An elaborate fraud scheme has bilked elderly Americans out of approximately $65 million. The operation, which was traced back to India-based call centers and fake personas, preyed on victims to send money through wire transfers and gift cards. YouTube creators played a crucial role in this investigation by unmasking the scammers and documenting their exploits. Consequently, multiple arrests have been made, with legal actions against the offenders continuing.

Nu’utele Island in Samoa is witnessing a remarkable revival as invasive rats and pigs have been eradicated. This positive shift has encouraged the resurgence of native bird species and provided safe nesting grounds for sea turtles. Furthermore, local communities are experiencing enhanced food production linked to the restoration of native plants. Such revitalization underscores the critical need for ongoing conservation efforts to safeguard biodiversity and combat climate change effects.

The King is on a nine-day tour that will take him to three countries, including the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Australian counterpart agreed Wednesday on the need to “swiftly execute” defense collaboration including a stronger force posture, amid growing Chinese military power in the region.

El Salvador has sent about 1,000 troops to Haiti after four Salvadorean members of a UN-backed security mission went missing in a gang ambush on the outskirts of the capital on October 18, a security official in Haiti told Reuters on Tuesday. The troops’ arrival aboard flights in recent days dramatically expands the Central American nation’s role in Haiti’s long-standing gang conflict. Yet it remains unclear who will command the new Salvadorean contingent, how long ‌it will stay in Haiti or...

India has emerged as a major exporter of ammunition and other weapons to Europe since the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia war, but analysts caution that New Delhi has yet to secure a lasting foothold in Europe’s defence market. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh cited a Bloomberg report last Friday stating that India had become the third-largest arms exporter to Europe under the “ReArm Europe” initiative – also known as Readiness 2030 – largely because of ammunition demand. Bloomberg, citing...

The new arrangement will be rolled out over two years, bringing kindergarten education and care together while retaining half-day options for parents.

A luxury cruise liner offering residential cabins for hundreds of thousands of dollars is now moored, with its owners unable to cope with spiralling cost of shipping fuel.

It is an offence for an unauthorised person to enter or remain within any firing ground.