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  • Meta ‘concerned’ by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says

    Meta ‘concerned’ by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says

    The messaging platform WhatsApp said Tuesday the company is “concerned” that the application will not be available to people in Iran after state television in the country urged users to delete the app. 

    Iranian officials had warned people to…

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  • SSU nabs Russian agent directing missile strikes in Kyiv region

    SSU nabs Russian agent directing missile strikes in Kyiv region

    Ukrainian law enforcement officers have detained a Kyiv resident who worked as an agent for Russia’s defense intelligence (GRU) and helped coordinate missile strikes on Kyiv region.

    The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Telegram, according to…

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  • Astronomers just found the universe’s ‘missing matter’

    Astronomers just found the universe’s ‘missing matter’

    There’s been a lot of discussion over the years about what the universe is made up of. While some argue that dark matter is holding it together, while others argue dark matter doesn’t exist, despite us possibly detecting dark matter a time or two. What is more intriguing, though,…

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  • Israel-Iran conflict may last only as long as their missiles hold out – The Washington Post

    1. Israel-Iran conflict may last only as long as their missiles hold out  The Washington Post
    2. One number could define the Iran-Israel conflict’s outcome  CNN
    3. Israel-Iran conflict: How ballistic missiles work and where can they reach?  Al Jazeera
    4. The…

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  • How the Boeing Dreamliner crash investigation is unfolding

    How the Boeing Dreamliner crash investigation is unfolding

    Reuters FILE PHOTO: The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, flies over Melbourne, Australia, on December 29, 2024, in this handout picture. RYAN ZHANG/via REUTERS/File PhotoReuters

    The Air India Boeing 787, that crashed in Ahmedabad last week, seen here over Melbourne in December

    Less than 40 seconds.

    That’s how long Air India Flight 171 was airborne before it plunged into a densely populated neighbourhood in…

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  • Israel-Iran War Live Updates: IDF hits Iran nuclear, air force targets

    China’s embassy in Israel will assist Chinese citizens who want to evacuate to leave in batches beginning on Friday, the embassy said in a notice on Thursday.

    The evacuation operation will bring Chinese nationals to the Taba Border Crossing into…

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  • G-7 Confronts New Reality After Trump Spoils Hopes for Unity – Bloomberg.com

    1. G-7 Confronts New Reality After Trump Spoils Hopes for Unity  Bloomberg.com
    2. G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump’s exit  AP News
    3. Inside Trump’s decision to bail on the G7 early: A Middle East crisis and…

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  • Mapping America’s Invisible Pollutants: A Landmark Study on PM1

    Mapping America’s Invisible Pollutants: A Landmark Study on PM1

    What are the health implications between particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution and PM1 pollution, which are the diameter in microns? This is what a recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health hopes to address as a team of scientists led by the…

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  • World Bank ready to expand HOPE initiative in Ukraine

    World Bank ready to expand HOPE initiative in Ukraine

    Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development, met with Min Zhang, Global Director for the Urban, Resilience and Land Global Department at the World Bank, to discuss the expansion of housing policy projects in Ukraine.

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