US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington will lift sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian air defence system and indicated that his administration is also considering allowing the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, marking a potential shift in US-Turkey defence ties.Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
Picture credit: True Anomaly For decades, space battles have belonged to the world of Star Wars and science fiction. But as more satellites fill Earth’s orbit, military powers are now preparing for a future where satellites may have to track, approach and respond to rival spacecraft in orbit.That idea moved a step closer to reality…
Picture courtesy: Instagram/ mansion rentals The $88 million mansion Jennifer Lopez once circled ‘with admiration and intent’ is finally headed to a new owner. The upscale Holmby Hills estate at 10250 W. Sunset Blvd. , which was formerly home to the late fashion designer Max Azria, has gone into contract after more than a decade…
Sea ice melts on the Franklin Starait (AP file photo) Scientists have tested an idea that could help reduce the melting of Arctic sea ice, and the initial results are promising. The method involves spraying of seawater onto existing sea ice in winter and letting it freeze into a new layer.The on-site experiment took place…
Quote of the day by Princess Diana (AI-generated image) Princess Diana said this during her 1995 interview with the BBC’s Martin Bashir, one of the most watched pieces of television in British history. “I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved,” she…
Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt (AI-generated image) Franklin D. Roosevelt said this in a speech on the fourteenth of April, 1939, months before the Second World War began. “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds,” he told the audience. “They have within themselves the power to…
The ancient Appalachian Mountains may be hiding one of the United States’ most valuable untapped natural resources. According to new research by the US Geological Survey (USGS), the mountain range contains an estimated 2.5 million tons of lithium, enough to manufacture around 500 billion smartphones, 180 billion laptops or 130 million electric vehicles. The discovery…
Indian engineer charged with killing his wife in this apartment in Bellevue, Washington State. 30-year-old Avinash Narne, an Indian software development engineer working in the US, has been charged with the murder of his wife, nine months after she was found dead in their Bellevue home in Washington State. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office…
Spaceflight has carried everything from satellites and scientific instruments to memorial capsules and plant seeds beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Soon, another unusual payload will join that list. A specially engineered diamond is set to become the first of its kind to travel to space aboard Vikram-1, the maiden orbital launch vehicle developed by Indian private space…
Saudi Arabia’s new Package Visa combines flights, accommodation and visa processing into one booking Planning a holiday to Saudi Arabia could soon become as simple as making a single booking.In its latest move to transform the country’s tourism industry, Saudi Arabia has launched the pilot phase of its new Tourist Package Visa service, an initiative…