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Representative Image of the Yangtze River flowing from the Tibetan Plateau to Shanghai (AI Generated Image) British adventurer Ash Dykes became the first person to walk the length of China’s Yangtze River, covering 6,437 kilometres, or about 4,000 miles, from the river’s scientific source in southern Qinghai to its mouth near Shanghai. Guinness World Records…

Representative Image of a lush South African landscape being restored, showcasing diverse grassland, savanna, and thicket ecosystems (AI Generated Image) South Africa has launched ReLISA, or Restoring Landscapes in South Africa, a 5-year, €15-million programme aimed at restoring degraded grassland, savanna and thicket ecosystems while expanding protected areas and strengthening climate and water resilience. The…

In the late 1980s, Polish explorer Piotr Chmielinski and American writer Joe Kane became the first people to paddle the full length of the Amazon from its source area to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane first walked 200 miles before joining the paddling journey. The expedition covered about 4,200 miles from the high-altitude headwaters to the…

Ho-Yin Mo, a former Chinese-language TV news anchor was taken into custody by ICE. (Photo: X) A staffer working for California Democratic Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani was arrested by US immigration authorities at an airport in Las Vegas over an alleged visa overstay, the Department of Homeland Security said.Ho-Yin Mo, a former Chinese-language TV news anchor…

Erdogan raises Kashmir issue at UNGA (Reuters photo) Turkey on Tuesday raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying the matter “should be addressed through dialogue.”In his UNGA address, Erdogan said: “In South Asia, it is important that all disputes, including the Kashmir issue,…

President Donald Trump directed sharp criticism toward CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins. US President Donald Trump confronted CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday after she asked him when the war with Iran would end.CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter shared a video of the exchange on X….

File photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia The foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Tuesday affirmed Riyadh’s right to defend itself in line with international law amid escalating attacks by…

Trump open to meeting Iran’s Pezeshkian ‘if conditions are right’ US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in meeting Iranian officials in New York during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, provided “the conditions are right”, CNN reported, citing a US official familiar with the matter.According to the official, discussions are under…

An Illinois thrift shop run by a team of 200 regular volunteers has processed more than 100,000 donated items, putting every dollar earned from second-hand sales toward helping local families going through financial hardship. House of Hope Resale, located in Barrington, Illinois, turns unwanted household goods, clothing, and furniture into direct emergency help. Run under…