A team of Grade 12 students from Central Peel Secondary School in Brampton, Canada, has won the grand prize in the 2026 Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest. The team included several students of Indian origin and defeated more than 23,000 students from 31 countries. Their project, titled Saoirse, proposed a self-sustaining space settlement for…

“My prayers weren’t answered”: IShowSpeed abruptly bursts into tears after Spain eliminate Portugal from FIFA World Cup (Image via iShowSpeed/YouTube) Portugal’s FIFA World Cup 2026 journey ended in heartbreaking fashion on July 6 when Spain secured a 1-0 victory in the Round of 16. The winning goal came deep into stoppage time, leaving Portuguese players…

A 23-year-old man from Louisiana has become one of the first people in the United States to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease using Casgevy, the world’s first approved CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy. Daniel Cressy, from Metairie near New Orleans, had lived with the inherited blood disorder since childhood, enduring severe pain crises and repeated…

US, Iran and Oman near interim deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz. Trump warns Tehran to reach a deal soon. US president Donald Trump has signalled that a possible breakthrough in talks with Iran could come within 48 hours, while warning Tehran that the Strait of Hormuz must reopen “very soon” as part of a…

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday (local time) the creation of an “AI Force” to protect artificial intelligence (AI) from being “decimated” by what he termed the “Radical Left Dumocrats.“He said that an “AI Czar” would be appointed to lead the proposed “AI Force.”“Over the years, there have been many…