2+ hour, 56+ min ago (471+ words) Venezuela has hit back at President Trump after he announced on Saturday that the country's airspace should be considered "closed in its entirety. The South American country's foreign ministry responded to Trump's announcement and accused the president of making a "colonialist threat. It also called on "the international community, the sovereign governments of the world, the U.N., and the relevant multilateral organisations to firmly reject this immoral act of aggression". "Venezuela denounces and condemns the colonialist threat that seeks to affect the sovereignty of its airspace, constituting yet another extravagant, illegal, and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people, the ministry added. The statement comes swiftly after Trump declared that the airspace around Venezuela is "closed in its entirety" via his Truth Social account on Saturday morning. He wrote, "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (310+ words) President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving night threatened the U.S. could "very soon" attack suspected drug runners on Venezuelan soil. Trump made the comments during a Thanksgiving address to U.S. servicemembers around the globe. He thanked the Air Force for its work in attacking ships in the Caribbean Sea his administration said is trafficking drugs. "It's about 85% stopped by sea," Trump said, "and we'll be starting to stop them by land." He added: "Also, the land is easier, but that's going to start very soon." For months, the U.S. has ramped up its military presence in the Caribbean and intensified strikes against boats the Trump administration has accused of trafficking drugs into the country, though they have provided no evidence for the claims. Since September, the military has targeted 21 vessels, killing 82 people. The U.S. fleet in the Caribbean includes its most advanced warship, the USS…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago (334+ words) Supporters of one of the UK's leading tech YouTubers are concerned for his wellbeing after he revealed a closely-guarded North Korean secret. MrWhoseTheBoss " better known to his family as Arun Maini " managed to obtain two North Korean smartphones, with assistance from news outlet Daily NK. The devices " a Haeyang 701 and Samtaesung 8 " don't exist beyond the country's borders, and practically nothing was known about them before the Brit acquired them, much like the nation's first ever gaming cafe. However, in a fresh video on his channel, recorded in the basement of Daily NK's office, Maini revealed some of the more bizarre features both devices possess. WiFi options appear non-functional, and there's an application running in the background called "Red Flag" that appears to continuously capture screenshots of your activity to transmit back to authorities in Pyongyang, reports the Daily Star. Strangely,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago (626+ words) An unmanned, oval-shaped aircraft from flying taxi manufacturer EHang hovers above a riverside innovation district on the outskirts of the southern Chinese commercial center of Guangzhou, whirring loudly like a miniature helicopter as part of trials for a compact flying taxi that could have been lifted straight from science fiction movies. In the neighboring city of Shenzhen, food-delivery drones have become an integral part of everyday life and serve as a unique tourist attraction, despite the premium pricing for such services. At the waterfront park encircled by towering skyscrapers, Polish visitor Karolina Trzcia'ska and her companions placed a phone order for bubble tea and lemon tea, simply to experience the novelty. Their beverages arrived approximately 30 minutes later via a drone that buzzed through the light rain. "This is the first time I'm seeing something like this, so it was super…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (290+ words) A new case of "H5N1" was detected in a bird on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The virus was confirmed in a Northern pintail duck, found along the Wailea shoreline. State authorities added that the samples were sent to a lab in Wisconsin, where they tested positive for the Avian Flu. H5N1 is a highly infectious and lethal disease that mainly affects birds but can also be transmitted to humans. This marks the first confirmed detection of the virus in the popular U.S. tourist attraction of Maui. The first case of bird flu was detected in Hawaii in November 2024 on Oahu, and the most recent case was detected on the UH Manoa campus in October 2025. Risk of infection to humans and poultry remains low, officials said. The United States Geological Survey tested 77 birds for the virus, all of which were negative except for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (290+ words) A new case of "H5N1" was detected in a bird on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The virus was confirmed in a Northern pintail duck, found along the Wailea shoreline. State authorities added that the samples were sent to a lab in Wisconsin, where they tested positive for the Avian Flu. H5N1 is a highly infectious and lethal disease that mainly affects birds but can also be transmitted to humans. This marks the first confirmed detection of the virus in the popular U.S. tourist attraction of Maui. The first case of bird flu was detected in Hawaii in November 2024 on Oahu, and the most recent case was detected on the UH Manoa campus in October 2025. Risk of infection to humans and poultry remains low, officials said. The United States Geological Survey tested 77 birds for the virus, all of which were negative except for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (399+ words) Archaeologists and historians have long been stumped by an unsolved mystery concerning the well-inhabited islands of Southeast Asia, which were populated long ago. To inhabit the islands, it is assumed that technological advancements in seafaring, beyond what was considered possible during the Paleolithic era, or in the Old Stone Age, were necessary. These experts pondering the question may have a shocking new answer, as new research suggests that the ancient people of the Philippines and the ISEA may have mastered seafaring well before anyone else. A new study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, challenges the accepted belief that technological progress during the Paleolithic era was centered in Africa and Europe. The monumental archaeological evidence consists of stone tools excavated at sites in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste, providing strong evidence that, as early as 40,000 years ago, these ancient…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (399+ words) Archaeologists and historians have long been stumped by an unsolved mystery concerning the well-inhabited islands of Southeast Asia, which were populated long ago. To inhabit the islands, it is assumed that technological advancements in seafaring, beyond what was considered possible during the Paleolithic era, or in the Old Stone Age, were necessary. These experts pondering the question may have a shocking new answer, as new research suggests that the ancient people of the Philippines and the ISEA may have mastered seafaring well before anyone else. A new study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, challenges the accepted belief that technological progress during the Paleolithic era was centered in Africa and Europe. The monumental archaeological evidence consists of stone tools excavated at sites in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste, providing strong evidence that, as early as 40,000 years ago, these ancient…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) China has issued what amounts to a military threat against Japan if Tokyo intervenes in any conflict over Taiwan. The stark warning follows escalating diplomatic tensions that erupted between the two nations last week. The dispute highlights deep-rooted historical tensions between China and Japan, alongside the long-standing "strategic ambiguity" surrounding Taiwan's sovereignty. Last Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi indicated that Tokyo might respond with military force if China launched an assault on Taiwan. "If there are battleships and the use of force, no matter how you think about it, it could constitute a survival-threatening situation," she stated during parliamentary questioning. Japan's 2015 security legislation defines a "survival-threatening situation" as any assault on allied nations that poses an existential danger to Tokyo. In such circumstances, Japan's self-defense forces are authorized to deploy and counter the threat. Beijing responded furiously to these…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) China has issued what amounts to a military threat against Japan if Tokyo intervenes in any conflict over Taiwan. The stark warning follows escalating diplomatic tensions that erupted between the two nations last week. The dispute highlights deep-rooted historical tensions between China and Japan, alongside the long-standing "strategic ambiguity" surrounding Taiwan's sovereignty. Last Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi indicated that Tokyo might respond with military force if China launched an assault on Taiwan. "If there are battleships and the use of force, no matter how you think about it, it could constitute a survival-threatening situation," she stated during parliamentary questioning. Japan's 2015 security legislation defines a "survival-threatening situation" as any assault on allied nations that poses an existential danger to Tokyo. In such circumstances, Japan's self-defense forces are authorized to deploy and counter the threat. Beijing responded furiously to these…...