Viral Saudi wedding clip shows gold-wrapped chocolates claimed online as 24-carat gold biscuits/Image: X A 33-second wedding video has set social media abuzz after appearing to show 24-carat gold bars being handed out as gifts. The clip, widely circulated online, prompted disbelief and debate as viewers tried to make sense of what looked like solid…
The research suggests the Indus Valley Civilisation could be far older than previously believed, not just by a few centuries, but by thousands of years. Experts studying pottery and animal remains at Bhirrana in northern India say the roots of this ancient society may stretch back around 8,000 years. If confirmed, that would place its…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered a partial shutdown on Saturday due to a congressional funding dispute centered around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The controversy intensified after ICE agents killed two US citizens during raids in Minneapolis, leading Democrats to demand major reforms before approving new funding, while thousands of government workers…
Makkah’s Grand Mosque marble stays cool in peak summer due to solar reflectance and layered insulation/Image: SPA Anyone who has walked barefoot around the Kaaba in peak summer knows the feeling. The sun is relentless, the air heavy with heat, yet the marble underfoot does not burn. In a place where temperatures regularly climb past…
Watch out for morning fog and rising humidity as the UAE enjoys a partly cloudy Saturday / Image: File The UAE will see generally fair to partly cloudy skies on Saturday, February 14, 2026, with no rainfall expected but reduced visibility is likely in several areas. According to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), humidity…
Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king gathered outside Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday, demanding the restoration of the monarchy that was abolished nearly two decades ago.Gyanendra Shah waved to cheering crowds from the sunroof of his car as hundreds of police officers in riot gear tried to manage supporters at the airport’s main…
Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model Claude was used in the US military operation that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The mission to capture Maduro and his wife included bombing several sites in Caracas last month. The United States apprehended Maduro in an early…
Jonathan Horst returns to YouTube with Thinking Different after Mac Address hiatus and Linus Media Group exit (Image via Getty) Jonathan Horst is back on YouTube, after more than a year away from posting videos, the former Mac Address host has started a brand new channel called “Thinking Different.” He shared the update on X…
What happened to influencer Clavicular at Arizona State University fashion show that led to framemogging trend (Image via Getty) The phrase “Clavicular Framemogging” suddenly took over social media this week. People saw it, paused, and read it again. It sounded confusing. Some even thought it was a medical term. But it is not. It is…
A congregant of the Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, stands during a service, in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File) Singapore has been named the world’s most religiously diverse country in a sweeping study of 201 nations, reflecting how evenly its population is spread across…