The military rulers of Niger have asked for help from the Russian mercenary Wagner group, as per the latest media reports. The plea for the Russian private military group by Niger’s military rulers came at a time when Africa’s regional block is thinking of military intervention in the country to restore the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum.
A Romanian court has finally ordered the release of controversial social media personality Andrew Tate from house arrest. The 36-year-old social media figure was taken into custody, along with his brother, in December 2022 by the Romanian law enforcement for allegations related to sexual assault, human trafficking, and forming a gang to exploit women.
Researchers are diligently examining the roofs of cathedrals throughout Britain, hoping to discover ancient space dust that dates back billions of years. This cosmic debris could hold the key to unraveling the mysteries of our solar system’s origins and possibly shed light on the emergence of life itself.
NASA failed to detect an asteroid that was bigger than a 20-story building, just two ago. NASA’s monitoring systems couldn’t grab the trajectory of the asteroid called the 2023 NT1. The space agency came to know about the asteroid on 15 July, two days after it had already sailed past earth.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic was fined $8,000 for breaking his racket during the men’s singles final at Wimbledon. Djokovic started well in the game but began to argue with the umpire and engaged with the crowd, which led to him breaking the racket.
NASA revealed that it has recycled around 98% of astronaut’s pee and sweat on the International Space Station. The astronauts aboard the space station recycled the human excreta in order to make the resupply of the vital resource easier and cheaper.
A video has emerged where UK conservative minister was seen partying and drinking at the 2020 Christmas party at the UK Conservative Party headquarters. Michael Gove, Britain’s Secretary of State has apologized for partying with many others despite strict regulations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Elon Musk has reclaimed the title of the world’s richest man pushing Bernard Arnault to the second. According to Bloomberg’s report, Musk’s net worth jumped $55 billion just in 2023 while Arnault’s wealth fell by $5 billion in the last 24 hours.
Japan has put its missile air defense systems on high alert after North Korea threatened to launch a satellite over its territory. North Korea previously notified Japan that it would launch its first military spy satellite which is expected to fly over Japanese territory.
Twitter has suspended its services in Turkey a day before elections in the country. Twitter didn’t specify what type of content will be restricted but users suspect it’ll be about the elections. The ban was announced on a legal request just a day before Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, but twitter didn’t declare who made the request.
AI has come under scrutiny once again as EU lawmakers agreed to setting tough rules for the technology. Members of the European parliament also voted in favor of banning the use of AI in facial recognition for surveillance of citizens.
The head of the US army has ordered to stand down all army aviators amid increasing incidents of helicopter crashes. The chief of staff of the US army James McConville said that the safety of US army personnel is the topmost priority as helicopter crashes took lives of 12 in the recent past.
