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Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam speaks to the media after a special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her at the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday (August 3, 2025) commenced the trial … Read more
Krasheninnikov volcano. Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution website Tsunami waves were possible in three areas of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East, the nation’s Ministry for Emergency Services said on Sunday (August 3, 2025) after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. “The expected wave heights are low, but you must still move away from … Read more
China and Russia have carried out annual drills for several years, with the “Joint Sea” exercises beginning in 2012. File | Photo Credit: Russian Defence Ministry via Reuters China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Sunday (August 3, 2025) as they seek to reinforce their partnership and counterbalance what … Read more
More than 2,000 navigational beacons, big and small, oversee the nation’s 60,000-mile-long coast. Now they need an upgrade. Source link
A SpaceX Falcon Nine rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Seeds of seabuckthorn and buckwheat grown in the cold desert of Ladakh are part of the experiments on board the International Space Station … Read more
Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Federal Reserve announced Friday (August 1, 2025) that governor Adriana Kugler will step down next week, opening up a spot on the central bank’s powerful board that President Donald Trump will be able to fill. Ms. Kugler, who did not participate in the Fed’s … Read more
Security personnel walk at a subway station platform in Suzhou, eastern China, where a Japanese woman living in China was reported to be attacked and injured on Thursday by a man, on Aug. 1, 2025. A Japanese woman living in China was attacked and injured by a man in a Suzhou subway station, Japanese media … Read more
More than 120 firefighters were trying to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot in the Russian city of Sochi that was sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said early on Sunday (August 3, 2025) on the Telegram messaging app. In the Krasnodar region where Sochi is located, a fuel tank … Read more
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the earthquake occurred at 2:04 a.m. PST at a depth of 102km, with its epicentre located in the Hindukush Mountain region in Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Pakistan, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Islamabad, leaving residents in a state of … Read more
Police officers stand guard outside India House where the High Commission of India is located, in London, Britain. | Photo Credit: Reuters Even as India concluded a trade deal with the United Kingdom, Indian diplomatic vehicles have racked up almost £10 million (₹115.8 crore) in unpaid dues and penalties for London’s congestion charge, a £15 … Read more
