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Solar storm calming after hammering Earth’s magnetic field overnight

NEW DELHI: The mega solar storm that struck Earth is subsiding and the radiation is calming down after battering the planet's magnetic field overnight. The...

Japanese scientists reveal how earthquakes can disrupt satellites in space

NEW DELHI: Earthquakes, the ripples beneath the planet from collision of tectonic plates, not only damages assets on the surface but also above the...

At least 21 Palestinians killed while heading to Gaza aid hub

GAZA STRIP: At least 25 people were killed and scores were wounded on Sunday as they were on their way to receive food in...

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina charged with crimes against humanity in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Prosecutors with Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday formally charged former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with crimes against humanity, alleging her role in...

China says Hegseth is touting a Cold War mentality in calling it a threat

BEJING: China on Sunday denounced US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War...

‘I’m not taking drugs’: Musk, slams media report

WASHINGTON: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied a report claiming that he used ketamine and other drugs extensively in 2024 on the campaign trail...

Scientists baffled by unknown space object that emits X-ray, radio waves every 44 mins

NEW DELHI: Scientists have discovered a strange object in space, which they say behaves “like no other seen before.” Located in the Milky Way,...

US warns China is ‘preparing’ to use military force in Asia; Beijing hits back

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday delivered a blunt warning to Indo-Pacific allies, saying China is actively preparing to take Taiwan and...

Hungry Palestinians in Gaza block, offload dozens of UN food trucks

TEL AVIV: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip blocked and offloaded dozens of food trucks, the UN World Food Program said Saturday, as desperation mounts...

Saudi Arabia to provide financial support for Syrian state employees

DAMASCUS: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Saturday that the Kingdom will offer with Qatar joint financial support to state...

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches six customers on tourist flight to space

WASHINGTON: Blue Origin, the private space company founded by Jeff Bezos, successfully launched its NS-32 mission on Saturday, May 31, 2025, carrying six crew...

UN Declares Gaza ‘Hungriest Place On Earth’

‘The only region where 100% of population faces famine risk’ GENEVA: The United Nations has declared that Gaza is now the only place on Earth...

US proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza, plan shows

WASHINGTON: A US plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and...

Earth to cross 1.5°C temp rise threshold by 2029, warns UN

NEW DELHI: The world is on track to experience continued record-breaking temperatures over the next five years, sharply increasing climate-related risks for societies, economies,...

Elon Musk confirms plan to launch Starship to Mars in 2026

NEW DELHI: Two days after the latest in a series of test-flight failures for SpaceX’s Starship, Elon Musk announced that he is aiming to...

44 killed in Israel attacks in Gaza, after food warehouse looted

GAZA CITY: At least 44 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, rescuers said, a day after a World...

Arab League welcomes EU shift on Israel as Western discourse begins to change

DUBAI: The Arab League on Wednesday welcomed the shift in Western discourse on the Gaza conflict, praising the “strong majority” of EU member states...

US envoy for Syria arrives in Damascus for historic visit

DAMASCUS: The US envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, arrived at the ambassador’s residence in the Syrian capital on Thursday, in the first official visit...

China launches Tianwen-2 mission to get 100 gms of asteroid soil

BEIJING: China successfully launched its Tianwen-2 mission early Thursday, embarking on an ambitious plan to collect pristine samples from a near-Earth asteroid and return...

US-backed Gaza aid model ‘distraction from atrocities’: UNRWA chief

TOKYO: The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has condemned the new United States-backed aid model in Gaza, saying it...

Hamas Gaza chief Sinwar killed: Netanyahu

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas Gaza chief, Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted and the younger brother...

Ukraine protests to IAEA over Russia building power lines to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

KYIV: Ukraine has protested to the international atomic energy watchdog about reports that Russia is building power lines to connect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant...

‘Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire; US, Israel reject offer’

WASHINGTON/AMAMAN: Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal put forth by the United States for Gaza, according to Al Jazeera’s sources, but an American...

Over 800 lawyers, judges call for UK sanctions on Israel

LONDON: The United Kingdom must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and take steps to “prevent and punish genocide” in Gaza,...

Ancient bread rises again as Turkiye recreates 5,000-year-old loaf

ESKISEHIR: In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today...

Anthropic’s new AI model uses blackmail to avoid being taken offline

NEW DELHI: Anthropic’s top AI model showed that it was willing to carry out harmful acts like blackmail and deception if its ‘self-preservation’ is...

‘Israeli strikes kill 46 in Gaza, including 31 in school-turned shelter’

GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 31 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as...

Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’

Condemns Russian’s recent missile strikes, expresses frustration with Ukraine war WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump made it clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, leveling...

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them

WASHINGTON: As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the US lost their jobs...

Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr wins appeal to put ACL qualification within reach

RIYADH: A disappointing season for Cristiano Ronaldo could still end on an unexpected high after Al-Nassr won an appeal to be handed three points,...

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