Ten men have been convicted in connection with a devastating arson attack in Stoke-on-Trent that left a mother fighting for her life and her teenage daughter seriously injured. The shocking incident, which unfolded in December 2021, has now concluded in court following an extensive trial. After an 11-week hearing at Nottingham Crown Court, five men…
Tether, the issuer behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has announced a $200 million strategic investment in creator marketplace Whop, marking a significant push to expand stablecoin payments into mainstream online commerce. The deal values Whop at $1.6 billion, according to CEO Steven Schwartz, who confirmed the investment on social platform X. The funding signals…
Pakistan is grappling with a fresh wave of militant violence after a suicide bombing targeted a police checkpoint in Punjab province, killing two officers and injuring several others. The attack was claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which said the bomber belonged to one of its sub-groups known as Ansar-ul-Islam Pakistan. The suicide blast occurred at…
Bill Gates has reportedly apologized to employees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over his past relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as personal matters that later became public. According to a statement provided to Reuters by a spokesperson for the foundation, Gates “took responsibility for his actions” during a recent…
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Balıkesir overnight, killing its pilot, Major İbrahim Bolat, according to officials from Turkey’s National Defence Ministry. The aircraft had departed from the 9th Main Jet Base Command in Balıkesir at approximately 1:00 a.m. local time. Authorities reported that radio contact and radar tracking…
One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera — widely known as “El Mencho” — has been killed following a military operation in western Mexico, authorities confirmed. His death has since sparked a wave of retaliatory violence that left at least 25 members of Mexico’s National Guard dead. Oseguera was the leader and founder…
Sundar Pichai has announced the launch of Gemini 3.1 Pro, the latest upgrade to Google’s flagship artificial intelligence model — and one that marks a major step forward in reasoning capabilities. The new model scored 77.1% on ARC-AGI-2, a benchmark designed to test abstract reasoning against entirely new logic patterns. That result represents more than…
Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a new 15% global tariff on imported goods, escalating his trade policy response just days after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down his previous import taxes. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the administration would move forward with a higher tariff rate under…
Air travelers passing through Nigeria’s busiest international gateways can now enjoy free high-speed internet, following a new partnership between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and MTN Nigeria. The service, officially launched on Thursday, is now live at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Terminal 2 in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in…
Russia’s Federal Security Service has publicly accused Telegram of enabling Ukraine’s military and intelligence services to access sensitive information shared by Russian troops, claiming the messaging platform has put soldiers’ lives at risk during ongoing combat operations. In a statement released Saturday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said it possesses what it described as “reliable…
