French President Emmanuel Macron is once again drawing attention — not for his speeches, but for his choice of eyewear. In recent weeks, he has been seen wearing blue aviator-style sunglasses at numerous official events, even indoors and at night, sparking a wave of speculation on social media.Macron was spotted wearing the sunglasses during his…
US President Donald Trump released details of his conversation with FIFA president Gianni Infantino regarding the red card given to American player Folarin Balogun during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Balogun had received a one-match ban following a foul during the US win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. But after Trump’s call, FIFA suspended the ban,…
Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s arrival in Ankara for NATO’s 36th summit, a Palestinian flag was raised on a building directly across from the hotel where he is expected to stay. The symbolic move drew the attention of diplomatic and political circles, as well as global media, on the eve of the summit.A large…
Portugal’s football icon Cristiano Ronaldo bid an emotional farewell to the World Cup after his side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Spain. The 41-year-old confirmed this was the final World Cup of his career, though he has not announced full retirement from international football.Ronaldo played six World Cups in his career — a record in…
DAMASCUS (International Desk) — More than a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria, prosecutions of officials and supporters of the former regime continue. Among those now facing trial is former Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, whose first court hearing was held recently at the Palace of Justice in Damascus.The 77-year-old cleric…
Australian national football team forward Thiti Yenki has announced his conversion to Islam, making the declaration just days before his team’s crucial FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match against Egypt. The news quickly drew widespread attention on social media.In a statement shared via Instagram through “Qalby Studios,” Yenki said his journey toward Islam…
DAMASCUS (International Desk) — Loud explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 7 while French President Emmanuel Macron was on a visit to the country. The trip is being described as the first visit to Syria by a major European Union leader since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government.Reports indicate that…
Kirk was addressing a crowd from under a tent on 10 September as part of his American Comeback tour of college campuses, during which he invited attendees to debate him. A shot rang out as he was speaking about gun violence; Kirk slumped over to the side. Chris Bagley, one of four law enforcement witnesses…
The campaign targets have been high profile. An oil terminal in St Petersburg was hit with drones ahead of Putin’s showpiece economic forum in the city in June. Then there were strikes on a refinery in Moscow itself, creating explosion videos that went viral. Now there’s a confirmed hit on an oil refinery in Omsk,…
A reservoir wall broke in Nanning in China, sending out a torrent of water after rivers swelled from the passage of a typhoon. At least two people have been killed by flooding due to Typhoon Maysak, while another 480,000 have been evacuated across the southern Guangxi province, officials say. The province’s emergency flood control response…
