World In 2014, Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation donated $1 million, helping save African elephants who were being killed for their ivory tusks at a rate of 100 per day September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Illegal hunting and the ivory trade have reduced the populations of elephants in Africa drastically over the past century. Millions of these mammals once roamed the iconic jungles, but their…
World North America loses its monopoly on dinosaur fossils; fourteen tail vertebrae just turned up in Spain and experts have identified it as Diplodocus September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the first confirmed Diplodocus fossils outside of North America, marking the first-ever discovery outside the area. For 150 years, every confirmed bone of the animal…
World The man considered the world’s last royal coachmaker died at 76 before finishing a 3-tonne carriage for King Charles III; his team says it is now 98% complete September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Frecklington’s fascination with coachmaking began when he was just eight years old. For more than half a century, Jim Frecklington turned wood, metal, leather and gold into something increasingly rare:…
World In 2003, a Montana family bought 57 acres along the Stillwater River; after cameras documented bears, wolves and mountain lions, they have permanently protected the property from development September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A Montana family has permanently protected 57 acres of riverfront land along the Stillwater River after years of documenting the wildlife that moves through the property. The conservation effort was…
World ‘Can’t afford petrol’: Pakistan PTI lawmakers ride donkey carts to assembly in protest September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com (Image credit: Dawn) “The ministers and (treasury) MPAs should also reach the assembly the same way on donkey carts,” PTI MPA Sajjad Ali was seen saying in a video while…
World A conservation group bought nearly 2,000 acres of South Carolina forest before development could reach it; the land has now been transferred to the US government and permanently added to Sumter National Forest September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative image from Canva In a quiet but decisive win for conservation, a 1,950-acre tract of South Carolina forest that once faced the threat of development has been permanently protected…
World Iran war costs US $45.1 billion; fatalities possibly higher than 18 reported by Pentagon September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com File photo: Shredded tents, destroyed jet: Images reveal hidden scale of Iranian strikes on US Gulf bases The human and material cost of America’s war with Iran is proving larger…
World Trump to meet Venezuela acting president Delcy Rodriguez, first since Maduro’s removal September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The meeting aims to revive the country’s battered energy industry with the involvement of American companies. US President Donald Trump will meet Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez in New York…
World ‘US doing very well with China’: Trump ahead of Xi Jinping’s first White House visit in a decade September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Trump said he and Xi had maintained a good relationship. President Donald Trump said the United States is “doing very well with China” and expects to discuss several agreements with…
World 21 security personnel dead in blast at police line in Pakistan September 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The blast was reported near the Old Police Lines in Kohat, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Around 21 Pakistani security personnel were killed and dozens more injured in a suicide…
