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Afghans facing deportation from US include relatives of those who worked alongside American forces; plane will take them to Pakistan

The Trump administration is preparing to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants and asylum-seekers from the United States to Pakistan on a chartered flight expected to depart as early as Monday, November 2, 2026 Dozens of Afghan migrants detained in the United States are expected to be deported as early as next week, potentially including…

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Moscow’s Tsaritysyno Museum on terror radar? US warns Russia of possible attack

Moscow’s Tsaritysyno Museum on terror radar? US warns Russia of possible attack

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday that it had been warned by the United States through established partner channels about preparations for a possible “terrorist attack” in Moscow and was taking appropriate security measures, Reuters reported citing Russian state news agency RIA reported.Separately, the US Embassy in Moscow confirmed it was aware of…

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In 1924, a donated New York gorge became Buttermilk Falls State Park; 102 years later, a land trust paid .3 million for a nearby four-acre family homestead to pave the way for better park access and trails

In 1924, a donated New York gorge became Buttermilk Falls State Park; 102 years later, a land trust paid $1.3 million for a nearby four-acre family homestead to pave the way for better park access and trails

Photo credit: Jeff Lovett via Google Maps More than a century after a generous land donation helped create Buttermilk Falls State Park, a small but important piece of its neighboring landscape is being returned to public use. The Open Space Institute has acquired a four-acre property between the park’s existing entrance and Route 13 in…

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A Georgia software developer says he was promised 30% of profits from a joint venture in 2018; after the relationship broke down, an October 29 appeals ruling found no enforceable partnership and rejected his claims

A Georgia software developer says he was promised 30% of profits from a joint venture in 2018; after the relationship broke down, an October 29 appeals ruling found no enforceable partnership and rejected his claims

Representative Image (AI-generated) A business arrangement built around the promise of a share in future software profits ended in a legal dispute after a Georgia technology company terminated its relationship with a software developer. The developer claimed he had been promised 30% of the profits from products created by a joint venture, along with an…

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Not used since the Korean War; US Army practices digging mass battlefield graves, ‘If we went to war tomorrow…’

Not used since the Korean War; US Army practices digging mass battlefield graves, ‘If we went to war tomorrow…’

US Army practices digging mass graves, which have not been needed since the Korean War. (US Army photo by Captain Thomas McCarty) The US Army conducted a rare test practice of digging mass battlefield graves that have not been needed since the Korean War. The Army reported that soldiers in North Carolina completed a “test-of-concept”…

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82% disapprove of Trump. So why are fewer Indian Americans identifying as Democrats? | World News

82% disapprove of Trump. So why are fewer Indian Americans identifying as Democrats? | World News

US midterms are set to be held on November 3 At an Indian restaurant in Irving, near Dallas, Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico tried his hand at making a masala dosa, spreading batter on a hot pan and filling it with spiced potatoes. In Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont joined Diwali celebrations, while Republican Congressman…

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In 1958, jeweller Harry Winston donated the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian museum and sent it through the US mail in a plain brown package, paying postage and insurance of about 5

In 1958, jeweller Harry Winston donated the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian museum and sent it through the US mail in a plain brown package, paying postage and insurance of about $145

A priceless gemstone travelling across the country in an ordinary-looking parcel might sound like the plot of a film. But that is precisely how one of the world’s most famous diamonds reached the Smithsonian Institution in 1958. Rather than arranging an elaborate security operation, American jeweller Harry Winston entrusted the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the…

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Heirs of Jewish banker have sued Sotheby’s over £1.2m painting sale, claiming artwork was looted by Nazis during World War II; a Parisian court to soon give ruling

Heirs of Jewish banker have sued Sotheby’s over £1.2m painting sale, claiming artwork was looted by Nazis during World War II; a Parisian court to soon give ruling

A painting by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro, sold by Sotheby’s for £1.2 million in 2024, has become the centre of a legal battle involving the heirs of a Jewish banker whose art collection was seized by the Nazis during World War II. Seven descendants of Salomon Flavian have approached a Paris court seeking to overturn…

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