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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced adjustments to certain H.R. 1 immigration-related fees for fiscal year (FY) 2026, reflecting inflation from July 2024 through July 2025. The new fees will take effect on January 1, 2026. Applicants submitting benefit requests postmarked on or after this date must include the updated fee.The fee…

In a shocking turn of events aboard a Lufthansa flight, Indian national Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli was hit with federal charges in Boston. Allegedly wielding a metal fork as a weapon, he reportedly assaulted two teenagers mid-flight, prompting an emergency diversion to the U.S. A 28-year-old Indian national has been indicted in Boston after allegedly stabbing…

John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg has revealed she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has been told she has less than a year to live. The 35-year-old journalist and environmental author shared the news in a deeply personal essay published in The New Yorker, detailing her battle with acute myeloid leukaemia and the…

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden decision to resign from Congress has set off a political row, with many in the MAGA base asking whether a fight over H1-B visas, a push to release Epstein-related files or her public feud with Donald Trump finally pushed her out. Greene will step down on January 5, 2026, ending a…

In a surprising twist, President Trump’s inviting Oval Office conversation with Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani has seemingly left Senator JD Vance feeling overshadowed, as reported by Fox News. Despite their differing ideologies, Trump complimented Mamdani’s ‘rational’ approach and identified areas of agreement, contrasting sharply with his previous critiques. It looks like JD Vance was not…

In any normal country, a woman not wearing her wedding ring would be an unremarkable detail. In America, it becomes a multi-platform cultural event. When Usha Vance walked alongside Melania Trump at Camp Lejeune, she looked as poised as always, balancing the two worlds she inhabits: the institutional weight of the vice president’s residence and…

Dubai residents urged to submit inspiring Erth Award entries / Image: Dubai Media Office The Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has officially launched the Erth Dubai Award. This is not simply a prize; it is described as one of the world’s largest initiatives dedicated to preserving…

Kingdom launches major recruitment drive for mosque staff / AI Generated Illustration Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance has launched a massive employment drive, announcing 31,000 new job openings for citizens across the Kingdom. This unprecedented initiative is aimed at bolstering the service standards in mosques nationwide, offering a flexible route into…

Pokimane and xQc (via YouTube | xQc) Fellow streamers xQc and Pokimane have reignited their rivalry yet again as the former took a shot at the latter’s recent post on X about the state of streaming today. It started when Pokimane shared her disappointment, expressing how she missed the days when streaming was about gaming,…

The quest to grow food beyond Earth has fascinated scientists and space agencies for decades, not only as a matter of survival, but as a critical strategy to sustain life on long-duration missions and future interplanetary exploration. Although many imagine leafy greens in space, the first vegetable ever to take root in microgravity was the…