Claim Hegseth donated $12.9M to Minnesota homeless shelters doesn’t add up
The rumor spread as Trump called on the National Guard to relocate the homeless in Washington, D.C.
Is the Trump-Putin meeting a ‘listening exercise’ or an attempt to secure an immediate ceasefire?
The “if” was doing some heavy lifting.
Harvey Weinstein to be tried for third time in New York after mistrial
Disgraced US film producer Harvey Weinstein is to be tried for a third time in a sexual assault case.
New Zealand Parliament ejects lawmaker over Israeli sanctions standoff
New Zealand MP Chlöe Swarbrick was suspended from parliament amid debate over a bill sanctioning Israel.
Protests, vigils held around globe for Gaza, assassinated journalists
From South Africa’s Cape Town to Manila in the Philippines and London in the UK, voices are raised in protest.
US car sales slow after tariff-driven buying surge ends
Major car makers including Ford, GM and Volvo took hits because of tariff associated costs.
A 104-centimeter-long hair could rewrite recordkeeping in Inca society
Analysis of the hair used in a knotted device reveals the owner’s simple diet. That suggests commoners, not just the elite, kept records in Inca
Sunlight is all that’s needed to keep these tiny aircraft aloft
Sun-powered fliers could use photophoretic forces to hover in the mesosphere, gathering data from a region off limits to planes and balloons.
Democrats who fled Texas to block the GOP’s redistricting plan weigh their exit strategy
Texas Democratic legislators who fled the state to block Republicans’ redistricting proposal are hammering out a plan for their return home.
What happens when chatbots shape your reality? Concerns are growing online
As people turn to chatbots for increasingly important and intimate advice, some interactions playing out in public are causing alarm over just how much artificial
Europe expresses hope after call with Trump on Putin summit
European leaders are urging Trump to keep Ukraine and Europe’s interests at the forefront when he meets Putin on Friday.
In maps: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit
Kyiv has rejected ceding territory seized by Russia to secure a ceasefire.
Watch: Wildfire approaches horse enclosure in Greece
At least three people have also died in Spain, Albania and Turkey as wildfires wreak havoc.
Wildfire menaces major Greek city as heatwave grips Europe
Heatwave blanketing southern Europe are sparking blazes from Portugal to the Balkans with a major fire in Greece.