Target: 20 rumors we’ve analyzed
The U.S. retailer removed a Halloween costume from its website in August 2026 after social media users complained that it evoked racist imagery.
Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.
Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.
Disgraced pro-deportation MAGA figure deported by Trump admin: report
Milo Yiannopoulos, the once-prominent British MAGA figure and provocateur who last year urged the Trump administration to “deport millions and millions of people,” was deported
MAGA trio’s new probe into journalist gets blistering response: ‘Desperate to silence me’
A trio of MAGA lawmakers have officially requested that the Trump administration investigate a prominent journalist as a dangerous “traitor” to the United States, and
Pro-Trump British far-right commentator deported by US immigration officials
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the UK after being detained by US immigration officials, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Hugging Face built a $4.5 billion empire on free AI models. Now Nvidia is buying it for $12.9 billion
Thomas Wolf has spent a decade convincing the world that open-source AI is not a charity project. On August 27, 2026, the market settled the
Algeria wildfire death toll expected to rise as survivors say nothing left
Algeria says at least 12 people have been killed in wildfires sweeping the northeast, with the toll expected to rise.
Can international diplomacy find a way forward in Libya?
Efforts intensify to break political impasse in a divided country.
The rise of K-Beauty: Can South Korea overtake France?
South Korea’s beauty industry has surpassed the US to become the world’s second-largest cosmetics exporter.
Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
Lenín Moreno denies taking bribes from a Chinese firm to secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant.
Norway’s new king remembers ‘my dear father’ in first speech
Haakon VIII pays emotional tribute to his late father, Harald V, before outlining how he wishes to reign.
Australia usually hosts the world’s biggest cuttlefish mating event – not this year
According to official figures only 1,811 cuttlefish turned up to mate this year, down 97% on last year.
2,600 silver coins found in outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim
Archaeologists in Russia have unearthed a medieval hoard of 2,600 silver coins, including more than 350 coins of a type never seen before. The hoard
‘Everything is connected’: Readers share their concerns about extreme heat’s health impacts
Earth’s temperatures are steadily rising , with the past decade experiencing all 10 of the warmest years on record . As heat waves become more