Boom. That was the sound heard around Muzaffarabad around 1.30 am on Wednesday, May 7 — and no, it wasn’t thunder. It was India launching Operation Sindoor, a high-precision, no-nonsense missile strike aimed squarely at terror camps across the border in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Why? Because of the brutal April 22nd attack in Pahalgam that killed […]
Missile From Yemen’s Houthis Hits Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, Injuring Six
Boom. That was the sound of a ballistic missile slamming into the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv — Israel’s busiest travel hub — on Saturday. The launch? Courtesy of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The same group that’s been firing missiles like it’s a regional sport since the Israel-Gaza war heated up last […]
Xi Jinping to Attend Moscow Victory Day Parade and Meet Putin
Talk about timing! Chinese President Xi Jinping is strutting into Moscow May 7, just two days before Russia’s massive Victory Day parade — and yep, he’s on the VIP list. According to the Kremlin (via Reuters), Xi’s hanging out in Russia until May 10 and will be front and center for the Red Square spectacle […]
Kemi Badenoch Apologizes after Conservative Party Suffers Major Local Election Loss
Yikes. It was a total wipeout for the Tories, and Kemi Badenoch is owning it — sort of. After a brutal showing in the UK local elections, Badenoch didn’t sugarcoat the mess. According to The Guardian, she called it a “bloodbath.” That’s not just political spin — that’s straight-up Game of Thrones energy. The Conservatives […]
Karen Read Seen Smiling at Boston Bistro After Court Appearance
Karen Read isn’t letting courtroom drama kill her vibe — she was spotted in full-on chill mode at a Boston hotspot right after a long day in court. TMZ got the scoop: Read hit up SAVR, a trendy bistro in Boston’s Seaport District, where she kicked back with her defense crew — including big-time attorney […]
Severe Thunderstorms Hit New England with High Winds and Hail
BOSTON — If you were planning a calm weekend of iced coffee, farmer’s markets, and Red Sox nostalgia—put it on pause. Mother Nature has other ideas, and they come with thunder. New England is under the gun this weekend as severe thunderstorms barrel through the region. On Saturday, the National Weather Service (NWS) dropped a […]
Woman killed after Bomb Explodes in her Hands in Greece, Say Authorities
It was 5 a.m. in Thessaloniki, Greece, when the quiet of a Saturday morning was shattered — literally. A 38-year-old woman was blown off her feet (and off this planet) after the bomb she was carrying detonated in her hands before she could plant it near a bank’s ATM, according to AP News. Yep, you […]
Anthony Albanese Leads Labor to Victory in 2025 Australian Federal Election
Australia just flipped the script. Again. Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party didn’t just win Saturday’s federal election — they crushed it. With a wave of red sweeping across the country, voters sent a crystal-clear message: they’re sticking with Albo. By Saturday night, the major outlets — ABC, The Guardian, Sky News — were calling […]
Donald Trump Jokes About Becoming Pope, Sparks Reactions With AI Image
Did Donald Trump just throw his mitre into the papal ring? Not quite. But the former president sure made headlines after posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed in full papal gear—gold-trimmed robes, red slippers, the whole holy getup—on his Truth Social account. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114441543826801216 “Number one choice,” Trump quipped, referring to the papacy while speaking […]
George Ryan, Illinois Ex-Governor Who Halted Executions, Dies at 91
George Ryan didn’t tiptoe through his time in office — he blew the doors off it. The former Illinois governor, once hailed and later jailed, died Thursday at his home in Kankakee, Illinois, at 91. The Associated Press confirmed he was under hospice care. Ryan’s legacy? Complicated, for sure. But unforgettable. He made headlines across […]
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