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Matteo Messina Denaro, a most-wanted Italian mafia leader, has died after a cancer battle and being in a coma since Friday. The 61-year-old was caught by police this year after avoiding arrest for 31 years. Denaro was involved in dozens of murders and was given six life sentences. Pierluigi Biondi, a mayor in Italy, said Denaro’s death “puts the end to a story of violence and blood.” His arrest ca...

Pictures of young girls have been manipulated with AI and distributed in a Spanish town, with several saying the photos were taken from their social media accounts. Parents of the victims said the girls were originally fully clothed in the now AI-morphed photos, a BBC report said. While police have launched a probe, at least 20 girls have come forward as targets of the AI-based case. So far Spanis...

Asteroid Bennu’s sample collected by NASA could have twofold benefits to humankind. Not only will this help answer questions about our solar system’s origin, a possible strategy can also be developed to avert Bennu’s possible collision with Earth. While the chances of a collision are just 0.05% by the year 2300, NASA hopes to learn about the “potentially hazardous” asteroid’s composition through t...

A Singapore cab driver was caught on camera verbally abusing a woman he thought was of Indian origin. The driver allegedly implied that Indians are stupid in his angry rant. The woman, who clarified that she was Singaporean-Eurasian, was in the cab with her 9-year-old daughter. The driver said he was Chinese and claimed Indians were “the very worst kind.” The woman was also accused of travelling w...

Akshardham, the world's second largest Hindu temple, outside India, will be inauguarted in United States' New Jersey on October 8. Located just 60 miles from New York’s Times Square, the temple took nearly 12 years to construct. The temple, which is dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, spans over 183 acres. As per PTI, it has one main shrine, 12 sub-shrines, nine shikhars (spire-like structures), an...

Canada’s Leader of Opposition Pierre Poilievre criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for meeting and honouring a veteran of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (a Nazi division). He demanded an apology from Trudeau over the matter. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Poilievre said Liberals arranged for Nazi veteran to be recognized on the floor of the House of Commons dur...

A new poll by the Washington Post and ABC News has shown President Joe Biden trailing behind his predecessor Donald Trump in a hypothetical November 2024 match. “Trump edges out Biden 51-42 in head-to-head matchup,” the poll said. Trump is way ahead of his other Republican rivals in the party’s presidential race. The GOP's formal nomination process will begin with the Iowa Caucus and the New Hamps...

A space capsule carrying NASA’s first asteroid samples touched down in the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. Flying by Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out. The capsule parachuted down four hours later onto the military’s Utah Test and Training Range. Scientists anticipated getting at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-ri...

Terming the relationship with India as "important", Canada's Defence Minister Bill Blair on Sunday said that his country will continue to pursue partnerships like the Indo-Pacific strategy while the investigation of the killing of a Sikh separatist leader continues. Tensions flared between India and Canada ᨊfollowing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's explosive allegations of a "potential" i...

Holding his own party-led government in Canada responsible for inaction against Khalistan extremists, Liberal party MP Chandra Arya on Sunday asserted that Hindu Canadians were fearful after threats issued by extremist elements. Arya, who is a lawmaker from PM Justin Trudeau’s party, has repeatedly raised the issue of threats to Hindu Canadians and urged the community to stay calm and vigilant. Sp...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to promote cooperative relations with China in a letter to President Xi Jinping, the North's state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The letter was in response to congratulations Xi sent for the North's founding anniversary this month where the Chinese president had expressed his willingness to strengthen strategic communication and working-level cooperation....

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday claimed that his government had shared evidence regarding the killing of separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar with India weeks ago. "In regards to India, Canada has shared the credible allegations that I talked about on Monday (September 18) with India. We did that many weeks ago," Trudeau reportedly said a press conference as per media reports. "...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that US is deeply concerned about the allegations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the Indian government's involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Addressing a press conference in New York on Friday, Blinken said that the US wants to see accountability and called it important that the investigation r...

A Denver woman started firing after reportedly being denied entry into a bar. At least 5 people were injured in the shooting while the suspect has been on the run for five days. The woman originally aimed for the bar’s security team, the spray of bullets indiscriminately hit those standing outside. Security personnel had reportedly denied entry as the woman seemed to be using a forged ID to enter....

As the India-Canada rift deepens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s domestic troubles seem to mount. A new poll says his popularity has plunged and Canadians would rather have opposition leader Pierre Poilievre in power right now. Canada’s Global News concluded that if elections were to happen right now Poilievre would get 39% votes while Trudeau would get 30%. Canada elections are scheduled for 202...

An Italian winemaker died while attempting to rescue a colleague who had passed out inside a wine vat. The incident unfolded during maintenance work in a recently emptied processing tank, with both men succumbing to carbon dioxide fumes from the fermentation process. Rescuers said the men were not equipped with safety gear at the time of the incident. Authorities swiftly reached Ca’di Rajo winery...

Former US President Donald Trump was seen autographing a woman’s tank top at an Iowa restaurant, an act that social media users heavily criticized. A Twitter user said the Republican politician had no limits or filter, adding that his behavior was “cheap and cheesy.” Another user said Trump’s act was “unusually disgusting” and “gross”. A MAGA website had also started merchandising the white tank t...

The Canadian government has said the circulation of an online video in which Hindu Canadians are told to leave the country is offensive and hateful, asserting that acts of aggression, hate, intimidation or incitement of fear have no place in Canada. The video was circulated amid escalating tensions between India and Canada following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's explosive allegations of the "pot...

The Biden administration said it was giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who have already been living in the country for a little over a year. The Department of Homeland Security said in the announcement Thursday that the decision to give Temporary Protected Status to Afghans who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before September 20, 2023, would affect roughly 14,600 Afghans. This sta...

A local court in Islamabad on Thursday summoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on September 25 in a case related to his alleged ‘un-Islamic’ marriage with Bushra Bibi, Pakistan-based The Express Tribune reported citing Express News. Civil Judge Qudratullah in an order issued to the Superintendent Attock Jail directed the latter to ensure that Imran Khan is presented before the court, Th...

At a press briefing in the White House on September 21, United States' National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that his government supports Canada's investigation into the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “As soon as we heard from the Canadian PM publicly about the allegations, we went out publicly ourselves and expressed our deep concern about them, our support for law enfo...

A year-long ban was imposed on 96-year-old US Judge Pauline Newman, who was appointed in 1984 by then President Ronald Regan. The Court of Appeals judge was barred after she refused to undergo medical testing amid concerns that she is no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench. A panel determined Newman showed signs of paranoia, anger and hostility. Newman insists that she remains physically and...

Fox News creator and leader Rupert Murdoch announced his retirement, adding that his 52-year-old son Lachlan will be the heir to Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings. Fox News, and other holdings of Murdoch, made him an undeniable force in American politics. He would continue to serve as chairman emeritus of both companies, effective at board meetings in November. Besides Fox New...

War-torn Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad arrived in China, reversing a 19-year drought of not visiting the Asian country in a time of diplomatic exclusion. In addition to holding bilateral talks with Xi Jinping, Assad will also attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games. Syria’s 12-year civil war, which killed over half a million, isolated the Middle Eastern country from mainstream diplomati...

Pakistan will hold delayed elections in the last week of January next year, the election commission announced on Thursday. "The final list of constituencies will be published on November 30. After that, the elections will be held in the last week of January 2024, after a 54-day election program," it said in a statement. A caretaker government has been ruling Pakistan since parliament was dissolved...