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Moscow: India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are discussing a “limited and temporary” trade arrangement covering selected groups of goods as part of negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement, Russia’s Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov has said, according to a media report.Describing the negotiations as “complex”, Reshetnikov said on Friday that the Indian side’s requests were “quite ambitious”.Also read: Strategic sectors driving the next stage of India–Russia economic cooperation”Things are more complicated with India: the economy is larger, mutual interests are more complex, so to speak. And, frankly, our colleagues’ requests are also quite ambitious,” he said in…

Why did Anthropic’s founder sit beside the pope during a warning about AI?In the first major written teaching of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV took artificial intelligence to task. The pontiff delineated the technology’s most concerning threats to humanity: replacing workers, accelerating war and exploiting the environment. At a ceremony honoring the holy teaching the day of its release at the Vatican, the pope was flanked by an unusual guest speaker: Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, one of the people behind the AI boom so worrying Leo.Olah’s presence raises a key question: how could the Catholic church and the world’s most…

The top U.S. general overseeing forces in Latin America held a rare meeting on Friday with senior Cuban military officials at the perimeter of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the U.S. military said on Friday, confirming a Reuters story.U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis Donovan, the head of U.S. Southern Command, briefly discussed operational security matters with the Cuban delegation, which included Cuban Gen. Roberto Legra Sotolongo, first deputy minister of the chief of the General Staff, U.S. Southern Command said on X.“Donovan also led a perimeter security assessment of the naval base and discussed force protection, safety of service…

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued a statement acknowledging the disruption and delay caused by a technical glitch during the CUET (UG) 2026 examination on Saturday, assuring that affected candidates will be given another opportunity to appear for the examination.Several students were left stranded at some exam centres after the CUET-UG 2026 was delayed due to a technical glitchIn a post on X, NTA said, “We know today’s unfortunate technical disruption caused distress for some CUET (UG) 2026 candidates. Candidates who did their Biometric Registration and were present at their examination centres today in Shift-I, but couldn’t complete their…

The 31 May 2026 “Blue Micromoon”, the smallest full Moon of the year: online observation – YouTube Watch On The second full moon of May, the ‘Blue Moon’, rises tonight, marking the smallest full moon of 2026.You can watch the full moon live online thanks to a free livestream from astronomer Gianluca Masi and his Virtual Telescope Project in Manciano, Italy. The livestream begins at 9:30 p.m. EDT on May 30 (0130 GMT on May 31), and you can watch it live here on Space.com (via the video above) or directly on the Virtual Telescope Project’s WebTV or YouTube channel,…

In a dramatic turn of events, Novak Djokovic ended his bid for the 25th Grand Slam title after getting beaten by a teenager for the first time in his career at a major. The 45-year-old, who said he “ran out of gas”, praised his opponent Joao Fonseca and called him the “better player” in the third round of Roland Garros 2026. Despite this devastating loss, former World No.1 Andy Roddick praised the Serbian’s athleticism and assured he will be back to his form by Wimbledon. During his podcast on YouTube, called “Andy Roddick’s Served Media”, the 2003 US Open champ…

Built to allow up to 52 guests to explore the frozen wilderness of Alberta’s Jasper National Park in serene, environmentally responsible silence, the new Electric Ice Explorer joining Pursuit Banff’s Columbia Icefield Adventure fleet is a machine that’s packed with firsts. Developed in partnership with the heavy duty truck experts at Noble Northern, Pursuit’s new tourist EV is a lot more than an electrified version of a 4WD diesel bus. The Electric Ice Explorer’s frame is purpose-built for the task at hand, with a bespoke chassis that’s just half the weight of a conventional truck frame. That reduced weight allows…

German audio brand Sennheiser has made its mark on all types of travel experiences, from providing the ideal in-flight headphones for the Concorde, to developing microphones favored by artists on stages across the globe, to launching immersive, speakerless audio for vehicles. To put it simply, you can’t travel well without good sound, and if you’re in the market for noise-canceling headphones that’ll get you through that next long-haul flight, this audio brand’s got you covered.Established in 1945, Sennheiser has long been a household name among audiophiles, but has also won the ears of casual listeners. It all began when Dr.…

When ancient DNA studies began to gain attention, little more than a decade ago, the view took hold among geneticists that everything we thought we knew about the peopling of Europe by modern humans was wrong. The story was simpler than anyone was expecting: Europe was settled in just three massive migrations from the east. First came the hunter-gatherers, more than 40,000 years ago. Then, after 9,000 years ago, there was an expansion of farming people from Anatolia during the Neolithic age. Finally, from 5,000 years ago, the Corded Ware people expanded out of the Russian steppe to inaugurate the…

The findings reflect steady gains in maternal and child health, nutrition, women’s empowerment and access to essential services |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Use of hygienic methods of menstrual protection among women aged 15-24 years increased from 77.6 per cent in 2019-21 to 79.2 per cent in 2023-24, according to the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6) released on Friday.The increase in use of hygienic methods of menstrual protection has been supported by initiatives such as the Menstrual Hygiene Scheme (MHS) within the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) and the affordable sanitary products under the…