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Antananarivo/New York, 19 February 2026 – New satellite-based analysis by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows that twin cyclones that struck Madagascar in early February hit hardest in communities already struggling to …

Ravina and Sahil won the first-ever national women’s and men’s half–marathon walk events, respectively, at the Indian Open Race Walking Competition 2026 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Competing in the new 21.0975km distance near Sukhna …

Kartik Karkera won the men’s race at the New Delhi Marathon 2026 while Nirmaben Thakor clinched the women’s title in India’s national capital on Sunday. The 28-year-old Karkera stopped the clock at two hours, 13 …

The Indian hockey team went down 5-4 against Australia in a penalty shootout after the two sides were tied at 2-2 after full-time in their second FIH Pro League 2025-26 match of the Hobart …

The India A cricket team won the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 title with a 46-run victory over Bangladesh A in the final at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday. …

Greece’s Stefanos Sakellaridis came from behind in the deciding set to defeat Great Britain’s Oliver Crawford in the final of the Delhi Open 2026 tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Sunday. The 21-year-old tennis player …

Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how air moves around planes, rockets, and other kinds of aerospace …

At a news conference on Thursday, NASA released a report of findings from the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.   “The Boeing Starliner …

From biometric grain dispensers and smart warehouses to crisis-mapping platforms and humanitarian communication avatars, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) showcase at the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit demonstrated how data and machine learning are being applied to …

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Mr. Türk told UN News that the technology must be governed through a human rights framework that ensures transparency, accountability and inclusion. This interview has …