World
North Korea said Thursday that its latest missile launches successfully tested a new hypersonic system designed to strengthen its nuclear war deterrent, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to expand weapons intended to overcome South Korea’s defenses.The announcement by the state-run Korean Centra...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered Israel to allow the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, ruling that the country must facilitate relief operations in the besieged territory.The Hague-based court was a...
Smriti Irani has confirmed that businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates will make a special appearance in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2, calling it a “historic moment” for Indian television.Reports earlier suggested that Gates would appear via video call in three episodes of the lim...
An increasing number of legal and human rights experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, say Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide — a charge Israel strongly denies but which has intensified its diplomatic isolation and strained relations even with close alli...
World,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
A growing contest between the United States and China is shaping Indonesia’s shift from coal to cleaner energy, with both powers vying to dominate the future of energy in the developing world.As the world’s largest coal exporter, Indonesia stands at a crossroads — between Washingto...
Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,ICT,Science & Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) consumes massive amounts of electricity and water, but experts say it can also play a powerful role in tackling climate change by making energy use more efficient and reducing pollution.Data centers powering AI used about 1.5% of global electricity in 2024, and that figu...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday offered a firm defense of science and weather forecasting, commending the UN’s weather agency for its critical role in saving lives through global climate disaster monitoring.Speaking at a special session of the World Meteorologica...
At least 46 people were killed in a major road accident early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, police said, in one of the country’s deadliest crashes in recent years.The crash involved two buses and two other vehicles on the highway to Gulu, a major city in northern Uganda. Police ini...
A gasoline tanker exploded on Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 31 people, according to police.The incident took place in the Bida area of Niger State after the tanker overturned. As residents gathered to collect the leaking fuel, the vehicle exploded, police spok...
At least six people, including a woman and her two daughters, were killed in a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, as U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to end the war stalled and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for more military support.Rep...
World,Glamour & Entertainment
The Louvre reopened Wednesday to long queues under its iconic glass pyramid, just three days after one of the century’s most high-profile museum thefts, in which thieves stole eight pieces from France’s Crown Jewels.The Sunday heist, carried out near the Mona Lisa, involved smashing two ...
Fadel Shaker, a Lebanese pop star turned Islamist militant, appeared in a Beirut court Tuesday for the first time since surrendering this month after 12 years on the run.Shaker had been hiding in the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp following deadly clashes in Sidon in June 2013 between Sunni ...
Japan’s new government plans to showcase its commitment to bolstering defense amid regional tensions when U.S. President Donald Trump visits Tokyo next week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday.Trump is set to meet Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the co...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots will eventually take over every job but humans will no longer be required to work and can spend their time on activities like growing vegetables.Responding to a post on X about Amazon’s plan to replace over 1,60,000 wo...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is responsible for its own security and “is not a protectorate of the United States,” as he prepared for talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the fragile Gaza ceasefire.Netanyahu’s remarks appeared aimed at ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw large-scale nuclear force drills involving test missile launches, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed their planned summit on the war in Ukraine.According to the Kremlin, the exercises involved all components of Russia’s ...
Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian olive harvesters and activists this week in the occupied West Bank, beating them with clubs in an incident that left at least one woman hospitalized with serious injuries, Palestinian health officials said.The attack occurred Sunday in the town of Turmus Ayya a...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is set to issue an advisory opinion Wednesday on Israel’s legal obligations to ensure urgently needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.The ICJ was asked last year ...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday described the fragile ceasefire in Gaza as progressing “better than expected,” while acknowledging significant challenges ahead, including disarming Hamas and rebuilding a region devastated by two years of conflict.During his visit to Israel, Vance...
World,Business & Commerce
Japan’s exports and imports both rose in September, driven by stronger trade with Asian markets even as U.S.-bound shipments declined under President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, government data showed Wednesday.According to Japan’s Ministry of Finance, exports increased 4.2% year...
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