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Maduro who has been in power for nearly 12 years, experienced a sudden end to his rule today. It seems the New Year’s fireworks weren’t enough for the Trump administration. On January 3, 2026, Trump announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife by the US forces in a dramatic and shocking…
After five seasons and nearly a decade on air, Stranger Things has finally come to an end. The series finale, Chapter 8: The Rightside Up, arrived on New Year’s Eve, closing out a run that began in 2016 and grew from a surprise hit into one of Netflix’s defining pop-culture juggernauts. This time, the goodbye…
Is Saudi Arabia Still Affordable? New Data Reveals a Changing Cost-of-Living Story As Saudi Arabia accelerates its economic transformation under Vision 2030, the everyday financial landscape for residents, both citizens and expatriates, is changing rapidly. From housing to groceries, consumer prices are evolving against a backdrop of modest inflation, residential property pressures and shifting wage…
17-year-old boy in the Netherlands temporarily lost the ability to speak his native Dutch after waking from knee surgery/ Representative image When a 17-year-old boy in the Netherlands woke up from routine knee surgery, hospital staff initially noticed something unusual but not alarming. Instead of speaking Dutch, his native language, he was communicating only in…
The GCC unified tourist visa will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image After months of anticipation and shifting timelines, Gulf officials have confirmed that the long-awaited unified GCC tourist visa will not launch in 2025 as earlier indicated, but will instead roll out in 2026. The clarification came in…
The Trump administration is already unique with its two-term presidency, but it seems nothing satisfies its leader who keeps on making peculiar decisions. One of the most viral and controversial aspects of Trump’s second presidency is the appointment of completely out-of-the-ordinary people to vital sectors. From the appointment of a former Fox News host as…
Dubai Metro will run non-stop for 43 hours on New Year’s Eve as phased road closures begin across Downtown Dubai from 4pm/ Image: RTA As Dubai prepares for one of the world’s busiest New Year’s Eve celebrations, authorities are rolling out an expansive, tightly coordinated transport and traffic plan designed to handle millions of journeys…
Woman Eats Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner by Snorting Blended Food/ Image: Screengrab TLC A blender, not a fork, sits at the centre of Kathryn’s daily routine. Every meal she eats, breakfast, lunch, dinner, is reduced to liquid and inhaled through her nose. It’s a habit she traces back to a college dare, one she never…
Over the weekend, Reese Witherspoon shared a festive Instagram carousel that included a shot of her standing beside her eldest daughter, Ava Phillippe. Dressed in black with a soft metallic sheen, mother and daughter stood side by side, smiling in near-unison. The likeness was striking enough that the photo quickly travelled beyond Reese Witherspoon’s page,…
In 2013 California, J.C. Penney’s Michael Graves-designed Bells and Whistles kettle billboard sparked Hitler comparisons/ Image: X In late May 2013, a roadside billboard in Culver City, California, advertising a stainless-steel tea kettle for US retailer J.C. Penney unexpectedly became the centre of an online storm. The advert, positioned beside the busy 405 Freeway, featured…
