NASA to build $20 bn moon base, pause orbital lunar station plans
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NASA’s chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon, while suspending its plans to create the ...
Meta ordered to pay $375m over child safety failures in New Mexico
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Mexico: A court in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $375 million (£279 million) after a jury found it misled users about the safety of its platforms for children.
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Mammals cannot be cloned infinitely, mice study discovers
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There is a limit on how many times a mammal can be cloned before suffering “mutational meltdown”, Japanese scientists have discovered, after mak...
Israeli ex-PM Bennett criticises rabbinical courts law as threat to unity
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Jerusalem: Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett has pledged to repeal newly passed legislation expanding the powers of rabbinical courts, warning it could create a “state within a state&rdqu...
Aid flotilla arrives in Cuba as US oil blockade bites
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The first boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels reached Cuba on Tuesday to aid the island as a US fuel blockade deepens its e...
Afghanistan announces release of US citizen detained for more than one year
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Kabul: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have released American academic Dennis Coyle after more than a year in detention, with officials saying the move coincided with Eid al-Fitr.
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Indian Court Hands Life Term to Kashmiri activist Asiya Andrabi
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New Delhi: An Indian special court has sentenced Kashmiri resistance leader Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment, while her associates Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen were awarded 30-year prison terms under...
Flights Cancelled Across Key Regional Hubs
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Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi Operations Hit
International air travel is facing unprecedented disruption as the escalating war involving Iran continues to impact the Middle East. The crisis has led to widespread tra...
Spain’s PM Slams US and Israel Over ‘unjust and Illegal War’ on Iran
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Madrid: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has strongly criticised the United States and Israel’s military actions against Iran, calling them part of an “unjust and illegal war.”
Speaking before Spain’s parliam...
Cuba receives humanitarian aid convoy defying US sanctions
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Havana: Cuba has received a shipment of humanitarian aid from the Nuestra America Convoy, an initiative led by global activists seeking to bypass U.S. sanctions that restrict fuel and goods to the island....
Australia to temporarily bar Iranian visitor visa holders from travel
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MELBOURNE: Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced Wednesday that Australia will temporarily stop Iranians from entering the country on tourist visas. The six-m...
Erdoğan Vows to Keep Türkiye Out of Israel-Iran ‘Ring of Fire’
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Ankara: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Türkiye is determined to remain outside the escalating conflict involving Israel and Iran, warning that the crisis could evolve into a prolonged...
Indonesia Adopts Work-From-Home Policy as Oil Shortages Bite
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Jakarta: Indonesia has introduced a new remote work policy for defence personnel as part of efforts to reduce fuel consumption amid global energy shortages linked to the escalatin...
UN Warns of “Unmitigated Catastrophe”
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Missile Strikes Near Nuclear Sites Raise Global Alarm
The United Nations has warned that recent military strikes around nuclear facilities in Iran and Israel could trigger a dangerous escalation with global c...
Gaza Situation ‘Very Difficult’ Despite Ceasefire Progress: UN Official
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New York: A senior official from the United Nations Security Council has warned that conditions in Gaza remain ‘very, very difficult’, despite some improvements under the initial phase of a cea...
Canada tells Israel that Lebanon’s sovereignty ‘must not be violated
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Ottawa: Canada has strongly condemned Israel’s plans to occupy parts of southern Lebanon, warning that the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity ‘must not be violated’ as ...
IEA chief says ready to release more oil reserves if needed
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PARIS: International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol says he is prepared to unlock further oil stocks as energy prices surge globally. Birol made the ...
Japan to Tap State Oil Reserves as Hormuz Crisis Disrupts Supply
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Tokyo: Japan will begin releasing oil from its state reserves as disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route affected by ongoing tensions involving Iran.
The government in Tokyo plans to release the equivalent of 30 ...
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora App After Deepfake Concerns
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San Francisco: OpenAI has announced it is shutting down its social media app Sora, months after the platform went viral for enabling users to create and share short-form videos generated by artificial inte...
Indonesia Considers Cutting Free School Meals to Ease Budget Pressure
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Jakarta: Indonesia is considering scaling back its free school meal programme as part of efforts to ease budget pressures linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to reports.
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government is ...
WTO Warns Hormuz Closure may result Global Food Price Surge
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Geneva : The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has raised concerns that disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to reduced agricultural output and rising...