Rescue team in Iran face ‘harrowing and dangerous’ search for US crew member
A former US marine tells the BBC the priority of any recovery team would be to look for signs of life.
France’s Muslim gathering ban overturned by courts
The Paris police department had argued that the four-day gathering was a security threat because it could be a target of terrorism.
Who is Christopher LaNeve, set to lead the US Army?
He will replace Randy George, who was asked to step down from his post by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
When will the Iran war end? Tracing the Trump administration’s timelines
Experts say many US presidents have offered a timeline for a conflict – only to then shift their estimates.
Trans competitors banned from snooker worldwide
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced on Friday that transgender competitors are now banned from playing snooker worldwide, The Telegraph reported. The
Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon
President Tweety McTreason released a budget blueprint on Friday calling for a 23 percent cut to NASA’s budget, two days after the agency launched four
Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability
Native Americans have been playing with dice in games of chance for more than 12,000 years, according to a new paper published in the journal
Smoky, fast-moving wildfire triggers evacuation orders in Southern California
The fire was burning in a populated — but not densely so — unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city
‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
Don’t Believe The Rumors: The World’s Oldest Tortoise Is Very Much Alive
Jonathan, who is estimated to be around 193 years of age, is still kicking — albeit slowly — on the island of St. Helena.
This week has been far from normal – for several reasons
“There is nothing normal about this.”
Italian rehabilitation robotics startup Wearable Robotics raises €5M to expand its arm exoskeleton
The Pisa-based Sant’Anna spin-off has deployed its ALEX RS bilateral upper-limb exoskeleton across 20 countries since founding in 2014. CDP Venture Capital led the Series