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Vivek Ramaswamy stirred a row on social media after sharing a video of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, taken from one of Kirk’s question-and-answer sessions, where he asked, “What does it mean to be an American?”Ramaswamy’s own identity has often been questioned within the MAGA movement, with some hard-right Republicans expressing discomfort over his…

American rapper Nicki Minaj stirred row after publicly thanking President Donald Trump after he spoke out about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Minaj praised Trump’s remarks as “powerful” and “heartfelt,” but some fans accused her of aligning with the MAGA base. Trump, in a Truth Social post on Friday, claimed that “Christianity is facing…

A fresh row erupted inside the MAGA movement after JD Vance revealed he hopes his wife, Usha Vance, will one day embrace his Christian faith despite her Hindu upbringing. The episode raises a critical question: how will a movement that prizes religious identity accept a spouse from a different faith?Vance made the comments at a…

Early 3am Metro start to support Dubai Ride 2025 / AI-generated Illustrative purposes only In preparation for the popular Dubai Ride 2025 on Sunday, November 2, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has extended Dubai Metro operating hours, with trains starting as early as 3:00am to make it easier for cyclists and spectators to reach…

Elon Musk has once again dropped a passive-aggressive comment on his MAGA friend Donald Trump, telling Joe Rogan that the US president is “not perfect” but “not evil,” describing GOP leader as a “product of his time.” The billionaire CEO made the remarks during a three-hour interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he took…

Biban 2025 in Riyadh gathers 200 speakers, 150 nations, and unveils billion-dollar entrepreneurial initiatives/Image: Biban From 5 to 8 November, Riyadh will welcome innovators, investors, and visionaries from around the world as the Biban 2025 Forum transforms the capital into a nexus of global enterprise. Under the theme “Global Destination for Opportunities,” the event seeks…

Notre-Dame Cathedral, freshly reopened after five years of restoration following the devastating 2019 fire, has now witnessed another historic moment: its first wedding in three decades, held in honor of one of its own craftsmen.Martin Lorentz, 29, a craftsman who spent three years reconstructing Notre-Dame’s medieval wooden framework, married his fiancée, Jade, on October 25…

UAE cracks down on cheating with strict new rules / AI-generated Illustrative purposes only As exam season approaches, the UAE is drawing a firm red line under dishonest test tactics — and this time, the consequences sting on both sides of the classroom. Ahead of the first-term central exams on 20 November, the Ministry of…

Couple loses Dh800,000 in UAE property scam case / AI-generated illustration A UAE court has sentenced three Arab men to six months in jail for defrauding a couple of Dh800,000 through a fake real-estate financing scheme, after luring them via a social media advertisement and presenting forged documents to secure the payment. The judgment, issued…

‘Fast & the fruity-ous’: Dutch train crashes into truck, launches pears into the sky It looked like a scene straight out of a slapstick movie with a freight train tearing through a truck piled high with pears but for the residents near the Dutch town of Waalwijk, the so-called “Fruit Flight” was all too real….