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Akon's $6 Billion 'Wakanda' City Dream In Senegal Collapses. Here's What Went Wrong
- Jul 05, 2025 15:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Akons dream of building a futuristic $6 billion city in Senegal, modeled after Wakanda, has been reportedly shelved. The project, once hailed as a haven for the global Black diaspora, is now being replaced by a more realistic venture.
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Trump "Very Unhappy" With Putin Call, Says He Wants To "Keep Killing People"
- Jul 05, 2025 14:34 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was "very unhappy" about his telephone call with Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine, saying the Russian leader just wanted to "keep killing people."
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Sports Star DJ Carey Faked Cancer Using iPhone Cord To Scam Thousands, Even Tricked A Billionaire
- Jul 05, 2025 14:17 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Irish hurling legend DJ Carey, once celebrated as a national sports icon, has pleaded guilty to a shocking cancer scam spanning nearly a decade.
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Indian-Origin Man Gets Life Term For Child's Rape In London
- Jul 05, 2025 14:07 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 24-year-old Indian-origin man has been jailed for life following what Scotland Yard described as a "significant" police investigation into an attempted rape and rape of a child in London.
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Odisha Man Among 3 Indians Kidnapped By Al Qaeda-Linked Group In Mali
- Jul 05, 2025 14:06 pm IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Three Indian nationals have been kidnapped by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in the West African nation of Mali. Among those kidnapped is 28-year-old P Venkataraman, a resident of Odisha's Ganjam district.
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Watch: Abu Dhabi Tests First Driverless Air Taxi, Launch Set For 2026
- Jul 05, 2025 12:48 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Abu Dhabi has completed its first test flight of a driverless electric air taxi, with plans to launch commercial services by early 2026.
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Caitlyn Jenner's Manager Sophia Hutchins Dies In Crash, Fell 350 Feet Down Ravine
- Jul 05, 2025 11:08 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Sophia Hutchins was one of the prominent transgender activists.
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US Police Officer, 26, Dies After Undergoing Brazilian Butt-Lift Procedure
- Jul 05, 2025 08:52 am IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
A 26-year-old US police office has died after undergoing Brazilian Butt Lift surgery and complaining of "extreme pain" following the risky cosmetic procedure.
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Trump Signs 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Into Law. What's Inside
- Jul 05, 2025 08:03 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
US President Donald Trump signed into law his "One Big Beautiful Bill" at the White House on Friday, "keeping" his campaign promises of extending tax cuts from his first term and boosting military spending.
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Is Manga's July 5 Earthquake Prediction Going To Come True? What We Know
- Jul 05, 2025 07:52 am IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
A manga novel has predicted that a mega-earthquake will hit Japan today, July 5. The 2021 reprint of 'The Future I Saw' by Ryo Tatsuki warns that a "huge" tsunami will wash over countries in the Pacific Ocean.
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B-2 Bombers Roar Over White House As Trump Celebrates US Independence Day
- Jul 05, 2025 07:24 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a grandiose White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by.
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Trump Signs Flagship "Big Beautiful Bill" Into Law
- Jul 05, 2025 03:41 am IST
- Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a massive package of tax and spending cuts at the White House on Friday, staging an outdoor ceremony on the Fourth of July holiday that took on the air of a Trump political rally.
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Hamas Says Ready To Start Gaza Ceasefire Talks "Immediately"
- Jul 05, 2025 01:59 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Hamas said Friday it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, after holding consultations with other Palestinian factions.
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Hamas Says It Is Consulting With Palestinian Factions Over Gaza Ceasefire
- Jul 05, 2025 01:24 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Hamas said Friday it was holding consultations with other Palestinian factions on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the civil defence agency said Israel's ongoing offensive killed more than 50 people.
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Search On For Survivors Of Pakistan Building Collapse
- Jul 05, 2025 00:27 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
A five-storey building collapsed in Pakistan, killing at least eight people and injuring nine others, officials said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for more trapped victims.
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PM Modi Conferred With Trinidad And Tobago's Highest Civilian Honour
- Jul 05, 2025 00:10 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Friday conferred with 'The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago' - the country's highest civilian honour.
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Nutella Fans Brace to Pay More As Frost Hits Turkish Hazelnut Harvest
- Jul 05, 2025 00:09 am IST
- Patrick Sykes and Taylan Bilgic, Bloomberg
A fresh supply squeeze is set to hit another food pleasure - the hazelnuts that go into making the chocolaty Nutella spread.