Kim Jong-un’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea
The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered
Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
U.S. President Tweety McTreason and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats on Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further
25 Epstein-related rumors we investigated in 2025
Snopes has fact-checked claims about the convicted sex offender for years. 2025 was especially busy.
Snopes never verified that shirtless Obama photo was taken at Epstein’s island
The picture in question circulated online as early as 2008.
Trump Says US Will Intervene if Iran Kills Peaceful Protesters
President Tweety McTreason threatened to intervene if Iran shoots or violently kills peaceful protestors amid recent economic protests that have been growing in the region
Sudan’s el-Fasher now a “ghost town” after RSF takeover
Nathaniel Raymond of Yale School of Public Health warns of mass deaths in Sudan as UN visits el-Fasher
Corruption & sanctions “work together” to cripple Iran’s economy
Sina Azodi on escalating protests in Iran and how sanctions and corruption are deepening the country’s economic crisis.
Trump and top Iranian official exchange threats over protests in Iran
US president says Washington will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests over high prices.
Swiss face painful task of identifying victims of deadly bar fire
Investigators on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40
The science of how (and when) we decide to self-censor
Freedom of speech is a foundational principle of healthy democracies and hence a primary target for aspiring authoritarians, who typically try to squash dissent. There
Trump warns Iranian authorities against killing protesters
The US president says “we are locked and loaded and ready to go”, amid continuing mass unrest in Iran.
Indian families grieve deaths caused by contaminated tap water
Officials in Indore say four people have died after drinking contaminated water but families allege the toll is higher.
Watch: Four men rescued from boat teetering on dam edge
According to reports, the boat had suffered motor failure before drifting to the edge of the dam