UFC Chief Dana White Declines Trump’s Offer to Become White House Press Secretary
Nov. 8 — Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Chief Executive Officer Dana White has declined an offer from U.S. President Donald Trump to serve as the next White House Press Secretary,…
Sonia Gandhi Recalls Weeping as Babri Masjid Was Demolished; Warns of Long Battle for Secular India
Nov. 8 — Sonia Gandhi, former president of India’s main opposition Congress party, disclosed that she broke down in tears while watching the televised demolition of the 16th-century Babri Masjid…
Sabine Magdalena Lauber Takes Office as Inaugural Chief of UN Human Rights Mission in Bangladesh
Nov. 8 — Sabine Magdalena Lauber, the newly designated Chief of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Mission in Bangladesh, formally presented her credentials…
Indian Air Force Sets World Record With Heavy IL-76MD Landing at 13,629 Feet in Eastern Ladakh
Nov. 8 — The Indian Air Force (IAF) has established a world record by successfully executing a landing of its IL-76MD heavy transport aircraft at an elevation of 13,629 feet…
Nepal to Host ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off as Eight Nations Vie for Final Qualifier Spots
Nov. 8 — Nepal will stage the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off next month, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced, confirming an eight-team tournament that will determine the…
Lionel Messi Rewrites MLS History With Unprecedented Back-to-Back Golden Boot Awards
Nov. 8 — Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi scripted Major League Soccer history on Sunday, becoming the first player in the league’s annals to secure the MLS Golden Boot in…
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Sparks Outrage With Call to ‘Reclaim’ Chattogram Port, Sylhet and Noakhali From Bangladesh
Nov. 7 — In remarks sparking diplomatic sensitivity and wide condemnation, Nishikant Dubey, a prominent Lok Sabha lawmaker from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claimed that the time has…
Georgia Victory Cements Jon Ossoff as Rising Democratic Powerhouse Amid Comparisons to Barack Obama
Nov. 7 — Following a sweeping Democratic rebound in the U.S. midterm elections that secured legislative control across both chambers of Congress, Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has emerged at the…
Kenyan Doomsday Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Sentenced to 200 Years Over Starvation Deaths of 191 Followers
Nov. 7 — In a landmark judicial ruling, a Kenyan High Court on Friday sentenced self-styled doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for orchestrating the mass…
Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña Impeached and Placed Under House Arrest Amid Banking Scandal
Nov. 7 — In a dramatic political escalation, Paraguay’s right-wing President Santiago Peña was impeached and placed under house arrest within minutes of his removal on Friday, following severe allegations…