US President Donald Trump turned 80 on June 14, becoming only the second sitting US president to reach the milestone while in office, after Joe Biden celebrated his 80th birthday in November 2022 . Trump is also the oldest person ever inaugurated as president, having returned to the White House in January 2025 at age…
Most superheroes exist only on cinema screens, but in north Queensland, one young medical student is making a real difference for children battling illness. George D. Mann, a 20-year-old third-year medical student from Townsville, Australia, spends his free time as “Dr. Spider-Man”, visiting young patients while dressed in a Spider-Man suit and white doctor’s coat….
For decades, the fortune of Australia’s wealthiest citizen has been tied to iron ore buried deep beneath the country’s red earth. Yet in recent years, Gina Rinehart has gradually expanded her interests far beyond mining, backing sectors she believes will shape the decades ahead. Space exploration now appears to sit firmly within that vision. As…
For more than a millennium, a stone pyramid stood watch over the ancient settlement of Ihuatzio in western Mexico. Built by the Purépecha civilisation, one of the few Mesoamerican powers that successfully resisted Aztec expansion, the monument survived centuries of conflict, weather and human change. Yet in a matter of hours, part of this remarkable…
Taiwan’s ministry of national defence (MND) said on Wednesday that it detected the presence of six Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels operating a around the island around 6am local time.As per the MND, armed forces assessed the activity and responded accordingly.In a post on X, the MND said, “6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan…
The department of war announced Tuesday that the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will officially restore its name to the US Pacific Command (USPACOM), reversing the 2018 decision to rename it.Originally established on January 1, 1947, by then-President Harry S Truman, the command operated under the USPACOM banner for over 70 years, standing as the oldest…
Country names often arrive carrying layers of history that are easy to overlook. Some preserve the memory of dynasties, some echo ancient tribes, and others trace their roots to geography that predates written records. Hidden among them is a small Caribbean nation whose name stands apart for an unusual reason. Saint Lucia is widely regarded…
A small plane crashed onto a highway in southern Texas late Tuesday night (local time), prompting an emergency rescue operation as flames erupted from the aircraft and crews rushed to free those trapped inside, AP reported.The crash occurred shortly after 10pm in the city of Laredo, according to Jose Baeza, an investigator with the local…
US Vice President JD Vance has outlined a three-point framework at the centre of a proposed peace agreement between Washington and Tehran, stressing that Iran must forgo nuclear weapons, keep the Strait of Hormuz open and meet strict conditions before receiving any economic benefits.Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Vance said, “The agreement is…
Photo credit: US Southern Command/X The US military struck a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday that it said was being used for drug trafficking. According to the US Southern Command, one person was killed and two others survived the attack. The operation is part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on “narcoterrorists”…