June 2026

Burmese proverb of the day teaches us how circumstances don’t create character but reveal it. What changes under circumstances is not genuine. What remains unchanged is the true nature like a real chilli, which will still taste hot even if it’s immersed deep under water. This Burmese proverb is one of the timeless wisdom from…

An Indian-origin man was injured after a shooting in the Cidade Nova area of Odivelas, Portugal. This led to a police investigation and a wave of unverified claims circulating on social media.The victim has been identified as Kishore Gujarati. He was shot in Odivelas, a city in the Lisbon metropolitan region, and was taken for…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others watch, as seated from left, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, counselor Dan Holler, and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh, signed a framework agreement (Image/AP) Israel, Lebanon and the United States have signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at easing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border,…

Ontario announces three new pathways to PR. Canada PR news: Ontario announced an overhaul of its Provincial Nominee Programs adding three new pathways to become a permanent resident. In Canada, each province sets its own eligibility criteria for citizenship, while the federal government runs several nationwide PR programs. The provincial programs also give PR to…

Korean proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) A word seems like such a small, weightless thing. You say it, it disappears into the air, and that should be the end of it. An old Korean proverb warns that it is not nearly so simple. Words have no wings, it says, but they…

A single cup of coffee is remembered for forty years A simple cup of coffee is often forgotten before the last sip cools. Yet, in Turkish culture, there is a saying that refuses to let such a moment disappear so easily: “Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır.” Literally, “A single cup of coffee is…