Trump’s tariff strategy has kept uncertainty high for governments and businesses From India and Canada to Iran and Venezuela, the countries may be thousands of miles apart and have little in common economically. Yet they have found themselves facing the same problem: an unpredictable US trade policy under President Donald Trump, in which tariffs and…
Vladimir Putin-led Russia on Thursday warned that it could strike British military targets “inside and outside Ukraine” in a response to Ukrainian attacks using British-supplied missiles.The warning came from Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s visit to Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine’s Independence Day.Zakharova…
Handkerchief Pool was a visitor favourite for its ability to pull in handkerchiefs and return them washed and clean. (NPS photos) Long before Yellowstone National Park became known for strict rules around its hot springs and geysers, visitors were encouraged to marvel at some of the park’s unusual thermal features.One of them was Handkerchief Pool,…
Gothenburg counted around 3,000 homeless people in 2026, including 411 acutely homeless people living on the streets or in shelters. (Representative image) Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city, has seen a sharp decline in homelessness after adopting Housing First, a model that puts people into permanent homes before requiring them to address issues such as addiction or…
Trump is adding to a US debt pile that has been building for decades under both parties. Forty trillion dollars. Written out in full, that is $40,000,000,000,000, a four followed by thirteen zeros.Spend a dollar every second, and it would take more than 1.2 million years to get through the whole amount. Or stack that…
The Agni family of missiles are designed to carry the weight of India’s strategic weapons. (Image credit: DRDO) China and India, Asia’s two most powerful countries, have spent decades building ballistic missile arsenals. These ballistic missiles are strategic weapons that act as a deterrent, under the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). This prohibitive concept…
In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts found an unusual white rock on the Moon (Image Credit: NASA) When Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin explored the Moon in 1971, they were looking for rocks that could reveal how the lunar surface formed. During their mission, they spotted an unusually bright fragment near Spur Crater,…
AI-generated image for representation purpose Teachers can face difficult conversations with parents. Researchers at La Trobe University in Australia are trying to change that with an AI-powered talking robot called Fletch. The robot can take on the role of a disgruntled parent, allowing trainee teachers to practise responding to complaints, arguments and other difficult conversations…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha celebrates his century on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo) BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla praised Sri Lanka batter Sonal Dinusha on Thursday after the left-hander scored fourth consecutive half-century of the series in the ongoing second Test…
The cultural importance of the island is demonstrated by the some 3,000 archeological and historical sites and features that were documented through 2004. From an island carved by voyagers, farmers and sacred traditions comes the unlikely story of thousands of hungry goats. They grew on Kaho’olawe from a small 18th-century introduction into a herd of…
Alix Earle’s family (Image Credit: Netflix via realtor.com) Alix Earle has built her career by giving millions of followers an intimate look at her life, from beauty routines and relationships to family moments shared online. Now, the social media star is bringing that openness to Netflix with her upcoming reality series, “Earle Meets World.” One…
Aerial view of Hong Kong’s skyline (Photo: Reuters) Hong Kong’s property market had enjoyed a prolonged period of recovery, with residential prices benefiting from improving sentiment and steady demand. But after months of gains, the market showed signs of losing some momentum in July, as buying activity came under pressure from developments in financial markets…
A twin-engine training aircraft crashed in a field near Natthupurwa village. KANPUR:One trainee pilot was killed and another critically injured after a twin-engine training aircraft crashed in a field near Natthupurwa village, close to Ganga Barrage, on Thursday afternoon.Emergency teams reached the crash site following the incident.Further details about the cause of the crash and…
The issue came to light after Mr Wu became suspicious about the transaction. (Picture: ABC Australia) A homeowner in Australia says he may have sold his Perth property for nearly $100,000 less than its value after discovering that the real estate agents he hired to sell it were behind the company that bought it. Chao…
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: The West Bengal state consumer commission has directed Ispat Cooperative Hospital in South 24 Parganas to refund Rs 2 lakh to a patient after finding that the hospital charged him for an intensive care bed even though its own records showed that he had stayed in…
A C-130 aircraft of the Indian Air Force carries relief and medical supplies to Nepal within hours of the deadly flash floods. (Image credit: IAF) India’s armed forces have, once again, stepped up beyond the country’s own borders, and this is far from the first time. From responding to natural disasters to evacuating civilians caught…
Visual from the Alaska plane crash last week that killed 8 people A small plane crash happened into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing four people on board.As per the statement from the Alaska department of public safety, The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the…
Representative Image (AI-generated) For humans to travel deeper into space and remain there for months or even years, they will need much more than powerful rockets. Astronauts must have a continuous supply of oxygen, water and food, while waste and carbon dioxide must be carefully managed. On short missions, these needs can largely be met…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court has directed the Railways to pay Rs 8 lakh compensation to the family of a man who died after falling from a running train, holding that he was a bona fide passenger and that his death was an “untoward incident” under the…
Trail of devastation caused by floods Nepal came under the sudden force of a massive flood on Wednesday, leaving a trail of devastation as the Himalayan fury claimed at least 165 lives and left more than 800 people missing.The Himalayan nation’s northern region bore the brunt of the disaster, with Rasuwa district on China-Nepal border…
