I’ve always wanted to go skydiving. Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, from indie developer Aerial_Knight, lets me live out that dream — at least in a safe, virtual kind of way. It also lets me shoot bullets from finger guns, wield laser skulls, and wear cool sunglasses while I’m falling through the air. So maybe it’s better than…
Islamabad, February 2026 — Pakistani security forces launched a large-scale joint operation across five districts, detaining over 100 illegally residing Afghan nationals and suspects, officials confirmed.The operation was conducted simultaneously in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, and Chakwal, involving more than 2,000 personnel from the police, Rangers, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), and multiple intelligence agencies.During the…
When you buy a stock, you are paying for future profits, not current earnings. It seems that a similar principle applies to countries. The fact that a company or a country is at the top now means nothing if the main indicators are flashing red. I am reminded of this investment adage by a new…
Floreana Island, Galapagos, February 2026 — In a landmark conservation triumph, giant tortoises have been successfully reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s iconic Galapagos archipelago — nearly 150 years after the species disappeared from the island entirely.The reintroduction marks the culmination of decades of painstaking conservation work by Ecuadorian wildlife authorities, international scientists, and environmental…
Budapest, February 2026 — Hungary has threatened to block a proposed €90 billion European Union loan package to Ukraine, citing a long-running dispute over Russian oil supplies.Hungarian officials announced they will exercise their veto right in the EU unless oil flows are restored through the Druzhba pipeline — a Soviet-era oil transit route that carries…
The US military has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat “was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations”. It said the strike on Friday killed three…
Feb 21, 2026, 07:16 AM ET TESERO, Italy — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed his historic gold medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events on Saturday by winning his sixth race and setting the record for the most golds by one athlete in a single Winter Olympics. Klaebo’s victory in the 50-kilometer mass start…
Lodge Solar Speaker 4 (Series 2) ZDNET’s key takeaways The Lodge Solar Speaker 4 Series 2 is available now for $399. It’s a Bluetooth speaker that charges via four solar panels, is weatherproof with an IP66 rating, and sounds stunning. It’s bulky, weighing in at 7.5 pounds. Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google….
For decades, China’s role in the global economy was easy to define. It made things cheaply and at astonishing scale. “Made in China” became shorthand for industrial capacity. It was often contentious, sometimes admired, sometimes feared. In the years after China joined the World Trade Organization, its firms were deeply embedded in global supply chains,…
