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The moon phase today is a waxing gibbous, seen from the International Space Station above the blue band of Earth's atmosphere

Moon Phase Today, August 24, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 87% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 24, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 87 percent illuminated and twelve days past the August 12 new moon. It is closing on Earth and climbing north

August 24, 2026

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Saima Wazed raises her right hand to take the oath of office as WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, with Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus standing beside her

Who Is Saima Wazed? The Career Behind the WHO’s Most Contested Regional Post

Saima Wazed was elected to lead the WHO's South-East Asia Region in 2023 on a record built in autism advocacy and mental health policy. A profile of the credentials, the roles, the election that made her, and the region that

August 23, 2026

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The moon phase today is a waxing gibbous, seen here above a cloudy Indian Ocean from the International Space Station

Moon Phase Today, August 23, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 80% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 23, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 80 percent illuminated and

Rashtrapati Bhavan hosts a banquet for leaders of neighbouring countries in New Delhi in June 2024

India Issued and Withdrew a Notice Confirming Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s Delhi Visit

India's President's office said on Friday that Saturday's Change of Guard ceremony was off because of

Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director named acting Director of National Intelligence

Trump Hands US Intelligence to Bill Pulte as Spy Law Heads for a Lapse

Trump confirmed Bill Pulte will run US intelligence from June 19 while keeping his housing posts, and told Speaker Johnson he will not back down. Democrats are now prepared to let the

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke shouts slogans during the protest over NEET exam irregularities at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi

Cockroach Janta Party deadline looms as Pradhan locks down India’s NEET retest

India's education minister answered a satirical party's resignation ultimatum with a security audit of the June 21 NEET retest, intelligence agencies included. The Cockroach Janta Party's seven day deadline runs out on

June 10, 2026

Education·Government and Politics·News

Steve Hilton speaking at an event, the Republican candidate in California's governor runoff

Becerra and Hilton Advance in California as Trump Calls the Vote Rigged

Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton will meet in November's California governor runoff, projections showed Tuesday, giving Republicans their best opening in two decades. The president who endorsed Hilton spent the same day

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

ICE officers in tactical vests during a federal immigration enforcement operation

House Sends Trump $70 Billion to Fund ICE Through End of His Term

The House passed the Secure America Act on Tuesday by a single vote, sending President Trump roughly $70 billion to fund ICE and the Border Patrol through the end of his term.

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Neolithic Linear Pottery culture vessels, the farming culture that occupied the Vrable settlement in Slovakia

A Neolithic Ditch in Slovakia Held 77 Headless Skeletons. Only a Child Still Had a Skull.

A new study describes 78 Neolithic skeletons in a ditch at Vrable, Slovakia, all but one missing their skulls. The lead researchers argue the heads were removed in a deliberate burial rite

June 10, 2026

News·Science

Canadian and US flags fly on the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit

Canada Opens the Gordie Howe Bridge to Detroit, Defying Trump’s Threats

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a $6.4 billion span linking Windsor to Detroit, opens this week despite months of threats from President Trump, who demanded the US get a cut of a

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A ballistic missile lifts off during a test launch as global nuclear weapons spending hits a record high

Nuclear Weapons Spending Hit a Record $119 Billion in 2025, With the US Leading

The nine nuclear-armed states spent a record $119 billion on their arsenals in 2025, a 19 percent jump led by the United States, a new report from ICAN says. The surge comes

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Abraham Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action leads a demonstration against the death penalty in Montgomery, Alabama

An Alabama Judge Blocks a Nitrogen Execution, Calling the Gas Cruel and Unusual

A federal judge has blocked Alabama from putting Jeffery Lee to death by nitrogen gas, ruling the suffocation method cruel and unusual. The state says it will appeal, a fight likely bound

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Eric Trump speaks at a cryptocurrency event alongside World Liberty Financial co-founders

Trump Family Reaped $500 Million From Crypto as Investors Lost Big

The Trump family was entitled to about $500 million from a sale of its World Liberty Financial crypto tokens, even as ordinary investors in the company that bought them lost some $675

June 9, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Gavel at IMF World Bank meeting, symbolising the Congo military court verdict sentencing 54 to death for killing UN experts Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan

Congo’s Military Court Sentences 54 to Death Over Killing of UN Experts Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan

Congo's High Military Court has sentenced all 54 defendants to death for the 2017 ambush killing of UN investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan — but the verdict leaves open the question

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Moon Phase Today, August 24, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 87% Illumination

Who Is Saima Wazed? The Career Behind the WHO’s Most Contested Regional Post

Moon Phase Today, August 23, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 80% Illumination

India Issued and Withdrew a Notice Confirming Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s Delhi Visit

Trump Hands US Intelligence to Bill Pulte as Spy Law Heads for a Lapse

Cockroach Janta Party deadline looms as Pradhan locks down India’s NEET retest

Becerra and Hilton Advance in California as Trump Calls the Vote Rigged

House Sends Trump $70 Billion to Fund ICE Through End of His Term

A Neolithic Ditch in Slovakia Held 77 Headless Skeletons. Only a Child Still Had a Skull.

Canada Opens the Gordie Howe Bridge to Detroit, Defying Trump’s Threats

Nuclear Weapons Spending Hit a Record $119 Billion in 2025, With the US Leading

An Alabama Judge Blocks a Nitrogen Execution, Calling the Gas Cruel and Unusual

Trump Family Reaped $500 Million From Crypto as Investors Lost Big

Congo’s Military Court Sentences 54 to Death Over Killing of UN Experts Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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