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[ad_1] Why were so many Thai farmers among hostages held by Hamas? (PTI) BANGKOK: Israel says it has retrieved the body of a 35-year-old Thai hostage who was abducted into Gaza during the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. Nattapong Pinta was among 31 Thais taken by the Hamas militant group. Thailand's foreign ministry in a statement Saturday confirmed that Pinta, the last Thai hostage in Gaza, was confirmed dead. It said the bodies of two others have yet to be retrieved. The ministry has said 46 Thais have been killed during the war. Thais were the largest group of foreigners held captive by Hamas. They were among tens of thousands of Thai workers in Israel. Here's a look at what they were doing.Hamas' FIERY Attack On IDF After Netanyahu's Gaza Gang Admission: '5 Israeli Troops Killed In […]

[ad_1] Royal Family thinks Harry and Meghan have lost it. The Buckingham Palace has seen the bizarre video of Meghan Markle twerking to give a natural push to her baby and Prince Harry joining in the dance session, and the Royal Family think Harry and Meghan have completely lost it. A well-placed Royal source told Daily Mail that this is the general sense in the palace while to be more specific, they think the video is classless and tragic. Meghan Markle has been viciously trolled after she dropped the video from the time she gave birth to Lilibet. According to insiders, the video was supposed to shut trolls who think Meghan-Harry surrogated their children, But the video emboldened those conspiracy theories as body language experts claimed that it was not physically and mentally possible to do what Meghan was doing […]

[ad_1] American Airlines (Representative image) An American Airlines plane carrying passengers from Philadelphia to Naples had to make a sudden mid-air diversion after the pilots understood that the Boeing 787-9 that they were flying was not certified to land at Naples Airport; it was too big for the airport. The incident took place on June 2, and the airlines said the diversion to Rome was due to operational reasons. American Airlines Flight AA780 departed Philadelphia at 7:42 PM and crossed the Atlantic without incident. It was supposed to land in Naples at 10 am local time. But as the aircraft began its descent into Naples (NAP), the crew altered course and redirected the flight to Rome Fiumicino Airport, approximately 124 miles away from the destination. The passengers were bused from Rome to Naples which takes two hours. Historical flight data […]

[ad_1] Elon Musk and Scott Bessent's fight was not just a push or shove, Musk punched Bessent like a rugby player. A more salacious account of the beginning of the Elon Musk- Donald Trump feud has now surfaced, courtesy MAGA activist Steve Bannon, who claimed that the physical fight between Elon Musk and Scott Bessent was not just a push or shove. But Elon Musk hit Bessent's ribcage like a rugby player and Bessent too hit Musk. Multiple people had to step in to break up the fight as they reached the then NSA Mike Waltz's office. Bannon earlier narrated the physical fight but now presented more details of it after Trump, Musk's ultimate showdown. Bannon said when Trump heard about it he said it was "too much". But this episode had no contribution to Elon Musk's recent black eye […]

[ad_1] Mark Carney was slammed on social media for his Eid message. Prime Minister Mark Carney was trolled on X for his speech at an Eid al-Adha celebration hosted by the Muslim Association of Canada. "The message of Eid resonates in this room, across this city, and it should resonate with all Canadians... the lessons and values of Eid are the same. Our Canada is a diverse country, proud home to different beliefs, different languages and different cultures. Those are differences that make us unique, and make us strong. We can pray differently but all of us must come together around the values of Eid," Caney said. "The values of community, of generosity and yes, of sacrifice. These are Muslim values, these are Canadian values," the PM said. "Is Canada done for?" a viral post on X commented sharing the […]

[ad_1] ICE confirms that popular TikToker Khaby was detained for overstaying US visa. The immigration department confirmed that ICE detained Serine Khabane Lame, popularly known as Khaby, at the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, for immigration violations, after such claims went viral with any official clarification. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Khaby entered the US April 30 and overstayed the terms of his visa. Khaby was granted voluntary departure June 6 and has since departed the US.Khabane "Khaby" Lame is a Senegalese-Italian TikTok star, born on March 9, 2000, and the platform’s most-followed creator with over 162 million followers as of 2025. He gained fame during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic after losing his factory job in Chivasso, Italy, where he’s lived since age one. Known for his silent, deadpan comedy, Khaby mocks overly complicated "life hack" videos […]

[ad_1] A traveller shows the 'Eid in Dubai' stamp on his passport. Photo: x.com/DXBMediaOffice Passengers arriving in Dubai during the Eid Al Adha holidays are being welcomed with a specially designed passport stamp that reads ‘Eid in Dubai’, part of a festive initiative by Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA).The commemorative stamp, introduced at Dubai Airports and the Hatta border crossing, was designed by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office. Images shared by the Dubai Media Office show the stamp placed prominently in arriving passengers' passports, symbolising a warm, cultural welcome as they enter the country during one of the most important festivals in Islam.The GDRFA confirmed that immigration officers have been stamping passports with the unique design since the start of the holiday weekend. The initiative aligns with broader efforts […]

[ad_1] Dr Drew said Elon Musk might be bipolar. Addiction medicine specialist Dr Drew Pinsky broke down Elon Musk's abnormal behavior that prompted an exchange of salvos with President Donald Trump. Appearing on Newsmax to discuss on Elon Musk's Asperger's syndrome that Musk himself admitted in 2021 on Saturday Night Live, Dr Pinsky said there's more than just Asperger's. Dr Pinsky said he respect Elon Musk, read his biography and thinks he is a great guy, a very successful man but there is a flip side of that success that Musk probably has hypomania. Dr Pinsky said he got to know from Musk's biography that Musk had has phases of hypomanic binges where he worked for hours without sleeping. Musk probably suffers from hypomania that many successful people have. Hypomania has the risk of turning into mania which makes one […]

[ad_1] Indian-origin Australian Gurvinder Singh arrested in Sydney for running international drug smuggling. (Photo: NSW Police) Gurvinder Singh, a 42-year-old Indian-origin Australian man, has been arrested after two years of multi-agency investigation for allegedly masterminding an international drug racket that smuggle 20 million illegal cigarettes and nearly half a tonne of drugs into Sydney, the Australia Today reported. The racket involved cocaine concealed in cement bags, 280 kg of liquid methamphetamine and a network of "trusted insiders" at port facilities who helped the racked. The syndicate generated at least $443,000 in proceeds from selling illegal cigarettes on Sydney’s black market alone.Suspected shipment from VancouverIn August 2024, the Australian police intercepted a consignment of 280 kg of liquid methamphetamine shipped from Canada's Vancouver. Officers traced the illicit cargo to a clandestine cool-down operation in Riverstone and arrested two men who led […]

[ad_1] Steve Bannon says the mystery of Elon Musk's black eye will now come up in some drug investigations. Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon, who never shied away from expressing his hatred towards Elon Musk, has now raised suspicion about Elon Musk's 'black eye' that he sported at the Oval Office farewell that was jointly addressed by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. Steve Bannon said the 'black eye' was not caused by Elon Musk's physical fight with Scott Bessent in the White House, as that took place almost a month ago. But the explanation that Musk gave, that his five-year-old son X punched him in the face after he encouraged him to do so, was not credible enough. Bannon said he was not sure whether a five-year-old could cause such a prominent black eye. Bannon said it would […]