Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano spews lava again

07/12/2025 SPOT, WORLD

One of the most active volcanoes in the world HawaiiKilauea Volcano erupted lava again. Kilauea Volcano in the US state of Hawaii has become active again after eruptions since December 2024. While lava fountains were forming in the Halema’uma’u crater of the volcano, smoke was seen rising into the sky. Experts stated that the explosion does not pose a danger to residential areas for now. Visitors in the national park were warned to stay away from closed areas for safety and to be careful against harmful gases.

Social Media Ban for Under-15s Begins Tomorrow

Sweeping regulations published on 10 October 2026 change how social platforms admit and manage users under 18. The rules, effective 1 November 2026 with a transition period until 31 March 2027 for existing accounts, require age verification via e-Government digital tokens and impose feature limits for 15–17 year olds while 🚄

US Markets and Midterm Election Predictions That Could Surprise Investors

“Monday Market Crash Could Boost Democrats’ Senate Chances, Says Investor” Investor Peter Schiff argued that a sharp stock market decline on Monday would increase Democrats’ odds of winning the Senate, pushing their probability to roughly 71 percent in his social posts. He framed the argument around voter perceptions of the 🚄

Finland Moves to Mixed Reality Training to Counter FPV Drone Threats

Overview of the Finland–Varjo Pilot for Drone-Response Training Finland’s Defense Forces launched a pilot program with Helsinki-based Varjo to train soldiers to detect and respond to small FPV drones and loitering munitions using mixed reality (MR). The program uses Varjo’s XR-4 series headsets to overlay high-fidelity virtual threats onto real 🚄

Rafale M Makes Historic First Landing on INS Vikrant

Rafale M completes first successful landing on INS Vikrant France-built Rafale M made a confirmed arrested landing on India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant during sea trials on 29 October. The test demonstrated basic deck compatibility and recovery procedures for the Marine variant, marking the first shipboard trap landing of 🚄

Beyond The Rails: Alstom Türkiye’s Engineering Expertise Across Borders

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Tugay, 9 Eylül Resepsiyonu’nda yaptığı açıklamada, “Körfeze denize iyi bakacağız, doğaya sahip çıkacağız. Şehrin refahını artıracağız. Atatürk’e bağlılığımızı çalışarak göstereceğiz” dedi.

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Greece Takes Delivery of Second FDI HN-Class Frigate Nearchos

Greece commissions second FDI HN frigate Nearchos in Lorient ceremony Greece received the second FDI HN (Belharra) class frigate, Nearchos, after a formal naming and flag-raising ceremony held on 30 October 2026 in Lorient, France. Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias attended the ceremony and signed the formal decision to add 🚄

Germany Unveils AI-Controlled Counter-Air Defense System

Helsing unveils Contra — an AI-driven layered air defense designed for mass raids Helsing developed Contra to detect, prioritize and defeat large concentrations of fast air threats such as jet-powered UAS and cruise missiles. The system combines distributed sensors, an AI decision-support layer and multiple interceptor types so operators can 🚄

Isle of Wight Island Line Closed Until November 15

Island Line closure, scope and schedule The Island Line on the Isle of Wight closed on 31 October for a concentrated period of track renewal and infrastructure upgrades. Network Rail Wessex and South Western Railway (SWR) carry out the works in two phases: the first phase runs until 15 November 🚄

CPKC Objects to Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger

CPKC asks STB to end Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger review, citing misconduct Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has asked the US Surface Transportation Board (STB) to terminate the review of the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger, arguing that Union Pacific’s conduct—particularly comments by CEO Jim Vena at the March 2026 SWARS 🚄

Amtrak Cascades Schedule Change

Vancouver station clocks will show a one-hour advance on Nov 1 Amtrak updated Cascades schedules to reflect local clock differences, not train speed or routing changes. Starting Nov 1, Amtrak’s published timetable lists Pacific Central Station in Vancouver one hour ahead of Seattle local times because British Columbia will remain 🚄