For the first time ever, a woman from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will take part directly in the prestigious Miss Universe pageant. Mariam Mohamed, aged 26, has been officially crowned Miss Universe UAE and will represent her country in the 74th edition of Miss Universe, scheduled to take place this November in Thailand. According […]

A Spanish tourist was injured in a bear attack in a Japanese village popular with visitors, local authorities confirmed on Monday, just days after a previous mauling left one woman dead and another missing.   Incident Details The 44-year-old tourist was attacked from behind while walking to a bus stop on Sunday in Shirakawa-go, a […]

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of five workers, including two foreigners, who had been missing for nearly a month after a landslide trapped seven employees at a mine in Indonesia’s Papua region, operator Freeport Indonesia confirmed on Monday. The bodies of the other two missing workers had been recovered in September.   The landslide occurred […]

Israel is set to release the remaining 28 Spanish detainees from a flotilla carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza, following the release of 21 others over the weekend, Spain’s Foreign Minister confirmed.   Jose Manuel Albares told Catalunya Radio: “Today, the group of 28 Spanish flotilla members who remain detained in Israel […]

France’s President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Monday, the presidency announced, deepening the country’s political uncertainty. Background Lecornu was appointed Prime Minister last month by President Macron. On Sunday evening, he unveiled a largely unchanged cabinet, which faced widespread criticism from across the political spectrum.   The resignation has […]

Iran has announced that it has no immediate plans to resume negotiations with European nations regarding its nuclear programme, following the reimposition of sanctions, according to a statement from the Iranian foreign ministry on Monday.   Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said:“We have no plans for negotiations at this stage.” He further explained that Iran is currently […]

A U.S. court has dismissed the legal case filed by Spencer Elden regarding the iconic cover of Nirvana’s album “Nevermind”, in which he appeared as a naked infant.   The album, released in 1991, features a photograph of four-month-old Elden swimming underwater, with a dollar bill on a fishhook positioned in front of him. Years […]