ZAQS.ORG

Wednesday, August 05, 2026 3:58 AM ET

Times of India - World

Putin Burns Kyiv; 14+ Killed In Russia's 'Deadliest Attack' Of 2026 On Ukrainian Capital

3 minutes ago

Arizona researchers raised solar panels above crops so one acre could grow food and electricity, while separate readings found skin temperatures nearly 21°F cooler under panels in Phoenix

3 minutes ago

World - / Aug 5, 2026 - Lithops werneri: Tiny Namibian plant survives by disguising itself as a pebble - In a small patch of Namibia's Erongo Mountains, a tiny succulent grows so convincingly disguised as a pebble that most people would walk straight past it without a second glance. This plant, Lithops werneri, survives by mimicking the grey, weathered

13 minutes ago

World - / Aug 5, 2026 - New Whale Stomach Bacteria Found: Scientists identify 3 Helicobacter genotypes - Pygmy sperm whales are among the least studied large mammals in the ocean, spending nearly their entire lives far offshore, diving deep to hunt squid and fish, and rarely surfacing long enough to be observed alive. Most of what scientists know about

36 minutes ago

Houthi Attacks Force Saudi Oil Tankers To Abandon Red Sea; Global Shipping Hit

1 hour ago

Explosions Rock Dubai's Jebel Ali Industrial Area As Massive Fires And Smoke Trigger Alarm | WATCH

1 hour ago

'Shame On You': Hegseth Rejects CNN Report On Iran War Draining US Missile Stockpile

1 hour ago

Kim Jong Un's Sister Hints At Nuke Attack On Japan? North Korea Fumes After US Ally Tests Tomahawks

2 hours ago

Projectile Hits Cargo Ship Near Hormuz As UKMTO Confirms Fresh Attack Off Oman Coast | WATCH

3 hours ago

From rare forest owlets to powerful eagle owls: 10 stunning owl species found in India

13 minutes ago

Vedika Pinto's 'Musafir Cafe' style: 5 fashion statements worth recreating

42 minutes ago

5 EASY AND SIMPLE HACKS TO ACCOMMODATE NEARLY 50 PLANTS IN YOUR SMALL BALCONY GARDEN

42 minutes ago

4 ways Japanese cook rice and what makes each method unique

42 minutes ago

9 SPIRITUAL RITUALS THAT CAN ENHANCE YOUR ENERGY BASED ON YOUR BIRTH DATE

1 hour ago

Why Indians have eaten curd and sugar before important occasions for generations

3 hours ago

Oregon planted 72 million seedlings and dropped about a billion seeds from aircraft, helping turn the 554-square-mile Tillamook Burn into a state forest

13 minutes ago

'Operation Eau de Fraud': Chicago YouTuber charged after replacing luxury perfumes with modeling clay in return scam; police seize $250,000 worth of fragrances

36 minutes ago

From free speech to religion and press - US courts find Trump admin violated rights in 75 rulings

1 hour ago

MAGA level score against samba as US and Brazil play diplomatic football

2 hours ago

Trump revokes 28,000 immigrant trucker licences: What it means for Indians

3 hours ago

Man arrested with gun, ammunition near Trump's California golf course ahead of fundraiser

6 hours ago

Florida laboratory tests exposed endangered Caribbean corals to predatory bacteria; more than half showed no bleaching beyond the infection site

11 hours ago

'A Fitting Farewell': An Illinois family gave its old farmhouse one final purpose; about 100 firefighters trained inside before it burned

11 hours ago

Quote of the day by Warren Buffett: 'Look for the job you would take if you didn't need a job' and timeless career advice

11 hours ago

From 1952 to 2020, US inspectors recorded 2,562 woodwasp interceptions; researchers found wooden packaging was the dominant invasion pathway

11 hours ago

Donald Trump administration revokes over 28,000 immigrant trucking licences, launches veteran hiring drive; Indian drivers may be affected

12 hours ago

US judge blocks New York's ban on ICE officers wearing face masks

12 hours ago

New rules for US citizenship: Trump administration wants new educational requirement for naturalization

14 hours ago

75-country Green Card ban illegal, rules Indian-American judge Amit Mehta; DHS says Trump upholding highest standards

15 hours ago

US researchers tracked nearly 450 coastal wetlands for up to 20 years; 84% were sinking towards open water and only 16% kept pace with rising seas

16 hours ago

NOC to travel outside Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi - Pakistan restricts foreign journalists amid PoK crackdown

1 hour ago

Over 30 operatives killed by 'Indian agents' since 2020: LeT commander

8 hours ago

'How do you explain US, China?' Former India envoy counters Pakistan army's 'kaafir' remark

23 hours ago

'Long history of unlawful violence': Global watchdogs condemn Pakistan's crackdown in PoK

1 day ago

Indian agents killed over 30 LeT operatives in Pakistan since 2020, claims Lashkar leader

1 day ago

'They'll arrest us at hospitals': PoK protesters risk death over electricity, flour demands

1 day ago

'15-year-olds shot, only asked for basic rights': Inside the deadly PoK crackdown

1 day ago

'Do not befriend Kaafirs': Pakistani general levels terror allegations against India

1 day ago

Pakistan restricts digital news websites reporting on PoK protests, crackdowns: Report

2 days ago

'Double tap': How terrorists are trapping Pakistan's security personnel

2 days ago

Peace rally in Pakistan rocked by suicide blast; 14 killed, 20 injured

2 days ago

'Double standards': Pakistan rejects UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan strikes

2 days ago

Rescuers find Nirmal Purja's body; all 10 climbers confirmed dead after avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK

2 days ago

Burnt-out vehicles, rock-strewn roads, heavy security: PoK votes in second phase amid unrest

3 days ago

'Cockroaches' and crackdowns: Can Pakistan's Gen Z storm the barricades?

3 days ago

'Dhurandhar' gangster's brother shot in Karachi

4 days ago

Quote of the day by Chandrika Kumaratunga: 'Power is a joke, but it gives me the authority to do what I think I need to do for the country'

11 hours ago

Bangladesh seeks India's stand on Sheikh Hasina's Aug 5 virtual address

1 day ago

Watch: Broad Peak avalanche that killed record-breaking mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his crew

1 day ago

Hasina may make her first public appearance this week since ouster

2 days ago

Sheikh Hasina ouster anniversary: Bangladesh issues nationwide alert over attack on police

2 days ago

Nirmal Purja — star climber, elite British officer & MBE — dead on PoK peak

3 days ago

Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in avalanche on PoK peak, says his company

3 days ago

Broad Peak avalanche: Three of 10 missing climbers found dead in PoK

4 days ago

Nepal communal violence: Three killed, curfew widens; PM Balendra Shah appeals for calm

5 days ago

10 climbers, including Nirmal Purja, missing after avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan

5 days ago

Leeds weather forecast: Light showers and moderate breeze expected August 5th

2 hours ago

London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 5, 2026

2 hours ago

Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals, mild temperatures, and a chance of rain today

2 hours ago

Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals, 19°C high, 60% rain chance on Wednesday

2 hours ago

Manchester weather forecast: Mixed showers today, sunnier intervals later in the week

2 hours ago

Newcastle weather: Cloudy start with mild temperatures and chance of rain on August 5

4 hours ago

Princess Eugenie welcomes baby girl with husband Jack Brooksbank, shares first photo as royal couple become parents of three

10 hours ago

Over 170 migrants rescued after Channel boat catches fire; UK says 'all will be returned' to France

13 hours ago

What is 'Operation Fortress'? Reform UK's military plan to stop migrants crossing English Channel

17 hours ago

Quote of the day by Princess Diana: "Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to..." - a timeless lesson on humility, compassion and leading through kindness

21 hours ago

How British publisher Felix Dennis responded to England's centuries of woodland loss with a vision of planting 10 million trees in 1996

21 hours ago

How rose-ringed parakeets went from escaped pets to one of Britain's most recognisable birds

23 hours ago

UK pilot spots mysterious 'flying saucer' just 100 feet from passenger plane near Gatwick Airport; officials say the near miss reduced the aircraft's safety

1 day ago

Britain once planned to test a balloon that could help cool the planet but the experiment was cancelled before it ever flew. Here's what happened

1 day ago

Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and high chance of rain on August 4th

1 day ago

London weather forecast: Sunny skies and 29°C highs on Tuesday, August 4, 2026

1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war intensifies: Overnight airstrikes kill 14 in Kyiv, damage warehouses, spark fire - watch

1 hour ago

Russian drone chases Ukrainian vegetable seller in 'safari' attack - Watch

5 hours ago

EU eyes tougher border controls after Ceuta migrant surge triggers alarm

14 hours ago

Archaeologists discover a rare 600-year-old saint statue and human bone reliquaries beneath Berlin's oldest neighbourhood

17 hours ago

Quote of the day by Giorgia Meloni: "To the women of this nation I want to say that being underestimated is a great advantage, because..."

19 hours ago

Ancient Roman women left more than 120 inscriptions inside a hidden cave in Spain dedicated to a mysterious goddess

22 hours ago

Europe's Danube, Rhine and Loire are shrinking under heat and drought, disrupting shipping, power generation and tourism

23 hours ago

Fifteen volunteers spent 40 days inside a French cave without clocks, sunlight or phones and emerged believing only 30 days had passed

1 day ago

In 2022, France promised 1 billion trees within a decade; four years later, a court struck down the decree funding the programme

1 day ago

US, Israel behind Cueta crisis? The geopolitics of illegal migration from Morocco to Spain

1 day ago

Russia attacks Ukraine overnight, killing eight; Moscow downs 635 drones

2 days ago

Quote of the day by Cicero: 'If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it' and the slow psychological toll of hiding what you really believe

2 days ago

Quote of the day by Homer: 'Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man' and why empires still keep falling for the exact same trap

2 days ago

Hungary shut its only nuclear plant for the first time in 44 years after the Danube fell too low to cool its reactors; nearly half its electricity supply is now affected

2 days ago

Watch: Firefighting helicopters collide mid-air as Greece battles massive wildfire

2 days ago

Ceuta migrant crisis explained: Why 60,000 people risked everything to reach Spain from Morocco

2 days ago

China develops world's first tunnel boring and blasting machine

17 hours ago

World's oldest amber has been found in China, and it is 65 million years older than expected

22 hours ago

China spent decades moving water across a continent. The world's largest diversion project now serves 185 million people

4 days ago

Chinese man didn't invite his mother to his wedding because he was ashamed of her looks; boss fired him and gave her the job

4 days ago

Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China's young workers feel economic squeeze

6 days ago

In the 1960s, China sent hundreds of young foresters into a dying landscape. Today it is home to the world's largest man-made forest

6 days ago

China built a futuristic city for 300,000 people. It soon became the world's most famous 'ghost city'

6 days ago

Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: 'Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful' and a philosophy that can't be lied to

7 days ago

Once known as the 'Sea of Death', China's Taklamakan Desert is turning greener with drone technology

7 days ago

Quote of the day by Sun Tzu: 'If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear...' and an evergreen battle strategy

8 days ago

Seven blasts rock Dubai's Jebel Ali as massive fire erupts near strategic port amid Iran war

58 minutes ago

'We'll know in 48 hours': Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

1 hour ago

Gaza mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including dozens of children, recovered from 2023 strike

14 hours ago

Iran won't escalate tensions but will defend itself, says Pezeshkian as Donald Trump claims Tehran has 'last chance'

21 hours ago

'Hamas must be disarmed': Netanyahu acknowledges differences with Trump over Gaza framework

1 day ago

Iran planned strikes on Ukraine but backed down after Kyiv's 'apology'

1 day ago

'Single route': Iran, Oman negotiate temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor

1 day ago

Will Iran President's next resignation be accepted? Report claims 'final ultimatum' given by Khamenei

1 day ago

'We'll see how it goes': Trump says Iran talks to begin Monday after halting planned strikes

2 days ago

Israel, US military learnt Trump cancelled Iran strike through social media: Report

2 days ago

'Don't think Iran has ever faced a President like Trump': US secretary of state Rubio

3 days ago

Trump mimics 'bing, bing, bing,' calls Patriot transfers to Ukraine a 'big step'

3 days ago

Quote of the day by Mohammed bin Salman: 'I fear that the day I die, I am going to die without accomplishing what I have in my mind'

3 days ago

'Prepare to depart': US embassies issue alert across Middle East amid Iran tensions

3 days ago

Saudi Arabia arrests over 14,000 in week-long crackdown on residency, labour violations

3 days ago

'Act of aggression against Iran': Araghchi warns UK over US access to British military bases

3 days ago

Brazil's Snake Island is home to just two snake species, including one of the world's most venomous pit vipers

36 minutes ago

After Japan's devastating 2011 tsunami, volunteers have planted more than 680,000 trees to protect the coast from future tsunamis

1 hour ago

Southern Philippines jolted by powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake

1 hour ago

MAGA level score against samba as US and Brazil play diplomatic football

2 hours ago

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos launch $200 million project to save 100 of world's most threatened species, from salamanders and pangolins to rare pigs

42 minutes ago

British Columbia funded the restoration of 70 hectares in the Cowichan Estuary; without the project, 60% of its marsh could disappear by 2100

16 hours ago

Hidden for 2,000 years, this Egyptian tomb held 560 ushabti figurines meant to serve the dead in the afterlife

17 hours ago

Chinese proverb of the day: "He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask remains a fool forever"

18 hours ago

In 1980, an artist used 10 tons of paint to turn 6.5 kilometres of Egypt's Sinai blue, creating a peace monument across a former battlefield

18 hours ago

Two penguin pairs colonised a South African beach in 1982; by 2026, about 2,528 birds shared Boulders with swimmers

19 hours ago

How people in Chile's Atacama Desert evolved to survive drinking arsenic-poisoned water

19 hours ago

Dordoi Bazaar: How a shipping container market became the commercial heart of Central Asia

19 hours ago

Why this Spanish city has remained in Africa for more than 500 years despite being surrounded by Morocco

20 hours ago

Former detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi makes first public appearance since 2021, meets Red Cross officials

20 hours ago

Watch: Guatemala on high alert as Fuego volcano erupts near capital

20 hours ago

Quote of the day by Lionel Messi: Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time. The important thing is to keep trying.

20 hours ago

Meet Jo Nagai: 10-year-old Japanese student who discovered butterflies can remember their time as caterpillars

23 hours ago

In 1994, Alabama sank 100 retired M60 battle tanks in the Gulf, giving obsolete military machines a 50-year second life as fish reefs

19 hours ago

North Carolina man worked 100-hour weeks for 58 years to save a bankrupt boat company, rejected a $400 million offer and gave it to charity

19 hours ago

California built a town for 4,000 iron miners in 1948. Today it is one of America's largest ghost towns, with homes and a hospital still standing

1 day ago

Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan invested $125 million in a school for the disadvantaged; now she is closing it to focus on AI

22 hours ago

Quote of the day by Arnold Schwarzenegger: "What is the point of being on this Earth if you..." - a timeless lesson on being unapologetically yourself

1 day ago

Meet Nathan Thomas: 18-year-old Florida teen becomes the world's youngest male professor after breaking a 306-year-old record

2 days ago

How a giant iceberg travelled from Alaska to Iowa in 1977 for Saudi Arabia's ambitious plan to turn Antarctic icebergs into a freshwater source

6 days ago

His grandfather paid $2,200 for an Allis-Chalmers tractor in 1953; 62 years later, Kevin Klahn bought it back and restored it

3 days ago

Colombia intercepted a boat near the Malpelo sanctuary carrying 1,764 pounds of marine animals; officials are investigating illegal fishing

1 day ago

In 2023, a helicopter flew 90 miniature forest islands into a Washington swamp, testing whether 450 living plants could defeat invasive grass

23 hours ago

In 2006, Florida deliberately sank a 911-foot aircraft carrier, creating America's largest intentionally reefed warship

19 hours ago

Washington family receives $350,000 after a river otter dragged their toddler underwater and attacked the child's mother

1 day ago

IShowSpeed tracks down YouTuber behind racist donation before delivering a blunt warning

6 hours ago

Streamer D4vd's old fake blood promotional video resurfaces after latest murder case courtroom revelations

7 hours ago

"Demonic filth": Sneako slams Asmongold with explosive response after streamer's controversial comments go viral

7 hours ago

Why does Asmongold want Twitch to be sued? Here's what he said, "Because they have created an..."

8 hours ago

Clavicular's legal case takes unexpected turn after prosecutors make surprise decision over alleged 'instigated' Airbnb fight

9 hours ago

Soulja Boy backpedals on Kai Cenat boxing challenge but claims he would score an easy win

11 hours ago

IShowSpeed criticizes Diamond Gym's "fatigue maxxing" after seeing 300 burpees before workout

15 hours ago

Meet Darshan Magdum, Indian member of US boy band, who finally gets O-1 visa and the Internet is behind it

17 hours ago

The US army built a 1,500-mile Alaska Highway through wilderness in just eight months during World War II

17 hours ago

When Jeff Bezos asked his team to help after a rainforest charity saving the Amazon said it was blocked from using 'Amazon' in Google Ads

17 hours ago