A massive fire at a popular live music venue in Thailand’s capital late on Sunday killed at least 27 people and left 63 others injured. Officials said many victims died after becoming trapped near the pub’s bathrooms while trying to escape thick smoke. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze, which…
File photo: Sheikh Hasina DHAKA: “Whether you come in December or January is your decision, but we want you tomorrow,” Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal’s chief prosecutor said, days after former PM Sheikh Hasina asserted she will return and surrender by December.It was ICT – hearing several cases against her – that sentenced her to death…
File photo: A man holds a flag during a rally in Tehran A conservative newspaper in Iran known for its provocative tone has published a list of people to be targeted as revenge for the killing of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, including the leaders of the US, Israel and European countries.“Vengeance is the will of…
File photo: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down Sunday as President Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine’s govt, saying he had offered a new and important position to the former premier.Svyrydenko, who has served as Ukraine’s economy minister, was named PM in July 2025 at the age of 39 after playing…
Maya Higa has withdrawn from Kai Cenat’s Streamer University 2026 despite being selected as a professor. The Twitch streamer explained that the event clashes with a long-standing conservation project involving sperm whales, making it impossible for her to attend. Kai Cenat supported her decision, calling her a “superhero” for her wildlife work, while organizers decide…
Andres Alquiga and Diana Tupiza place the paw print of their pet as a symbolic witness to their marriage QUITO: When Diana Tupiza and Andres Alquinga decided to get married, they selected a rather unusual witness for the civil wedding ceremony: Luna, their Pekingese pup who stamped her paw print on the marriage certificate.With recently…
‘Write in such a way that you can be readily understood’ In 1962, a team of structural engineers faced a serious problem at the newly built international terminal of an American airport. The signs guiding passengers to baggage claim, exits, and customs were filled with complicated official language. Tourists got lost, children became separated from…
‘An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep’ In May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, facing destruction from the advancing German army. By every visible measure of military equipment, battlefield position, and numbers, the Allied forces were…
Artistic rendering of Penrose super-radiance: electromagnetic waves with selected rotation patterns are amplified as they interact with a system that appears to rotate at superluminal speeds. (Credit: Dalila Pasotti and Hadiseh Nasari) Physicists have successfully recreated some of the extreme physics of black holes inside a laboratory by building a stationary device that can copy…
Dubai’s Emir is so wealthy that he bought a 63,000-acre estate in the pristine Scottish Highlands, yet has visited only five times in twenty years The billionaire ruler of Dubai has expanded his huge 63,000-acre estate in the Scottish Highlands to include ten luxury properties, a hunting lodge and three helipads. However, he has visited…