Updated: Feb 10th, 2026 An Iranian man has reportedly died by suicide after posting a video on social media urging US President Donald Trump to take action regarding Iran’s leadership and not to negotiate with Tehran. The man, identified by Iranian media as Pouria Hamidi, was a resident of the southern port city of Bushehr....
Violence breaks out in Sydney over Israeli president’s visit, leaders call for peace
Updated: Feb 10th, 2026 Image: X (Screengrab) Australian authorities have reportedly appealed for restraint following violent confrontations in Sydney during protests against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog. As per reports, unrest erupted on Monday evening when police moved to disperse a large group of demonstrators gathered near Sydney’s Town Hall. According to police,...
US bill seeks to end H-1B visa program
A Republican lawmaker introduced legislation to end the H-1B visa program, arguing that it disadvantages American workers and prioritizes foreign labor over US citizens. US Representative Greg Steube announced the introduction of the Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemptions Act, known as the EXILE Act. The bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by discontinuing...
Rumours swirl over UK PM position, Shabana Mahmood emerges as possible successor
Updated: Feb 10th, 2026 Speculation is mounting in Westminster over the stability of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, amid growing political pressure and internal unease within the Labour Party. Recent developments including the renewed fallout from the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents in the United States have fuelled discussions about whether the UK could see...
What is Comet Wierzchos and will it be visible in India?
Updated: Feb 9th, 2026 Image: X A newly discovered comet, C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), is travelling through the inner solar system, offering astronomers and skywatchers a fresh opportunity to observe a visitor from its distant edges. According to Space.com, the comet will not be easily visible right now, but observers in the Northern Hemisphere will get...
Google halts security updates, leaving over a billion android phones exposed
Updated: Feb 9th, 2026 More than one billion Android smartphones across the globe are now facing elevated cybersecurity threats after Google confirmed that devices running Android 12 or earlier will no longer receive security updates. The figures are based on Android platform distribution data referenced by Moneycontrol. According to the data, around 42.1% of active ...
Mongolia’s total number of confirmed measles cases exceeds 14,000
Updated: Feb 9th, 2026 The total number of measles cases in Mongolia has increased to 14,123, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Monday. The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had had only one shot of the measles vaccine, the NCCD said in a statement. In view...
Norway ambassador Mona Juul steps down over Epstein links
Norway’s foreign ministry on Sunday announced that senior diplomat Mona Juul will step down from her post following what it described as a “serious failure of judgement” linked to her ties with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, deepening a growing scandal in Norway and across parts of Europe. Juul, who was serving as ambassador to...
Iran jails Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi for six years
Updated: Feb 9th, 2026 An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to six years in prison, according to reports Her legal counsel, Mostafa Nili, reportedly said Mohammadi was convicted on charges of “assembly and collusion with the intent to commit crimes.” Along with the prison term, the court also imposed a...
Japan polls: PM Takaichi set to retain power as LDP sweeps lower house elections
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to win a comfortable majority on its own, and may even clinch a two-thirds majority with allies, in the snap elections held on Sunday, as per exit polls in the Japanese media. An exit poll by public broadcaster NHK showed that the LDP is...









