Updated: Apr 3rd, 2026 Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been elected the country’s President after he secured more votes among the three nominees, media reported on Friday. Hlaing’s two Vice Presidents are former military-appointed Prime Minister Nyo Saw, a longtime loyalist, and Nan Ni Ni Aye, the Karen State chair of the military-backed...
Updated: Apr 3rd, 2026 The Chief of Staff of the US Army, General Randy George, has stepped down and retired with immediate effect after being asked to do so by Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, in a sudden move that underscores a widening shake-up at the Pentagon. “General Randy A. George will be retiring from...
Updated: Apr 3rd, 2026 US President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi, announcing it on a delicately worded post on Truth Social on Thursday. She is the second Cabinet official dismissed by Trump, following the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on March 5. President Trump said that he was...
Updated: Apr 2nd, 2026 Efforts to reduce air pollution in East Asia, especially China, may be unintentionally accelerating global warming, as per a study. The article, titled “East Asian aerosol cleanup has likely contributed to the recent acceleration in global warming”, was conducted by Bjørn H Samset of the CICERO Center for International Climate Research...
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,...