Politics
View all →Former US officials call on 2028 candidates to denounce Biden’s Gaza policy
Twelve former US officials who resigned from the Biden administration over its Gaza policy released a joint statement on Wednesday calling on 2028 Dem…
Trump showcases Venezuelan oil as he seeks to rally voters in Texas
President Donald Trump showcased what he described as a ship carrying 1 million barrels of Venezuelan oil during a campaign visit to Corpus Christi, T…
Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against ex-FBI Director James Comey for allegedly leaking classified information, marking the third criminal at…
Business
View all →Healey pledges cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'
Chancellor John Healey will remove import tariffs on marmalade, gherkins and more than 100 other products ahead of Wednesday's Budget, aiming to reduc…
Data centre debate heats up ahead of US midterms - here's what you need to know
Data centre expansion has emerged as an unexpected political flashpoint in the US midterm elections scheduled for November 3, with both Republicans an…
From agriculture to AI-griculture: How tech is changing farming
George McMaster once relied on his eyes to spot illness in his eight cows. Now he watches his 300-head herd through an AI camera in the milking parlou…
Technology
View all →Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs
Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could become the largest initial public offering in history, potentially surpassing SpaceX's $86 billion IPO fr…
AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content
The Australian Football League has instructed its official gambling partner Sportsbet to cease creating and posting AI-generated content featuring lea…
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Google has been ordered to halt construction on two datacentres in Finland after failing to complete required environmental impact assessments, accord…
Science
View all →Nanotyrannus skeleton auctioned for $47.3m in New York
A mounted skeleton of Nanotyrannus, a carnivorous dinosaur once mistaken for a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, sold for $47.3m at Sotheby's in New York on…
AI makes discoveries in mathematics, computer science, physics, OpenAI says
OpenAI announced on Monday that its AI models have proved the local smoothing conjecture in all spatial dimensions for the first time, a result that h…
Astronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away
Astronomers have detected what they believe to be the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded. The burst consists of radio waves that travel…
World
View all →‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery
Flávio Bolsonaro fled to Miami on Tuesday night after losing Brazil's presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by 4.4 million vote…
Severe rainfall and flood warnings issued for central Greece and western Turkey
Heavy rain and strong winds continue to affect south-eastern Europe and Turkey this week, with authorities issuing severe rainfall and flood warnings.…
Report reveals campaign promoting racist, Islamophobic, anti-Qatar views
Two academics have uncovered a years-long, paid-for influence operation promoting racist, Islamophobic and anti-Qatar views across 30 countries, with …
Health
View all →Ethnic minorities in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis from routine screening
Ethnic minority women in England receive breast cancer diagnoses through routine screening at rates up to one-third lower than their white counterpart…
India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
India's government will cap prices on 137 cancer drugs starting next month, following a supreme court ruling that found pharmaceutical markups amounte…
Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus
Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola case in more than a decade has heightened alarm across Africa about the virus spreading beyond its current footprint. …
Environment
View all →One dead and 82,000 properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK
Storm Boelo brought severe winds across northern Britain on Saturday evening, killing a 60-year-old man and cutting power to over 82,000 properties. T…
Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as it heads to China
Typhoon Champi swept across Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, according to The Guardian. The storm uprooted trees, se…
Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say
United Nations nature advisers warn that nearly all shallow-water coral reefs on Earth face ecosystem collapse by 2075 due to global heating. The asse…
Entertainment
View all →Barcelona’s Flick praises Yamal’s ‘mentality’ after missing out on Ballon d’Or
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Lamine Yamal "reacted very well" after finishing third in Monday's Ballon d'Or voting, won by Harry Kane. Yamal, 19, …
Dónal Lunny, ‘colossus of Irish music’, dies aged 79
Dónal Lunny, an Irish traditional musician who shaped the sound of Irish folk music across five decades, has died at age 79 from cancer. Lunny first …
Lewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton, the 41-year-old seven-time Formula One world champion, said he plans to extend his racing career into the early 2030s to compete in th…
Opinion
View all →Europe's Bargain with Libya's Power Brokers Is Fueling the Migration Crisis It Seeks to Stop
The surge in irregular migration from eastern Libya to Crete demands an uncomfortable reckoning with European complicity. This year, almost 20,000 people have already attempted the
UAE's Arms Trafficking Convictions Ring Hollow While Sudan Bleeds
The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal's Thursday sentencing of eight people to life imprisonment for supplying weapons and military equipment to Sudan's army offers a theatrical di
Johannismühle's Wolf Encounters Need Immediate Safety Overhaul
The serious injury of an eight-year-old girl at Johannismühle wildlife park in Baruth/Mark represents a preventable tragedy that demands urgent action. While police investigations