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The military strike avoided by Trump resulted in a huge gamble
A federal appeals court in California has ruled that US President Donald Trump can maintain control over 4,000 California National Guard troops in Los Angeles. This comes after the US-Iran war, during which Israel carried out airstrikes on Iranian military sites. The US didn’t participate in the airstrikes, according to a statement by the Trump…
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Israel has to wait for Donald Trump to react to the strategic dilemma in Iran
Israel’s military on Monday said that over 400 missiles and hundreds of drones were fired by Iran in the last few days as the ongoing hostilities between the two countries entered the second week. This comes after US President Donald Trump said that he would make a decision on US’ involvement in the war with…
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Israel’s president is calling for the world to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites
After Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian targets, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “We’re all afraid of the nuclear attack.” He added that Iran was not seeking to use its nuclear programme for military purposes but for civilian purposes. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu also said that his country had set back Iran’s nuclear program by a…
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A flight simulation shows moths navigate by starlight
A team of researchers in Australia captured moths and placed them in a flight simulator, which projected the night sky at 250 times brighter than one used at night. The results showed the brain of the moths is processing the visual images of the Milky Way and circadian-rhythm-induced light-induced state of the moths.
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Iran retaliates after Israel hits more Iranian military targets
Israel on Monday carried out a series of airstrikes on Iranian military targets, Iranian media reported. This comes after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned of “more forceful,severe, precise and destructive” strikes. The airstrikes are part of the fourth day of the conflict between the two countries which began after Israel carried out an air strike on…
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Tehran is hitting back despite Israel’s claim that it has control of Iran’s skies
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said his country has destroyed nearly a third of Iran’s estimated 100 mobile launchers for ballistic missiles. He added that Israel had gained control of many of Iran’s airspace and had taken out its missile capabilities in less than a year. Israel launched an airstrike on Iran last week after the…
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North Koreans are fighting for Russia, and they have gotten more skilled at using drones
South Korea’s former intelligence adviser, Cha Du Hyeogn, has said that if the Ukraine war continues and North Korea commits more troops, their battleground knowledge could pose a threat to South Korea. He further said that North Korea has reserves to send up to 150,000 additional troops to fight with the Russians against Ukraine.
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Diplomacy with Iran isn’t dead
Israel said that it has crippled its air defenses in response to Iran’s missile attacks, the Associated Press and the Weizmann Institute of Science reported. Iran on Saturday fired missiles into Israel in retaliation for Israel’s air strikes on Iranian targets. “We will continue to target Iran’s military sites,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Israel and Iran traded more deadly strikes on each other
At least eight people were killed and nearly 100 were wounded after Iran struck Tel Aviv and Haifa with missiles and drones early Monday. The Israeli military said it “precisely struck” command centres belonging to Iran’s Quds Force, an elite military and intelligence arm of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), overnight. Iran’s UN envoy said…
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Donald Trump’s military parade provided something to take away from
US President Donald Trump on Sunday condemned the shooting of two lawmakers in Minnesota, saying, “Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America.” Police on Saturday arrested suspected shooter John Boelter at one of the lawmakers’ residences. Boelter allegedly shot the lawmakers as they protested against his killing of a…
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Will the U.S. and Iran meet up for more nuclear talks?
Iran is ready to negotiate with the US in the sixth round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the Iranian state media reported. It added that the final decision on whether to participate was still pending. Earlier, Iran suspended its participation in the talks “until further notice”, accusing the US of giving Israel its consent…
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Police searched a rural community where the suspect’s vehicle was found
Police have said that the suspect in Saturday’s shootings in US’ Minnesota disguised himself as a police officer before going to the homes of two state lawmakers. Vance Boelter was identified by law enforcement agencies as the primary suspect in the targeted shootings that left Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband dead.
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There is a manhunt for a suspected political assassin in Minnesota
The man suspected of shooting two Democratic state lawmakers in US’ Minnesota on Saturday had served on the Workforce Development Board with one of the victims, records showed. Vance Boelter was also a director of security patrol for Praetorian Guard Security Services, a company that says it provides private patrols and uniformed security.
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Iran’s nuclear and missile sites were attacked by Israel
Israel’s military said it killed nine Iranian nuclear scientists in an air strike on a site that was being used to develop nuclear weapons. The strike targeted Iran’s Natanz and Qom nuclear plants, the military added. The attack comes ahead of talks between Iran and world powers in Vienna to try to curb the country’s…
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Iran retaliated to Israel’s attacks on its nuclear and missile sites
Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities on Sunday in response to the country’s continued defiance of UNSC restrictions on its nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “Iran could produce a weapon in a very short time…if not stopped, Iran could produce a weapon in…very short time,” he added. Earlier, US President Donald Trump warned…
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The Air India crash that killed one passenger was being investigated by Indian authorities
An Air India flight with 242 passengers on board, including 12 crew members, crashed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad after taking off from the airport today. The plane overshot the runway and broke into pieces before bursting into flames. Reportedly, one passenger has been rescued from the plane and his condition is said to be stable.
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California is suing to stop military involvement
The US government will use the military to protect federal agents, the Department of Homeland Security said, after the National Guard was deployed in Los Angeles amid protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. “The Guard is not conducting law enforcement duties but will be used to protect or accompany federal agents and their operations,”…
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A large plane has crashed in India carrying people to London
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash-landed in Meghani Nagar area of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Monday after taking off from the airport at 1:38 pm, following which a fire broke out in the fuselage. A local TV channel reported that there were no casualties in the crash. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft was flying from Mumbai…
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There is scrutiny to the plane maker’s safety record after the Boeing crash
A Boeing 787 passenger plane with over 200 people onboard crashed into a hostel of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad after taking off on Thursday. At least 30 people were recovered from the scene, according to a hospital official. This is the first crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, according to Aviation Safety Network.
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A plane carrying people bound for London crashed in India
An Air India Boeing 787 flight with 242 passengers and 12 crew members from Ahmedabad to London crashed shortly after departure in Gujarat on Tuesday. At least 30 people have been killed in the incident, according to reports. This is reportedly the first crash ever of a Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the Aviation Safety…
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A voice-synthesis device
A brain implant is able to translate a 45-year-old man with severe speech disability’s neural activity into words, allowing him to speak with expression and sing. Although he could still make sounds and mouth words, his speech was slow and unclear. Three example trials were conducted with simultaneous recording of neural signals and various bio…
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The study pinpointed when girls fall behind in math
There is a gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a study. It said that the gap affects children from all socio-economic groups, in all regions of France and in all types of school. The study, based on a dataset of nearly 8 lakh children between the ages of 5 and 7,…
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There are ongoing protests against ICE in LA
Anti-immigrant protesters clashed with law enforcement officials in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, the day after the US President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to the state amid demonstrations against immigration raids there. The protests were sparked by the arrest of over 100 immigrants, including children, who were in the US illegally.
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What do we love and what do we not love?
The Nintendo Switch 2 was officially out today and the Verge staffers spent a lot of time playing with it. There’s a bunch of games to play, too, including a new Mario Kart and nice updates to older games. “I still don’t test properly the mouse controls and GameChat social features for our full review,…
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Liquid Glass is Apple’s new design language
Apple’s new home screen, Liquid Glass, is “nothing new at all”. “I hope Apple makes everything under the Control Centre a little more opaque so that it’s easier to read at a glance,” a user said. “Liquid Glass is minimalist and keeps your content in focus, but the constantly morphing interface seems to me like…