School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda
Dozens others, including school staff, were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.
Japan relaxes royal succession rules – but ban on female emperors remains
The law now allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.
Trump alleges ‘shocking vulnerabilities’ in US election security ahead of midterms
The president accuses China of meddling in the 2020 election, directly contradicting past findings from US intelligence.
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn’t start
SpaceX called off a test flight of its powerful Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster as the countdown clock reached zero Thursday at the company’s spaceport
Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing
Two nominees for high-profile health roles in the Trump administration faced scrutiny from the Senate health committee Wednesday—and both crashed and burned in their own
Taco Bell lettuce at centre of growing US diarrhoea outbreak
The US government is advising people in five states to avoid eating shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants due to a diarrhoea outbreak that
GameStop’s Ryan Cohen calls physical game sales ‘totally irrelevant’ and pivots every question back to eBay
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen dismissed the decline of physical video game sales as “totally, totally irrelevant” to the company’s business in an interview on Bloomberg
Visa launched a stablecoin platform that sent Circle shares tumbling six percent
Visa launched the Visa Stablecoin Platform on Thursday, a new infrastructure product that lets banks and payment processors issue, manage, and settle stablecoin transactions through
Texas floods ravage through southwestern areas of state
At least 2 people are dead, and over 200 were rescued in catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country region.
Key takeaways from Tweety McTreason’s controversial speech on election security
The president claimed China and ‘deep state’ actors had deceived US voters, but critics say his claims were misleading.
US bombards Iran in sixth-straight night of attacks
The US has made good on threats to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran in its sixth-straight night of attacks.
China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard “a vital national capability”.
Japan relaxes royal succession rules – but ban on female emperors remain
The new bill also allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.
Olympic cyclist admits to driving despite ban after crash that killed wife
Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified after police pulled him over last month.