Updated: Apr 4th, 2026 United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Artemis II astronauts sent stunning images of Earth as they approached closer toward the moon. Photo captured by Commander Reid Wiseman showed a curved slice of Earth framed by the Orion capsule’s window. A second image revealed the entire globe, with its oceans...
Overreliance on AI chatbots may weaken critical thinking, warn MIT researchers
Updated: Apr 4th, 2026 Frequent users of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude and Grok may have noticed a recurring pattern that these systems often appear to agree readily with users. While this can feel efficient and helpful, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reportedly have warned that such interactions...
US jets shot down over Iran; rescue underway
Updated: Apr 4th, 2026 A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran, triggering a combat search-and-rescue operation, with one crew member rescued and another still missing. Both crew members ejected from the aircraft. One has been found alive, while efforts continue to locate the second, whose status remains unclear. The F-15E...
Iran claims shooting down of another US F-35 jet, US rejects allegation
Image: X (Ferozwala) Iranian media has once again claimed that an F-35 stealth fighter jet was shot down over central Iran by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), even as the United States dismissed the assertion as false. According to reports by Iran news agency, visuals of aircraft debris were released, which Tehran described as...
Junta chief Min Aung Hlain elected Myanmar’s President
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...
US Defence Secretary ousts Army Chief amid Iran War turmoil
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...
Trump removes Attorney General Pam Bondi, second Cabinet official in a month
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...
China’s air pollution cuts linked to faster global warming, finds study
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...
NASA astronauts carry iPhones to Moon for 1st time aboard Artemis II mission
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...
Iran strike damages Amazon cloud facility in Bahrain: report
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...









