Rachel Morgan News Editor 
Indonesia is bracing for intensified dry conditions as a strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean reduces rainfall across much of the archipelago. According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), approximately 72.19 percent of the country is currently experiencing low rainfall, with nearly half of the nation’s territory officially entering the dry season. … Read more
The Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) announced on Tuesday that it thwarted a major terrorist plot in Karachi following the July 6 arrest of two members of the proscribed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). Officials recovered four kilograms of explosive material, a detonator, and other bomb-making components from the suspects, identified as Mujahid Baloch and Farid Baloch, … Read more
The NYPD banned cyclists from the Hudson River Bikeway on July 4 to accommodate pedestrian crowds, according to a report from Streetsblog. Officers used French barricades to divert foot traffic onto the bike path and shut down all Citi Bike docking stations near the Hudson and East Rivers, leaving cyclists without designated detours or signage. … Read more
A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed Wednesday during a joint security operation in the Chanpora area of Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, according to police. The operation involved the Shopian Special Operations Group (SOG), the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR), and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Did You Know? Security forces launched the specific search … Read more
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to arrive in Israel on Wednesday for his first official visit since taking office. According to reports, Hegseth will hold separate meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to discuss regional security, strategic planning, and military cooperation. Why is the F-35 sale to Turkey a … Read more
Noli de Castro celebrated his 77th birthday on July 6, appearing recovered from a surgery for an undisclosed illness that sidelined him last year. The news came via a Facebook post from his daughter, Katherine “Kat” de Castro. The director-general at the Philippine Information Agency and former ABS-CBN journalist used the occasion to offer a … Read more
An ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, during a traffic stop in Houston’s East End on July 7, 2026. Federal officials claim the shooting occurred in self-defense after Araujo attempted to run over an officer during a targeted enforcement operation. The ICE Account: A Vehicle Used as a Weapon Photo: ABC13 … Read more
The National Skills Fund (NSF) awarded R148 million to Wonderboom-based Flyfofa Aviation Training in 2024 to train residents from impoverished Gauteng schools, but later discovered the school inflated student flight hours to pocket an estimated R3,879,159.89, according to the NSF. Why did the NSF issue noncompliance letters to Flyfofa? The NSF issued noncompliance letters after … Read more
Federal agents and Los Angeles police arrested 30-year-old cashier Jesse Cervantes-Gomez during a raid on a Skid Row party supply store as part of a SNAP fraud investigation. According to authorities, Cervantes-Gomez is accused of exchanging SNAP benefits for cash and paying kickbacks to welfare recipients for bogus purchases in a “kickbacks for welfare scam.” … Read more