India announced on Monday the successful testing of its High Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HEAUV), developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL). The NTSL is a defense research laboratory based in Visakhapatnam on the southeastern coast of India. The HEAUV underwent trials in a lake, demonstrating its capabilities …
Read More »US may quit WHO on Trump’s first day – FT
The transition team of US President-elect Donald Trump hopes to pull the country out of the World Health Organization (WHO) the first day of the new administration, thus cutting one of the agency’s major cash flows, the Financial Times (FT) has reported, citing health experts. Members of Trump’s team told …
Read More »VIDEO shows first minutes of deadly Moscow terrorist attack
Video has emerged on social media purportedly showing the moment when terrorists broke into Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall on Friday, when a deadly shooting, followed by a massive blaze at the venue, left over a hundred killed and scores injured. In the footage, the assailants can be seen shooting …
Read More »US performs first Moon landing since 1972
The Odysseus lander designed by private aerospace company Intuitive Machines has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the Moon since 1972. It was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 15. “Without a doubt, our equipment is on the surface of the Moon, and we are transmitting,” …
Read More »Argentina elects its first libertarian president
Libertarian economist Javier Milei was elected to become Argentina’s next president on Sunday. With 86.59% of the votes counted, Milei won with nearly 56%, while his rival in the runoff, Economy Minister Sergio Massa, received 44%. Before the official results were announced, Massa conceded defeat in a speech. “The results are not …
Read More »India conducts crucial test ahead of first manned space mission
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the first of a series of test flights on Saturday in preparation for the ambitious human spaceflight mission – Gaganyaan – scheduled for 2025. The Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission 1 was scheduled to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center …
Read More »EU foreign ministers hold first meeting in Kiev
The foreign members of the EU’s member states convened their inaugural meeting outside the bloc’s territory in Kiev on Monday. “We are convening a historic meeting of EU Foreign Ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU,” the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said in a post …
Read More »Russia launches first Moon probe in 47 years
The Russian space program has launched a probe to the Moon for the first time since 1976. Luna-25 blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in Amur Region and is aiming to touch down in the southern polar region by August 21. All previous probes have landed in the equatorial region. …
Read More »Germany wants US to send tanks to Ukraine first – WSJ
As demands for Berlin to approve the shipment of Leopard main battle tanks to Kiev threatened to fracture the German ruling coalition, senior officials said the US should agree to send its Abrams tanks first, according to the Wall Street Journal. Poland, Finland and Denmark have all volunteered to send …
Read More »Donetsk shelled in first minute of Christmas truce – authorities
Ukraine’s forces disregarded the Christmas ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin less than a minute after it took effect, by shelling a residential area in the city of Donetsk, according to the local authorities. The truce is supposed to last from noon on January 6 until midnight on January …
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