US President Donald Trump waves as he switches planes at US Air Force Base in England, on his way back to Washington from the Nato summit in Turkey US President Donald Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military aircraft after a credible and imminent threat that a shoulder-fired missile could target his plane during … Read more
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice was published Monday US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves for officers and agents, prompting criticism from Democratic lawmakers and civil rights advocates who warn the devices could be misused during immigration enforcement.A US Department of Homeland … Read more
Record heat hits farms as Asia endures extreme summer (Representative image) South Korea recorded its hottest summer on record this year, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on August 2, the highest temperature recorded in the country since modern weather observations began in 1904.A South Korean potato farmer in Gangwon province has seen … Read more
A Pentagon review says US airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen killed 153 civilians and injured 243 others across three attacks in April 2025. The assessment, submitted to Congress as part of the Pentagon’s annual civilian casualty report, found that the strikes “more likely than not” resulted in civilian harm.The unclassified assessment, obtained by … Read more
the moon covered the sun over Spain, and a total solar eclipse returned to the mainland. (Photo: PTI) A wait for more than a century came down to barely a minute: the moon covered the sun over Spain, and a total solar eclipse returned to the mainland. Near sunset on Wednesday, crowds watched the sky … Read more
Quote of the day by Bubba Smith (Image: Wikipedia) Some people assume that physical size or obvious strength naturally comes with a short temper. Bubba Smiththe former NFL defensive lineman turned actor, suggested something closer to the opposite. “Well, I’m not a violent person,” he said. “You have to back off. People sometimes will try … Read more
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt The TOI correspondent from Washington: For a White House that has never been shy about deploying its best-looking and sharpest tongue, Karoline Leavitt was something of a two-for-one political bargain: the photogenic face of the Trump White House, vaporising critical reporters with verbal volleys before they finished the question. … Read more
File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military exercise from the board of the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the disputed Kuril Islands for the first time, travelling to Iturup as Moscow’s relations with Japan remain deeply strained over Russia’s … Read more
Rangitoto framed – Tiritiri Matangi Island Off the coast of Auckland, in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, lies an island that looks like a slice of untouched wilderness. Dense native forest blankets its hills, rare birds call from the canopy and visitors walk along quiet tracks surrounded by ferns and flowering shrubs. Yet just a few … Read more
An Australian family who once built their life around sheep farming on a remote island are now helping give the same place a completely different future. Peter and Pamela Woolford took over Flinders Island off South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula and raised their family there while running a Merino sheep station. Nearly five decades later, the … Read more