The controversy surrounding the now-infamous “Macron slap” has erupted once again, after explosive new claims from French journalist Florian Tardif shed dramatic light on what may have unfolded behind the closed doors of the French presidential aircraft during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Vietnam in May 2025. Months after the Élysée Palace attempted to contain […] Read more
For more than ten weeks, the waters of the Strait of Hormuz have turned into a living nightmare for nearly 20,000 sailors stranded aboard around 2,000 ships, caught in the middle of the escalating U.S.-Israeli war against Iran that erupted on February 28. What was once one of the world’s busiest maritime trade routes has […] Read more
The Israeli military has launched an investigation into the conduct of a soldier who was photographed smoking and placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in occupied southern Lebanon. The incident reportedly took place in the Christian village of Debel, where a separate controversy emerged last month after another […] Read more
A major cyberattack disrupted the widely used educational platform Canvas on Thursday, leaving thousands of schools and universities struggling to operate as students prepared for final examinations. The outage triggered widespread confusion and highlighted the growing dependence of educational institutions on digital learning systems. The hacking group known as ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach, […] Read more
It’s not very often one gets to say this, but on Friday, I danced on national television. It was for Channel 4’s The Last Leg, the weekly chatshow hosted by Adam Hills. If dancing for the nation on TV is a rarity for most people, it’s all the more so for me as well as […] Read more
Press reports described the actions that took place when Turkish player Hatayspor, a Ghanaian named Christian Atsu, was rescued from the ruins. Christian Atsu was discovered alive beneath the debris, according to the English daily “The Sun,” which noted that he was residing on the ninth floor and that his home had fallen as a […] Read more
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University researchers have developed a special kind of synthetic leather. In terms of detecting the pressure put on it by the body, it is more sensitive than human skin. One of science’s most ground-breaking inventions, synthetic leather is particularly made to mirror the functions of human skin, yet some of its varieties […] Read more
LONDON, January 15 – In the Women’s Super League on Sunday, Chelsea and Arsenal drew 1-1, keeping Chelsea atop the standings, while Manchester United thrashed Liverpool 6-0 to move up to second. Sam Kerr scored an equalizer for Chelsea in the 89th minute to salvage a point. Zecira Musovic of Chelsea was the busier of […] Read more
Miss Universe was announced on Saturday night. R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model, and sewing instructor from Texas, is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, according to competition authorities. When the winner was finally revealed in a spectacular fashion, Gabriel closed her eyes and held hands with Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel, and smiled […] Read more










