Saturday, October 10, 2026

World

August 10, 2026

Thugs target Chinese students in racist assault spree in Glasgow

The suspects allegedly committed eight assaults over a period of four and a half hours on different strangers in the city centre on September 14, 2025.

Glasgow High Court
August 10, 2026

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis goes on trial nearly 30 years after Tupac’s killing

The gang boss, who was arrested in 2023, is facing one count of murder and risks a life sentence if convicted.

Keffe D, Tupac
August 10, 2026

Climate group urges govt to tax oil companies more as El Niño droughts hit harvests, food prices

“The public wants polluters to pay for it. With Big Oil’s earnings skyrocketing while a global food crisis looms, now is the time to act,” said 350.org.

Drought, 350.org
August 10, 2026

Police disperse thousands of cockroach party protesters with water cannons

Police said they dispersed the protesters with water cannons on Monday as they marched to the state parliament.

Protesting Indians
August 10, 2026

Maryam Qayum jailed 12 years for illegally issuing three million opioid prescriptions to drug dealers

Maryam Qayum was jailed 12 years and six months for operating her Kingwood medical clinic as an illegal pill mill that issued prescriptions for three million opioid pills.

Note seized from Qayum’s clinic showing cash prices for control substance prescriptions
August 10, 2026

Nigerian, Chinese authors collaborate to boost cultural ties

Nigerian and Chinese writers have expressed readiness to collaborate on literary projects to strengthen cultural ties and mutual understanding between both countries.

August edition of the Reading and Writers Dialogue of the Abuja chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors
August 10, 2026

Russia’s richest woman Tatyana Kim’s online marketplace Wildberries faces Ukraine’s wrath

Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, co-founded by billionaire entrepreneur Tatyana Kim, has suffered billions of dollars in losses, with 23 of its warehouses hit.

Tatyana Kim, Wildberries in flames
August 9, 2026
smart glasses
August 9, 2026

Woman, baby die in New York’s Statue of Liberty boat accident

The U.S. Coast Guard is also investigating alongside other authorities to determine whether the boat was operating as an unlicensed passenger vessel.

New York City police on scene of the boating accident
August 9, 2026

Child killer nurse Lucy Letby won’t face new charges, says CPS

Ms Letby from Hereford was convicted of murdering seven newborns and attempting to kill six others. She is serving 15 whole life terms.

Lucy Letby