Author: Olive Metuge
Dining above it all, in the clouds, at some of the best rooftop bars in DubaiUp here, the city looks even more stunning. Toast cocktails by infinity pools or enjoy sushi hundreds of metres above Dubai – these rooftop bars and restaurants don’t just serve food and drinks, they serve the view. Here are some of the best rooftop bars in Dubai, where the city lights set the mood and the view (is) the vibe.Click through the gallery 3 of 12 The PenthouseImage: What’s On archiveMonkey BarImage: What’s On archiveATTIKOImage: Attiko InstagramS Bar, SLS DubaiImage: S Bar, SLS Dubai InstagramCLAPImage:…
Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” as they travelled through the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials have said.Footage verified by the BBC shows waterborne drones speeding through the waves into the vessels, before detonating into a ball of flame, sending black smoke into the air.The targeted tankers were named by Turkish authorities as the Kairos and Virat, both flagged to Gambia. Both were hit off the Turkish coast on Friday, with the Virat reportedly struck again on Saturday. No casualties were reported. The attacks appear to be an escalation by Kyiv as it tries to…
Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said Saturday.Nearly 78,000 people have been displaced and are in temporary shelters, the South Asian country’s disaster management centre said.The death toll is expected to rise. Social media posts on Saturday showed several areas affected by overnight mudslides that authorities have yet to reach.Sri Lanka has been battered by severe weather since last week. Conditions worsened…
On Monday, Dec. 1, in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court will consider the federal judiciary’s role in asylum cases as it weighs whether a federal court of appeals must defer to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ judgment on an asylum seeker’s claims of persecution when it reviews the individual’s case. The question was brought to the justices by lawyers for Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, Sayra Iliana Gamez-Mejia, and their minor child, who are seeking asylum protections available under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The family fled to the United States from El Salvador in 2021 after facing repeated threats of violence from…
Lawyers are masters at arguing their cases, but what happens when artificial intelligence flips the narrative? Our profession trains us to advocate relentlessly. We can argue any position so convincingly that over time we start believing every word we say. That superpower wins cases and clients. Yet inside our own heads, it can also trap us in stories that erode confidence, strain relationships and fuel burnout. This is where AI quietly enters the scene, not as a threat but as a mirror. Case study No. 1: The boss vs. the visionary One of my clients was convinced his boss was…
Dubai Yoga takes over the city this weekendDubai Yoga is set to bring the community together one last time for Dubai Fitness Challenge as it reaches its final chapter for 2025. After a month packed with free classes, early-morning runs and citywide workouts, Dubai Yoga promises a slow, calming way to close out the celebrations. It is the moment thousands have been waiting for as the city prepares for a huge sunset session to finish the fitness month in true Dubai style.Take a look at the Dubai Run held last weekend:A big finish to a busy fitness monthDubai Fitness Challenge…
New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human costs of the Trump administration’s approach to climate change. Increasing temperatures are already killing enormous numbers of people. A ProPublica and Guardian analysis that draws on sophisticated modeling by independent researchers found that President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda of expanding fossil fuels and decimating efforts to reduce emissions will add substantially to that toll, with the vast majority of deaths occurring outside the United States. Most of the people expected to die from soaring temperatures in the coming decades live in poor, hot countries in Africa…
The Nigerian government says jihadist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (Iswap) are behind the recent wave of abductions in north-western and central Nigeria, but this has been disputed by analysts who tell the BBC they were committed by criminal gangs locally known as “bandits”.This is the first time the government has stated who it believes is responsible for the kidnappings but it has not revealed any evidence to back its claims.Kidnap for ransom has become big business in parts of Nigeria in recent years – with the culprits ranging from kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists.It…
8 hours agoNewsDuration 14:43After Texas sparked controversy for securing five additional House seats by redistricting its congressional maps, California responded with some gerrymandering of its own. Andrew Chang breaks down how gerrymandering works and how it could affect the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images Source link
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. The Supreme Court has only eight cases scheduled for oral argument over two weeks this December. (You can listen to their oral arguments live, here.) Two civil cases will attract much media attention: Trump v. Slaughter (addressing the executive, legislative, and judicial branch powers to regulate the removal or reinstatement of federal officials) and NRSC v. FEC (are monetary political campaign limits on “coordinated party expenditures” constitutional?). But as is often the case, a significant portion of the December docket is comprised of arguments related to criminal law. Of those…