“He was punching me”: Ria Jalesa accuses Beyoncé’s nephew Julez Smith of hotel assault, says she was left with bruises (Image via Getty) Twitch streamer and content creator Ria Jalesa has publicly accused Julez Smith, the son of Solange Knowles and nephew of Beyoncé, of physically assaulting her during an encounter at a hotel. Speaking…
The council decided to sell the site to UKIM on Feb 10 even though Bharat Hindu Samaj (BHS) is a sitting tenant LONDON: Peterborough city council argued at the high court here on Monday that its decision to sell a complex housing a Hindu temple to a Muslim association to redevelop it as a mosque…
By day, many of New Zealand’s forest tracks appear unremarkable. Ferns crowd the undergrowth, damp rock faces line narrow paths and streams cut through thick vegetation. Yet after sunset, some of these same places take on an entirely different appearance. Tiny blue-green points of light begin to emerge from banks, cliffs and overhanging roots until…
A lake often appears permanent, as though it has always occupied the same stretch of landscape. Yet some lakes are surprisingly young. A river changes course, a mountainside collapses, lava blocks a valley, or a dam reshapes an entire region. When water arrives where woodland once stood, the trees do not always disappear immediately. In…
When Justin Trudeau said he does not read newspapers or watch the news. Justin Trudeau has lived his entire life under public scrutiny, yet he maintained his sense of detachment, and it is evident now more than ever as after his resignation as the Canadian Prime Minister, Trudeau stepped away from politics. Though he is…
Dale Carnegie (Image: Wikipedia) Most people brace themselves for criticism and relax around praise, treating the two as opposites, one dangerous and one safe. Dale Carnegie flipped that instinct on its head. “Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you,” he wrote. “Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.” Coming from a man who…
Life on Earth has an expiry date, but it is probably not the dramatic disaster movie ending many people imagine. Instead of a sudden asteroid strike or a single catastrophic event, scientists think the planet’s final chapter will unfold slowly, quietly and over an almost unimaginable stretch of time. Trees, flowers, grass and eventually nearly…
Steve Jobs’ billionaire widow, Laurene, who now spends summers sailing the high seas from the Mediterranean to Australia on her $120 million superyacht The early life of billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs was very different from the immense wealth she enjoys today. While she now spends her summers travelling from the Mediterranean to Australia aboard…
US judge scraps Trump’s IRS deal (File photo) A US federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruled that the lawsuit had been filed for an “improper purpose”, and recommended sanctions and disciplinary action against the lawyers involved.In a 56-page order, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said…
Christopher Plummer’s former Darien waterfront estate built in 1866 The historic waterfront estate in Darien, Connecticut, once owned by Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer, has returned to the property market with an asking price of $12.995 million.The 1.17-acre coastal property, situated at 209 Long Neck Point Road, features a thoroughly modernised 1866 Colonial residence. Alongside…
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court The Donald Trump administration on Monday launched a sweeping campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the tribunal poses a threat to US sovereignty by claiming the authority to investigate and prosecute American officials and military personnel.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled…
Israel’s Mossad allegedly tried to recruit Iran’s former president Ahmadinejad Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad allegedly spent years trying to recruit former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as part of a broader plan to overthrow Iran’s leadership and eventually install him as the country’s new leader.The New York Times report, citing American and Iranian officials familiar with…
