Uyghur groups step up global advocacy The World Uyghur Congress has highlighted a series of international advocacy efforts in Japan and Europe, saying its representatives are working to draw wider attention to alleged human rights violations affecting Uyghurs from East Turkistan. The group has raised concerns over alleged genocide, forced labour, enforced disappearances and transnational repression, while urging governments and international institutions to streng

NASA prepares rescue mission for Swift NASA is preparing a $30 million robotic mission to prevent the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from re-entering Earth’s atmosphere after two decades of service in space. The agency has described the effort as a race against time and gravity, as the aging telescope continues to lose altitude because of orbital decay. The mission will be led by Katalyst Space Technologies, a startup developing a three-armed spacecra

Death toll rises after twin earthquakes The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, June 24, has climbed to 1,430, as rescue teams continue searching through collapsed buildings and damaged neighborhoods. Authorities in several countries have confirmed that their citizens were among those killed, while many foreign nationals remain missing in the disaster-hit areas. The earthquakes have triggered a broad international respon

Heatwave raises health concerns across Europe More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded in Europe since June 21 as a severe heatwave continues to affect large parts of the continent, according to the World Health Organization. The warning came as millions of people faced another weekend of extreme temperatures, with the intense weather system gradually moving eastward and placing growing pressure on public health services. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Gh