Local, state, and national leaders are demanding answers from immigration enforcement after the detention of yet another university student. The University of Minnesota says US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained an international graduate student on Thursday, according to a letter to the school community posted Friday. The student, enrolled on the Twin Cities campus, was detained at an off-campus residence, and the school is actively working to gather more details, according to the letter from school officials. Many questions still remain unanswered: It is unclear what the student has been accused of, what their immigration status is, or where they…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
Andrew Tate, a highly successful social media influencer known for expressing misogynistic views online, is facing a new lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend accusing him of sexual assault and battery. This adds to Tate’s existing legal troubles, which include charges of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women in Romania. His brother, Tristan Tate, is also accused in that case. In her complaint, Tate’s ex-girlfriend, Brianna Stern, argues that his abusive treatment of her follows a long pattern of making blatant misogyny part of his brand. She stated that he initially acted excessively loving and generous…
Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that the Shawwal moon had been sighted, and Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated today (March 30), according to Arab media reports. Reports indicate that the moon-sighting committee convened after Maghrib prayers and confirmed the sighting of the new moon, marking the end of Ramadan after 29 days of fasting. An official statement from the Royal Court confirmed that today, Saturday, is the last day of Ramadan, and tomorrow, Sunday, will be celebrated as Eid al-Fitr across the Kingdom. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has also announced that Sunday, March 30, 2025, will be the…
In the hours following a massive earthquake that flattened buildings in Myanmar’s Mandalay on Friday, survivors desperately sifted through the debris with their bare hands in attempts to rescue those still trapped. Lacking heavy machinery and with authorities largely absent, residents and rescue workers in the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city told Reuters they were struggling to extract survivors crying out for help. Htet Min Oo, 25, narrowly survived after a brick wall collapsed on him, trapping half his body. He reported that his grandmother and two uncles remained buried under the rubble of a building, which he tried in…
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Istanbul on Saturday to protest the imprisonment of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, marking the largest demonstrations Turkey has witnessed in over a decade. Following Imamoglu’s detention last week and subsequent jailing pending trial on graft charges, hundreds of thousands across the nation have responded to opposition calls by taking to the streets. While protests have remained largely peaceful, nearly 2,000 individuals have been detained. The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), along with other opposition parties, human rights organizations, and Western nations, have denounced the case against…
Exhausted and overwhelmed rescuers in Myanmar’s second-largest city pleaded for help on Saturday as they struggled to free hundreds of people trapped in buildings destroyed by a devastating earthquake. Friday’s shallow 7.7-magnitude quake demolished dozens of buildings in Mandalay, the country’s cultural capital and home to over 1.7 million residents. On one street, a monastery’s clock tower lay collapsed on its side, its hands frozen at 12:55 pm — just minutes after the quake struck. Among the worst-hit structures in the city is the Sky Villa Condominium development, where more than 90 people are feared trapped. The quake reduced the…
A woman has been successfully rescued alive from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Mandalay, 30 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, leaving fears of dozens trapped beneath the debris. Rescuers were met with applause as 30-year-old Phyu Lay Khaing was brought out of the Sky Villa Condominium and carefully removed from the rubble on a stretcher. Her husband, Ye Aung, who had been anxiously awaiting news, embraced her as she was lowered on the stretcher. “Initially, I didn’t believe she would be alive,” Ye Aung told AFP while waiting for his wife to be recovered. “I…
Christine Taylor has credited her portrayal of Marcia Brady in ‘The Brady Bunch Movie’ for helping her secure a role in the 1996 horror film ‘The Craft.’ In an interview with People Magazine, Christine explained that while Marcia wasn’t a villain, she possessed a “little villainess” side that aided her in playing a villain in ‘The Craft.’ She stated, “I did The Craft fairly soon after I had done The Brady Bunch Movie, and Marcia, in a way, is her own little villainess.” “Though she’s not overtly a villain in The Brady Bunch, I felt like there were little bits…
Dame Helen Mirren, the Oscar-winning actress, 79, is not a fan of the James Bond film franchise. She is set to co-star with former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan in the upcoming crime series “MobLand.” Mirren clarified that while she admires Brosnan, she cannot ignore the “sexism” present in the 007 films. “I have to say I was never a great fan [of Bond]. I’m a huge fan of Pierce Brosnan, I mean a massive fan… And indeed Daniel Craig, whom I’ve met and know a little bit,” Mirren told The Standard. She continued, “The entire James Bond series, it was…
The final season of ‘The Boys’ is currently in development, and its creator, Eric Kripke, has shared the latest progress on social media. On X, Kripke responded to a fan’s inquiry regarding the progress of the final season. He tweeted, “Season 5 is halfway through shooting. #VoughtRising writers’ room is crafting brilliant scripts, and new super suits are being designed. It’s all happening #TheBoys.” Previously, Kripke acknowledged the series’ evolution into a political show. “Look, I think ‘The Boys,’ for better or worse, is a political show at this point. I think season four was political.” He further told Forbes,…
