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AI-image of Vladimir Putin dressed as Santa Claus (Image/X@@russembkenya) An AI-generated video posted by the Russian Embassy in Kenya has gone viral for showing President Vladimir Putin dressed as Santa Claus and distributing symbolic Christmas gifts to world leaders. The festive visuals carry clear geopolitical messages about alliances, rivalries and global power shifts.In the video,…

Cristiano Ronaldo claims third straight Middle East honour / Image: GlobeSoccer Age is clearly just a number for Cristiano Ronaldo. On Sunday night, the 16th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards lit up Dubai at the luxurious Atlantis Royal hotel, where the Al-Nassr forward was officially named the Best Middle East Player for 2025.This victory…

Time to screen social media LONDON: A frustrated father in Spain, whose teenage daughter regularly sidesteps parental controls that block social media, wants the government to ban apps like TikTok and Instagram for children. In France, a mother of three worries about social media’s effect on young people and will not give her children smartphones…

Clavicular moved to Twitch after remaining banned on Kick and drew record viewership during his debut stream. The surge quickly led to accusations of viewbotting, with critics questioning chat activity and sudden viewer drops. The controversy followed earlier disputes over declining Kick revenue and a Cybertruck incident, keeping the streamer under heavy scrutiny as debate…

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has arrived in the UK after Egyptian authorities lifted a long-standing travel ban, allowing him to leave the country following years of imprisonment and restrictions on his movement. Abd El-Fattah has spent extended periods in detention since 2013, alongside earlier arrests linked to his political activism. He was pardoned by…

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced growing criticism recently after a viral online video raised questions about taxpayer dollars flowing to a Minneapolis daycare centre that appeared inactive despite receiving about $4 million in state funding. The footage, released by independent journalist Nick Shirley, shows him visiting the Quality Learning Center in south Minneapolis. Shirley notes…

45-year-old Amol Vijay Dhumal, an Indian-origin electrician in Sydney, raped a 75-year-old woman in her home where Dhumal went to instal solar panels in 2024. Dhumal has been found guilty by jury verdict of sexual intercourse without consent and has been sentenced to five years in prison. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the verdict…

Indian-origin Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna who represents part of Silicon Valley doubled down on the proposed wealthy tax or billionaire tax and mocked reports that Peter Thiel, Larry Page would move out of California if they have to pay extra money. “I will miss them very much,” Khanna said mockingly, echoing President Franklin Roosevelt. The…

A scary video emerging from New Jersey, showing a mid-air collision between two helicopters that crashed to the ground in Hammonton. A person was killed, and another one is critically injured after the helicopters crashed into the ground, AFP reported. According to the video, which is going viral on social media platforms, flames at the…

The Indian-American community raised the issue of growing online hatred against India and Indians and sought answers from Elon Musk’s X as to why such hate comments are being allowed on the platform. American journalist Matt Forney recently called for violence against Indians and Indian places of worship — veiled as a prediction– and deleted…