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ToplineThe northern lights have a higher chance to be visible next week, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, beginning on Monday night when a coronal mass ejection from the Sun is expected to arrive at the Earth.Although the northern lights likely won’t be visible on Sunday night, expected geomagnetic storms could make the aurora reappear further south on Monday.Anadolu via Getty ImagesKey FactsNOAA is predicting a Kp index of five out nine for Monday night, meaning the aurora could appear brighter and further south from the magnetic north pole.The Earth could see the effects of…

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed visible-light image ever obtained of the Milky Way’s galactic bulge, the central region of our galaxy.The image is a mosaic containing more than 60 million stars, as well as nebulae and star clusters. It will allow scientists to confirm the possible presence of exoplanets using a microlensing technique and measure their masses with greater precision.The Power of EuclidAlthough Euclid was designed to observe billions of distant galaxies, its visible-light camera is sensitive enough to resolve individual stars at the center of the Milky Way—a region…

Hezbollah calls the deal a surrender as Israeli forces stay put and continue striking the south.Israel has resumed air strikes on southern Lebanon, only days after signing a US-brokered agreement meant to end its war with the country.The strikes came on Sunday, two days after the framework was signed in Washington following five rounds of talks.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listEach side is presenting the same document as a victory on its own terms, and the deal has been rejected by Hezbollah and by far-right Israelis, raising immediate doubts over whether it can hold.Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency…

Teenagers who use cannabis may be more likely to develop serious psychiatric conditions by young adulthood, according to a major new study published in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers tracked 463,396 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 through age 26. They found that teens who reported using cannabis within the previous year faced significantly higher risks of later developing psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. The risk of both psychotic and bipolar disorders was approximately doubled among adolescents who used cannabis. The study was carried out by researchers from Kaiser Permanente, the Public Health Institute’s Getting it Right…

Key eventsWICKET! O’Rourke lbw Atkinson 0 (New Zealand 279-9)Very much absolutely out! But the third umpire has a look, O’Rourke is almost at the boundary rope waiting for the decision, which is: off you pop. The ball actually skimmed the stumps too, though the bails didn’t come off. And Ben Sears comes back on thanks to excellent work in the NZ finger repair factory.ShareSears injured and off the pitch91st over: New Zealand 278-8 (Mitchell 92, O’Rourke 0) Jofra time. Mitchell takes a blind pull at his first ball and gets hit in the midrift somewhere. Calls for a new helmet…

The 2026 World Cup has set a new all-time attendance record for the men’s tournament, surpassing the previous record of 3,587,538 set during the 1994 World Cup – and the group stages have only just ended.As ever, fans have brought colour and fun to the tournament – from Mexico’s duck mascot to Norway’s Viking rowers, with plenty more in between. Here are a selection of our favourite images of fans at the matches and at watch parties across the globe.Group A (below): Czechia, Mexico, South Africa, South KoreaGroup B (below): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Qatar, SwitzerlandGroup C (below): Brazil, Haiti,…

Ochuko Iduemre Taken together, these achievements reveal a leadership driven by innovation, strategic planning, and institutional development. They demonstrate a commitment not merely to managing a university but to transforming it into a modern centre of excellence capable of competing with the best institutions in Africa and beyond” In the life of every great institution, there comes a defining moment when visionary leadership meets opportunity and transforms challenges into progress. At the University of Benin (UNIBEN), that moment appears to be unfolding under the stewardship of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bright Edoba Omoregie, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), whose administration has…

AIIMS Paramedical admit card 2026: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has released the AIIMS Paramedical Admit Card 2026 for candidates appearing in the BSc Paramedical Entrance Examination at aiimsexams.ac.in.Those candidates who have registered can now download their hall tickets from the official AIIMS examination website by logging in with their registered mobile number and password.As per the officials, AIIMS BSc Paramedical Entrance Examination 2026 is scheduled to be conducted on July 4, 2026, in computer-based test (CBT) mode at designated examination centres across the country. Candidates are advised to download their admit cards well in advance to…

The sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf – just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict – threatens to put the two countries back on the path to war.It appears the deliberately opaque wording in the memorandum has been unable to withstand the pressure of conflicting interpretations, and as a result supporters of the deal inside Tehran are on the back foot. Statements to the effect that Iran’s government should never have agreed to reopen the strait of Hormuz are proliferating – and not just among the country’s hardliners.The…

Vancouver, Canada – As the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada comes up for its first joint mandatory review on July 1, experts say the chances of it being renewed have reduced, given how mercurial US President Donald Trump can be.Trump had pushed for a new deal during his first term to replace the North America Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe result was the USMCA agreement, which came into effect on July 1, 2020, and is slated to expire after 16 years.Now, on the USMCA’s sixth anniversary, the three countries…