Author: News Desk

Australia: The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has told the Kremlin to “back off” in response to Russian criticism of the espionage allegations that led to the detention of two of its former nationals. Albanese remarked that Russia had “no credibility” after engaging in “espionage around the world. Russia can get the message: Back off,” he said speaking in Brisbane. On Friday, Kira Korolev, 40, and her spouse Igor Korolev, 62, were taken into custody at their Everton Park, Brisbane, residence. Under the new foreign influence regulations that were implemented in 2018, the two Australian citizens who were born in…

South Korea: South Korea is set to commence mass production of a cost-effective laser weapon to intercept small drones during testing. The laser weapon named Block-I, is designed to precisely target small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and multicopters at close range, according to a statement from the country’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). Each shot fired by the weapon is estimated to cost approximately 2,000 won ($1.50), significantly reducing operational expenses. The image released by DAPA depicts a weapon system resembling the size of a shipping container, equipped with a mounted laser and a radar or tracking device on one…

Canada: Canada, the United States, and Finland have announced a new “Ice Pact” to build a fleet of polar icebreaker ships. This initiative aims to challenge China’s dominance in the market as countries vie for influence in the Arctic. As a result of the agreement, which was made public during the NATO summit in Washington, the three nations may manufacture up to 90 icebreaker ships over the next few years. Canada agreed to construct two polar icebreakers in Vancouver and a fleet of six from shipyards in Quebec as part of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, often known as the Ice…

New York: Scientists has developed a revolutionary spacesuit that can recycle urine into drinking water, potentially allowing astronauts to perform lengthy spacewalks during lunar expeditions. The spacesuit is designed so that it collects urine, purifies it, and returns it to the astronaut through a drinking tube within five minutes. The creators of the spacesuit aim to deploy it in NASA’s Artemis program, which focuses on prolonged lunar missions. Sofia Etlin, a researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University, stated that, “It includes a vacuum-based external catheter and a forward-reverse osmosis unit, providing continuous potable water with multiple safety mechanisms.”…

United States: The United States has announced it will soon cease operations from its pier aimed at boosting humanitarian aid into Gaza amid the ongoing conflict in Israel. Since its first installation in mid-May, the $230 million pier has been regularly disconnected from the coast due to weather, and the project has also encountered issues with the distribution of aid because of conditions onshore. “I do anticipate that in relatively short order, we will wind down pier operations,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters. Pentagon spokesman Major-General Pat Ryder said in a statement that “the pier will soon cease…

Washington: The NASA astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule have expressed confidence in the spacecraft’s capability to safely return them to Earth once technical issues with its thrusters are resolved. “We have full confidence that this spacecraft will bring us home without any issues,” said NASA astronaut Sunita Williams during the test crew’s first news conference since docking at the International Space Station (ISS) over a month ago. Sunita Williams and fellow astronaut Barry Wilmore, both experienced NASA astronauts and former U.S. Navy test pilots, launched aboard Starliner from Florida on June 5. They docked with the ISS the following day,…

Switzerland: The first hepatitis C virus (HCV) self-test has been prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO), which might significantly aid in increasing access to testing and diagnosis and hastening efforts worldwide to eradicate hepatitis C. The OraQuick HCV self-test, produced by OraSure Technologies, is an expansion of the OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test, which was first prequalified for professional usage by the WHO in 2017. With the self-test version, which is meant to be used by laypeople, each person receives a single kit that includes all the items required to complete the self-test. In 2021, the WHO proposed HCV…

United States: Keir Starmer, the newly elected prime minister of Great Britain, is in Washington for his first international summit since winning last week’s general election, and Joe Biden held a private conversation with him at the White House. At the NATO meeting in Washington, President Biden is hosting foreign leaders despite increasing calls from Democrats to withdraw from the presidential contest. Though they did not mention the president’s challenging few weeks in politics, the two leaders talked about football, the NATO alliance, and their “special relationship” between their two countries. As he met with the new prime minister in…

Dortmund: England has secured a place in the European Championship final after a thrilling comeback against the Netherlands in the semifinals. Ollie Watkins, substituted in for captain Harry Kane by coach Gareth Southgate, scored in the first minute of stoppage time, clinching a 2-1 victory for England. The team will face Spain in the title match. Throughout Euro 2024’s knockout stages, England has provided dramatic moments, including a stoppage-time equaliser by Jude Bellingham to defeat Slovakia in the last 16 and a penalty shootout win over Switzerland in the quarterfinals. This series of crucial performances has kept fans on edge.…

Gaza: The Israeli military has instructed all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and move south. This order comes as they continue their offensive across the northern, southern, and central areas of the Gaza Strip, resulting in dozens of deaths over the past 48 hours. On Wednesday, flyers encouraging “everyone in Gaza City” to depart and travel “safe routes” south to Deir el-Balah and az-Zawayda were dropped from the sky. The Interior Ministry of Gaza has urged citizens of Gaza City to defy Israeli evacuation orders, claiming that doing so is a component of the Israeli army’s psychological warfare campaign against…