Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping in North Korea?
Beijing is trying to reassert influence over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.
Stock market jitters remain amid tech fears and renewed Middle East attacks
Markets in Asia are hit by a tech sell-off, and oil is volatile as Iran and Israel launch attacks on each other.
Iran releases footage of missiles launched at Israel
Iran said its attacks were “the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes.”
Judge slammed in grand jury report for refusing to officiate lesbian couple’s wedding
A grand jury in New York ruled that a judge who refused to marry a same-sex couple in 2024 should be removed from office, ripping
Are US, Israeli militaries integrating? Here’s what US defense bill says
Social media users falsely claimed the two militaries would fully merge. While the bill outlines closer collaboration, many details remain unclear.
Step away from claim ‘House Bill 417’ banned line dancing in several US states
The claim is part of a trend of social media posts, often produced using AI tools, sharing fake legislation.
The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
It feels like there’s no escaping AI right now, whether you’re trying to type a sentence without being interrupted by a digital “assistant” or struggling
Did a German hotel send ‘no Jews allowed’ message to Israeli guest?
The hotel said the antisemitic response was sent after it mistook the Israeli booking inquiry for a fake request.
Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a
The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.
B.F.I. Preserves ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ and More Videos in Archive of Viral Moments
The British Film Institute assembled more than 400 videos in an archive of culturally significant internet moments. See what made the cut.
Mike Johnson becomes butt of a ‘running joke’ by fellow Republicans: report
A joke has been making the rounds among House Republicans about Mike Johnson. The GOP House speaker relies so heavily on President Tweety McTreason to
Knicks’ ‘immaculate’ championship chase faces presidential threat: ‘Trump might ruin it’
The New York Knicks return home to Madison Square Garden riding a historic 13-game playoff win streak and two wins from the NBA championship, but
Britain’s Cosine rallies BT, HSBC, and BAE to build a “sovereign” AI model and cut its reliance on US tech
Britain’s banks, telecoms, and weapons-makers have a new shared anxiety: that the AI they increasingly run on is built, owned, and controlled in the United