BH1 is located just 1,560 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, making it the closest black hole ever detected. In addition to BH1, Gaia also found the second closest black hole to earth, dubbing it Gaia BH2 which is 3800 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.

ESA's Gaia mission discovers 2 closest-ever black holes to earth

Nine colleges in China have announced a weeklong holiday in April for their students to find love. The unique plan was to address the decline in the country's overall population amid an ageing society and plunging birthrate.

China: College students are given a week-long holiday to 'fall in love'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s state visit Wednesday to Warsaw blew up into a political crisis when Poland’s agriculture minister quit on the same day over his inability to cut the amount of Ukrainian agricultural products flooding into the country.

Zelensky visits Poland to thank ally and meet Ukrainians

The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday lowered the growth projection for the current financial year, citing weak global conditions and higher interest rates.

World Bank, ADB project moderation in growth for current fiscal

There have been violent scenes as Israeli police raided the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, saying "agitators" had barricaded themselves and worshippers inside.

Al-Aqsa mosque: Violence as Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site

The elder daughter of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, is gearing up for developing her very own project — a short film that will be released under Donald Glover’s new production company Gilga.

Malia Obama to make directorial debut with short film

Durban, South Africa welcomed the Queen Mary 2 with its 950 crew and 2,000 passengers at The N Shed in Durban’s old harbor on April 3. Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda welcomed the ship, highlighting the city’s status as a premier destination for passengers.

Durban sees tourism boom this Easter as Queen Mark 2 docks

Ahead of Indian foreign minister S. Jaishankar's visit to the Dominican Republic, New Delhi is hosting a street art exhibition. The exhibition is to highlight the cultural similarities India shares with the Carribean nation. Hand-painted signs from both the countries reaffirms the vibrant culture the two share. For more on this, have a look at this conversation between our principal diplomatic correspondent Siddhant Sibbal, and the ambassador of the Dominican Republic to India.

WION speaks to Dominican Republic's Ambassador David Puig

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX). The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka, the national agency headquartered here said.

India's unmanned autonomous space vehicle, as light as an SUV

Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is likely to embark on a state visit to India before mid-April. However no date has been finalised between the two sides, sources in Kathmandu and New Delhi.

Nepal's Prime Minister likely to visit India in mid April

The Finnish president's office said that Finland would officially become a member of NATO on Tuesday. The news was confirmed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, "tomorrow we will welcome Finland as the 31st member." He told reporters it would be "a historic and great day for NATO and for Finland.

Finland to become 31st NATO member on April 4

It was a walk 16-year-old Adama had done countless times, feeding the cows not far from his grandmother's house in northern Burkina Faso. But one day in mid-February, the teen who dreamed of becoming an imam didn't come home. The next time his family saw him, it was in a harrowing cellphone video circulating on social media in the days after his disappearance.

Troops film boys' killings in Burkina Faso

A San Francisco jury on Monday ordered Tesla to pay a Black former employee nearly $3.2 million for turning a blind eye to racism at the electric car maker's Silicon Valley plant.

Jury orders Tesla to pay former worker in racism case

Blossoming flowers covered in snow in Belgrade, Serbia, 04 April 2023. Unusual spell of cold weather followed by a snow fall has hit Serbia, with the capital Belgrade measuring record 20cm of snow for the month of April according to the Republic Hydrometeorlogical Service of Serbia.

Heavy snow, strong winds sweep through western Balkans

Former President Donald Trump has arrived in New York City to surrender himself to authorities after his historic indictment by a Manhattan grand jury. The charges, which are expected to remain under seal until Trump's arraignment Tuesday, relate to his alleged role in covering up hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the days before the 2016 presidential election.

Donald Trump has arrived in New York for his arraignment. What's next?

Finland has become the 31st member of the Nato security alliance, and its flag will soon be raised at the alliance's headquarters. The Finnish foreign minister handed the accession document to the US secretary of state who declared Finland a member.

Finland joins NATO, dealing blow to Russia for Ukraine war

Donald Trump, the former US president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, will appear in court on Tuesday to be fingerprinted, photographed and formally charged in a watershed moment ahead of next year's presidential election.

'Historic Day' in US as former President Donald Trump heads to Manhattan court to surrender

The UFC and WWE announced they will merge to create a new $21B sports and entertainment company. UFC's parent company 'Endeavor' will continue to be run by its CEO Ari Emanuel, who will also run the combined company.

UFC and WWE announce $21B entertainment company merger

The talks on Tuesday between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck covered entire gamut of bilateral ties including issues of respective national interests.

India: PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King; focus on bilateral ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed the dismissal of his defence chief Yoav Gallant, announced over a week ago after the minister called for a halt to the government's flagship justice overhaul, a source close the matter said on Monday. Earlier, Netanyahu abruptly sacked his defence minister for opposing the country's proposed judicial reform, tens of thousands of Israelis flocked to the streets of Israeli towns.

Israel: PM Benjamin Netanyahu puts defence minister's sacking on hold

The changed names include that of mountain peaks, rivers and residential areas. This was the third time China has unilaterally renamed places in Arunachal Pradesh, having done it in April 2017, and in December 2021.

China 'renames' 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calls it ‘southern Tibet'

Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of "countermeasures".

Finland joins NATO, Russia warns of counter-measures

The BTS lead vocalist created history by becoming the first South Korean solo artist to bag the number-one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with his hit song, 'Like Crazy'. The dance track climbed through the ranks rapidly, knocking Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' from the top spot, eventually.

BTS's Jimin makes history as 1st Korean soloist to top billboard's hot 100 with “like crazy”

India-china tensions set to escalate as Beijing unilaterally renames 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh

The Pakistan's Supreme Court (SC) has reserved verdict in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa polls delay case and will announce its verdict on tomorrow (Tuesday).

Pakistan: A Tug of war between government and Judiciary

Donald Trump flew from his estate in Florida to New York ahead of his scheduled court hearing on Tuesday. The former US president faces charges relating to hush-money payments made to a porn star before the 2016 election.

Donald Trump to flies to New York ahead of arraignment

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms - McDonald’s Corp. is temporarily closing its U.S. offices this week as it prepares to inform corporate employees about layoffs undertaken by the burger giant as part of a broader company restructuring.

McDonald's temporarily shuts US offices, plans major layoffs | Trending on WION

Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, reports said adding that the UK government is in the process of carrying out the negotiations and ensuring their safety. The incident came to light when a UK non-profit group the Presidium Network tweeted about the situation and said negotiations are ongoing and the non-profit is helping relatives of the detained men.

3 Britons detained by Taliban in Afghanistan, UK govt in negotiations for their release

The Constitution does not grant unilateral and arbitrary power to the country’s top judge to list cases for hearing, form special benches and select judges, Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court quoted recently.

Pakistan: Suo Motu case heard by Supreme Court, opposition slams government

It has been 50 years since cell phones were invented. Today's smartphones pack more tech than initial NASA's Voyager I, Apollo 11 computers, Orion spaceship, etc. Are cell phones the greatest invention since the wheel?

The Evolution of Mobile Phones: How Mobile phones have changed in 50 years?

In a continuing effort to be the country's leading investment destination, a high-level delegation led by Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, India will be visiting Japan from 4th April 2023 to promote investment opportunities in Odisha.

India: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to lead delegation to japan from April 4 to 11

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