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A Swedish company just launched a high-speed electric ferry that glides above water on underwater wings, creating almost zero noise while cutting energy use by 80%. The whisper-quiet boat is already heading to Mumbai, the Maldives, and Saudi Arabia to replace loud diesel ferries.
Japan has positioned a military transport plane in the Maldives as a safety backup for evacuating its citizens from the Middle East. The move shows how nations are proactively protecting their people during uncertain times.
In 2025, the world achieved stunning health victories as vaccines prevented millions of deaths and ten countries eliminated deadly diseases like malaria, HIV transmission, and sleeping sickness. From the Maldives becoming the first nation to eliminate three diseases at once to new breakthroughs in HIV prevention, science and global cooperation delivered hope.