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NASA will launch four satellites as part of the PUNCH mission to uncover the Sun’s mysteries. By creating an artificial solar eclipse, high-resolution images of the corona will be obtained. The launch is set for February 27 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA is initiating a groundbreaking mission to study the Sun’s greatest mysteries and its effects on the Solar System. The U.S. space agency announced that under the PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, four suitcase-sized satellites will observe solar activity in 3D. Although Earth is relatively close to the Sun, scientists are still seeking…
US President Donald Trump said he had held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, discussing efforts to end the Moscow-Kyiv war, according to The New York Post. Speaking to The Post on Friday, Trump declined to specify how many times the two leaders had spoken but insisted that Putin is eager to see an end to the conflict. “He wants to see people stop dying,” Trump said. “All those dead people. Young, young, beautiful people. They’re like your kids, two million of them-and for no reason.” Trump asserted that the war, now in its third year, “never…
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 workers with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on administrative leave before a midnight deadline. The move came after two labor unions — American Foreign Service Association and American Federation of Government Employees — filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration stating that employees would suffer “irreparable harm” with the pause. “This is the full-scale gutting of virtually all of the personnel at an agency,” a lawyer for USAID employees said in a statement, adding that the mass downscaling of workers from a nationwide total of more…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday expressed his readiness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss political and diplomatic ways to end the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in Kyiv following a meeting with Odile Renaud-Basso, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Zelensky accused Putin of being “afraid of talking” to him about ending the war. “The US President (Donald) Trump, and the EU countries believe that diplomacy is impossible without Russia, without Putin. That’s why I said that I am ready (to meet with him) if we can agree…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday expressed his readiness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss political and diplomatic ways to end the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in Kyiv following a meeting with Odile Renaud-Basso, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Zelensky accused Putin of being “afraid of talking” to him about ending the war. “The US President (Donald) Trump, and the EU countries believe that diplomacy is impossible without Russia, without Putin. That’s why I said that I am ready (to meet with him) if we can agree…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday expressed his readiness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss political and diplomatic ways to end the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in Kyiv following a meeting with Odile Renaud-Basso, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Zelensky accused Putin of being “afraid of talking” to him about ending the war. “The US President (Donald) Trump, and the EU countries believe that diplomacy is impossible without Russia, without Putin. That’s why I said that I am ready (to meet with him) if we can agree…
Palestinian resistance group Hamas released the names of three hostages on Friday to be released the following day under the ceasefire agreement that began last month. The hostages are Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a post on his telegram channel.
According to a study conducted by Paris-Saclay University in France, large Saharan dust clouds that covered Europe in March 2022 contained an unexpected component: radioactive traces from nuclear tests conducted by the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s. The researchers noted that the detected radioactivity levels were well below harmful thresholds for health. The measured levels were less than 2% of safety limits. However, this is considered an important indicator of how long nuclear fallout can remain in the environment. REGGANE REGION IN ALGERIA STANDS OUT The dust clouds that were transported from the Sahara…
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday called for urgent action to rebuild Gaza and increase international support to boost humanitarian assistance. WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau appealed for an increase in international support to boost humanitarian assistance for millions of people in Gaza as they seek to rebuild their lives. Saying that WFP has sent in more than 15,000 tons of food since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, he noted that it is not enough. “This is a strong step in the right direction but it is not enough,” Skau said in a statement following his…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dire situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and said, “It is time for peace.” Guterres described the situation as “deeply concerning,” and told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that “we are at a pivotal moment and it is time to rally together for peace.” Saying that a summit will take place in Tanzania with the East African Community and South African Development Community leaders, Guterres said the focus will be the M23 rebels’ attacks and clashes with the Congolese military. “Next week, in Addis Ababa, I will…