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Unlike a total solar eclipse, when the disk of the sun is completely blackened, an eclipsed moon does not vanish completely from the sky. Rather it is still bathed in some sunlight streaming past the Earth and, significantly, through its atmosphere. That has a dramatic effect on the color of the moon. Solar light contains … Read more

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday following talks in Saudi Arabia. The administration imposed the measures a week … Read more

Campaign posters hang outside a polling station ahead of Greenland’s March 11 election, in Ilulissat, Greenland. The island will elect the 31 members of its parliament, called the Inatsisartut. Greenland was due to hold elections by April 6, but Prime Minister Mute Egede called for an early vote amid the geopolitical tensions stoked by President … Read more

March 11 was a day of reckoning. Fresh off a plane at the Manila international airport, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was flanked and detained under an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. “This is deeply personal for me,” said former Philippine senator Leila de Lima, a Duterte … Read more

Air India has begun its “ZipAhead” paid service, which provides priority check-in and priority baggage handling to Economy passengers on routes within India. Travelers can buy “ZipAhead” up to 75 minutes before takeoff via the Air India website, airport ticketing offices (ATO), mobile app, and customer contact center. ZipAhead caters to travelers on the go … Read more

The German parliament’s commissioner for the armed forces urged a rapid rebuilding of the country’s registration system for possible military conscription in an annual report released on Tuesday. Germany suspended mandatory military service for men in 2011, although the requirement remains in the country’s Basic Law, the de facto constitution. At the time, the German … Read more

A drought that has parched fields and prompted water restrictions in Spain since 2021 could be over soon thanks to recent abundant rainfall, national weather agency AEMET said on Tuesday. When yearly precipitation figures are compared with the rain that has fallen in the past year, “we cannot speak of drought in Spain”, AEMET spokesman … Read more

An Air India flight from Chicago to New Delhi last Wednesday was forced to return several hours into its journey after multiple bathrooms on the plane were clogged with rags, clothes and plastic bags, according to the airline. The flight, Air India AI126, was five hours into its journey, when it was forced to turn … Read more

The German parliament’s commissioner for the armed forces urged a rapid rebuilding of the country’s registration system for possible military conscription in an annual report released on Tuesday. Germany suspended mandatory military service for men in 2011, although the requirement remains in the country’s Basic Law, the de facto constitution. At the time, the German … Read more

UnionPay International (UPI) has partnered with National ITMX (NITMX) to promote the integration of UnionPay payment information with Thailand’s PromptPay system. In the initial phase, the partnership will introduce QR code payment solutions tailored for Chinese tourists visiting Thailand. Subsequent phases will enable Thai tourists to utilise UnionPay QR codes while in China, with specific … Read more