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...
Updated: Jan 29th, 2026 A documentary charting the life of US First Lady Melania Trump in the 20 days leading up to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration has failed to attract significant interest in the UK, with ticket sales remaining extremely low ahead of its release, as per the reports. Ahead of its London premiere...
Updated: Jan 29th, 2026 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in China on a three-day official visit, becoming the first British leader to travel to the country in eight years. Announcing his arrival on X, Starmer said he had “touched down in China” with the aim of delivering tangible outcomes for the British people....
Updated: Jan 29th, 2026 In a horrific aviation accident that occurred in Colombia on Wednesday, all 15 people on board, including a Member of Parliament, lost their lives. A commercial aircraft named Beechcraft 1900, flying from Cucuta to Ocaña, took off at 11.42 am but mysteriously went missing shortly after departure. Just 11 minutes before...
Updated: Jan 28th, 2026 Kim Keon Hee, the former first lady of South Africa, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison by the Seoul Central District Court for bribery and stock manipulation, according to reports. She allegedly took luxury gifts from the Unification Church. These gifts were worth about 370 million Won (~$2,58,000). The...
Updated: Jan 28th, 2026 A remark made by a US immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has triggered widespread criticism amid ongoing protests in Minnesota over the fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal agents. During an encounter on Tuesday, an ICE agent was reportedly heard telling a legal official, “I will erase your...
Updated: Jan 28th, 2026 Thieves broke into the Sri Sri Pagal Shankar ISKCON temple in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria district, and stole 14 idols, 20,000 Taka in cash, gold and silver ornaments, and several ritual items, according to reports. The incident marks the second such robbery at the temple since 2017, raising serious concerns over the safety...