Trump Targets Canada With 50% Tariff Citing Trade Discrimination
President Tweety McTreason has announced a new 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, accusing the country of discriminating against American-made products. Meantime, the White House
Kanishka Narayan becomes the UK’s first cabinet-level AI minister
Kanishka Narayan has become the first UK minister for artificial intelligence to sit at the cabinet table, a promotion that arrives as new prime minister
Brazil’s Pix becomes a trade flashpoint with the US, and the world is watching
Brazil’s instant-payment system Pix has moved from a domestic success story to the centre of a trade fight with the United States, and governments elsewhere
‘Won’t back down’: Indian student protesters return after police crackdown
More than 100 students injured in police action against thousands of demonstrators during march on parliament.
Lebanese president set to meet Trump as Beirut seeks Israeli withdrawal
Aoun is in Washington, DC seeking US backing to end the fighting and secure an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
Researchers discover new peptide mechanism to treat allergic asthma
A team from the University of Bonn and the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB) has discovered a previously unknown mechanism of action for
Arizona’s primary elections: Which US races to watch and why they matter
From the governor’s race to Democratic divisions over Gaza, here’s what could shape Arizona elections on Tuesday.
Preterm adults show varied outcomes across optimal, moderate, and low-functioning groups
A landmark 34-year study, co-led by University of Warwick, tracks very preterm babies from birth to middle adulthood and identifies early cognitive development as the
Distributed neural networks make decoding cognition vastly harder than movement
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have made remarkable progress restoring movement and speech in people with paralysis.
Copper isotope shows promise for early childhood anemia detection
The rising incidence of anemia and overweight has been identified as a serious public health problem worldwide, especially among children and adolescents.
New strategy boosts immune attack against pancreatic cancer
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School have identified why pancreatic cancer is difficult for the immune system to recognize and attack, paving the
Watch: Flooded towns and evacuations as Chile hit by heavy rain
A “state of catastrophe” has been declared in Coquimbo and Huasco following the downpour.
Lebanese army says troops deploying in ‘pilot zone’ after Israeli withdrawal
A US-brokered agreement should see Israeli troops pulling out of a small part of Lebanon occupied during their conflict with Hezbollah.
Why are thousands protesting for education reform in India?
Thousands of mostly young people tried to march on India’s parliament to demand changes to how the education system is run.