An EU-backed project under the Western Balkans Investment Framework is working to remove 21 of the most dangerous wrecks Europe’s prolonged summer heatwave has driven water levels in the Danube River to unusually low levels, revealing dozens of German warships that were deliberately sunk by retreating Nazi forces during the Second World War.Near the Serbian…
Raja Wahab Kashmiri as a judge in ‘Bandha Paasam’ VamananFrom the snow-draped valleys of Uri in Kashmir to the bustling film studios of Salem and Coimbatore in the pioneering decades of the Tamil talkie, Raja Wahab Kashmiri’s journey was every bit as dramatic as the films he directed. Born on the banks of the Jhelum…
‘Let the experiment be made on a low-value body’ At first glance, the phrase sounds like something carved into the stone walls of an ancient laboratory—cold, detached, and unsettlingly clinical. It carries the weight of a world where knowledge was pursued with fewer ethical brakes and where the value of a “body” could be weighed…
An invasive snake that likely arrived on Guam hidden inside military cargo after the Second World War went on to transform the island’s ecosystem in ways scientists are still trying to understand. The brown tree snake, native to parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea and nearby islands, found an environment unlike any it had encountered…
The world saw the highest number of state conflicts since the Second World War in 2025, a Norwegian study said on Tuesday, warning of a surge in attacks targeting civilians. World conflicts hit peak in 2025: report The annual “Conflict Trends” report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo said 65 conflicts involving at least one…
