A Minneapolis resident was shot and killed during a federal immigration enforcement operation, which has escalated the already tense situation between the Trump Administration and the Minnesota State Government, along with the opposition Democratic Party. The victim was identified by Democratic leaders as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse. The incident occurred amid ongoing...
Month: January 2026
23-year-old Hindu man burnt to death in Bangladesh in yet another incident
Updated: Jan 25th, 2026 A Hindu man was burnt alive in his sleep in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi district. This incident has raised concerns over the safety of religious minorities in the country amid reports of a rise in attacks in recent months. The 23-year-old victim, identified as Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, worked at a garage located near...
Massive winter storm grips US, cripples travel, power
A massive winter storm swept across a broad stretch of the United States, dumping snow and ice, plunging temperatures far below normal, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and forcing authorities in more than 20 states to declare emergencies, according to multiple media reports and government officials. Nearly 190 million people –...
Heavy snowstorm looms over US, flights cancelled, power outages feared
Updated: Jan 24th, 2026 More than half of the United States is bracing for a massive winter storm as severe weather conditions spread from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes and the eastern parts of the country. Several regions, including Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, witnessed fresh snowfall on Friday, which officials say is just...
AI-generated post of White House featuring Trump with penguin faces backlash
A White House AI-generated post of Donald Trump walking through a snowy arctic landscape while holding a penguin’s flipper has sparked widespread online criticism. The image, released on January 23, 2026, shows President Trump in an icy setting with the US and Greenland flags displayed in the background. The post was accompanied by the caption,...
Suicide bombing at wedding in Pakistan kills 7, injures 25
Updated: Jan 24th, 2026 Seven people were killed, and 25 injured after a suicide bomber targeted a wedding ceremony in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area on Friday, as per news reports. The attack took place at the residence of Noor Alam Mehsud, a pro-government community leader, in the Dera Ismail Khan district. As per the...
Biosphere 2: A man-made Earth which trapped humans for 2 years
Updated: Jan 23rd, 2026 In the Arizona desert , far from cities and farmland , stands a massive glass structure that once hosted one of the world’s most ambitious scientific experiments known as Biosphere 2, the facility was built to answer a bold question: Can humans survive in a completely closed environment with...
US exits WHO, citing COVID failures
The United States announced that it has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organisation, ending its membership in the global health body. The move, the Trump administration said, fulfills a promise made on the president’s first day in office. In a joint statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...
Google launches free SAT practise test on Gemini
Updated: Jan 22nd, 2026 Google has introduced a free Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for students through its AI platform, Gemini, in partnership with Princeton Review. With this new initiative, students preparing for the SAT can now access full-length practice tests at no cost by simply typing “I want to take a practice SAT test” on...
Three dead in shooting west of Sydney in eastern Australia
Three people have died following a shooting west of Sydney in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday afternoon. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a shooting in the small town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 km west of Sydney, around 4:40 pm...









