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Canada announces crackdown on paper plates, social media users troll, saying they already feel safe. The Canada Border Service Agency announced an investigation into paper plates to find out if China is sending certain types of disposable paper plates, bowls, harming Canadian industries. The announcement became a laughing stock on social media as people mockingly…

It began, as so many stories of power, privilege, and pop culture now do — on a yacht. But this wasn’t just any holiday fling. The photos of former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 53, passionately kissing pop icon Katy Perry, 40, looked torn straight from a Mills & Boon yacht romance, and they detonated…

The estimated net worth of Pokimane in 2025 is around $7 to $8 million (Image via: Getty) From Twitch exclusives and YouTube content to fashion collabs and startup ventures, Pokimane has turned her digital fame into serious money. As of 2025, her net worth has seen another major boost, proving she’s still the face of…

Afghanistan cites years of Pakistani aggression; asserts right to self-defence Afghan sources on Saturday accused the Pakistani military of repeatedly violating Afghanistan’s border, saying Islamabad breached Afghan territory over 1,200 times and its airspace on 710 occasions in the past four years. The allegations come amid a deadly escalation along the Durand Line following Pakistani…

“You can’t keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours.”External affairs minister S Jaishankar issued a stern warning to Pakistan at the United Nations in 2022. Three years later, Pakistan is yet to mend its ways, and the warning rings truer than ever. Then, both leaders accused Pakistan of nurturing…

US President Donald Trump (PTI) As the US government shutdown entered its 18th day on Friday, President Donald Trump called it a “Democrat shutdown,” accusing the opposition of blocking efforts to curb illegal immigration.“The shutdown continues. The Republican Party is not going to pay a trillion and a half dollars to illegal immigrants coming into…

A balcony collapsed on Friday evening at a third-floor building near the University of Cincinnati, US resulting in twenty people being injured, at least 10 being hospitalised with one critically injured, according to officials, quoted by Mirror US.Captain Stephen Bower of the Cincinnati Police Department stated at a news conference that five individuals sustained serious…

Thousands of Emiratis unite at Al Wathba on December 4 for the Union March, celebrating heritage, culture, and national pride / Image Credit: Emirati Times Drums, chants, and fluttering flags will soon fill the air at Al Wathba as thousands of Emiratis unite for the UAE’s grand Union March 2025 on December 4 — a…

Jared Kushner (left) and Steve Witkoff (File photo) Two of US President Donald Trump’s key negotiators in brokering the Israel-Hamas ceasefire have said they felt “betrayed” by Israel following a strike targeting Hamas leadership in Doha, the capital of fellow US ally Qatar, in September.Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,…

Doorbell footage captures the visual (Video credits/X) A terrifying Halloween night unfolded in Alexandria, Virginia, when three mask-wearing intruders attempted to break into a widow’s home, threatening to kill the occupants, according to doorbell camera footage shared by the family.The incident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday at a home about eight miles from Washington,…