World Trump order opens 80 million acres of federal wilderness to hunting and off-road vehicles
A White House directive tells land managers to treat hunting and fishing as default uses, reversing rules dating…
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2 Passengers Airlifted from Cruise Ship After Hantavirus Tests Come Back Positive
A cluster of hantavirus cases aboard a single vessel has baffled investigators — the pathogen almost never appears at sea.
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World Trump announces 72-hour Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and 1,000-prisoner swap
Trump halts Russia-Ukraine combat for 72 hours; Brent trades at $101 as India watches its $3.2bn monthly Russian…
World Pentagon Releases 2013 Eight-Pointed Star UAP Video After 13 Years
The declassified US Navy clip shows a propulsion-free star-shaped UAP; India has no equivalent monitoring body.
World Amazon Launches UK Drone Deliveries in Darlington With MK30 Fleet
Amazon Prime Air begins commercial drone delivery in Darlington — India's BVLOS rules still block e-commerce rivals.
World NASA Tests 120 kW Plasma Thruster That Could Reshape Mars Mission Planning
NASA's lithium-fed MPD thruster hit 120 kilowatts in testing, outpowering current systems and flagging a new deep-space propulsion…
World US Air Force KC-135 Tanker Vanishes over Qatar with 3 Crew Aboard
USCENTCOM has launched a 200-nautical-mile search in the Arabian Gulf; India's 7,50,000-strong Qatar diaspora is being monitored.
World Stanford photonic chip transmits data 100x faster, cuts power use 90%
A thumbnail-sized optical chip could transform India's data centres and BharatNet rollout by slashing energy costs.
World TTP Mediator Maulana Idrees Shot Dead in Charsadda, Pakistan Talks in Jeopardy
Pakistan's 3-scholar TTP mediation panel loses a member after Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Idrees is killed in Charsadda.
World Crocodile yields remains of missing South African businessman after river attack
A 15-foot crocodile killed and consumed Siphiwe Mtshweni on the Crocodile River; his remains were recovered from the…
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