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Naypyidaw (Myanmar): An airstrike by Myanmar's military near a busy market in western Rakhine state has killed at least 49 people and injured 58 others, according to the Arakan Army and a local rescue official. The strike took place in an area under the control of the powerful ethnic armed group, with civilians including vendors, shoppers and pedestrians among those reported killed. The attack in Kyauktaw township is the latest deadly aerial assault reported amid Myanmar's prolonged armed conflict, which has intensified since the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Airstrike…

New Delhi: SpaceX's giant Starship achieved a major milestone by reaching orbit for the first time, but the landmark mission ended several hours earlier than planned after one of its engines shut down prematurely. The spacecraft successfully deployed 26 of SpaceX's latest-generation Starlink satellites before flight controllers decided to terminate the mission early as a precaution. Starship later re-entered Earth's atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii, roughly three hours after lifting off from Texas. The dramatic conclusion came after Starship tipped over and burst into flames following the splashdown. Starship reaches orbit despite engine failure…

New Delhi: Trinidad and Tobago is set to become the first country in the Caribbean region to adopt India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This will mark another major step in the international expansion of India's digital payments technology. The development was confirmed by Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to India, Chandradath Singh, who said the country was actively pursuing the implementation of the UPI-based payment system. The initiative is being taken forward under an agreement between NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Digital Transformation. The partnership is aimed at creating a real-time and efficient digital payments…

As tensions remain high in the Middle East with the conflict entering its eighth month, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei targeted the United States (US) once again on Monday and said the Americans would be forced to evacuate the region due to the "painful blows" it will suffer. However, the 56-year-old did not name the US in his message, even as attempts continue to revie the talks between the two sides.  "Today, having suffered painful blows at the hands of valiant fighters and the guardians of the Strait of Hormuz, they (the enemies) do not venture beyond the Arabian Sea,"…