The world’s loneliest tree had no other tree within 400 km across the Sahara Desert and roots over 30 metres deep to reach hidden groundwater, then one drunk truck driver knocked it down after 300 years of survival | World News

Deep in Niger’s Ténéré Desert once stood what was widely regarded as the world’s loneliest tree, an umbrella thorn acacia that survived for around 300 years despite having no other tree within roughly 400 kilometres. Hidden beneath the scorching Sahara, its roots stretched more than 30 metres underground to reach precious groundwater, allowing it to […]

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Meet Anil Menon: Indian-origin Nasa astronaut set to liftoff on first 8-month ISS mission today; here’s what he will do in space |

The International Space Station is about to welcome a new crew as Nasa astronaut Anil Menon prepares for his first journey into orbit. The mission is scheduled to lift off today, that is, 14 July 2026, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, carrying Menon alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov […]

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Japan’s 2011 megaquake sent a seismic wave nearly 2,900 km to Earth’s core, which returned 13 minutes later and shifted the entire country eastward |

A seismic wave generated by Japan’s devastating 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres to the boundary of Earth’s core, reflected back about 13 minutes later and shifted the entire country eastward by roughly six millimetres, according to a study published in the journal Science. The movement was far too small for anyone […]

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European Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition: 9 European nations, Ukraine form an anti-ballistic missile coalition

File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy PARIS: Nine European countries and Ukraine on Monday announced the formation of a coalition to develop “purely defensive” anti-ballistic capabilities in Europe, citing the growing threat of ballistic missiles. Ukrainian President Zelensky was in Paris on Monday for a meeting of Kyiv’s allies to reaffirm support for the country […]

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LeT, IS operatives among 34 killed in Khuzdar attack: BLA

In a morale booster for its cadre, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has released a statement detailing its massive, coordinated suicide attack on the fortified compound of ISIS-K commander Shafiq Mengal in Pakistan’s Khuzdar city last week, claiming to have killed 34 operatives, including terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba besides Islamic State.In the statement, which stands out for […]

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Peterborough Council: UK: Peterborough council denies sale of Hindu temple to mosque is ‘unlawful’

The council decided to sell the site to UKIM on Feb 10 even though Bharat Hindu Samaj (BHS) is a sitting tenant LONDON: Peterborough city council argued at the high court here on Monday that its decision to sell a complex housing a Hindu temple to a Muslim association to redevelop it as a mosque […]

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Quote of the day by Justin Trudeau: ‘I don’t read the newspapers, I don’t watch the news. I figure, if something important happens, someone will tell me’ and his detachment from politics

When Justin Trudeau said he does not read newspapers or watch the news. Justin Trudeau has lived his entire life under public scrutiny, yet he maintained his sense of detachment, and it is evident now more than ever as after his resignation as the Canadian Prime Minister, Trudeau stepped away from politics. Though he is […]

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Colombian man with Social Security Number, work authorization killed by ICE agents in Maine: ‘He was bleeding profusely from the head’

A Colombian man was allegedly killed by ICE agents in Maine on Monday. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents allegedly fired shots at a 26-year-old Colombian migrant in Maine, killing him. The man was authorized to work in the US and also had a Social Security Number. “He was a member of our community, a […]

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Alaska: Scientists find that humans and dogs have such a friendly relationship because early ancestors fed salmon to canines 12,000 years ago

Humans Fed Salmon to Canines 12,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests, Hinting at the Origin of Our Relationship With Dogs Early humans in Alaska were sharing their salmon catches with ancient canines 12,000 years ago. This shows that close relationships between humans and dog ancestors developed 2,000 years earlier than anyone previously thought in the Americas.The […]

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