Sat 07 March 2026: China’s Wing Loong-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was selected by Saudi Arabia after extensive operational validation. Deployed in over 200 combat sorties before the deal, the UAV demonstrated rapid target engagement, including 12 aircraft striking three radar stations and three armored vehicles in 15 minutes during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict. Its […]
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Sat 07 March 2026: Tunisian authorities detained several pro-Palestinian activists as organizers prepared a new international humanitarian flotilla intended to challenge Israeli restrictions on Gaza and deliver aid to the territory. The detentions occurred as preparations intensified for a maritime mission expected to involve more than 1,000 activists, including medical doctors, engineers and war crimes […]
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Sat 07 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Multimillion-dollar crime wall causes uproar in SA: The lack of services in the settlement has again come under the spotlight after Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced controversial plans to build a wall to keep criminals at bay along the N2 highway, […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact constantly shifting. Satellites, asteroids and interstellar objects pass by. Stars not only shine brightly, they can suddenly burst with energy or explode in bright supernovae. […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that for every dollar invested in protecting nature, $30 is spent destroying it. The State of Finance for Nature 2026 report builds on UNEP’s 2023 analysis that found government subsidies and private investments equivalent to roughly 7% of the global […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: China has committed nearly $24 billion in investments to 168 ports around the world over the past 25 years, according to a new study released Wednesday. The report by AidData, a research lab at William & Mary University in the United States, comes as Panama recently ousted a Hong Kong-based operator from one of […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: A blockbuster anti-obesity and diabetes drug could cost as little as $3 per month to manufacture once it goes off patent later this month, researchers said Friday, providing a major opportunity to boost health in low and middle-income countries. Semaglutide, the active molecule in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy treatments, leads […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: Data infrastructure has shifted from a tool of geopolitical competition to a direct component of modern warfare as the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran escalates. Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir, a researcher at the think tank SETA and a lecturer at Azerbaijan’s Khazar University, told Anadolu that digital infrastructure is no […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: The UN refugee agency said Thursday that intensifying hostilities across the Middle East have triggered “significant population movement,” as more than 330,000 people have been forcibly displaced, mostly within their own countries. The UNHCR noted that clashes along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan have forced thousands of families to flee. […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: Evidence assembled by The New York Times suggests a strike that hit an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab were carried out by the US. The newspaper reports that satellite imagery, social media posts and verified videos indicate the school building was severely damaged by a precision strike […]
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