London: Hannah Ingram-Moore, daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore, is reportedly facing fresh criticism after claims emerged that she is using TikTok to earn commission through the platform’s affiliate programme.According to British media reports, Ingram-Moore has allegedly been promoting products on TikTok, allowing her to receive commission on qualifying sales. The reports have reignited public…
Police officers have been deployed across South Africa because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged demonstrators to refrain from “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”. The protests mark an unofficial deadline set by campaigners for all undocumented foreigners to leave the country. Many have already fled to escape violence and…
“This is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has taken place in the principality,” Mirmand, the head of Monaco’s government, said. The Monaco government said the three injured people had been taken to hospital in the nearby French city of Nice. Monaco’s Prince Albert II described the incident as…
A masked man dubbed “Mexican Batman” online has been capturing motorcycle thieves and taping them to street lamp posts in the city of Lagos de Moreno, in Mexico’s Jalisco state. As his signature mark, he draws cat-like whiskers on the captured men’s faces and writes the Spanish word “ratero” (thief) on their foreheads.The vigilante hangs…
The United States and Iran have signaled readiness to halt attacks on each other and resume talks to sustain their ceasefire following fresh clashes. According to US news site Axios, both countries have agreed to stop strikes, with a meeting planned in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday to resolve the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.The…
A young bald eagle has taken flight, leaving an empty nest in Big Bear Valley, California. Thousands tuned in to a popular livestream set up by Friends of Big Bear Valley, to watch the juvenile eagle, nicknamed Luna, flap its wings and glide to a nearby tree for the first time. A group of bird…
Specially-trained search dogs are used to sniff out where potential victims may be located, says Ivory – who has been deployed to relief efforts following earthquakes in Haiti, Japan and Nepal and is currently helping to coordinate efforts in Venezuela from the UK. They can identify a person’s smell even when they are buried as…
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve’s independence. In a 5-4 decision, justices from the country’s top court said the administration had not provided Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sufficient “due process” for her…
In Russia, the impact of Ukraine’s missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure from Moscow to the Black Sea and beyond has long been evident. Queues at petrol stations. Fuel rationing widespread. Refineries hit. Drivers in the Russia-annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea banned from filling their tanks so priority can be given to military vehicles….
CANBERRA / PORT VILA (News Desk): Australia and the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu have signed a landmark security agreement that explicitly bars the establishment of foreign military bases on Vanuatu’s soil, in what analysts are widely interpreting as a strategic move to counter China’s expanding security footprint in the region.Under the terms of the…
