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...
Updated: Apr 1st, 2026 The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed final preparations for the launch of its ‘Artemis II’ mission — which is scheduled to lift off as early as April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center. According to NASA, the mission will mark the first crewed flight under its Artemis...
Updated: Apr 1st, 2026 US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Wednesday night (Thursday morning local India time) with an update on the ongoing conflict with Iran, the White House said, as fighting involving the US and Israel enters its second month. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the address, saying: “TUNE...
Updated: Apr 1st, 2026 International crude oil prices on Wednesday pared early gains and fell nearly 3% from the day’s high, as optimism over a possible easing of the US-Iran conflict weighed on markets. Brent crude futures slipped to an intraday low of $102.79 per barrel, down about 2.9% from the day’s high of $105.86....
US President Donald Trump said American forces could exit the ongoing conflict with Iran within weeks, asserting that Washington had already achieved its core objective of neutralising Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. “I think two or three weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House when asked about a timeline for ending US...
Updated: Apr 1st, 2026 Six crew members and 23 passengers were killed when a Russian An‑26 military transport plane crashed in Crimea, the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed early Wednesday. The aircraft collided with a cliff, a source at the scene told TASS news agency. The Russian defense ministry said late Tuesday that the An-26...
Updated: Apr 1st, 2026 An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iran-backed Iraqi armed group, the US Department of State confirmed, raising fresh concerns over the safety of foreign nationals in the region. The State Department said it is actively working to secure the journalist’s release at the earliest. “The US...