Flying taxis in the UAE are now allowed to use over 70 existing helipads in the city for takeoff and landing, eliminating the need for new infrastructure/ Photo: pixabay In a major leap toward integrating flying taxis into daily transportation, the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued a new regulatory framework that allows…
MOGADISHU: At least three people were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the airport in the capital, Mogadishu, according to Somali authorities. The helicopter was arriving from Balli-doogle Airfield in the Lower Shabelle region with eight people on board. At least three people have been…
An $88 million (€77.4 million) satellite backed by Jeff Bezos has disappeared in space while conducting a climate change mission, New Zealand officials said on Wednesday.MethaneSAT, which was designed to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions with “unprecedented resolution,” was also funded by Wellington and the US-based Environmental Defense Fund. However, the satellite was plagued with technical…
Sudanese refugees (Image credits: AP) European analysts worry that conflict in the Middle East could be a destabilizing factor in already volatile regions of the African continent.“If the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates further, there is a risk that the various interconnected wars around the Red Sea could also expand,” Hendrik Maihack, of the…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has given his approval to legislation halting collaboration with the UN’s nuclear monitoring body, according to state media’s Wednesday announcement.“Masoud Pezeshkian promulgated the law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency,” state TV reported, as quoted by AFP, confirming that the legislation, developed following the Iran-Israel conflict last month, has…
Passengers aboard the Boeing 737 that made an emergency landing on Monday after a sudden 26,000-foot plunge have shared harrowing accounts of their near-death ordeal. The passengers described the scenes of chaos and fear, with oxygen masks dropping, flight attendants shouting, and some travelers preparing for the worst by writing wills and sharing bank PINs….
Photo: Princess Josefa von Hohenzollern/ Instagram Prince Harald von Hohenzollern has died of sudden cardiac arrest in Windhoek, Namibia, where the 63‑year‑old German aristocrat was on a work trip to the diamond industry, his family announced on Monday. Princess Josefa von Hohenzollern, who is eight months pregnant and seeking re‑election as mayor of Leonberg in…
Despite years of warnings and efforts to decouple, the United States defense industrial base remains alarmingly reliant on China, the very nation it might one day have to confront in battle. A new report from data analytics firm Govini paints a sobering picture of America’s war readiness, raising the question: could the US actually sustain…
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska made a critical call on Tuesday, casting a vote for President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill.For much of the all‑night session, Senate Minority Whip John Thune was uncertain whether he could secure Murkowski’s support. The Alaska senator spent hours in public and private discussions, pressing colleagues to soften provisions…
A new portrait of Donald Trump, this time with his approval, now hangs in the Colorado Capitol after the last one drew his ire for not being to his liking.The new portrait, which Trump reportedly requested to be printed with a golden border to make it “glimmer” in the light, closely resembles his official second-term…