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Elephants are admired for their remarkable strength and intelligence, with few wild animals daring to challenge these colossal creatures. Despite being the largest and most powerful land animals, elephants are known for their calm demeanour. However, animal behavior can be unpredictable, and they may become aggressive if they feel threatened. Recently, a video of a gentle elephant has gone viral, touching the hearts of online viewers. In the footage, a man is standing on the road, unaware of the approaching elephant from behind. The massive animal slowly closes in, but when the man doesn’t move, it takes a different approach. The elephant uses its feet to stir up dust. When the man turns around, he is startled to find the enormous elephant right behind him. Shocked, he quickly runs to the side of the road for safety. Though clearly frightened by the close encounter, the man is not attacked. Instead, the elephant patiently waits for him to move out of the way. Afterward, it continues on its path casually, as if nothing occurred.

Social media posts from Luigi Mangione show the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson underwent successful back surgery last year that alleviated debilitating chronic pain

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Two key pieces of economic data released last month have rung alarm bells on the state of India’s economy. The first was on retail inflation, which breached the 6% upper tolerance limit in October, climbing to 6.21%, the highest since August 2023.

Australian dollar got a much-needed fillip on Thursday after surprisingly strong jobs data pushed back on wagers for an earlier cut in interest rates, lifting bond yields. The figures showed a surprise drop in unemployment, hitting an eight-month low of 3.9% in November and wrong-footing analysts who had forecast a 4.2% jump in jobless claims.

Foreign exchange markets moved on the news, with the yuan falling about 0.3% to 7.2803 per dollar and China-sensitive currencies such as the South Korean won and New Zealand dollar slipping.

The woman shared her story on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), where she posted a screenshot of her conversation with a potential renter. The interaction started routinely but quickly took an unexpected turn.

Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China played out a draw in the 13th game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here on Wednesday. The drawn match left Gukesh, playing white, and Liren on an identical tally of 6.5 points each, still shy of one point in order to win the championship. The two players signed peace after 68 moves. The 32-year-old Liren had won the opening game, while the 18-year-old Gukesh had emerged victorious in the third game to draw level.

Delhi Police has arrested three people who secured a loan of Rs 75 lakh by mortgage a property by preparing forged documents, officials said on Wednesday. The police arrested Pankaj Sachdeva alias Roshan Manchanda (61), who had fabricated property documents and identification credentials to secure the loan. The arrest also exposed the involvement of two accomplices, Suhail Chauhan and Nitin Verma, who worked as freelance loan agents. According to the police, the case was registered in 2019 on the complaint of Harminder Kaur Anand, a Bengaluru-based resident, who alleged that the property she purchased in 2011 at Rana Pratap Bagh in northwest Delhi had been fraudulently mortgaged to a private bank for a loan of Rs 75 lakh. «The woman was shocked to learn about the fraud during a visit to the property in 2018 when neighbours reported suspicious activities and her son-in-law discovered a loan notice pasted on the property,» Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Abhishek Dhania said.

China’s exports slowed in November and its imports declined, falling below forecasts and underscoring potential weakness in trade at a time when its leaders are striving to boost domestic business activity

When libertarian President Javier Milei assumed office one year ago, Argentine supermarkets were marking price increases almost daily

Syrian rebels have taken control of the Saydnaya military prison near Damascus, freeing inmates held under brutal conditions. This event marks a significant turn in Syria’s prolonged conflict as the Assad regime collapses.

Assad dynasty was a feared instrument of repression, ruthlessly ruling over the country until Sunday when the government collapsed under a shocking rebel offensive. In 2011, President Bashar al-Assad — who has reportedly fled the country as rebels took Damascus — cracked down on peaceful pro-democracy protesters with bullets when the Arab Spring reached Syria. Like his father Hafez before him, Bashar chose force to fight any opposition for the 24 years that he ruled the country.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There’s something about the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings that makes these the cynosure of all eyes.

Police are intensifying their search for a masked gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy New York City street Wednesday morning.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s top advisers in recent weeks warned him it would be problematic to nominate Kash Patel, one of his most loyal foot soldiers, to lead the FBI, even as it became increasingly clear Trump was leaning in that direction. They cautioned that Patel not only lacked the right experience, but they feared his embrace of controversial theories could hurt his chances at Senate confirmation, people familiar with the discussions said.