World
An Indonesian passenger aircraft carrying 11 people disappeared from radar on Saturday while approaching a mountainous region between the islands of Java and Sulawesi, prompting a large-scale search and rescue operation, officials said.The turboprop ATR 42-500 aircraft operated by Indonesia Air Tran...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has secured a seventh term in office, winning 71.65% of the vote, according to official results released Saturday. Museveni defeated his youthful challenger, musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine, who campaigned for change after four decades of Museveni’s rule....
World,Science & Technology
NASA’s massive new moon rocket rolled out to the launch pad early Saturday, marking a major step toward the first crewed lunar fly-around in more than 50 years, which could lift off as early as February.The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket began its slow journey from Kennedy Space Center&rs...
Syrian government forces moved into two northern towns on Saturday after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced their withdrawal in an apparent effort to prevent further clashes.State media said two soldiers were killed and several others injured in the latest violence. The town of...
US President Donald Trump on Friday publicly thanked Iranian authorities for stopping what he said were planned executions of hundreds of political detainees, a rare gesture that appeared to signal a softening of his earlier warnings toward Tehran.Speaking to reporters as he departed the White House...
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has reported the discovery of 7.8 million ounces of additional gold resources across four locations in the Kingdom, strengthening its drive to grow domestic mineral reserves and build a global gold business.The new resources were identified at Mansourah Massarah...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children has filed a lawsuit against his artificial intelligence company, claiming its Grok chatbot was used to create sexually explicit fake images of her, causing humiliation and emotional trauma.Ashley St. Clair, 27, a writer and political strategist, filed ...
Deadly flooding triggered by weeks of torrential rain has claimed more than 100 lives across southern Africa, prompting helicopter rescues, mass evacuations, and warnings of further destruction as more rain is forecast, officials said Friday.The fatalities span South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe...
Iran appeared to have slipped back into a tense calm following weeks of unrest that ended in a violent government crackdown. On Friday, a senior conservative cleric called for the execution of detained protesters and openly threatened U.S. President Donald Trump, underscoring the anger and anxiety g...
World,Diplomachy
Russia on Thursday ordered a British diplomat to leave the country over alleged espionage, a charge the U.K. dismissed as “baseless.”The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) accused the embassy staff member of working for British intelligence but did not provide any evidence. The Russi...
India has shut down a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir following protests by right-wing Hindu groups over the admission of a large number of Muslim students into its first batch.The National Medical Commission (NMC), the federal regulator for medical education, revoked the recognition ...
Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for several hours early Thursday without explanation, as tensions with the United States escalated over Tehran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests.The closure lasted more than four hours, according to pilot notices, affecting a major East-W...
The Trump administration has labelled three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on the groups and their members.The U.S. Treasury and State departments announced Tuesday that the Lebanese, Jordanian, and Egyptian chapters pose a threat to ...
Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok will no longer allow users to create sexualised images of real people in countries where it is illegal, following global concerns over AI deepfakes.X, the platform operating Grok, said the new rule applies to all users, including paid subscribers. The tool is now geobl...
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Wednesday her government would continue releasing prisoners detained under former president Nicolás Maduro, describing the move as part of a “new political moment” following his removal by the United States earlier thi...
More than half of US adults believe President Donald Trump has gone too far in using the American military to intervene in other countries, according to a new AP-NORC poll released this week.The survey, conducted from January 8 to 11 after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, f...
Iranian protesters’ ability to send information about deadly nationwide demonstrations to the outside world has been significantly strengthened after SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service dropped its fees, allowing wider use inside Iran, activists said on Wednesday.The move follow...
Iran’s judiciary chief on Wednesday indicated that fast-track trials and executions could soon be carried out against people detained in nationwide protests, defying warnings from US President Donald Trump.Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, head of Iran’s judiciary, made the remarks as rights a...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon to clear the way for a snap election aimed at securing a fresh public mandate for her policies, a senior ruling party leader said on Wednesday.Shunichi Suzuki, secretary general of the ruling Liberal De...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said anything short of US control over Greenland would be unacceptable, just hours before Vice President JD Vance was due to hold talks with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington.In a post on his social media platform, Trump repeated his claim that the Un...
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