Filmmaker Alexandre Singh won an Oscar in the category of best live action short film for the French-language drama ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’ at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.His film, co-directed with long-time creative partner Natalie Musteata, shared the honour in a rare tie with ‘The Singers’ by Sam A. Davis and Jack…
A township council in Southern Ontario voted to remove two tigers, Jagger and Aspen, from a residential property as Zohaib Masood has been keeping two one-year-old tigers in the Niagara Region since last fall. Masood rescued the tigers from owners in Ontario who got them as pets but then could not manage them. The voting…
A new rule from the US department of transportation is set to affect about 200,000 immigrant truck drivers, as their commercial driver’s licences will begin to lapse without renewal under the new policy, which took effect on Monday. The change raised concern in the trucking industry and legal challenges from immigrant drivers and advocacy groups.Under…
US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that the United States has “literally obliterated” Iran’s military capabilities, saying American forces have struck more than 7,000 targets across the country since the start of the conflict, even as he urged other nations to join efforts to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Speaking ahead of a…
As President Donald Trump Monday announced that his chief of staff Susie Wiles, 68, was recently diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, he added that Wiles won’t take a break from her White House work. During the treatment period, Wiles will be spending full-time at the White House and Trump said this makes him very happy….
The Virginia State Senate has passed a resolution commending Indian‑American journalist T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman for his contributions to journalism and the South Asian community in the United States.The resolution was adopted on las week during a session of the Senate. It recognised Jayaraman’s work as founder and editor‑in‑chief of the South Asian Herald, a news…
The UK government has unveiled a £53 million emergency support package to help vulnerable households struggling with soaring heating oil costs, as global energy markets remain volatile amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the measure during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, saying the government’s immediate priority is…
A 44-year-old software developer, Kishor Karunakaran, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on a bus, said he was honeytrapped, got fired from his job at Amazon, and can’t find work since the incident. In an exclusive interview with Sunday World, the father of one said he was not a creep but a “valued…
In an unexpected turn of events, US intelligence has reportedly informed President Trump about allegations regarding Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, suggesting he may identify as gay. These revelations have purportedly raised alarms for his late father’s apprehensions about his potential as a leader. US President Donald Trump was briefed last week by US…
Admiration for Adolf Hitler should be morally unthinkable anywhere. Yet in parts of Pakistan, his name still surfaces in conversations with a strange tone of respect. The reaction can be startling for Europeans who encounter it. The German journalist Hasnain Kazim described precisely this experience in a widely discussed essay in Der Spiegel, where he…
