A Taiwanese startup aims to become the first foreign firm to launch a rocket from Japan by early next year, part of a plan industry advocates say will aid Tokyo’s ambitions of becoming a space hub in Asia. The planned suborbital launch by TiSpace has faced regulatory hurdles and delays amid questions over whether Japan…
After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations (UN) called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it âan extreme heat epidemic.â âIf there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,â United…
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the Supreme Court’s decision on the NEET-UG matter is not a defeat of students but of the Congress’ “irresponsible attitude” and “petty politics”. The Congress, he charged is the “father” of paper leaks and corruption. “The Supreme Court has clearly stated that there has been no systemic…
The story so far: On July 15, Rwanda held its fourth presidential election since the 1994 Tutsi genocide. Partial results released by Rwandaâs National Electoral Commission (NEC) reveal overwhelming support for President Paul Kagame. With 79% of the votes counted, Kagame has secured over 99% of the votes. Opposition leaders Habineza Frank of the Democratic…
Venezuelaâs President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking reelection for a third term, dances during the closing of his political campaign, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Uncertainty hangs over presidential elections in Venezuela on July 28, with incumbent Nicolas Maduro vowing a “bloodbath” if he loses, which polls say is…
Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive before a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Kamala Harris sharply pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday about the humanitarian situation in Gaza in âfrankâ…
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Thursday to discuss the war in Gaza â and the possibility of securing a…
Pune`s Shivajinagar received 114 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours period ending at 8.30 am on Thursday, the third-highest in a single day in 66 years, as per the Indian Meteorological Department, reported PTI. The highest 24-hour July rainfall in Shivajinagar in central Pune was recorded on July 19, 1958 at at 130.4 mm,…
Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi during a meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN meetings, in Vientiane, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI For the second time this month, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, with the two leaders highlighting the…
File picture of Army officers stand guard as police officers patrol in Lashio, northern Shan State, Myanmar. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar‘s junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed on July 25 they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes. Fighting has…
