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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

Pentagon Drone Dominance Program competition Fort Benning attack drones startups

Pentagon Launches $1.1 Billion Contest to Buy 300,000 Attack Drones From Startups

The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program offers $1.1 billion in contracts for 300,000 small attack drones, with a separate $54.6 billion drone warfare budget proposed for next year.

June 1, 2026

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US immigration officials respond as Trump administration develops plan to deny asylum applications without interviews

Trump Administration Plans to Deny Asylum Applications Without Interviews, Internal Documents Show

Internal federal documents obtained by CBS News reveal the Trump administration is developing a regulation that would allow USCIS officers to reject asylum applications without interviewing applicants who missed the one-year filing

June 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump at the White House as federal judge blocks $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund

Pence Demands Trump Scrap $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, Calls Jan. 6 Payouts Deeply Offensive

Former Vice President Mike Pence has broken with the Trump administration over the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, calling it deeply offensive and demanding it be dropped entirely amid a growing Republican revolt

June 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter aircraft in flight, US Air Force NGAD program

US Air Force Seeks $5.03 Billion for F-47 Fighter in FY2027, a 65% Jump Over Last Year

The US Air Force has requested $5.03 billion for the Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter in FY2027 — a 65% surge over FY2026 — as the program enters engineering and manufacturing development with

June 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US State Department building Washington DC amid Trump administration diplomat purge 2025 layoffs

2,000 US Diplomats Gone: Trump’s State Department Purge Leaves Embassies Without Leadership

Around 2,000 US diplomats have left the foreign service in 2025 through layoffs or forced retirements, according to the American Foreign Service Association, leaving 115 of 195 ambassador posts vacant amid mounting

June 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of dense forest canopy representing Earth's estimated three trillion trees

Earth Has More Trees Than the Milky Way Has Stars. The Number Hiding Inside That Fact Is Far More Alarming.

The comparison has been circulating for years, turning up on classroom walls and science podcasts in equal measure: there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way.

May 31, 2026

News·Science

SpaceCamp 1986 film theatrical poster featuring Lea Thompson Joaquin Phoenix and cast in NASA jumpsuits

SpaceCamp at 40: How Hollywood’s Most Cursed 1986 Film Became a Cultural Time Capsule Worth Revisiting

Forty years ago this June, a family adventure film opened in American theaters and vanished almost immediately, swallowed by grief, bad timing, and the still-raw wound of a national tragedy. The film

May 31, 2026

Entertainment·Movies·Science·Technology

India's BrahMos supersonic cruise missile test-fired from an Indian Navy destroyer at sea

India Confirms BrahMos Missile Deal with Vietnam Already Signed, Indonesia Next

India's Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile deal with Vietnam has already been signed, with Indonesia's agreement in its final

May 30, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Young skaters carry a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa

Half of All New Canadian Citizens Under Ancestry Law Are Americans, Data Reveals

New data shows roughly half of all citizenship certificates issued under Canada's expanded descent law have gone to Americans, with approvals rising by over 1,000 per month in 2026.

May 30, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the presentation of his first AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas at the Vatican Synod Hall on May 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic Co-Founder Deliver a Joint Warning on AI at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV released his landmark AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas alongside Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah, calling for AI to be 'disarmed' and subjected to global ethical oversight.

May 30, 2026

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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

Pentagon Launches $1.1 Billion Contest to Buy 300,000 Attack Drones From Startups

Trump Administration Plans to Deny Asylum Applications Without Interviews, Internal Documents Show

Pence Demands Trump Scrap $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, Calls Jan. 6 Payouts Deeply Offensive

US Air Force Seeks $5.03 Billion for F-47 Fighter in FY2027, a 65% Jump Over Last Year

2,000 US Diplomats Gone: Trump’s State Department Purge Leaves Embassies Without Leadership

Earth Has More Trees Than the Milky Way Has Stars. The Number Hiding Inside That Fact Is Far More Alarming.

SpaceCamp at 40: How Hollywood’s Most Cursed 1986 Film Became a Cultural Time Capsule Worth Revisiting

India Confirms BrahMos Missile Deal with Vietnam Already Signed, Indonesia Next

Half of All New Canadian Citizens Under Ancestry Law Are Americans, Data Reveals

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic Co-Founder Deliver a Joint Warning on AI at the Vatican

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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