This morning, heavy smoke rose from Lebanese villages after Israeli airstrikes, signaling a sharp rise in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. According to the Israeli military, around 100 fighter jets…
High up in Chile’s Atacama desert, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is building the world’s largest optical telescope, named the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Set to start capturing images by…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who started the messaging app in 2013, was arrested by French police at an airport near Paris. His private jet had just landed at Le Bourget…
German police have arrested a man suspected of killing three people and injuring eight others in a knife attack in Solingen, a city in the west of the country. The…
In Australia’s Northern Territory, owning pet crocodiles is a real thing, unlike some of the other wild stories associated with the country. Trevor Sullivan, who lives just south of Darwin,…
In the upcoming US election, about 240 million people are eligible to vote, but the real battle is expected to come down to just seven key states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan,…
Democrats Feel Confident, But Victory Is Still Uncertain At the Democratic convention, Kamala Harris delivered a passionate speech, urging Americans to seize the moment and move beyond the era of…
Bolt Takes Action to End Prank-Driven Taxi Conflicts Between Nigeria and South Africa Bolt has put restrictions on ride requests between Nigeria and South Africa after a prank on social…
Berhane Abrehe, a former finance minister and critic of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, has died in prison, according to his family. The 79-year-old was Eritrea’s longest-serving finance minister until he…
Egide Irambona, who believes he caught mpox from a friend, may have also passed it on to his wife. In a hospital in Bujumbura, Burundi, Irambona describes how severe throat…
