Indian-led team’s plant-based jet fuel could cut emissions by 68%: Study
Washington, Oct 18 (PTI) Jet fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can replace the petroleum-based aviation fuel to reduce carbon emissions by...
ISIL-K seeks to recruit members from other terror groups; to develop threat capability from...
United Nations, Jul 31 (PTI) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (ISIL-K) seeks to strengthen its capabilities by recruiting members from other terror...
NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies...
Stellantis expects North American strike to cost it 750 million euros in third-quarter profits
MILAN, 31 Oct (AP) Automaker Stellantis said Tuesday that the autoworkers strike in North America is expected to cost the company around 750 million...
Russian spacecraft loses pressure, station crew safe
MOSCOW, 11 Feb: An uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the Internat-ional Space Station has lost cabin pressure, the Russian space corporation reported Saturday,...
Wholesale inflation in US slowed further in December to 6.2%
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight monthly slowdown...
Missile fired by a drone kills 4 members of a family in Pakistan near...
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, 14 May (AP) — A missile fired by a drone struck a house in a former stronghold of the Pakistani...
Ukraine says Russia plans tactical shift using more Iranian drones
Kyiv, 3 Jan: Russia is preparing to step up its attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made exploding drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as...
Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus...
LAHORE, Pakistan, 17 Oct (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger...
Sri Lankan clergy offers support to priest who questioned role of intel agencies in...
Colombo, Nov 8 (PTI) A group of Catholic priests staged a rare protest in front of the Supreme Court complex here on Monday in...
As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships...
Gimhae Air Base, 29 Jun: The United States wrapped up its first multidomain exercise with Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea...
Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island
BEIJING, 3 Sep: Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to...
Rally in Belgrade demands end to alarming air pollution
BELGRADE, Serbia , Nov 28 (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Belgrade on Sunday to demand an end to Serbia’s alarming levels of...
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 17 Mar: A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti’s capital as a guard with...
UN atomic agency head to visit Iran as nuke talks uncertain
Washington, Oct 19 (AP) The head of the UN's atomic watchdog plans to visit Iran before the end of next month amid questions about...
US Navy assault ship takes part in Baltic Sea training
ABOARD USS KEARSARGE, 4 Sep: U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is taking part in international training in the Baltic Sea amid Russia’s...
Taiwan conducts live-fire missile drills as China ramps up military threats
JIUPENG, Taiwan, 20 Aug (AP) — Taiwan’s military launched surface-to-air missiles in live-fire drills conducted Tuesday in response to growing military pressure from China.
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Russia says it took Soledar, Ukraine denies its capture
KYIV, Ukraine, 13 Jan: Russia claimed Friday that its forces captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory...
Senegal’s leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists
DAKAR, 3 Feb: Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates...
Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again as it tries to tame eye-watering inflation
ANKARA, Turkey, 23 Nov (AP) — Turkey’s central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday as it tries to curb double-digit inflation...