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Once extinct in Ireland after decades of human persecution, the magnificent white-tailed eagle is soaring across the country’s skies again. Since 2007, Ireland has released 245 young eagles as part of a long-running reintroduction programme, and the population is now breeding and expanding on its own.In July 2026, a pair of white-tailed sea eagles successfully…

UK-based Muslim charity is being investigated by counter-terror police and the Charity Commission over alleged links to Hamas (Representational image) A UK-based Muslim charity is under investigation by counter-terror police and the Charity Commission over alleged links to Hamas. A senior figure associated with one of the charity’s partner organisations was arrested in Britain in…

 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney A 51-year-old Montreal man has been arrested and charged with allegedly making death threats against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said.Marc-Andre Porlier was charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm to a person under Section 264.1 of Canada’s Criminal Code, the…

3 crew members killed in Houthi attack on ship in Bab al-Mandeb, report (Representational Image) Houthi militants attacked a commercial vessel transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, killing three crew members, according to initial reports by government-affiliated broadcasters. Al-Jumhuriya TV identified the victims as two Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national.The vessel came under fire while…

When scientists have a will, there is always a way. In a shocking yet successful project, leftover hair from haircuts that is not suitable for wigs and would have gone to waste is now being used to prevent oil and other pollutants from getting into the water and the trees.In Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay,…

QTCinderella addresses renewed criticism over her comments about kindness, friendships, and people with harmful views. (Image via: Instagram/@qtcinderella) QTCinderella is clearing up an old controversy after being called “problematic” over her alleged association with people who hold homophobic views. The discussion came back on X after users revisited comments she made around a year ago….

A landfill off Middletown Avenue in New Haven stopped accepting trash about twenty-two years ago and has since been out of use. But now, the city has announced it will put it back to work as the host for a 1,920-panel solar farm that will produce more than 1.4 million kilowatt hours of power a…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A restoration project in northern California has shown how structures designed to mimic the work of beavers can create better conditions for threatened coho salmon, particularly during drought. According to a July 2026 study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, juvenile coho salmon survival in one restored creek increased from a…

Saw Mill River, Yonkers, New York For decades, a section of the Saw Mill River in downtown Yonkers, New York, ran underground beneath a parking lot. The river had once helped the city grow into an industrial town, but as land became scarce, parts of the waterway were squeezed into smaller spaces and eventually covered.The…

Abu Dhabi offers free entry visas for eligible Indian passport holders. Indian travellers have a new reason to plan a UAE holiday, with Abu Dhabi offering free entry visas for eligible Indian passport holders under a three-month tourism programme, Gulf News reported.The programme will run from August 1 to October 31, 2026, and will initially…