Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 Image: Stanford medicine Researchers at Stanford Medicine have reported a significant breakthrough toward a potential universal respiratory vaccine, demonstrating broad protection against multiple infections and allergens in a mouse study. The findings, published on November 19 in Science journal, describe an experimental intranasal vaccine that provided months-long lung protection in laboratory...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 While the Pakistan government claims that the country’s economy has been revived from the brink and is now stable, the harsh reality is that poverty has climbed to an 11-year high of 29% and income inequality is at levels not seen in nearly three decades, according to an article in the...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 The Embassy of India in Tehran has issued a fresh advisory on February 23, urging Indian nationals in Iran to leave the country using all available means of transport, including commercial flights. The advisory comes amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and concerns over a possible conflict...
GoFundMe “We are heartbroken to share that Avtar Singh Bullt, a beloved sevadaar of Tracy Gurdwara Sahib, tragically lost his life after being kidnapped. What began as a deeply concerning disappearance has ended in an unimaginable loss for his family and the entire Sangat,” said the page set up by Gurdwara Gur Nanak Parkash of...
Mexican security forces have killed Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, one of the country’s most powerful drug kingpins, triggering violent reprisals across several states and prompting fresh advisories for US citizens. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said he had been informed that Mexican forces had killed ‘El Mencho,’ describing him as “one of...
Updated: Feb 23rd, 2026 At least 17 people died after a bus travelling from western Pokhara to the capital Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River in the central district of Dhading early Monday, a senior official at the District Administration Office, Dhading, said. “We have sent 17 people who appear to have died on the...
Updated: Feb 22nd, 2026 US President Donald Trump said that he will raise the new global tariff to 15%, one day after he announced a 10% worldwide tariff following a heavy blow from the Supreme Court. “I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on...
Updated: Feb 22nd, 2026 Several Afghan civilians were killed and many others injured after Pakistan carried out airstrikes targeting civilian areas along the volatile border between the two countries. Kabul alleged that residential locations were hit in the operation. Islamabad maintained that the strikes were aimed at Afghan-based ‘terrorist groups’ that it holds responsible for...
Updated: Feb 21st, 2026 Iran is preparing a draft counterproposal within days following fresh nuclear discussions with the United States, even as US President Donald Trump signalled he is considering limited military strikes and set a 10 to 15-day deadline for Tehran to reach an agreement, as per reports. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi reportedly...
Chinese scientists have reported what is believed to be the world’s first successful reversal of type-2 diabetes using stem-cell therapy, marking a potentially historic breakthrough in the treatment of a condition that affects millions globally, including a rapidly growing population in India. Type-2 diabetes occurs when the body is unable to use insulin effectively, leading...