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Zayed Charity Run hits Rio on October 5, uniting thousands for 5km/10km races — funds raised support vulnerable children and families/ AI-generated image for illustrative purposes The Zayed Charity Run arrives in Rio de Janeiro on October 5, 2025, marking the event’s first stop in South America and bringing thousands of runners together to race,…

Donald Trump Jr is frustrated over buddy Gentry Beach who drops his name in other countries to develop businesses there. A Texas hedge fund manager, Gentry Beach, known pretty well in business circles as he’s described as an ally of the Trump administration, has become a source of embarrassment. Beach drops the President’s eldest son,…

Pakistani-origin influencer says he’s facing casual racism in Canada as everyone thinks he’s an Indian. Pakistani-origin influencer Junaid Akram alleged that growing up in the Gulf as a Pakistani, he is not new to racism, but he expected things to be better in Canada; however, he now faces casual racism as Canadians think he’s an…

Exiled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was hospitalised in critical condition after being poisoned at his residence near Moscow, according to a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights released on Thursday.Al-Assad, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was rushed to an emergency room on September 20 and spent nine days in the…

Shares of streaming platform Netflix have tumbled almost 5% over the past 5 trading sessions ever since Tesla CEO Elon Musk has started urging his followers to boycott the company and cancel their subscriptions.Netflix shares fell on Friday, marking their biggest weekly decline since April, even as the broader market rallied. Though major indices rose…

Three spectacular supermoons and meteor showers will illuminate the UAE’s night skies from October to December 2025/Representative Image As 2025 draws to a close, residents of the UAE have an extraordinary celestial lineup to look forward to. From the giant Harvest Moon lighting up October skies alongside Saturn and Jupiter, to three consecutive supermoons and…

The ongoing US government shutdown is costing taxpayers an estimated $400 million per day in wages for federal employees who are not currently working, according to data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released by the office of Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). As of Friday, the total cost has reached approximately $1.2 billion.“Schumer’s Shutdown Shenanigans…

Madiniti service hub in Riyadh offers residents easy access to streamlined municipal services under the new reform program/Representative Image Riyadh has launched a comprehensive municipal reform that abolishes its 16 sub-municipal offices, reorganizing city governance into five geographic sectors. This strategic overhaul aims to boost efficiency, enhance service quality, and meet the capital’s rapid growth…

An old video of Takaichi Sanae, the first female leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), highlighting a past television appearance in which she sang a song by the rock band X Japan, has resurfaced and is going viral.In the video, she can be seen performing “Rusty Nail,” a fan-favorite song by the band…

Police remove a protester in London (PTI image) London police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters for supporting a banned pro-Palestinian group during a demonstration. The protest went ahead despite official requests to cancel it.Authorities had urged organisers to call off the protest after a deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester two days earlier.Two…