Spain: At least five killed in building fire in Catalonia
At least five young people were killed in a fire that broke out a five-story apartment block in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region. At least five young people died and five others sustained minor injuries in a fire at an apartment building in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region, the fire service said on Tuesday. What do we... Read More
Australia won’t repatriate 34 women and children from Syria-
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group It was an offense under Australian law to travel to the former Islamic State stronghold of al-Raqqa province without a legitimate reason from 2014 to 2017. The... Read More
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files ‘cover-up’ in BBC interview-
Hillary Clinton has accused President Donald Trump’s administration of a “cover-up” over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Get the files out. They are slow-walking it,” the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum. The White House insisted that... Read More
US-based firm sells 75 percent stake in Pakistan’s leading starch producer to Nishat Group” Karachi:
US-based firm Ingredion Incorporated has formally agreed to sell up to 75% of its stake in Rafhan Maize Products, a leading Pakistani starch and food ingredients manufacturer, to Pakistan’s Nishat Group, Ingredion’s financial adviser said on Sunday-Rafhan Maize is a subsidiary of Ingredion Incorporated, a prominent global corn refiner which began its operations in Pakistan... Read More
Meloni returns to Niscemi, areas of Sicily hit by Cyclone Harry –
Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday returned to Niscemi, the Sicilian town hit by a dramatic landslide last month, and other parts of the region hit by Cyclone Harry, which also wreaked havoc in Calabria and Sardinia.Meloni, who also visited the area on January 28, conducted a reconnaissance tour with Civil Protection Chief Fabio Ciciliano.The landslide... Read More
MILAN, Feb 16 : Italian figure skating duo Sara Conti and Nicolo Macii said they felt no regrets despite seeing their hopes of an individual podium in front of a home crowd disappear on Monday, in one of the few missed opportunities for Italy at the Milano Cortina Games-
Conti and Macii finished sixth after delivering an imprecise free skate that failed to overturn what Macii described as their worst performance of the season in the short programme the day before. Italy’s first pair to win a European title, taking gold in Finland in 2023, the duo went on to deliver the country’s first... Read More
AI copyright battle: ByteDance to curb Seedance 2.0 amid Disney lawsuit warningByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 has gone viral due to hyper-realistic AI videos.ByteDance, a Chinese technology giant, has announced plans to curb the video-generated AI tool as Disney threatens to take legal action over copyright issues.
In recent days, ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 has taken the internet by storm due to generating hyper-realistic AI videos.Given the online proliferation of Seedance-generated videos, several Hollywood studios have sounded alarm over copyright infringement. As a result, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, blaming the Chinese tech giant for using Disney characters to train and... Read More
Family of Nancy Guthrie not suspects in adbuction case |
Nancy Guthrie’s family has been cleared as possible suspects in her abduction, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said on Monday, as the case involving the mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie entered its third week. Guthrie’s family, which includes “all siblings and spouses,” has been cooperative and gracious as authorities investigate the kidnapping, Nanos... Read More
Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Geneva ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States, as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday begins military drills in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
According to Tehran, “indirect” Iran-US nuclear talks mediated by Oman will be held on Tuesday, although Washington has previously pushed for other topics to be discussed including Iran’s ballistic missiles and support for regional proxies. The war games in the Strait of Hormuz, the duration of which was not specified, aim to prepare the IRGC... Read More
Three people have been killed in a shooting at an ice rink in the US, authorities said.
The shooting happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, near Providence in Rhode Island, at around 2.30pm local time (7.30pm UK time) on Monday, where a youth hockey game was scheduled.The suspect is among the three people who have died in what authorities said they believe was a “targeted” attack stemming from a... Read More









