Updated: Feb 24th, 2026 The Netherlands has entered what leaders themselves call ‘uncharted territory’ not only with a rare minority government, but also with the appointment of Rob Jetten, who has become: The youngest Prime Minister in modern Dutch history The first openly gay Prime Minister of the Netherlands At 38, Jetten was sworn in...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 A new study by the University of California, San Francisco, has found that physical activity may help protect the brain and improve memory by repairing an important protective layer called the blood-brain barrier. The research was published on February 18 in the journal ‘Cell’, titled ‘Liver eccrine reverses aging- and Alzheimer’s-related...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 Image: Stanford medicine Researchers at Stanford Medicine have reported a significant breakthrough toward a potential universal respiratory vaccine, demonstrating broad protection against multiple infections and allergens in a mouse study. The findings, published on November 19 in Science journal, describe an experimental intranasal vaccine that provided months-long lung protection in laboratory...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 While the Pakistan government claims that the country’s economy has been revived from the brink and is now stable, the harsh reality is that poverty has climbed to an 11-year high of 29% and income inequality is at levels not seen in nearly three decades, according to an article in the...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 The Embassy of India in Tehran has issued a fresh advisory on February 23, urging Indian nationals in Iran to leave the country using all available means of transport, including commercial flights. The advisory comes amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and concerns over a possible conflict...
GoFundMe “We are heartbroken to share that Avtar Singh Bullt, a beloved sevadaar of Tracy Gurdwara Sahib, tragically lost his life after being kidnapped. What began as a deeply concerning disappearance has ended in an unimaginable loss for his family and the entire Sangat,” said the page set up by Gurdwara Gur Nanak Parkash of...
Mexican security forces have killed Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, one of the country’s most powerful drug kingpins, triggering violent reprisals across several states and prompting fresh advisories for US citizens. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said he had been informed that Mexican forces had killed ‘El Mencho,’ describing him as “one of...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 At least 17 people died after a bus travelling from western Pokhara to the capital Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River in the central district of Dhading early Monday, a senior official at the District Administration Office, Dhading, said. “We have sent 17 people who appear to have died on the...