154 Claires stores close across UK with 1300 jobs lost in high street shakeup / Image: File Teen jewellery giant Claire’s has shut all 154 of its standalone stores across the UK and Ireland, abruptly ending its decades-long presence on the high street. The closures, confirmed in late April 2026, led to more than 1,300…
Representative image credits: IANS Sheikh Yousaf Afridi, associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a close aide of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, police said.A police source said unknown armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Afridi, killing him on the spot in Landi Kotal…
Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla were warmly received by US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the White House on Monday, as their four-day state visit to the United States began.The first day of the visit began with an informal welcome at the White House. In mild Washington sunshine, Trumps…
Representative image Iranian official Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday accused the United States of effectively legitimising piracy after it seized two vessels allegedly carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean.Describing the move as a serious breach of international law, Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry, said it amounted to “the outright legalization of piracy and armed…
Events surrounding the construction of a tunnel in Varberg, Sweden, which is planned to be part of the West Coast Line expansion project, were discovered to be the location of several objects that will change how we view Varberg and its history. During the digging, construction crews unearthed 6 shipwrecks (4 of which date to…
China has achieved a major milestone in polar exploration, successfully drilling through 3,413 meters of Antarctic ice to reach the area above the Qilin Subglacial Lake. Conducted by the 42nd Antarctic expedition team on February 5, 2026, this feat surpasses the previous global record for hot-water drilling by nearly 900 meters, as noted in the…
King Charles III will on Tuesday deliver a rare address to a joint session of the US Congress, where he is expected to call for “reconciliation and renewal” in ties between the United States and United Kingdom, amid strains over the Iran war.The address, the first by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II’s speech…
The social media activity of Cole Tomas Allen, the man charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, revealed a shift over time from casual gaming posts to increasingly angry political messages.Allen, 31, allegedly stormed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner armed with guns and knives, triggering a chaotic scene in which shots were fired,…
Who is Fred Liu? Evelyn Ha’s ex boyfriend backs Ben Pasternak’a claims and alleges past abuse details (Image via Getty) Fred Liu, a TikTok creator and former boyfriend of Evelyn Ha, is now part of a growing public dispute that already involves serious legal charges and very different stories from both sides. The situation started…
Three men have been sentenced to prison in US for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe a public official in Hawaii in exchange for favourable treatment in affordable housing projects.Former businessman Rajesh Pankaj Budhabhatti, 65, was sentenced to 90 months in prison, while attorney Gary Charles Zamber, 56, received 70 months. Another attorney,…