World In 1977, a Saudi prince towed an Alaskan iceberg to Iowa to pitch shipping icebergs to Arabia for drinking water; now engineers are exploring the idea as freshwater scarcity worsens August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The royals across the world are known to pull numerous extravagant moves with an aim to impress. While Cleopatra made guests dine on gold plates, King Henry VIII of England…
World Over 95% of Ukrainian PoWs report torture, ill-treatment in Russian captivity: United Nations August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Since February 2022, the UN human rights office has documented 129 executions of Ukrainian PoWs. (File Photo) More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war interviewed by UN monitors reported…
World Syria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Bashar al-Assad gets death sentence by local Syrian court Syria’s former president and ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, the former head of political security in the southern province…
World In 1970, Sylvia Earle led five women into an underwater lab for 14 days, helping prove humans could live and work beneath the sea | World News August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The sea can feel distant even to people who live hundreds of miles from a coastline. It sits beyond the horizon, beneath ships and far below the surface, largely hidden…
World ‘Demonstrate flight risk’: US prosecutors oppose release of Tate brothers as UK seeks extradition August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. US prosecutors have opposed the release of social media influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate from federal custody, arguing that thebrothers pose a “heightened…
World A Finnish man built an 11-metre yacht from scratch using solar panels and batteries and sailed more than 3,000 nautical miles without conventional fuel | World News August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch and taking it on a voyage of more than 3,000 nautical…
World Scientists found plastic in Amazon fish, with tiny particles sticking to their gills and becoming trapped in the river plants around them | August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The Amazon’s fish live in water that can change dramatically with the seasons. In some places, oxygen levels fall so low that ordinary gill breathing is not enough. Several Amazonian…
World In 2011, a California hotel owner refused to sell for $6 million; the final deal reportedly reached $16.25 million | World News August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com For years, Ray Patel’s Golden Key Hotel stood on a busy stretch of Colorado Street in Glendale, California, surrounded by a city that was changing quickly. According to the Los…
World Faulty Ola scooter, no proper service: Consumer panel orders Rs 1.04 lakh refund, compensation August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A consumer commission in Kerala has held Ola Electric guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice after a customer’s…
World Wisconsin: Wisconsin abandoned this railway in 1964, but its old tracks became a green corridor connecting forests, wetlands and wildlife habitat | World News August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative Image of an overgrown railway transformed into a thriving wildlife habitat (AI-generated image) Deep in the driftless hills of southwestern Wisconsin lies a railway corridor that has not carried…
