Taiwan has for the first time formally outlined the circumstances under which its troops can shoot down incoming drones. The new procedures, disclosed in the recently released National Defence Report 2025, set out a four-step standard operating procedure – identification and monitoring, alert and notification, safety confirmation and defensive firing. The report said the guidelines…
Back in March, Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy organization disbanded its energy policy team, cutting dozens of staffers. Now some of them have founded a new organization, the nonprofit Clean Economy Project. Similar to Breakthrough Energy, the organization is betting that clean energy can beat fossil fuels on cost, if not today, then in the near…
The haze that hangs over our cities is a symbol of administrative inertia, environmental decay Karachi and Lahore have both had the dubious distinction of ranking among the world’s most polluted cities once again. Lahore, with an Air Quality Index of 234, stood second only to New Delhi, while Karachi’s 182 placed it firmly in…
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Getty Images Side effects of different antidepressants have been ranked for the first time, revealing huge differences between drugs. Academics looked at the impact medications had on patients in the first eight weeks after starting treatment, with some causing patients to gain up to 2kg in weight or vary heart…
Seth WalderOct 21, 2025, 06:25 AM ET Close Seth Walder is an analytics writer at ESPN, specializing in quantitative analysis. He is also a regular on “ESPN Bet Live” and helps cover sports betting. Seth has been at ESPN since 2017. He previously worked at the New York Daily News covering the Jets and Giants….
As Zoe Saldaña prepares for the upcoming release of filmmaker James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, she has also revealed that another Avatar project will be dropping sooner than later. It’s been an exhilarating year for Saldaña, following her Oscar win earlier this year for best supporting actress for her role in Emilia Pérez, and…
As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas limps into its second week, Washington’s foreign policy establishment is engaged in its favorite parlor game: declaring victory. President Donald Trump has proclaimed himself peacemaker-in-chief, Netanyahu has welcomed returning hostages with tears and embraces, and Hamas leaders insist from their Doha, Qatar, offices that the resistance prevails….
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time after the country experienced record-breaking heat this spring. Insect enthusiast Bjorn Hjaltason encountered the mosquitoes over several nights last week while using wine-soaked ropes to observe moths, local media reported. Mr Hjaltason found two female mosquitoes and one male which were later confirmed to be…
Bangladesh’s NSI expose a secret RAW network recruiting citizens for terrorist operations inside Pakistan The writer is pursuing M Phil in International Relations from Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore. Email her at amnahashmee@gmail.com In the complex matrix of South Asian security, a troubling development has come to light, one that exposes the dual nature of…
I’ve often joked that I would love to have a pet if only animals did not need to poop and eat smelly, wet mush from a can. I want a fuzzy pal to hang out with all day, but then I’ll hear that my friend spent $500 at the vet because their cat nibbled on…
