Xi, Putin and Modi pledge unity at summit to counter US-led global order
Xi Jinping was joined by Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China.
‘Children’ or ‘minors’?
Both ‘children’ and ‘minors’ technically mean the same thing, but there’s way more to the story.
How many more wars will we justify in the name of something humans can never prove?
Someone on social media posed the question: “Do you love God?” I responded in the negative. The concept of “god(s)” is a human construction in
Meet the Gaza music teacher behind viral drone song
A music teacher in Gaza has turned the sound of Israeli drones into a song honouring those killed in Israel’s genocide.
Trump didn’t score 73 on IQ test in 1st year at New York Military Academy
U.S. President Tweety McTreason did, however, once claim to have “a very high IQ” and “strong common sense.”
Google warns that mass data theft hitting Salesloft AI agent has grown bigger
Google is advising users of the Salesloft Drift AI chat agent to consider all security tokens connected to the platform compromised following the discovery that
Guyana blames Venezuela for attack on election officials ahead of vote
The shooting incident comes as Guyanese voters head to the polls to elect a president and parliament.
More than 800 killed after strong quake hits Afghanistan
There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult.
North Korea’s Kim leaves for China in armoured train
The train is said to have a restaurant onboard serving French wines and dishes like fresh lobster.
CEO who snatched boy’s hat at US Open says he made ‘huge mistake’
Piotr Szczerek was “convinced” tennis star Kamil Majchrzak was passing him the hat, he says while apologising for the viral incident.
Polarization around vaccine hesitancy was 12 times greater than past outbreaks, study finds
Political polarization during COVID-19 was 12 times greater than in past disease outbreaks in terms of vaccine hesitancy, according to a comprehensive new study by
Can I still get a COVID shot? What you need to know after a confounding week
A week of fast-moving developments has left some with questions about access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
WhatsApp patches serious bug exploited for targeted attacks
Meta has released an important update for WhatsApp that patches CVE-2025-55177, a serious vulnerability that is actively exploited. The vulnerability, along with another vulnerability (CVE-2025-43300)