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Record Air Travel Volumes With Low Cancellation Rates In US In 2024

Americans have traveled in record-breaking numbers this year, while 2024 is on track to have the lowest cancellation rate in a decade, according to the US Department of Transportation. It said the Transportation Security Administration has screened nearly 800 million people thus far, and the top ten travel days in TSA's history have all occurred in 2024. On July 7, TSA set a single-day record, sa

Russia Supplied N Korea Million Barrels Of Oil: Report

Russia has likely delivered more than a million barrels of petroleum to North Korea since March, UK-based non-profit research group Open Source Center said, based on satellite imagery analysis. Over an eight month period, the OSC analyzed hundreds of satellite images to track dozens of North Korean...

US Imposes Sanctions On Dozens Of Russian Banks

The United States has imposed sanctions on 118 individuals and entities that operate in Russia's financial services sector and support the Kremlin's war against Ukraine. These targets include more than 50 Russian banks still maintaining ties to the international financial system, more than 40 Russian...

Russia Strikes Ukraine With New Ballistic Missile

Russia has launched a nuclear-capable ballistic missile targeting the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, evoking international concern. The missile hit a military facility in Dnipro. The U.S. Defense Department said it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile. "I can confirm that Russia did launch an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile," deputy Pentagon press secreta

WHO Grants Permission For Second Mpox Vaccine For Emergency Use

The World Health Organization has granted permission for emergency use in the treatment of mpox. WHO granted Emergency Use Listing for the LC16m8 mpox vaccine, making it the second mpox vaccine to be supported by the UN health agency after the disease was declared a public health emergency of international...

Massive 3 Million Years Old Planet Discovered

Astronomers have discovered a massive newborn planet in its early stages. Located about 430 light-years away in a region called the Taurus Molecular Cloud, 3 million years old IRAS 04125+2902 b is the youngest planet so far discovered using the dominant method of planet detection. The massive planet, likely still glowing from the heat of its formation, lies in an active stellar nursery with hund

US Announces $275 Mln Military Aid For Ukraine

As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced in September, the United States has pledged another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to Ukraine to help them defend against Russia's increasing attacks. This additional assistance, provided under...

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution At UN Security Council

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Despite having secured 14 votes in favor, the draft resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the Security Council on Wednesday failed to pass owing to the negative vote by a permanent member, the U.S. The text also reiterated the Council's demand for

Billionaire Gautam Adani Indicted In US With Fraud And Bribery

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and six of his top executives were indicted in New York for their alleged roles in a five years-long, multi-billion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme involving plans to develop a lucrative solar power plant. Adani, one of the world's richest businessmen, and other senior...

US Embassy In Kyiv Closes Over Potential Air Attack Threat

The US embassy in Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been closed over a potential threat of air attack Wednesday. "The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20. Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees...

Biden Announces Major Hike In US Contribution To World Bank To Aid Poor Nations

President Joe Biden has announced a substantial increase in the U.S. contribution to the International Development Association (IDA), the arm of the World Bank that supports the poorest and most vulnerable countries. Announcing this at the G20 Summit in Río de Janeiro, Biden called on existing donors to follow the U.S. example by increasing support and on new donors to start contributing. Th

EU Pledges EUR 50 Bln, G7 Pledges $50 Bln To Ukraine On 1000th Day Of War

The European Union has pledged to provide Ukraine EUR 50 billion ($52.73 billion) until 2027, and $50 billion until 2026 combined with G7 countries. This promise was made by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a video message marking 1000 days of Russian invasion of Ukraine. "We...

AUKUS Deal To Expedite Development Of Hypersonic Technology

The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement to enhance testing of hypersonic vehicles and accelerate implementation of related technologies. The development of hypersonic technology is to be accelerated under a new AUKUS arrangement, bolstering the collective security...

Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop In Global Freshwater Levels

An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth's total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly a decade ago, and has remained low ever since. Reporting in Surveys in Geophysics, the researchers suggested the shift could indicate Earth's continents have entered a persistently drier phase. From 2015 through 2023, satellite measurements sho

Indians Lead Among Record 1.12 Mln Foreign Students In US In 2023-24

More than 1.12 million international students studied at U.S. colleges and universities in the 2023-2024 academic year, setting a new record. The biggest flow of foreign students comes from South and Central Asia - 386260. Most number of students who traveled to the United States was from India - 331602. It marks the biggest admission of Indian students for higher studies in the U.S. since 2009,