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An unexpected marriage proposal took place at the World Athletics Championship following the 35km race walk.

The path to a marriage proposal can often be lengthy and full of twists. For two Slovakian athletes, that journey spanned exactly 35 kilometers. Both...

Wisbech Farm Achieves Record-Breaking Year for Watermelons in the UK

A farm in Cambridgeshire has secured a UK record by cultivating a remarkable 11,000 watermelons this year, overcoming what it deemed a "challenging" climate. Oakley...

Putin Speaks Out Regarding Reported Death of Prigozhin

Vladimir Putin Ends Silence on Yevgeny Prigozhin's Reported Death, More Than 24 Hours After the Wagner Chief's Private Jet Crash Russia's President acknowledged that the...

Biden Not Taken Aback by News of Death of Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his lack of surprise regarding reports suggesting the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russian mercenaries...

Chandrayaan 3 Achieves Historic Moon Landing, Marking a Giant Leap for India

At 6:04 PM on today, India etched its name in history as it accomplished a remarkable feat: successfully landing the Indian Space Research Organisation's...

Heath Streak is very much alive

Heath Streak, the legendary Zimbabwe cricketer, is alive. Hours after Streak's former teammate Henry Olonga posted about his ex- captain's demise, the pace bowler-turned-singer...

Moscow warns of dangers French riots present to Europe

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed deep concern over the unprecedented spike in violence in France triggered by the police shooting of a 17-year-old...

India plans to allow Sri Lanka up to 12 years to repay its debt

India plans to allow Sri Lanka up to 12 years to repay its debt to help ease the financial burden on the island nation,...

Lottery ticket prices to go up from July

National Lotteries Board (NLB) and the Development Lotteries Board (DLB) have decided to increase the prices of their lottery tickets. Thereby, the price of NLB...

World Bank approves $700 mn in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka

The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island...

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