Gamers on Thursday finally got their hands on Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console, a release that could lead to record early sales for the Japanese “Super Mario” creator. Featuring a larger screen and enhanced processing power, the device represents a significant upgrade to the original Switch, which became a global sensation with hit titles like “Animal Crossing.” The original Switch has sold an impressive 152 million units since its 2017 release, making it the third best-selling console of all time. At a Tokyo electronics store on Thursday morning, dedicated Nintendo fans—including 24-year-old Lei Wang, a recent graduate from China—queued eagerly…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
A small red dwarf star, coexisting with a massive exoplanet, is challenging our fundamental understanding of how planets form, much like a family with tall children and short parents. While giant planets are not inherently rare, as our solar system hosts four such worlds, the smallest stars, known as red dwarfs, are seldom found orbited by such massive planetary bodies. According to Space.com, there simply shouldn’t be enough material in the accretion disk around red dwarfs to facilitate the formation of such enormous worlds. However, this theoretical constraint is defied by TOI-6894, a red dwarf star located 238 light-years from…
A US court on Friday issued a temporary stay on Donald Trump’s latest effort to prevent foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, as the US president’s intensifying battle with one of the world’s most prestigious universities continues. A proclamation issued by the White House late Wednesday sought to bar most new international students at Harvard from entering the country and stated that existing foreign enrollees risked having their visas terminated. The order declared, “Harvard’s conduct has rendered it an unsuitable destination for foreign students and researchers.” Harvard swiftly amended an existing complaint filed in federal court, asserting: “This is not…
When Donald Trump met privately with White House officials on Wednesday, there was little to suggest that the US president was on the verge of a public break with Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman credited with helping him secure a second term in office. Two White House officials, familiar with the matter, stated that Trump expressed confusion and frustration during the meeting regarding Musk’s outspoken attacks on his extensive tax and spending bill. However, the officials noted, Trump initially held back from a public confrontation, aiming to preserve Musk’s political and financial support ahead of the midterm elections. By Thursday…
Elon Musk has sent shockwaves through the political world by publicly calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The billionaire tech magnate’s demand follows a fierce public dispute with Trump over government spending and electric vehicle subsidies. Once close allies, the two powerful figures have now become rivals, with Musk declaring that Trump is no longer fit to lead. The escalating feud unfolded in real-time on social media, dominating headlines and sending tremors through financial markets. The hostilities ignited when Trump criticized Tesla CEO Musk in the Oval Office. Within hours, their once-cordial relationship had dramatically unraveled in full…
Muslim pilgrims performed the final major ritual of Hajj—the “stoning of the devil”—on Friday, as Muslims across the globe simultaneously began celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday. Starting at dawn, more than 1.6 million Muslims participating in the pilgrimage cast seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolizing the devil in the Mina valley, located on the outskirts of the holy city of Makkah. This ritual commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s act of stoning Satan at the very spots where, according to tradition, the the devil attempted to dissuade him from obeying Allah’s command to sacrifice his son. A day earlier, pilgrims…
A Norwegian court on Friday sentenced a doctor to 21 years in prison for committing dozens of rapes over nearly two decades. Arne Bye, 55, was found guilty of 70 counts of rape and sexual assault during gynecological examinations of his patients between 2004 and 2022. He was also convicted of 80 instances of abuse of his professional position. Bye committed these acts at his medical practice located in the town of Frosta in central Norway. The court in the city of Trondelag permanently barred the doctor from practicing his profession and ordered him to financially compensate his victims. During…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his inaugural visit to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Friday, following a recent conflict with arch-rival Pakistan. During his visit, he inaugurated a strategically important railway line for the contested region. Modi launched a series of projects worth billions of dollars for the occupied Muslim-majority territory, a focal point of intense rivalry between Pakistan and India since their independence from British rule in 1947. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan engaged in a four-day conflict last month, their most severe standoff since 1999, before a ceasefire was mutually agreed upon on May 10. “Friends,…
Muslim pilgrims were performing the final ritual of the Hajj—the symbolic stoning of the devil—on Friday in Mina, Saudi Arabia. During this ritual, over 1.6 million pilgrims collected stones and threw seven stones at each of the three concrete walls, which symbolize the devil, located in the Mina valley on the outskirts of the holy city of Makkah. Large groups of pilgrims had already departed from their accommodations in the sprawling tent city of Mina before dawn, taking advantage of the cooler temperatures.
England’s newly formed white-ball opening partnership of Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont showcased their exceptional form, notching up consecutive centuries to inflict another heavy defeat on the West Indies in the second Women’s ODI at Grace Road. This commanding performance ensured an unassailable 2-0 lead for the hosts in the three-match series. Having already established a 222-run opening stand in the series opener at Derby last Friday, both Jones and Beaumont once again dismantled the West Indies bowling attack, compiling another impressive 202 runs for the first wicket. The visiting team, already struggling with their form, were further hampered by…
