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NEWBURGH: A small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into the frigid Hudson River, but the pilot and a passenger escaped the wreckage and safely swam to shore, authorities said. The crash occurred Monday night, shortly after the single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, according to the Federal Aviation…
21-year-old Savitha Shan was a superstar student of the University of Texas, set to graduate in May 2026. She was doing two majors, one in Economics and the other in management information systems. But as she was gunned down by a shooter on West Sixth Street in Austin, her ethnicity became the main talking point…
Israeli security forces detained a CNN Turk reporting team during a live broadcast from Tel Aviv as they covered heightened tensions following an Iranian missile strike on the city. Correspondent Emrah Çakmak and cameraman Halil Kahraman were taken into custody while reporting outside Israel’s Ministry of Defense, a key government building in central Tel Aviv….
A video of a woman complaining that her husband was refused services at a Smoothie King store in Michigan only because he was wearing a Trump hoodie went viral, forcing the company to take immediate action to fire two employees at that particular outlet. But the controversy was far from ending there, as MAGA found…
In a reaction to the 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne shooting two people and injuring 14 others in downtown Austin after US struck Iran, over 70 Texas Republicans have now signed a letter to Congress asking to stop all immigration, including that of H-1B, a specialty work visa, as “we must know who is in this country”….
Ali Khamenei (File photo) For years, Israeli intelligence quietly tracked the movements of Iran’s most powerful man — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Now, in one of the most dramatic military operations in recent history, Iran’s Supreme Leader of more than three decades has been killed in coordinated US-Israeli strikes. The mission was ambitious, long in the making…
Class 10 and 12 CBSE exams in UAE, Saudi and 5 more Gulf nations deferred / Image: file Following an urgent security review on March 3, 2026, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) extended the postponement of Class 10 and 12 board exams across the Middle East, citing the “current situation” and student safety…
King Salman bin Abdulaziz/Image: SPA As uncertainty disrupts travel across the region, Saudi Arabia has stepped forward with a large-scale hospitality effort in Makkah. The Makkah Chamber of Commerce has allocated 2,500 fully equipped hotel rooms to host citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries stranded at airports across the Kingdom, following a directive from King…
Dubai, Sharjah police issue stern Fireworks law warnings as crackdowns intensify / Image: AI The United Arab Emirates is taking a firm stance against the illegal possession, use and trade of fireworks, warning residents that violations could lead to a minimum Dh100,000 fine and at least one year in jail under federal law. Authorities are…
A 21-year-old Indian-origin honours student, weeks away from graduating and beginning her career, was among three people killed in a mass shooting in Austin, Texas. Savitha Shan, remembered as a high-achieving and deeply involved student, died in an attack that authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism.The shooting took place at around 2…
