Refugee women in CAR face childbirth risks amid US funding cuts
Limited staffing and supplies force pregnant women in CAR to give birth at home, increasing risks of preventable deaths.
Month: June 2026
How the war has made Iran’s water crisis worse
Attacks on desalination plants and other water infrastructure by US and Israel have further added to the water woes.
Giant Lionel Messi statue dismantled in Kolkata
A 21-metre statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata has been removed less than a year after its unveiling due to safety fears over its stability in strong winds.
News24 | US court blocks Trump plan to expel transgender military service members
A US appeals court said US President Donald Trump’s administration could, for now, bar transgender people from enlisting in the military, but blocked the expulsion of current service members while a lawsuit plays out.
Didi reports Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$8.7B and a ~$177M net loss, several times larger than its Q4 loss, as it expands globally in markets like Latin America (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)
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Didi reports Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$8.7B and a ~$177M net loss, several times larger than its Q4 loss, as it expands globally in markets like Latin America — Didi Global Inc. reported its second straight qu…
At Shangri-La, Washington and SE Asia Talked Past Each Other
the interpreter The Dialogue’s starkest divide wasn’t between Washington and Beijing – it was between Washington and its own partners.
Space Force Wants 5 New Tactical Ops Centers for Electronic Warfare
A&SF The Space Force wants to make its electronic warfare capabilities more resilient by building five new tactical EW centers in the U.S. and around the globe
General Dynamics Will Spend $200M to Reboot Ammo Plant
Capaccio, Bloomberg General Dynamics Corp. will invest $200 million of its own money…
Space-Based Interceptors for Golden Dome
Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews Northrop Grumman has partnered with satellite manufacturing startup Apex to develop space-based interceptors for the Golden Dome missile defense program
HASC Wants the Army To Consider Sea Drones for Escort Missions
USNI News Lawmakers want the Army to examine the use of unmanned surface vessels to escort its watercraft against threats the ground branch may face during contested logistics