Beijing, June 25, 2026British hygiene giant Dettol has issued a public apology over a Chinese advertisement that, while intended to challenge gender stereotypes, triggered a fierce backlash and calls for a product boycott.The five-minute ad, produced to promote the brand’s multipurpose disinfectant, opened with a man searching for a partner who is “clean” and “unspoiled…
Mumbai, June 25, 2026Bollywood’s OG action star Ajay Devgn has set the internet ablaze with the announcement of his upcoming action film Chauhaan, unveiled on the death anniversary of his late father and legendary action choreographer Veeru Devgan.The 2-minute 24-second teaser, released by Jio Studios, opens against a dramatic Kashmir backdrop where militants are seen…
Jerusalem, June 25, 2026The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, a group dedicated to advocating for the rights of Palestinian detainees, has raised serious concerns over the grave physical condition of journalist Mujahid Bani Mufleh following his release from Israeli administrative detention, calling it a reflection of what it describes as systematic mistreatment inside Israeli prisons.Bani Mufleh was…
FATEH JANG, Punjab — Farmers and landowners in village Shehray Bahadur, Tehsil Fateh Jang, have launched protests against state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) after its Survey Camp SP1 continued seismic and geological surveys on private agricultural land for nearly a year without disbursing any compensation to affected residents.Local sources confirmed that not…
BEIJING — A video going viral from China’s Sichuan province shows a humanoid robot kneeling on a sidewalk, hands clasped in a pleading gesture, begging passersby for money — to pay its electricity bill.The robot, equipped with a donation tray and a QR code for digital payments, repeatedly broadcast the message through an attached LED…
NEW YORK — Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest individual and history’s first trillionaire, has lost that distinction just days after achieving it, as a brutal selloff in SpaceX shares wiped out more than $118 billion of his net worth in a matter of hours, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.SpaceX shares plummeted below the $150…
NEW YORK/LONDON — Global oil prices continued their downward trajectory Wednesday following progress in Iran-U.S. nuclear negotiations, as markets priced in the prospect of a significant surge in Iranian crude supply returning to international markets.Market Snapshot:| Benchmark | Price | Movement ||—|—|—|| West Texas Intermediate (WTI) | $73.00/barrel | Declining || Brent Crude |…
TEL AVIV/BEIRUT — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared Wednesday that Israel will not withdraw from occupied territories in Lebanon and Syria — even if pressured to do so by the United States — in a defiant statement that underscores deepening tensions between Tel Aviv and Washington.“We will not leave the areas we hold in…
MUZAFFARABAD/ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani government has formally welcomed Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s offer to play a mediating role in the Kashmir issue, signaling a potential shift in diplomatic engagement over the long-standing dispute.Addressing the assembly, the Prime Minister’s Adviser stated that “depriving refugees of their right to vote is a deviation from…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared that Iran is “on its knees and about to fall,” pushing back sharply against a Senate resolution aimed at halting military action against Tehran.The U.S. Senate passed the joint resolution 50–48, invoking the War Powers Act to restrict the president’s authority to conduct military operations against Iran…
