S’pore NYP student said she was going to school, vanished, family found Cambodia flight ticket in email Singapore student Siti Aishah Siregar left home saying she was going to college; hours later her family found her passport missing and a Cambodia flight ticket in her email.Singapore police confirmed that the 20-year-old had already left the...
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MAGA piles on to Morocco as Trump twits Spain over Ceuta
TOI correspondent from Washington: The dramatic migrant surge into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta is quickly evolving from a humanitarian and border-security emergency into a geopolitical flashpoint, triggering President Trump, energizing the MAGA movement, and causing an explosion of online conspiracy theories linking the crisis to wider disputes over Iran, Gaza, and Nato.The...
Commonwealth Games: India strike double gold in judo as Asmita Dey, Harsh make history
Asmita Dey, Harsh Singh India enjoyed a memorable day in judo at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday as Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh won gold medals in their respective categories.Asmita created history by becoming the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal after defeating Canada’s Heidi Quach in the women’s...
Terrorists open fire at brick kiln workers in J&K’s Kulgam, 1 killed
Terror suspects open fire at brick kiln workers in J&K’s Kulgam NEW DELHI: One non-local worker was killed and another injured after terrorists opened fire on them in the Kellam area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, ANI reported citing police. Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation...
$215K Colorado home sold as-is with woman refusing to leave
Viral Colorado home listing warns buyers they must remove the ‘occupant’ living inside A home listed for $215,280 in Colorado has gone viral after people noticed an unusual Zillow listing that bans home inspections and leaves the buyer responsible for evicting the current resident. The woman living in the house says she has no intention...
US proposes stricter J-1 visa rules; Indian researchers, docs could be affected
Thousands of Indian researchers, doctors, professors and trainees heading to the US on J-1 exchange visitor visas could face stricter compliance requirements under a proposal by the Trump administration to tighten oversight of one of America’s most widely used academic and cultural exchange programmes.This proposal by the US Department of State (DOS) comes just weeks...
Critically endangered sawfish killed for teeth worth up to $8k in illegal trade
Sawfish are some of the ocean’s most unusual animals. With their long, saw-like snouts and ancient-looking bodies, they have fascinated people for centuries, and in some cultures their rostrums were once seen as sacred or even magical. Today, though, that same strange anatomy is part of what makes them a target for poachers.The new concern...
‘Not Morocco, please’: The human stories behind Spain’s migrant crisis
Human stories behind the Spanish migrant crisis Spain faced a crisis as thousands of exhausted migrants from Morocco found their way onto Spanish soil barefoot, drenched and clutching waterproof pouches containing their mobile phones.The unprecedented influx into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta transformed the city of 84,000 residents within hours, with parks turning into makeshift...
‘India always supportive of dialogue and diplomacy’: Jaishankar speaks to Iran FM
The conversation came as tensions between Iran and the United States intensified, with Tehran claiming fresh strikes on American military facilities in Kuwait (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in West Asia, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar speaking to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and urging...
Michigan woman sues Toll Brothers over access to her 19-acre property
Toll Brothers sued by owner of land surrounded by 107-luxury home project A Michigan woman who owns 19 acres of wooded land between two planned luxury housing developments has filed a lawsuit against homebuilder Toll Brothers. The dispute centers on her property access rights and plans to build a private wastewater treatment facility near her...
