Updated: Apr 2nd, 2026 NASA astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission are carrying their personal iPhones into deep space for the first time, a shift in how the US space agency equips its crews for human spaceflight beyond Earth’s orbit. The four-member crew — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and...
Updated: Apr 2nd, 2026 Amazon’s cloud operations in Bahrain have reportedly suffered damage following an Iranian strike, according to a report. The Financial Times’ report citing a person familiar with the matter said the incident caused damage to facilities linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS), though details remain limited. Bahrain’s interior ministry reportedly said civil...
Tourist guides in Nepal, in collusion with trekking companies, rescue helicopter companies, and even hospitals, were found to be involved in insurance scams worth millions of dollars. The scams were linked to the helicopter rescue of climbers at Mount Everest, as per a report. In a scheme as devious as the treacherous climb to the...
Pakistani nationals planning to travel to Qatar will no longer be able to avail the visa-on-arrival facility, as authorities have temporarily suspended the provision due to the prevailing situation in the Middle East. According to the Pakistan Embassy in Qatar, all travellers from Pakistan are now required to obtain appropriate visas in advance before departure....
Updated: Apr 2nd, 2026 The United States has removed sanctions on Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, according to an update posted on the website of the US Treasury Department. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday (Local time) said Rodriguez had been removed from its sanctions list, without providing further details on...
US President Donald Trump stated during a prime-time address that the conflict with Iran was “nearing completion”, but left critical questions regarding strategy, escalation, and the endgame of the war unanswered, according to reports from American media following his speech. The President offered no clarity on whether US ground troops would be deployed in Iran,...
Updated: Apr 2nd, 2026 A powerful 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a warning from a US monitoring agency about the possibility of “hazardous tsunami waves” within a 1,000-kilometre radius of the epicentre. According to the USGS, the earthquake’s epicentre was located at 1.20 degrees north...
Updated: Apr 2nd, 2026 The Shroud of Turin, a 4.4-meter linen cloth long believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, has recently drawn renewed scientific attention through an advanced genetic study. A research team from the University of Padova, led by Gianni Barcaccia, analysed biological traces that were first collected from...
Updated: Apr 2nd, 2026 NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission lifted off from the US state of Florida, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years. The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft on top, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 6.35 pm (Eastern Time)...
Updated: Apr 1st, 2026 Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has effectively assumed control of key state functions amid an apparent leadership vacuum and internal power struggle, a media report has claimed, even as Tehran denied US assertions about ongoing peace negotiations. The development comes days after US President Donald Trump said talks to...