Two American astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks in January outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of a roll-out solar array and complete other tasks. NASA said that on January 8, Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman will exit the station's Quest airlock to prepare the 2A power channel for future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arra
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that its officers have intercepted six separate ketamine smuggling attempts in Philadelphia. Each of the six shipments, which arrived between September 23 through December 11, were shipped from Europe to addresses in the United States. Four shipments...
Israel's recognition of Somaliland has triggered sharp divides between nations, as speakers at the UN Security Council warned that the move will threatens stability in Horn of Africa. The Security Council met on Monday to hear a briefing on developments in Somaliland by Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuildin
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a congressionally mandated report under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, evaluating the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products. While the report reviews available scientific evidence on...
The United States has signed an agreement with the United Nations committing $2 billion in humanitarian assistance for global relief programs. The UN's top relief official hailed the move, targeting 17 crisis-hit countries, as a landmark commitment to saving lives amid escalating humanitarian needs...
Two men were killed in U.S. military strike targeting a boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Southern Command said that the attack, "on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations", was carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear at the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, on Monday. Intelligence confirmed the vess
In a year-end analysis, World Health Organization claimed that amidst major funding cuts and increasing threats to science and solidarity, 2025 delivered significant victories for disease control and elimination across the globe. WHO noted that Maldives became the first country to achieve "triple...
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber Cold-Health Alert for the North West and North East regions of England until midday on January 5. All other regions in England will be under a yellow alert for this period, UKHSA said in a press release. Expected low temperatures are likely to result...
The UK has signed a 52 million pound contract with Germany for state-of-the-art military artillery. This joint procurement demonstrates deepening defense cooperation between the UK and Germany under the Trinity House agreement signed in October 2024 - a landmark defense agreement that committed both...
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have discussed the ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war. Both leaders described the talks as "great", indicating that substantial progress had been made. After the talks that lasted more than three hours at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, neither leader announced any major breakthrough in
A moderate earthquake of 4.7 magnitude rattled Susanville, California, Sunday evening. The quake, at a depth of 5 kilometers, with a radius of 15 kilometers, occurred at 4:41 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. USGS initially reported that the earthquake measured 5.0 magnitude...
The European Commission has disbursed 2.3 billion euros to Ukraine to support the country's finances and public administration, as it continues to fight Russia's invasion. This is the sixth regular payment under the Ukraine Facility, the European Union's key instrument for supporting Ukraine's recovery,...
The European Commission has successfully relocated a full thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine, completing its largest-ever coordinated logistical operation to date. This unprecedented transfer restores critical energy capacity and directly reinforces Ukraine's national grid following sustained...
The U.S. Defense Department has announced that it will invest $18.5 million to expand the production of Germanium and Silicon optics. The Department said that it will provide the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III funds to Lattice Materials, a Bozeman, Montana-based manufacturer of silicon and...
The U.S. Defense Department has announced that in fiscal year 2025, the military's recruiting efforts returned to levels not seen in more than a decade. "Since November 2024, our military has seen its highest recruiting percentage of mission achieved in more than 15 years," said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell. This fiscal year, all active-duty services made mission. Most reserve compone
December 26, 2025 08:42 ET Third quarter economic growth data from some major economies including the U.S. were the main news in this holiday shortened week. GDP growth and industrial production data from the U.S. helped to boost morale, while the consumer confidence survey results were less upbeat. In Europe, the quarterly economic growth data from the U.K. drew attention, while the minutes of the Australian central bank’s latest policy session was in focus in Asia.