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The high dam diplomacy: When the USSR tamed the Nile

The Aswan Dam transformed Egypt from an agrarian nation into a regional industrial hub

US losing AI drone race to China and Russia

The US has fallen behind China and Russia on the development of advanced attack drones using AI technology, the New York Times has reported, citing unnamed US defense and intelligence officials

Durov accuses WhatsApp of misleading encryption claims, citing backup risks

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has accused WhatsApp of misleading users on encryption, warning that most messages may be exposed through cloud backups

Ukrainian drones tried to attack key Russian space base during launch of Starlink rival, Roscosmos chief says

Roscosmos chief Bakanov has told Putin that Ukraine targeted Plesetsk Cosmodrome with a drone raid during the launch of Starlink rival

65 years since Gagarin: How Russia’s frontier drive reached space

Sixty-five years since the first human spaceflight, Yuri Gagarin remains the symbol of Russia’s drive to conquer the unknown on Earth and beyond

Researchers from Wegener Institute discover unknown island in Antarctica

A 93-strong expedition team was exploring the northwestern Weddell Sea when the island "appeared." The available nautical charts mark it as a danger zone