Oman flood disaster 2026: Death toll rises to 4 as search continues amid severe storms March 21, 2026 at 11:50PM

Oman is grappling with a severe weather emergency as flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, have claimed at least four lives and left one person missing. Rescue teams are actively working to save stranded residents, with authorities issuing urgent warnings about the ongoing dangerous weather conditions and the risks associated with flooded wadis.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid nearly $19k in campaign funds for ‘leadership consulting’ tied to ketamine therapy expert March 21, 2026 at 11:03PM

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign spent nearly $19,000 on a psychiatrist specializing in ketamine therapy. The funds, designated for 'leadership training,' supported treatments for mental health conditions. Ocasio-Cortez has previously advocated for studying psychedelics for therapeutic purposes and has spoken openly about her own therapy following the January 6th Capitol riots.

Billion-stream ‘ghost artist’ exposed: North Carolina man pleads guilty in first-ever AI music fraud case, forfeits $8.1M March 20, 2026 at 11:28PM

How Trump’s ‘careless’ Pearl Harbour joke in Oval Office shook eighty years of US-Japan diplomacy March 20, 2026 at 10:40PM

At an otherwise routine Oval Office meeting on Thursday, Donald Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbour directly to Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi, invoking the 1941 surprise attack that killed 2,400 Americans and drew the United States into the Second World War. Takaichi widened her eyes, said nothing, and moved on. For eight decades, American presidents have avoided the subject in Japanese company, understanding that the alliance depends in part on leaving certain histories alone. Trump, characteristically, did not.