Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq five years after he was arrested and, according to the UN, arbitrarily detained. The 51-year-old was jailed on fraud charges in 2021 alongside a colleague amid a contract dispute between the consulting firm he worked for and the Central Bank of Iraq. The UN has said Pether’s detention…
Gujarat is home to a unique landmark characterised by vast white salt plains. The landscape here seems to have borrowed colours from the sky and is a magnificent sight to behold. The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt desert that looks almost otherworldly. It appears as an almost endless white surface that glows…
President Donald Trump indicated Monday that he’s considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former top Trump campaign surrogate who has served as the U.S. ambassador to Greece since 2025. “We’re looking at it,” Trump said when asked if he’s weighing firing Guilfoyle, as first reported by The Associated Press, amid allegations of misconduct related to her…
A backlash has been building against data centres across the world, from the US to the UK to parts of Asia, as tech companies pour billions into AI infrastructure. People are worried about how the huge, windowless buildings might change their neighbourhoods, the constant hum of machines, the security lights that could stay on all…
US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad, has died aged 34. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte,” his representative told the BBC….
A Qantas flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled on Saturday, after an outbreak of bedbugs on the plane. During the previous flight on Friday – a nearly 17-hour journey from Perth to Rome – some passengers had complained that they were being bitten by bugs, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. They were reportedly…
Elon Musk spent more than $276 million in newly disclosed donations to Republican groups since July, making him the biggest known donor of the 2026 midterm election as the party fights to hold its majorities in Washington this November. The largest share – $158 million – went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super…
Image courtesy: X/@k7_shanmugam After spending 23 years at Microsoft, Kesavan Shanmugam has decided to step away from a senior engineering role to spend more time with his ageing parents in India. The Microsoft vice president of engineering announced his retirement in a LinkedIn post, explaining that he wanted to focus on his family and friends….
Actor RJ Mitte, known for playing the son of Walter White in the hit AMC series “Breaking Bad” and as an advocate for the rights of those with disabilities, has died at the age of 34, his representatives said Monday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist,…
What could be worse for the president than the criticisms is that the announced ceasefire has had little effect on the price of diesel, which continues to sit below its record highs but still well above $6 a gallon. Meanwhile, as the latest twists in the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolded, new violence in the Middle East…