“A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme’s earlier phases,” Richard de Grijs, an astrophysicist and professor at Macquarie University in Australia, told AFP news agency.
Continue ReadingThey are deployed around the world, often under dangerous conditions: UN peacekeepers are supposed to ensure peace where conflicts escalate. But things are getting worse for international peace missions. May 25, 2026, 08:27May 25, 2026, 08:27 Money is becoming scarcer, missions are fewer, and troops are shrinking. An analysis by Stockholm peace researchers shows: While […]
Continue ReadingMay 25, 2026, 08:23May 25, 2026, 12:04 p.m Two Austrian tourists died in an accident near a popular waterfall on the Indonesian island of Flores. According to authorities, the two vacationers fell from a suspension bridge that leads through the jungle to the Cunca Wulang Waterfall. The area is a popular tourist destination. It is […]
Continue ReadingNow an expert with the Holy See, Salobir chairs the executive committee of the Human Technology Foundation, an organization that promotes ethical reflection on technology and counts Google, Palantir and Qualcomm among its members. Working with the French Embassy to the Holy See, Salobir helped launch a “French AI Observatory in Rome” in 2024, creating […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 05/24/2026 – 15:37 GMT+2 On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had again deployed its “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile, this time in the Kyiv region. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Russian Defense Ministry later confirmed the launch, saying it came as part of a retaliatory attack following Ukrainian strikes against “civilian targets,” which Kyiv […]
Continue ReadingJapanese conglomerate SoftBank Group recently donated $50 million to the Trump presidential library and foundation, two people familiar with the matter said, as companies continue to curry favor with the Trump administration. The donation from SoftBank is one of the largest known gifts to the fund. The Trump library is in the process of raising hundreds of […]
Continue ReadingA nine-story building under construction in Angeles City, Philippines has collapsed. May 24, 2026, 06:29May 24, 2026, 06:29 According to the city’s information office, 24 people have been rescued from the building so far. Between 30 and 40 people are said to be trapped in the rubble, according to a report by Philippine broadcaster GMA […]
Continue ReadingKenya, Uganda and Tanzania are major importers of used garments from the West and China.
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon discloses scores of UFO files with reported sightings of spheres, discs and fireballs spanning nearly 80 years.
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Image: keystone After Kiev’s recent attacks on Russian targets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Moscow to retaliate with the particularly feared new Oreshnik medium-range missile. “Our intelligence services have received reports of data received, including from American and European partners, that Russia is preparing to strike with the Oreshnik missile,” Zelensky said […]
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