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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Girl students burnt an effigy of BJP Lok Sabha member Kangana Ranaut in Jabalpur on Saturday, escalating protests over her remarks against young people who demonstrated over the NEET-UG paper leak.The protesters assembled at Ghantaghar in the Madhya Pradesh city, raised slogans against the Mandi parliamentarian and demanded her resignation. They accused Ranaut of insulting students who had sought accountability over alleged examination irregularities and the treatment of demonstrators at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.The protest followed a

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak has become the second largest recorded worldwide, with confirmed infections surpassing the total from the country’s devastating 2018-2020 epidemic.Health ministry data issued on Friday showed 3,532 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths. The outbreak has expanded rapidly across five eastern provinces since it was formally declared on May 15, placing immense pressure on an already fragile health system affected by armed conflict, displacement and chronic funding shortages.Only the 2013-2016 West Africa epidemic was

Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja has died after an avalanche struck his expedition on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan, his climbing company confirmed on Saturday.Elite Exped, which Purja co-founded, said the Nepal-born climber, widely known as Nimsdai, lost his life after the avalanche swept through the group on Thursday. The company also confirmed that other members of the international expedition had not survived.Purja was leading a team towards the summit of the 8,047-metre Broad Peak when the avalanche struck between Camp

The European Union has invited bids to build as many as seven artificial intelligence gigafactories, launching a public-private investment drive worth more than €30 billion to expand Europe’s computing capacity and reduce its dependence on foreign technology providers.The facilities will combine more than 100,000 advanced AI processors with specialised software, secure cloud systems, high-speed networks, large-scale storage and energy-efficient data centres. They are designed to support the development, training and operation of highly complex AI models containing trillions of parameters.Up

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The Supreme Court has granted Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Payal Abdullah a divorce after the estranged couple resolved their long-running matrimonial dispute through mediation.A Bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe disposed of Abdullah’s appeal on Friday after being told that the parties had reached an amicable settlement and wanted their marriage formally dissolved.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Abdullah, informed the court that all outstanding disputes had been settled.

FIFA has abandoned plans to sell a stake in the commercial business surrounding its global tournaments after football associations threatened to boycott competitions and senior executives challenged the proposal’s secrecy.President Gianni Infantino confirmed that the governing body would not proceed with the project, acknowledging that it had created divisions across world football. The reversal followed opposition from UEFA’s 55 member associations and resistance from Concacaf, leaving the plan without support from two of the sport’s most commercially important regions.The proposal

President Donald Trump has cast doubt on renewed negotiations with Iran and warned that US military attacks could intensify, deepening fears that the five-month conflict will extend further across the Middle East.Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, Trump said he was losing confidence in Iranian negotiators because they had misrepresented their intentions. He indicated that Washington was preparing to strike Iran harder unless Tehran accepted terms the White House regarded as meaningful.“We just want to win,” Trump told

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Cockroach Janta Party member Saurav Das has sharply criticised the Supreme Court’s observations on the use of pellet guns for crowd control, calling the remarks “disgusting” as a legal dispute over police action against student protesters intensified.Das posted the single-word response on X on Thursday after the court questioned whether pellet guns could be prohibited in all circumstances when existing rules permit police to use firearms during extreme violence. His intervention brought a fresh political dimension

Lesotho’s exports can again enter the United States without tariffs after a temporary levy introduced following a landmark Supreme Court judgment expired, offering crucial relief to the country’s garment factories and thousands of workers.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development welcomed the restoration of duty-free treatment, saying the change would strengthen the competitiveness of products manufactured in the kingdom. The tariff expired on July 29, removing an additional cost that had disrupted orders and placed pressure on Lesotho’s largest

France, Spain and Greece battled destructive wildfires on Thursday as extreme heat, dry vegetation and strong winds forced hundreds of thousands of people from homes, holiday resorts and threatened communities.Firefighters gained ground against some of the largest blazes in France and Spain, but authorities warned that unstable weather and exhausted emergency crews left wide areas vulnerable to fresh outbreaks. Greece faced a worsening emergency after fires swept through parts of Crete, killing three firefighters and triggering evacuations by road and

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Rakhi Sawant has launched a scathing attack on BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over her comments about young people involved in the student-led protests at Jantar Mantar, escalating a dispute that has drawn reactions from political leaders and entertainment figures.Sawant used an Instagram video to accuse Ranaut of insulting students and young women, calling her a “chudail”, or witch, and questioning her political standing. She also asked Ranaut to examine her own record before commenting on the

Colonel Harland Sanders’ black bow tie and a personal planner containing a mysterious list of 11 herbs and spices have sold for a combined $38,000 at an auction of belongings linked to the KFC founder.The clip-on bow tie, part of the carefully cultivated appearance that made Sanders one of the world’s most recognisable business figures, fetched $8,000 during the sale in Shelbyville, Kentucky. His 1964 executive planner attracted a winning bid of $30,000 after its handwritten contents renewed speculation about

Russia’s Federal Security Service has charged Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity and placed him on an international wanted list, sharply escalating Moscow’s confrontation with one of the country’s most widely used digital platforms.The FSB said Telegram failed to remove channels, group chats and automated bots that were allegedly used by Ukrainian intelligence services and extremist organisations to prepare attacks inside Russia. Investigators claimed the communications supported terrorism, sabotage, killings and cyber fraud.No evidence supporting

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das have escalated their dispute over the Gen Z-led examination protests, exchanging personal criticism after her description of young demonstrators as “Generation Gutter”.Ranaut targeted Das through Instagram Stories after he questioned her political standing and said members of her own party did not take her seriously. The Mandi MP called the 28-year-old CJP representative “useless and unemployed” and challenged his description of himself as a student.“Googled

The US goods trade deficit narrowed in June as imports fell more sharply than exports, with a notable drop in capital goods purchases reversing part of the surge linked to business investment and inventory building earlier in the quarter.The merchandise trade gap decreased 4.2% to $101.5 billion from a revised $105.9 billion in May. Imports dropped $8.2 billion to $306.2 billion, while exports declined $3.8 billion to $204.7 billion, their lowest level in five months.The figures point to softer trade

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday, injuring at least 50 people, damaging buildings and roads, and cutting electricity to tens of thousands of homes.The earthquake hit at about 4.27 pm local time and registered the highest level of seven on Japan’s seismic intensity scale in parts of Kumamoto. Violent shaking was reported across Kyushu, with residents describing collapsing roof tiles, broken windows and furniture being thrown across rooms.Authorities issued a tsunami advisory for coastal areas

A powerful tornado tore across north-eastern Wisconsin on Monday, damaging homes, businesses and vehicles while cutting electricity to tens of thousands of customers.The National Weather Service confirmed that the tornado struck parts of Winnebago and Outagamie counties during a severe thunderstorm outbreak driven by intense heat, high humidity and unstable atmospheric conditions. Preliminary surveys identified damage consistent with at least an EF2 tornado in Menasha, where winds of that strength can range from 111 to 135 miles per hour.Communities around

Ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb strait has fallen to its lowest daily level in months after Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure heightened fears that another major Middle East energy corridor could become unsafe for commercial vessels.Only 11 commodity-carrying ships crossed the narrow waterway on Sunday, vessel-tracking data showed. The passage links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and serves as a vital route for oil shipments and container trade between Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean.Seven of

Brent crude tumbled more than 6% on Monday as the United States and Iran halted military strikes, easing fears of an immediate disruption to energy supplies and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.The international benchmark fell as much as 7% during early trading before recovering part of its losses. Brent futures were down $6.20, or 6.4%, at $90.58 a barrel by 0620 GMT, after briefly slipping below $90. West Texas Intermediate dropped $5.80, or 6.5%, to $83.51.The sharp decline reflected

Two people were killed and five others, including a two-year-old boy, were wounded after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle on Sunday evening.The shooting occurred shortly after 6pm at Seattle Center during the final hours of the Bite of Seattle, an annual event that attracts hundreds of food vendors, performers and large crowds. Police detained a person in connection with the incident, although investigators had not disclosed the individual’s suspected role, a possible motive or

Ryan Gosling will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ghost Rider, leading a standalone film planned for 2028 under director Shawn Levy.Marvel Studios unveiled the project during its presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, confirming months of speculation linking Gosling to the supernatural anti-hero. The announcement places one of Hollywood’s most prominent actors at the centre of Marvel’s attempt to expand beyond its established Avengers, Wakanda and multiverse storylines.Gosling appeared at the Hall H presentation alongside Levy and Marvel Studios president

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The mother of NEET aspirant Akanksha Chaturvedi has rejected Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as sufficient accountability for the examination paper leak, demanding stringent punishment for those responsible and the resignation of the government’s top leadership.Neelam Chaturvedi said the departure of the education minister did not deliver justice for her 18-year-old daughter, who died by suicide after the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test was cancelled and a fresh examination was announced. She called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai A viral Instagram post attributed to Archita Sachin Rahar, daughter of BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, has triggered anger within the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Odisha unit after appearing to celebrate Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister.Screenshots circulating across social media show an Instagram story featuring Pradhan against the national flag and carrying the words: “Dharmendra Pradhan resigns amid massive student protests over NEET leak fiasco.” The post emerged after Pradhan stepped down on Saturday, July 25,

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is prepared to challenge US President Donald Trump publicly when Britain’s national interest requires it, setting out a more assertive approach to the country’s most important defence and diplomatic partnership.Burnham made the commitment during his first major broadcast interview since succeeding Keir Starmer, while stressing that disagreement would not prevent close cooperation between London and Washington. He described his first telephone conversation with Trump as warm but declined to give an unequivocal answer

Fast-moving wildfires forced about 92,000 people from their homes and holiday accommodation across southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, as intense heat, dry vegetation and shifting winds overwhelmed containment lines.French authorities ordered the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast after flames advanced through pine forests west of Bordeaux. Thousands of residents and tourists left through the peninsula’s only main road, while emergency crews deployed hundreds of boats to move people from coastal villages where