Vienna Museum Necklace Heist: Thieves Steal $5 Million Van Cleef & Arpels Necklace
VIENNA: Two men reportedly stole a priceless platinum and diamond necklace worth an estimated $5 million from Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts in a brazen daylight robbery, smashing a display case and escaping on foot. The stolen necklace, created by French luxury jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels, contains around 673 diamonds weighing approximately 200 […]
37 Killed, Hundreds Evacuated After Russian Drone Strike Hits Weapons Depot Near Kyiv
KYIV: At least 37 people have been killed and nearly 400 evacuated after a Russian drone strike hit a weapons depot near a residential area on the outskirts of Kyiv, triggering a series of explosions that devastated the surrounding area. The attack took place late Friday when the strike hit a depot storing weapons and […]
Russian Drone Strike in Kyiv Triggers Explosions, Huge Fire and Mass Evacuation
KYIV, Ukraine: A Russian drone strike in Kyiv triggered a major fire and a series of explosions at a warehouse on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, forcing more than 200 people, including children, to evacuate the area, Ukrainian authorities said early Saturday. The Russian drone strike in Kyiv occurred shortly after 8pm local time […]
Pims Nursery Fire Inquiry Finds Serious Safety and Facility Failures
ISLAMABAD: The initial inquiry into the deadly fire at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has found serious shortcomings in the hospital’s treatment facilities and emergency preparedness, with the inquiry committee concluding that the hospital’s standards fell well below international benchmarks, sources said Saturday. The inquiry report, submitted to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, also identified […]
Trump Announces Major US Push for Control of Venezuela’s Oil Reserves
US President Donald Trump has announced an unprecedented plan to expand American control over Venezuela’s massive oil reserves, saying the agreement could help revive the country’s struggling energy industry and increase crude supplies for US refineries. Trump said on Friday that the United States had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of […]
New Provinces in Pakistan 2026: The Debate, the Map, and the Challenges Ahead
Pakistan is in the middle of its most serious conversation about new provinces in Pakistan in years. A proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment has put a plan to create up to 12 new provinces in Pakistan on the table, replacing the current four-province structure with a fundamentally different administrative map. Support and resistance are running almost […]
Trump Calls It “The Biggest Oil Deal in World History” as US Secures 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuela Oil Reserves
President Donald Trump announced on August 28, 2026 that the United States has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela oil reserves roughly a fifth of the country’s total proven crude. Trump called it “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” and said it was negotiated by […]