Few years on the Earth
The women’s large hill ski jumping competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina delivered both historic achievements and unexpected disappointment, as American athlete Annika Belshaw was disqualified from the final standings due to an equipment violation. The ruling came shortly after she completed her second jump in what had appeared to be a … Read more
China has formally charged AstraZeneca’s former regional head Leon Wang, marking a significant development in a prolonged investigation that has drawn global attention to the pharmaceutical giant’s operations in one of its most important markets. The charges follow more than a year after Wang was detained by Chinese authorities amid broader probes into alleged irregularities … Read more
The death of He Jiaolong, a prominent government official and widely followed social media personality from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has drawn national attention and renewed debate about the evolving role of public officials in the digital age. Known for blending governance with online promotion, He represented a new generation of administrators who embraced … Read more
At just 17 years old, Tallulah Proulx has secured a place in Olympic history long before she has had time to fully absorb the magnitude of the achievement. Last month, on the final day of alpine skiing qualifications in northern California, the teenage skier completed her last slalom run not knowing whether it would be … Read more
The killing of Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar, a 37-year-old Indian-origin technology professional, has sent shockwaves through both Canada and India, highlighting growing concerns over public safety and targeted violence in urban centres abroad. Chandan, originally from Thyamagondlu village near Nelamangala in Karnataka’s Bengaluru Rural district, was shot dead in a brazen daylight attack outside a … Read more
A routine family outing in Singapore took a traumatic turn when a three-year-old girl suffered severe tongue burns after consuming boiling hot water that had been mistakenly poured into her insulated water bottle at a McDonald’s outlet. The incident, which occurred on February 1, 2026, at the McDonald’s Ridout Tea Garden in Queensway, has sparked … Read more
Pouria Hamidi, an Iranian national from the southern port city of Bushehr, emerged briefly into global attention after posting a lengthy and emotionally charged video message addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump and the American political leadership. Recorded in English and later shared widely on social media, the video was presented by Hamidi as a … Read more
Indian authorities have ordered a British couple to leave the country after determining that they violated the conditions of their tourist visas by engaging in political activity. Lewis Gabriel D and his girlfriend, Anushi Emma Christine, were accused of pasting stickers reading “Free Palestine” and “Boycott Israel” at multiple public locations in Pushkar, a well-known … Read more
Three sisters died after jumping from the ninth floor of their apartment building in Ghaziabad, a city in India’s National Capital Region outside New Delhi, in an incident that has drawn national attention and prompted renewed scrutiny of adolescent mental health, digital habits, and family dynamics in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The deaths … Read more
The release of a video by the Balochistan Liberation Army following a coordinated assault in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has drawn renewed attention to the role of women within the region’s long-running separatist insurgency. The footage, circulated on social media platforms and attributed to the BLA, shows a young woman identified as Hawa Baloch during what … Read more