Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has promised to serve all Iranians in his first public address after being declared the winner of an election run-off against his hardline rival Saeed Jalili. Speaking from the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Pezeshkian said his victory will “usher in a new chapter” for the country. “We are ahead of …
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-07-03 WASHINGTON, July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA has selected astronaut Andre Douglas as its backup crew member for the agency’s Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under NASA’s Artemis campaign. Douglas will train alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut …
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, Muslims from around the world congregated Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection amid a sweltering heat. The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is considered the peak of the Hajj …
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-06-14 WASHINGTON, June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 20, to discuss a new summary of a recent tabletop exercise to simulate national and international responses to a hypothetical asteroid impact threat. The fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop …
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-06-14 WASHINGTON, June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Media are invited in late July to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. Participants joining the multi-day events will …
From a father-of-two who planned to leave his job to a 29-year-old due to visit his family in August, two dozen Indians from the southern state of Kerala died in a fire that ripped through a labour-housing facility in Kuwait, leaving their families bereft. India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said 40 Indians died in …
Additional aid to Ukraine, the war in Gaza and investment in Africa will dominate the agenda of the three-day forum. Bari, Italy – Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are meeting for a three-day summit to discuss global affairs in the southern region of Puglia (Apulia). The event is being held on Thursday …
Israeli attacks in southern Gaza have killed at least five Palestinians and injured dozens, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Monday’s attacks on Rafah and Khan Younis have wounded at least 30 people, Wafa said. The casualties have been brought to the Nasser Medical Complex, but electricity shutdowns there could make it difficult for the …
A total of 16 have been killed and 35 wounded in Yemen’s Hodeidah as a result of American and British strikes in the area, the Houthi-owned Al-Masirah reported on Friday morning, citing the Hodeidah health office. The Houthi-run news network noted that the strikes took place on Thursday night into early Friday morning but …
Israeli tanks penetrate the centre of Rafah and air attacks persist across the city despite global calls to end the carnage. Israel has continued its assault on Rafah, ignoring a draft resolution to the UN Security Council to “stop the killing” in the city in southern Gaza. New air attacks were reported across the southernmost …