fact or fiction
Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about cyber safety, artificial intelligence, dystopian futures and our everyday gadgets.
It is over
Article by: ZORAIN NIZAMANI It is over For the older men and women in power, it’s over. The young generation isn’t buying any of what you’re trying to sell to them. No matter how many talks and seminars you arrange in schools and colleges, trying to promoting patriotism, it isn’t working. Patriotism comes naturally, when there is equal opportunity, sound infrastructure and efficient mechanisms in place. When you provide your people with basic necessities and ensure people get their rights, you won’t have to go to schools and colleges to tell students that they are supposed to love their country, they already will nonetheless.
By Dena Falken Esq9 days ago in 01
Time
Time is the most valuable gift we have in life. It is something we all share, yet many people do not realize its true worth. Money can be earned again, but time once lost can never return. Every second that passes becomes a part of our past, and we can only move forward.
By shaoor afridi9 days ago in 01
Full Moon January 2026: Everything to Know About the Wolf Supermoon
Don't miss the first Supermoon of the year rising tonight near Jupiter - the last one until November. The arrival of 2026 brings more than just a new calendar - it delivers a massive celestial event right out of the gate. The first full moon of the year, famously known as the Wolf Moon, will dominate the sky this weekend. Unlike your average lunar display, this one is a Supermoon, meaning it will appear significantly larger and more luminous as it makes its closest approach to Earth.
By Bella Anderson9 days ago in 01
UAE forces to depart Yemen after Saudi demands, strikes
On December 30, the United Arab Emirates announced that its forces would leave Yemen after Saudi Arabia insisted that the UAE withdraw from the country the same day, echoing demands from leaders of Yemen’s internationally recognized government (IRG). Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been part of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen to fight the Houthis. However, they have divergent policies and preferred actors in the country. The developments follow Saudi strikes overnight on December 29-30 on the port of Mukalla in southern Yemen, supposedly targeting Emirati efforts to supply southern Yemeni forces. In the preceding days, UAE-backed southern separatist forces rejected demands to withdraw from territory that they had recently seized in eastern Yemen. In early December, forces aligned with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a party to Yemen’s IRG, marched east and seized the governorates of Hadramawt and Al Mahrah, which extend from the southern coast to Yemen’s northern border with Saudi Arabia and eastern border with Oman. The STC, backed by the UAE, advocates for the secession of southern Yemen and now controls the governorates that comprise the state of South Yemen. However, other members of the IRG, many aligned with Saudi Arabia, insist on the authority of the IRG’s official bodies over a unified Yemen. Saudi Arabia views the recently captured territory, particularly Hadramawt on its border, as crucial not only to Yemeni stability but to Saudi security. On December 30, Yemeni President Rashid al Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), the IRG’s executive body, issued an official decree requiring the withdrawal of Emirati forces. “First: To cancel the Joint Defense Agreement with the United Arab Emirates. Second: All Emirati forces and their personnel must withdraw from all Yemeni territory within (24) hours. Third: The Homeland Shield Forces must move and take control of all camps in the governorates of Hadramawt and Al Mahra,” the decree stated. The Homeland Shield Forces, also translated as the National Shield Forces, is a Saudi-backed force formed by Alimi in 2023. Saudi Arabia quickly expressed its support for the president’s decree.
By Dena Falken Esq11 days ago in 01
Justice Dept. Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files
Justice Department Expands Epstein Document Review The Justice Department is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers to review roughly 5.2 million pages of Epstein files documents, an effort that is drawing in prosecutors who work on national security and criminal cases, and in U.S. attorneys’ offices in New York and Florida, according to people familiar with the matter.
By Dena Falken Esq11 days ago in 01
Why Everyone Feels Burned Out in the Age of Hustle Culture
It’s 10 p.m., your laptop is still open, and you’re scrolling through work emails, social media, and half-finished projects. You tell yourself: “Just one more task.” But deep down, you know this isn’t sustainable. Welcome to the age of hustle culture — a world where being busy has become a badge of honor, and burnout is almost expected.
By Yasir khan11 days ago in 01
Yearender: U.S. role in Gaza -- not peacemaker, but war-enabler
GAZA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- By the end of 2025, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding, a development many credited to the United States. Yet a closer look at the whole year and the two-year war reveals a different reality.
By Dena Falken Esq15 days ago in 01
Elon Musk Is Playing A Different Entrepreneurial Game
Every era produces dominant entrepreneurs. Some master scale, others timing, others monopoly economics. What distinguishes Elon Musk is not simply success, wealth, or ambition. He appears to be operating under a fundamentally different set of rules.
By Dena Falken Esq17 days ago in 01
Hillary Clinton Is Wrong: The Genocide Isn’t ‘Fake News’
As unconditional support for Israel becomes more of a political liability and solidarity with Palestine establishes itself as a litmus test, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her fellow status-quo defenders are blaming social media for the U.S. public’s growing solidarity with Palestine.
By Dena Falken Esq17 days ago in 01
DOJ’s Epstein File Release: What’s Been Made Public and What’s Still Unfolding
In late December 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a new tranche of documents related to the investigations into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a federal law passed by Congress earlier that year. The latest release, totaling tens of thousands of pages, has drawn public attention, political debate, and renewed scrutiny from lawmakers and advocacy groups — even as officials say there is much more material yet to be processed.
By Dena Falken Esq17 days ago in 01
