinton Global Initiative 2026 Annual Meeting in New York City, (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon) A piece of litter lying on a street corner may not belong to the person who notices it. … Read more

Lebanon needs international force after peacekeepers leave, PM tells UN chief

Lebanon needs international force after peacekeepers leave, PM tells UN chief

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday that Lebanon needed a UN-sponsored international force to stay in the country’s south after the current UN peacekeeping mandate expires. Lebanon needs international force after peacekeepers leave, PM tells UN chief The UN Interim Force in Lebanon , which currently counts around … Read more

‘Leave now’: US renews Iran travel warning ahead of possible flight cancellations, airspace closures

The U.S. issued a travel advisory urging citizens to avoid Iran and leave immediately due to escalating tensions. (REUTERS/ Representational)

The United States has released an updated travel advisory for Iranstrongly recommending that American citizens refrain from traveling to the nation “for any reason” and requesting that those currently present in the country depart without delay, given the escalating tensions and potential for additional conflict throughout the West Asian region. The U.S. issued a travel … Read more

Provo shooting: 2 officers on administrative leave after suspect killed during ‘domestic violence assault’; what we know

Provo shooting: 2 officers on administrative leave after suspect killed during ‘domestic violence assault’; what we know (Pexel - representational image)

The Provo Police Department has said that two officers have been placed on administrative leave after a suspect was shot dead following a “domestic violence assault” incident. The investigation is being handled by the Utah County Officer-Involved Critical Incident (OICI) team. Provo shooting: 2 officers on administrative leave after suspect killed during ‘domestic violence assault’; … Read more