ICC top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations
Karim Khan denies allegations of engaging in an improper sexual relationship with a junior ICC staff member and seeking to stop her pursuing her complaint.
Ten killed in Russian attack on drone exhibition near Kyiv
The event, attended by prominent members of the Ukrainian defence industry, was hit by ballistic missiles in the middle of the day.
Watch: Wildfires rage across Spain and France
Spain’s government declares national emergency as French authorities order evacuations in tourist hot spot.
AI helps Stanford scientists discover “natural Ozempic” without the usual side effects
Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that may suppress appetite and reduce body weight much like Ozempic, but without several of its
What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?
The inferno that sent toxic smoke billowing toward the United States won’t be the last. Officials are now battling both the wildfires and misinformation.
Ancient ape fossil in Egypt challenges the story of human origins
A newly identified fossil ape from northern Egypt is reshaping ideas about where the ancestors of modern apes first emerged. Analyses place it closer to
Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips
A chat with aged avatars of future selves can guide people paralyzed by tough decisions. The question is what information to feed the bots.
Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after a decade as its gas buildout for AI outpaces renewables
Meta has withdrawn from RE100, the global corporate clean energy initiative it joined a decade ago as Facebook, after the Climate Group confirmed the company
New giant salamander species discovered in 3.5-million-year-old fossils
Fossils discovered in Japan more than two decades ago have finally been identified as a new genus and species of giant salamander. Limnospondylus ajimuensis lived
OpenAI wants your medical records, and says its AI is ‘better than clinician level’
OpenAI wants to be in the room for your next diagnosis. On Thursday it began rolling out ChatGPT Health to every logged-in US adult. The
Romanian jet fighter shoots down suspected Russian drone
The incident adds to concern that Moscow’s war on Ukraine risks spilling over to entangle neighbouring NATO states.
US records 2,318 measles cases, already surpassing 2025 total
Scientists warn that falling vaccination rates leave vulnerable groups such as young children more exposed to disease.
Life without refrigerators: Gaza residents fight heat and food spoilage
Gaza families endure scorching summers without refrigerators, struggling to preserve food, medicine and basics.
India cockroach protests: Videos show officers firing ‘pellet guns’
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Delhi as part of the cockroach protests, calling for educational reforms.