‘Nonsense!’ Leavitt melts down as leaked Iranian call disputes Trump bomb claim
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt strongly disputed details from an intercepted Iranian call that suggested damage to the country’s nuclear program was not as
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Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire
At least 86 people were killed as the result of Israeli attacks in the 24 hours before midday Sunday, the Hamas-run health ministry said.
Spain records temperature of 46C as Europe heatwave continues
Health warnings have been issued across many parts of Europe as temperatures soar to the mid-40s Celsius.
Trump says he has ‘a group of very wealthy people’ to buy TikTok
Trump says he thinks China’s president will probably approve a sale to the unidentified group.
One of Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy parties disbands
Is it the third major opposition party to disband this year, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Beijing-imposed national security law.
Ukraine on track to withdraw from Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel mines, the
Canada wins bronze at women’s 3×3 basketball World Cup with rout of Poland
Canada claimed bronze at the FIBA women’s 3×3 basketball World Cup with a 21-9 win over Poland on Sunday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Drug slashes migraine days by half in early trial — and it may work with completely ‘new mechanism’
The obesity drug liraglutide cut migraine days in half in a small trial, though more research is needed to exclude the placebo effect, researchers said.
MIT’s high-tech ‘bubble wrap’ turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death Valley
Researchers at MIT have tested a new technology for turning water vapor in the atmosphere into drinkable water, even in extreme environments.
Where do atoms come from? A physicist explains.
Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?
Trump says ‘very wealthy group’ has agreed to buy TikTok
Tweety McTreason has said the US government has found a buyer for TikTok that he will reveal “in about two weeks”.
Serbia’s president vows more arrests after huge antigovernment protests
Out of 77 people arrested, 38 remain in custody, most of whom are now facing criminal charges.
Will Iran double down on its nuclear programme after the war?
Iran expert Trita Parsi on the fallout of Israel’s unprovoked 12-day war against Iran and implications for Gaza.
Was the Iran war to establish Israel’s control over the Middle East?
Political scientist Vali Nasr warns that the US ‘doesn’t have a regime change option’ in Iran.