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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its second closest approach to the Sun, coming within 6.1 million kilometers and reaching speeds of 692,000 km/h (430,000 mph) while collecting data. On March 22, during its 23rd close pass, the probe completed its second closest approach to the Sun. During this pass, Parker reached 6.1 million km from the Sun, traveling at the same record speed it achieved in December 2024. With all its scientific instruments active, the probe gathered significant data from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. The spacecraft operated autonomously during its closest approach, and after contact, it was confirmed…

The Houthi group said Saturday that new US airstrikes targeted the Al Hudaydah International Airport in western Yemen and Marib province in the east. “A new American aggression targeted Al Hudaydah Airport with three airstrikes,” Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV wrote on X. The channel later said five additional airstrikes targeted the Majzar district in Marib province. The broadcaster did not provide details about casualties or damage from the attacks. US President Donald Trump said last week he had ordered a “decisive and powerful” attack against the Houthis. In response, the group said Thursday that Trump’s threats “will not deter them from…

The Yemeni Houthi group reported on Saturday that it had targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with a hypersonic missile for the third time in 48 hours. In a statement, the Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said: “In support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their brave resistance, our missile forces successfully targeted Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa with a hypersonic Palestine 2 missile.” He noted that this attack was “the third in 48 hours and successfully achieved its target.” This marks the fifth time a missile has been launched from Yemen toward Israel since the ceasefire agreement on Jan.…

US special envoy Steve Witkoff described President Donald Trump’s recent phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as “great” and “transformational” but largely overlooked by the media. Witkoff, appearing as a guest on American journalist Tucker Carlson’s online program on Friday, shared his views on global affairs, suggesting that the discussion held between Trump and Erdoğan could yield significant diplomatic developments. “I think the president had a great conversation with Erdoğan a couple of days ago. Really transformational, I would describe it,” Witkoff said. “I think it’s been under-reported, to tell you the truth … because of what happened…

Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen late on Friday, after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and areas of central Israel. “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in a number of areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (air force) prior to crossing into Israeli territory,” the military said in a statement.

Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen late on Friday, after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and areas of central Israel. “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in a number of areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (air force) prior to crossing into Israeli territory,” the military said in a statement.

Russia’s top security official Sergey Shoygu arrived in Pyongyang to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russian state media reported Friday. Shoygu, who heads Russia’s Security Council, has made multiple trips to North Korea in recent months, though details of his latest visit were not disclosed, according to TASS News. His visit comes as South Korea continues to allege that North Korea has sent thousands of soldiers to support Russia in its war against Ukraine—claims that both Moscow and Pyongyang have not confirmed. At the same time, a North Korean delegation led by External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow must stop making “unnecessary demands” that extend the war, calling for sanctions on Russia to remain in place until it begins pulling out of Ukrainian territory. “Putin must stop making unnecessary demands that only prolong the war and must start fulfilling what he promises the world,” he told EU leaders by video call, according to an official transcript. “Sanctions must remain in place until Russia starts withdrawing from our land and fully compensates for the damage caused by its aggression.”

In the United States, an FBI agent who had previously criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been arrested on charges of leaking classified information. According to the indictment, Jonathan Buma, who had worked for the FBI for approximately 15 years, printed out about 130 classified documents and shared this information with others, despite clear warnings that the materials needed to be protected. The draft of a book Buma wrote about his career allegedly contained details about the FBI’s investigations into a foreign country’s weapons of mass destruction program, which he shared via email with “partners.” Buma was arrested…

“Those who kill children, emboldened by the powers they rely on, God willing, will drown in the blood of innocents,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a statement during a fast-breaking [iftar] event while referring to Israel’s inhumane attacks in the blockaded Gaza Strip. “Those who don’t stop Israel’s war crimes, and genocide will be held accountable in history, humanity’s conscience sooner or later,” Erdoğan underlined in his comments. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at an iftar (fast-breaking) dinner on Thursday where he met with former parliamentarians at the AK Party Congress Center. Erdoğan’s laid out the following keynotes…