Pope Francis laments violence in Gaza, Ukraine, during annual Christmas speech and calls for peace
Pope Francis has repeatedly called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, calling for humanitarian aid
Navy intercepts ballistic missiles fired in the Red Sea by Houthis supported by Iran
According to a senior defense official who spoke to Fox News, the U.S. Navy shot down anti-ship ballistic missiles fired by incoming Houthi missiles backed by Iran on Tuesday in the Red Sea, indicating a major escalation in the area. Iran had supplied the Houthis in Yemen with three ballistic missiles, which the Navy shot down. According to officials, it was the first time the Navy had intercepted an approaching anti-ship ballistic missile during combat. Over the course of a 12-hour period, U.S. Central Command said that naval assets, including the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot down 12 one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two ground attack missiles fired by the Houthis. Since October 17, the Houthis have shot down almost 100 drones. The gang has launched an assault.
Zack Snyder has a fan in Christopher Nolan: “His movies thrill me.”
Christopher Nolan tips his hat to Zack Snyder’s directing chops
State record is broken by a massive 122-pound catfish taken in Tennessee.
The state record for blue catfish was broken by a man from Tennessee twice. Micka Burkhart, 44, of Big Rock, Tennessee, broke his own record with a catfish weighing 122 pounds, 3 ounces, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). A news statement on Thursday, July 13, stated that Burkhart grabbed the record-breaking catfish from the Barkley Reservoir in Stewart County. It measured 57.5 inches in length and 42.5 inches in girth. According to the TWRA, although Burkhart set his most recent record on Wednesday, June 28, the formal record-breaking and certification procedure was only finalized on Tuesday, July 11.
Pakistan successfully completes a test flight of the Fatah II
RAWALPINDI: On Wednesday, Pakistan successfully tested the multi-launch rocket Fatah-II, which is outfitted with cutting-edge avionics, an advanced navigation system, and a distinctive flight path. Up to 400 kilometers away,…
By 2026, the UK wants autonomous vehicles on its roads.
UK introduced legislation in November, outlining plans to hold manufacturers, rather than owners, legally liable for self-driving car crashes
The moon image captured by an Italian photographer wins “Astronomy Picture of the Day” from NASA.
Nasa awarded the title on Christmas day to a shot of the moon which took its photographer six years to perfect
Indiana fishing record broken for the third time after another angler broke the record twice on same day
Phillip Duracz of Chesterton, Indiana, broke the state’s burbot fishing record 11 days after a new record was established
King Charles, the potential future feud between Prince William exposed
King Charles is happy to let Prince William “plough his own furrow”
PSX gains over 1,600 points as the bulls take the lead.
Analyst says KSE-100 bounced back from technical support levels, but there will be nervous days as polls approach
