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London: Europe is currently witnessing an intense heatwave, with several countries recording record-breaking temperatures. As the mercury continues to soar, reports of roads in the United Kingdom softening and suffering heat-related damage have attracted widespread attention. The situation has also prompted comparisons with India, where temperatures frequently exceed 45 degrees Celsius during the summer, yet roads generally remain intact. Let's find out why this happens, and the answer is not that one country builds better roads than another.  Why UK roads melt in heat? Countries such as the UK primarily build roads using asphalt, a mixture of aggregates and bitumen.…

Kabul: Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated sharply after Afghanistan claimed it carried out airstrikes on ISIS hideouts inside Pakistani territory, just two days after Pakistani military operations reportedly killed at least 36 civilians in Afghanistan. While Kabul says the strikes targeted militant infrastructure used to plan attacks against Afghanistan, Pakistan has so far remained silent on the development and has not issued any official statement. The latest exchange marks another major escalation in the deteriorating relationship between the two neighbours, where repeated cross-border military action, diplomatic protests and failed peace efforts have kept the region on edge for…