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Saudi Arabia issues helpline 992 for expired visa status queries/Image: File Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports has directed visa holders to a single helpline for resolving status-related queries, as an earlier relief measure for expired visas approaches its final deadline. Unified helpline number for visa-related queries The General Directorate of Passports has stated that…

Rivers have been supporting life for centuries by giving us water, food, and a medium for transport. However, as cities grew in size, many of these rivers were altered to suit the rising demands of the infrastructure. Many of these rivers were diverted or completely covered by underground channels. Many of these rivers were completely…

The United States is preparing for a possible expansion of its military operations in Iran, drawing up plans that range from limited, targeted ground raids to a broader deployment of troops, even as the White House publicly maintains that no decision has been taken. The evolving strategy reflects a widening gap between operational readiness on…

Donald Trump launched OnlyFarms to show how much US farmers have benefited from his policies/ X Donald Trump marked National Agriculture Day on Friday (Mar 27) by unveiling a new White House website, staging a large-scale event for farmers on the South Lawn, and announcing fresh policy measures aimed at an agricultural sector under pressure…

A Florida man has sold his family home in just five days for nearly $1 million after relying on the AI bot ChatGPT instead of a traditional estate agent.Robert Levine, a Miami resident and father of three, said he turned to artificial intelligence to handle almost every part of the sale, from pricing the property…

When Malaysia set out to build the Petronas Twin Towers in the 1990s, it adopted an unusual strategy that would later become the stuff of engineering legend. Instead of assigning the project to a single contractor, the government split the work between two rival international consortia, one led by Japan and the other by South…

A Florida man who crashed his car through an airport gate and tried to board multiple aircraft told federal authorities he wanted to steal a plane to visit his sister, reports the Independent. 58-year-old Bryan J. Parker was arrested on Wednesday at Daytona Beach International Airport after he allegedly drove his Ford Mustang through a…

The man accused of killing Sheridan Gorman is missing part of his brain and the “development of a child”, his lawyer told a court, as the case over the death of a university student in Chicago continues to unfold.Jose Medina-Medina, a 25-year-old Venezuelan national, appeared before a Chicago judge on Friday, where he was ordered…

Indian-origin US lawmaker Pramila Jayapal has called for reparations for undocumented immigrants, saying families were “traumatized” by immigration enforcement under US president Donald Trump.Speaking at a congressional hearing titled “Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Attack on Children”, Jayapal said compensation may be needed for those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. “We are going…

Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer from Fortune 100 company to sell ‘priceless’ generational farm for AI data center A farming family in northern Kentucky has turned down a $26 million offer from a Fortune 100 company seeking to build a large AI-linked data centre, choosing instead to keep land they say carries far greater…