In a landmark move, Australia and Japan have signed a massive agreement to build a new fleet of advanced frigates. The deal, inked by defence ministers Richard Marles and Shinjiro Koizumi in Melbourne, marks Japan’s biggest military export. Since it eased its long-standing defence restrictions in 2014. So what’s the plan? Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will
What should be one of the safest places in a city suddenly turned into a scene of tragedy. At least 10 patients were killed after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The blaze erupted around 2:30am Monday, reportedly triggered by an electrical short circuit in
Ever been told, “It’s all in your head,” when you’re in pain? Turns out, science is finally on your side. A new study in Science Immunology confirms what many women have long suspected. Chronic pain hits women harder than men—and there’s a biological reason. “The pain of women has been overlooked in clinical practice,” says
Friday prayers were meant to bring calm. Instead, they ended in chaos. At least 31 people were killed and 169 injured after a suicide bomber struck a Shia mosque in Islamabad’s Tarlai area. Detonating explosives just as worshippers gathered inside. Police say the attacker approached the gate, gunfire rang out—and then came the blast. In
A courtroom in California is about to take on Big Tech — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. On Tuesday, a landmark trial kicks off that asks a question many parents, teens and lawmakers have been quietly wondering for years. Are social media platforms deliberately designed to be addictive? The case was brought by a
France has returned a piece of prehistory to its rightful home. A 70-million-year-old Tarbosaurus skeleton looted from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. It’s not every day a dinosaur gets a homecoming, but this “extremely rare” fossil had quite the journey before ending up back where it belongs. Seized by French customs in 2015 after being smuggled through
A day before the National Guard attack in the US capital, another alarming case surfaced in Texas. This time it involved an Afghan man admitted under President Biden’s “Operation Allies Welcome”. The suspect, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, was arrested in Fort Worth. He had posted a TikTok video that appeared to show him assembling an explosive
What happens when a routine border patrol suddenly uncovers a car packed with 81 terrified macaques? For Thai rangers near the Cambodian border, it turned into yet another glimpse into the region’s booming illegal wildlife trade. Authorities said the vehicle was stopped Friday afternoon in Sa Kaeo province, where officers found the monkeys crammed inside
It started like any ordinary Saturday night train ride — until chaos broke out. Passengers on a service from Doncaster to London suddenly heard screams and shouts before panic swept through the carriages. Within minutes, nine people were fighting for their lives after a brutal stabbing attack that Prime Minister Keir Starmer called “deeply concerning.”
Imagine strapping into a capsule for a ten-day loop around the Moon. No pit stops, no landing, just you, three crewmates and the black expanse of space. That’s exactly what NASA is gearing up for as early as February, hoping to launch Artemis II months ahead of schedule. It’s been over 50 years since humans
What if artificial intelligence could make shows faster, cheaper, and even better? That’s exactly what Netflix is betting on. In a major first, the streaming giant used generative AI in its new sci-fi series El Eternauta—and the results are turning heads. “We remain convinced that AI represents an incredible opportunity,” said Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
What do seagulls, ancient deserts, and flying reptiles have in common? They all collided—209 million years ago—in a thriving, fish-filled ecosystem where Arizona now sits. Scientists have just uncovered a treasure trove of fossils in Petrified Forest National Park. These include North America’s oldest-known pterosaur: Eotephradactylus mcintireae. Picture this—three-foot wingspan, curved fangs for fishing mid-flight,
