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The UAE’s Emirati National Identity Strategy integrates heritage, values, education, media, family, and governance nationwide/Image: WAM At the 2025 UAE Government Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi, the UAE Government unveiled the Emirati National Identity Strategy—a nationwide initiative developed by the Ministry of Culture in partnership with the National Projects Office of the Presidential Court. The…

John O’Reilly, a forest manager in western Ireland, could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the grainy video on his phone, sent to him by a truck driver. There, slinking through the woodlands of County Clare, in Ireland, was the impossible: A stocky, tan-coloured animal with a shaggy mane and tufted tail, lumbering into…

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed US President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that aligned with their gender identity. The decision, issued on the court’s emergency docket, permits the policy to remain in effect while a lawsuit over it proceeds.A lower-court order had…

FILE — U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the former Speaker of the House, addresses the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Pelosi announced on Nov. 6, 2025 that she will retire when her term concludes in early 2027, ending a remarkable career in which she rose to become one of the most…

A US protester who was charged for using a sandwich to assault a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent was found “not guilty” on Thursday after a jury decided that charges brought by President Donald Trump’s prosecutors were baloney. The verdict in Washington Capitol Square came after 37-year-old Sean Dunn was accused of flinging a…

Twitch has once again found itself under fire, this time from one of its biggest creators, Asmongold. The outspoken streamer reacted strongly to Twitch’s decision to unban popular creator Nina Lin after just one week of suspension. The controversy stems from her reportedly explicit content that many viewers argued violated the platform’s community guidelines. Asmongold’s…

Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management recently placed $1.1 billion in bets against Nvidia and Palantir, managing roughly $1.38 billion total Michael Burry, the real-life investor immortalised by Christian Bale in The Big Short (2015), built his reputation on one of the most daring financial calls in modern history. Long before the 2008 financial crisis hit,…

Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep announced $61M fund for their San Francisco startup but the comment section was filled with trolling. IIT Kharagpur graduates and Forbes 30 Under 30 alums Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep were subjected to vicious trolling as they released their video announcing that their San Francisco-based startup Giga has raised $61…

Kevin Roberts (middle) apologized for supporting Tucker Carlson (left) after he gave Nick Fuentes platform on his show. Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts apologized amid the row over his support for Tucker Carlson after he gave a platform to Nick Fuentes. Nick Fuentes made several antisemitic and extremist statements on the Tucker Carlson show while…

Kentucky official lured NYC businesses with ‘Bourbon’ and asked them to relocate to Kentucky. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams placed his pitch to New York businesses that they should relocate to Kentucky to escape from Zohran Mamdani‘s administration. “NYC companies: had a day or two to reassess? Come to a place that is not…