International
China mapping ocean floor for setting submarine warfare with US
China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine conditions that naval...
Gas shortages push India’s poor back to wood-coal
Soaring black-market prices of cooking gas in India’s capital are pushing poorer families back to wood and coal, raising health risks and worsening air quality...
Musk launches Terafab project
Elon Musk announced Saturday a plan to make chips for artificial intelligence, robotics and data centers in space, in the latest bold project by the...
AI toys misread children emotions
Researchers are calling for tighter regulation of AI-powered toys designed for toddlers, after conducting one of the first tests in the world to investigate how...
UN warns progress on countering child mortality slowing
Progress in reducing child mortality is slowing, the UN said in a report Tuesday, with an estimated 4.9 million children worldwide dying in 2024 before...
Japan to release nat’l oil reserves
Japan will release another part of its strategic oil reserves from Thursday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday, and will tap into joint stockpiles held...
Pakistan ready to host US-Iran talks
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Pakistan is ready to host talks between the United States and Iran amid US President Donald Trump’s claims...
Attacks across Lebanon intensified
An Israeli strike on a residential apartment in Bchamoun in the capital Beirut killed at least three people including a three-year old girl, according to...
81,000 civilian sites damaged in Iran
Iran’s Red Crescent Society has reported widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure, claiming that more than 81,000 residential and civilian units have been damaged in recent...
Iran hits Israel with missiles after denying Trump talks
Iran fired a fresh broadside of missiles at Israel Tuesday, causing damage and injuries in Tel Aviv, as uncertainty swirled over possible talks to end...
Trump lifts Iran threat after ‘very good’ talks on ending war
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States and Iran had held “very good” talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US...