DRIVER’S LICENCE RENEWALS EXTENDED – WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

Image is for illustration purpose. Thu 30 July 2026: Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced that Cabinet has approved the extension of the validity period of driving licences for light motor vehicles and motorcycle licences from five years to 10 years. Addressing members of the media in Pretoria on Thursday on the outcomes […]

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JAPAN’S POPULATION FALLS BELOW 120 MILLION FOR FIRST TIME IN DECADES

Wed 29 July 2026: Japan’s population of Japanese nationals has dropped below 120 million for the first time in more than 40 years, highlighting the country’s deepening demographic crisis despite government efforts to encourage higher birth rates. According to data released Wednesday by Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, the number of Japanese citizens stood […]

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ISRAEL PAYS MILLIONS TO ‘POISON’ AI CHATBOTS WITH GAZA PROPAGANDA, REPORT FINDS

Thu 30 July 2026: Israel is paying tens of millions of dollars to seed pro-Israel narratives about Gaza into artificial intelligence systems, using a network of apparently independent websites designed to influence chatbot responses and future training data, according to an investigation by Drop Site News. The operation is being overseen by Brad Parscale, a former […]

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DIGITAL MEDIA IS USING NEGATIVITY TO STEAL OUR ATTENTION — HERE’S HOW TO RECLAIM IT

Thu 30 July 2026: With the internet and its widespread accessibility, many of us have front-row seats to widespread suffering and death across the globe for the first time in history, even when we are not directly affected. We’re living in what scholars describe as a “polycrisis” — a set of interconnected crises that compound and intensify one another. […]

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F1 SEASON TO END IN EUROPE IF QATAR, ABU DHABI RACES CANNOT PROCEED

Thu 30 July 2026: Formula 1 will conclude its 2026 season in Europe if the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix cannot take place because of the situation in the Middle East, the sport’s president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said Wednesday. Speaking during a media roundtable following the Hungarian Grand Prix, Domenicali said both races […]

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PAKISTAN, KUWAIT AGREE TO DEEPEN DEFENSE TIES AMID HEIGHTENED TENSIONS IN MIDDLE EAST

Wed 29 July 2026: Pakistan and Kuwait on Wednesday discussed ways to expand their “broader economic partnership” and strengthen cooperation in defense, trade, investment, energy, agriculture, mining and minerals. During delegation-level talks between visiting Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, the two sides agreed to […]

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SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW 210-MILLION-YEAR-OLD DINOSAUR SPECIES IN ZIMBABWE

Representative image Wed 29 July 2026: An international team of paleontologists has identified a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe dating back about 210 million years, a discovery that researchers say provides fresh insights into the early evolution of dinosaurs in southern Africa. The species, Musango matusadonaensis, was described Wednesday in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology […]

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US MUSLIM GROUP DOCUMENTS 183% INCREASE IN MOSQUE INCIDENTS OVER SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR

Wed 29 July 2026: A Muslim civil rights and advocacy group in the US said Tuesday it has documented a 183% increase in incidents targeting Islamic places of worship compared to the same three-month period last year. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said it recorded 17 incidents targeting Islamic places of worship in May, […]

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RUSSIA ACCUSES PAVEL DUROV OF AIDING TERRORISM, PUSHES FOR INTERNATIONAL ARREST

Wed 29 July 2026: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Wednesday that it has formally charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activities and has begun procedures to place him on the international wanted list. According to the FSB, Durov is being investigated under Article 205.1, Part 1.1 of Russia’s Criminal Code, which […]

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