Updated: Apr 23rd, 2026 A student at Florida International University in the US has reportedly been arrested after posting a message in a WhatsApp group that appeared to call for a bombing at her campus, prompting authorities to treat the matter as a serious threat. As per reports, the 20-year-old student, identified as Gabriela Saldana,...
Updated: Apr 23rd, 2026 Representative image Two police officers are among four people who have been treated for injuries following separate shootings in western Sydney. Police said on Thursday that the first incident occurred at around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday (local time) when officers in the suburb of Punchbowl, 16 km southwest of central Sydney,...
The man remembers the sound first. “It was the loudest noise I ever felt in my entire life… people were screaming… it was just a horrific, horrific heart that I can’t get outta my brain,” said a 9/11 survivor, his voice breaking as he recalled the moment the second plane struck. Inside a hall on...
Updated: Apr 23rd, 2026 The US Department of War on Wednesday announced that Secretary of the Navy John C Phelan has stepped down, effective immediately, with Hung Cao appointed as Acting Secretary. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the news in a post on X, expressing gratitude for Phelan’s service. Parnell said the administration appreciated his...
Updated: Apr 17th, 2026 European airlines are reportedly beginning to scale back operations as fuel concerns intensify. Lufthansa revealed on Thursday that it plans to shut down its regional subsidiary, CityLine, by the weekend, grounding all 27 of its aircraft. Meanwhile, KLM has already cancelled around 160 flights scheduled over the next month, as per...
Updated: Apr 17th, 2026 A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following an earlier announcement by US President Donald Trump. The truce aims to end more than a month of deadly escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 2,000 lives. In a statement, Israel’s military...
Updated: Apr 16th, 2026 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, which was launched in 2018 is a groundbreaking spacecraft designed to study the Sun closer than any mission in history, now has uncovered new clues about how solar storms are formed. The NASA spacecraft that has been flying closer to the sun, “observed a sun-directed jet of...
Representative image An unusual incident over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia, US has drawn attention after pilots were allegedly heard making animal noises during routine radio communications, prompting a reprimand from air traffic control. Audio recordings from April 12 captured what appeared to be pilots inserting meowing and barking sounds while transmitting over...
Co-founder of the banned Pakistani terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba was critically injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in Lahore. According to local reports, Amir Hamza, a founding member of the group and a close associate of Hafiz Saeed, was targeted outside the office of a news channel. Gunmen reportedly opened fire before fleeing the scene....
Bernie Sanders The US Senate on Wednesday rejected efforts to halt new arms sales to Israel, even as more Democrats than before backed measures challenging such transfers, as per reports. The resolutions sought to block the sale of 1,000-pound bombs and armoured bulldozers intended for Israel, amid mounting criticism over the ongoing war involving Iran...