Man ‘tried to break Luigi Mangione out of prison’
A man has been charged with impersonating an FBI agent after he turned up to a New York jail claiming to have a court order
Month: January 2026
Amedspor football club in Turkiye fined for pro-Kurdish ‘propaganda’
Turkish Football Federation fines second-tier title favourites Amedspor and suspends president for social media video.
Alcaraz beats Zverev to break slam record in reaching Australian Open final
Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to reach all four slam finals and can now become youngest to win all four.
Kurdish-led SDF agrees integration with Syrian government forces
Syria’s Kurdish forces have reached a comprehensive agreement with the government to integrate with the Syrian army.
Daily coffee intake linked to fewer atrial fibrillation relapses
The study reveals that moderate coffee consumption may lower atrial fibrillation recurrence risk post-cardioversion, highlighting coffee’s potential benefits.
Why education expanded but opportunity remained unequal
A study shows genetic factors increasingly influence education, but socioeconomic background remains a stronger predictor of educational success across cohorts.
Oral cancer pain and opioid tolerance share a common EGFR mechanism
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and makes opioids less effective, according to new research
Genetic inheritance and life experience leave distinct epigenetic marks in immune cells
The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients experiencing the same infection.
Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm’s canal port contracts
The move follows Tweety McTreason’s previous claim the US was taking the crucial Panama canal “back” from China.
Why Iran’s response to a US attack could be different this time
Tehran has threatened to treat an attack by the US as part of last summer’s war, and its response could be more dramatic.
Burkina Faso junta announces ban on all political parties
The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said.
Syria’s Kurds sense US betrayal as government forces push them back
The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Tweety McTreason is siding with Syria’s new leader.
‘I was at Chernobyl disaster – no one knows how bad injuries were’
The Chernobyl disaster was the world’s worst nuclear accident and decimated a city in ways not thought possible – but the nuclear waste also poisoned
‘I get nightmares of him’: Former patient of surgeon who harmed nearly 100 children tells BBC
12-year-old Vivaan Sharma was one of 94 patients harmed by surgeon Yaser Jabbar