Category: World

The European Union (EU) authorities on Tuesday launched an investigation into online adult content platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos for suspected violations of the bloc’s rules to protect minors. Henna Virkkunen, European Commissioner for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, gives a press conference at the end of the weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners at […]

On Tuesday, May 27, the US Embassy in India warned Indian or foreign students that if they are found skipping classes or dropping out of their courses, they might end up losing their student visas. Are you an international student in the US? These violations can cost you your visa (Unsplash – representational image) “If you […]

Houston has been hit by numerous power outages due to strong and severe storms. On Memorial Day, storms deliver hail, torrential rain, and devastating wind gusts to northern Texas, leaving 60,000 people without electricity. Houston power outage(AP/Filed photo) The Southern Plains saw severe thunderstorms on Monday, and at least six states were at risk of flooding […]

PARIS — France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is voting Tuesday on a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options. France’s National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options Tuesday’s vote, expected in the late afternoon, is a […]

May 27, 2025 02:57 PM IST Shandong Youdao Chemical develops, produces and sells technology for pesticides, pharmaceuticals and related fine chemical intermediates. A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern province of Shandong on Tuesday, state media CCTV reported, as purported visuals on social media showed smoke billowing high overhead. Videos circulating on the […]

May 27, 2025 02:18 PM IST The Chinese embassy in Dhaka issued a warning against ‘buying’ foreign wives amid rising marriage scams and trafficking. The Chinese embassy in Dhaka recently issued an unusual warning to its citizens, cautioning them against “buying a foreign wife” amid reports of marriage scams and human trafficking in Bangladesh. The embassy […]

DENPASAR, Indonesia — A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sentenced a British man to 10 months in jail on Tuesday for drug offenses after a charge that could carry the death penalty was dropped. British man sentenced to 10 months in Bali for drug offenses after death penalty charge dropped Thomas Parker, from […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A 19-year-old New Zealand man has died after imitating with friends a new tackling game trending on social media in which competitors run at each other and collide while wearing no protective equipment. New Zealand teenager dies imitating a collision ‘sport’ trending on social media Police confirmed Ryan Satterthwaite suffered a head […]

Liberated Brands, a licensee of the global leader in apparel Authentic Brands, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2025. It held licenses to several brands under the Authentic Brands group such as Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, RVCA, Honolua, and Boardriders in North America along with wholesale licenses for Billabong and RCVA. In December last year, Authentic […]

The most recent eruption of a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island sent lava gushing more than 1,000 feet into the sky on Sunday. Kilauea Volcano eruption: Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, which is roughly 200 miles and a number of islands southeast of Honolulu, was the site of the eruption. (X@theinformant_x) Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, which is […]