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Romania’s foreign minister on Friday called Article 4 of NATO’s founding treaty “an instrument that Romania can use” after a drone, which officials said was Russian, crashed into an apartment building in the country. Article 4, which allows a NATO member to open formal discussions about threats to its security, has come under renewed focus … Read more
Beijing’s defence minister is to skip the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore for the second year running Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth will attend a key Asia summit that China has decided to effectively sit out. PHOTO: AFP Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is the headline speaker at Asia’s premier defence summit opening Friday, but China’s top … Read more
Sharvari Wagh discusses preparing for her pre-Partition role for 1940s film using memory, research, and immersion Bollywood actor Sharvari Wagh spoke to Indian media outlets about her preparations for the upcoming period romance Mai Vaapas Aaunga, set in the pre-Partition era, revealing that she drew inspiration for her character from a Punjabi dresser. The film, … Read more
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says agency would work with Blue Origin to support investigation of incident Fire and smoke rise from the launch pad of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket as it explodes during a test, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. PHOTO: Reuters An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed strong bullish momentum on Friday, after the break of Eidul Azha holidays, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index surging 2,238 points (+1.30% DoD) to close at a fresh high of 173,963. The market opened on a strong footing as investor sentiment improved amid encouraging progress in ongoing United … Read more
The prices of diesel and gasoline soared after the Iran war started, piling more hardship on people in Ruatahuna, one of New Zealand’s most remote villages.
[The artificial intelligence giant was just valued at $900 billion, surpassing OpenAI. Here are the numbers behind its rise — and headwinds it faces.
Marine Le Pen and her protégé, Jordan Bardella, lead presidential polls. They are united on curbing immigration but split recently on economic policy.
[The superstar is part of group that has bought a basketball team in Italy, with a plan to move the club to Rome in hopes of making it part of a new league.
At 16, an age when most teenagers are concerned with driving tests and prom dates, Kane Parsons made a nine-minute short called “The Backrooms (Found Footage),” about a man trapped in an unnerving realm of mazelike hallways. The film and its follow-ups became such a YouTube sensation that, just months after Parsons turned 17, A24 … Read more