Key figure in South Africa police corruption scandal pleads guilty
Prosecutors say Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala could provide evidence against “high-ranking officials”.
Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at time of uncertainty
The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela’s then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces.
“Thin skinned broflake”: Mayor goes off on vandal who stole town’s Pride flags
Haddonfield, New Jersey Mayor Dave Siedell did not hide his ire for the person who stole and damaged nine Pride flags from the borough’s business
How Aussies taught kids to stay safe in the sun
In 1981, Australia launched a fight against skin cancer with help from a yellow cartoon seagull and a catchy jingle.
Consultants and specialist doctors begin strike action over pay
Full emergency cover remains in place and patients have been told to attend all scheduled appointments unless advised otherwise.
Did Hegseth once say he hadn’t washed his hands in 10 years?
A remark by the defense secretary while hosting “Fox & Friends” in 2019 is circulating again. He has said it was a joke.
The “sad inevitability” of Europe’s heat wave
Europe is in the midst of its second big heat wave of the year, and it’s breaking more records. France just recorded its hottest day
Did US official say America wants to acquire Greenland to restore endless shrimp at Red Lobster?
Trump appointee Tom Dans reportedly said, “You could bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster” by taking Greenland’s seafood.
New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list
The US Endangered Species Act compels the government to identify species at risk of extinction and devise plans to restore populations and the habitats they
Larry Sanger, a Wikipedia Founder, Is Barred From Editing on the Site
A vote to bar Larry Sanger indefinitely from the volunteer community of Wikipedia came days after he submitted a proposal on “intellectual diversity.”
Don’t fall for fake image of Donald and Ivanka Trump with Epstein
A real 1991 photo of Trump with his then-nine-year-old daughter was altered to include now-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
TensorX and Solstice line up $1bn to finance Europe’s sovereign AI buildout
The partnership will fund EU AI hardware and data centres, and launch aiUSX, a yield asset that puts companies’ idle AI cash to work as
Kremlin demands an explanation from Apple after VK apps vanish from the App Store
On Thursday, a clutch of apps belonging to the Russian tech group VK disappeared from Apple’s App Store, and by the afternoon the Kremlin was
Iran, Israel and the Bomb
How a decades of sabotage and brinkmanship over Iran’s nuclear programme erupted into the 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran.