Myanmar’s anti-drug crackdown: Authorities torch USD 600 million worth of seized narcotics

Myanmar’s anti-drug crackdown: Authorities torch USD 600 million worth of seized narcotics

Smoke and flame rise from burning illegal narcotics during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, June 26, 2026. Authorities in Myanmar burned more than 50 tonnes of confiscated narcotics on Friday in a nationwide destruction, sending thick black smoke over…

Read More
Greece turns to space technology: AI-powered satellites begin tracking wildfires

Greece turns to space technology: AI-powered satellites begin tracking wildfires

A replica of an OroraTech wildfire-detection satellite is displayed at the company’s facilities in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, June 18, 2026, as Greece integrates a new constellation of wildfire-detection satellites into its national firefighting system. Greece has turned to space for a new weapon against its worsening wildfire crisis — a network of small satellites…

Read More
MacKenzie Scott's $7 billion donations in 2025 accounted for one-third of America's largest charitable gifts

MacKenzie Scott’s $7 billion donations in 2025 accounted for one-third of America’s largest charitable gifts | World News

MacKenzie Scott reinforced her position as one of the world’s most generous philanthropists in 2025 after donating around $7 billion to charitable causes across the United States. According to Giving USA and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Scott’s contributions accounted for nearly one-third of the country’s $19.2 billion in major charitable gifts…

Read More
'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers': Supreme Court upholds Trump immigration policies

‘America’s doors are closed fully to asylum seekers’: Supreme Court upholds Trump immigration policies

US Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status of Haitian and Syrian immigrants The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation, giving another boost to the president’s hardline approach toward immigration.The 6-3 ruling,…

Read More
"The final year of Charlie’s life....": Candace Owens raises doubts over TPUSA staffer's story of Charlie Kirk's final hours

“The final year of Charlie’s life….”: Candace Owens raises doubts over TPUSA staffer’s story of Charlie Kirk’s final hours

Candace Owens has questioned Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet’s account of Charlie Kirk’s alleged final text message, claiming his public statements differ from what he privately told her after Kirk’s death. Owens said Kolvet initially admitted he was unsure who Kirk was referring to, but later claimed the message referenced leftists. Kolvet has defended…

Read More
Nigerian proverb of the day: "What an old man sees while lying down, a young man can never see even when he climbs up in a tree" and a lesson in experience, judgement and wisdom

Nigerian proverb of the day: “What an old man sees while lying down, a young man can never see even when he climbs up in a tree” and a lesson in experience, judgement and wisdom

Nigerian proverb of the day values experience, wisdom and insight. How can a man lying down see more than a person who is up in a tree? Possible because of the insight. If the man lying down has more insight than the man in the tree, it is absolutely possible and this age-old African saying…

Read More
Non-citizens arriving at US border do not automatically get asylum, can be turned away: Supreme court backs Trump administration

Non-citizens arriving at US border do not automatically get asylum, can be turned away: Supreme court backs Trump administration

Supreme Court sides 6-3 with Trump administration on immigration asylum border policy Non-citizens who arrive at the US border do not automatically qualify for asylum and can be turned away if they are still outside the country, the US Supreme Court has ruled in a 6–3 decision backing the Trump administration’s interpretation of immigration law.The…

Read More
German proverb of the day: 'The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes' — a witty reminder that success doesn't always go to the smartest people

German proverb of the day: ‘The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes’ — a witty reminder that success doesn’t always go to the smartest people

“The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes” There is a bluntness to German folk sayings that feels almost uncomfortable in its honesty. One of the most striking is: “Die dümmsten Bauern haben die größten Kartoffeln.” Literally translated, it reads: “The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes.”At first glance, it sounds like an insult wrapped in…

Read More
Meet Shankh Mitra, Indian-origin executive ranked second-highest paid CEO in the world after Elon Musk

Meet Shankh Mitra, Indian-origin executive ranked second-highest paid CEO in the world after Elon Musk

Shankh Mitra, the Indian-origin CEO who is the world’s second-highest paid after Elon Musk From studying engineering in Kolkata to leading a major American real estate company, Shankh Mitra has emerged as one of the highest-paid corporate leaders in the world.The Indian-origin chief executive of Welltower has been ranked the world’s second-highest paid CEO, according…

Read More
Controversial Streamer Johnny Somali loses South Korea appeal, court upholds six-month prison sentence

Controversial Streamer Johnny Somali loses South Korea appeal, court upholds six-month prison sentence

Controversial Streamer Johnny Somali loses South Korea appeal, court upholds six-month prison sentence (Image via Getty) Controversial streamer Johnny Somali will remain in prison after a South Korean appeals court rejected his request to reduce his sentence on Thursday. Prosecutors also failed to convince the court to increase his punishment to three years. With both…

Read More