Iraqis celebrates US-Iran ceasefire as two-week halt in war begins
Celebrations have erupted in Iraq following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg slams Trump’s threats against Iran
Polls have found that young people in the United States are more sceptical of foreign intervention and war on Iran.
‘They are literally everywhere’: The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the world
Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book “They Poisoned The World,” about one of the greatest corporate scandals
Trump administration reaffirms plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia
Abrego Garcia’s wrongful removal in 2025 has spurred criticism of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
World’s fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season
Conservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years
Deadly, vivid-green mass sprawls across South African reservoir — Earth from space
A 2022 satellite photo shows a thick mat of blooming algae and invasive aquatic plants spreading across the surface of the reservoir at South Africa’s
Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller wins election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s term, which ends in January 2027.
Oil plunges after US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The agreement was announced not long before Trump’s Tuesday evening deadline was reached.
Iran ceasefire deal a partial win for Trump – but at a high cost
The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.
US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnap in Iraq, officials say
US officials say they are now “working to support her safe departure from Iraq”.
The ‘oldest fossil octopus’ is probably another animal
In 2000, researchers thought they found the oldest fossil octopus, which lived over 300 million years ago. But it may just be a half-rotten nautilus.
Conxai raises €5M to bring agentic AI to construction industry
The Munich-based startup automates complex project workflows using AI trained on construction-specific data, not general-purpose models. Its backers include Earlybird, Pi Labs, noa, and Zacua
Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $2bn ASX IPO after locking in $505m equity and $10bn Blackstone debt for its AI factory network
In short: Australian AI data centre company Firmus has raised $505m at a $5.5bn valuation in what it says is its final pre-IPO round, and is
Why Canada’s reaction to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon is so different this time
Canada’s response to Israel’s 2026 invasion of Lebanon has been unequivocal condemnation of what Prime Minister Mark Carney called “an illegal invasion.” That’s a marked