10:28 am, Thursday, 15 January 2026
BREAKING NEWS
Dhaka’s “Day Off” Comes with Dangerous Air
Holiday streets, toxic sky: residents ask if it’s safe to breathe outside On many Fridays in Dhaka, offices stay closed
Myanmar Turns to Solar Power as War Batters Its Grid
Households and clinics improvise amid chronic blackouts Myanmar is rapidly embracing small-scale solar power as civil war, sanctions and fuel
WhatsApp Prepares Third-Party Chat Integration to Comply With EU Rules
New interoperability era for messaging in Europe Meta is preparing to roll out third-party chat integration on WhatsApp across Europe,
5 Seconds of Summer’s ‘Everyone’s a Star!’ Takes Aim at the Boyband Stereotype
Australian group leans into darker pop-rock while redefining fame On their sixth studio album, “Everyone’s a Star!”, 5 Seconds of
U.S. and South Korea Explore Joint Nuclear-Submarine Program
Deepening security ties in an uncertain region Washington and Seoul are quietly negotiating a plan to jointly build nuclear-powered submarines
ICELAND FLAGS MELTING GLACIERS AS A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT
Climate risk moves from science briefings into defense strategy Iceland has become the first country to formally classify a climate-related
Thai Riverside Restaurant Turns Flooded Floor into Fish-Filled Attraction
Rising river waters bring live fish right to diners’ feet At Pa Jit, a small riverside restaurant west of Bangkok,
RUSSIAN DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE HITS KYIV, KILLING SIX AND WOUNDING DOZENS
Civilian neighborhoods hit in overnight assault on Ukrainian capital Russia has launched a fresh overnight barrage of missiles and drones
Deadly Heat Spurs $300 Million Climate–Health Push at COP30
New fund targets heat deaths, pollution and disease in a warming world Delegates at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil
X Finally Rolls Out Encrypted ‘Chat’ to Replace Old DMs
New messaging tools, encryption and video calls on Elon Musk’s platform X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter,
