Updated: Jan 31st, 2026 Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files have drawn attention to unverified claims referencing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, contained in what are described as screenshots of self-emails allegedly written by Epstein in 2013. According to the documents, released on Friday by the US Department of Justice as part of a...
Updated: Jan 31st, 2026 The United States government went into a partial shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve the 2026 federal budget before the midnight deadline, resulting in a temporary lapse in federal funding. Lawmakers indicated that the disruption could be short-lived, with the House expected to approve a Senate-backed funding package early...
Updated: Jan 31st, 2026 More than 200 people have been reportedly killed in a devastating collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to local authorities, as rescue efforts continue amid uncertainty over the final death toll. Lubumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the...
Updated: Jan 31st, 2026 US Central Command urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avoid escalatory behavior at sea after Tehran announced a two-day live-fire naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz scheduled to begin Sunday. In a statement, CENTCOM said the Strait of Hormuz is an international sea passage and a critical trade corridor,...
The U.S. Justice Department began releasing millions of records linked to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, saying it had completed an unprecedented review ordered under a new transparency law signed by President Donald Trump. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that the department was producing more than three million...
Updated: Jan 30th, 2026 Meta is set to test a new range of paid subscriptions across its apps, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, offering users access to exclusive features, enhanced productivity tools and expanded artificial intelligence capabilities, according to a report by TechCrunch. The social media giant said the upcoming subscriptions will introduce a premium...
President Donald Trump has filed a civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over the unauthorised disclosure of his tax return information by an agency contractor who later pleaded guilty to a felony. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in the Southern...
Updated: Jan 30th, 2026 The European Union has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, significantly escalating its response to what it describes as persistent and grave human rights violations by Iranian authorities. The decision builds on the EU’s long-standing condemnation of repression in Iran, including the death of 22-year-old...
Updated: Jan 29th, 2026 Amid growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, a new large-scale clinical trial published in The Lancet on Thursday showed that an AI-enabled stethoscope can boost early detection of various heart diseases. A team of Spanish researchers found that an AI-enabled stethoscope helped doctors in identifying early signs of serious...
Updated: Jan 29th, 2026 The Chinese court executed 11 members of same family from Malaysia due to their large-scale involvement in crimes like homicide, fraud, and gambling, as per reports. In September 2025, the Ming family members were reportedly sentenced for various crimes, including homicide, illegal detention, fraud, and operating gambling dens by a court...