Finnish Pair Wins Big In Annual ‘Wife-Carrying’ Contest In England
On Sunday, Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland were crowned the winners at 1 minute and 45 seconds. Their prize? A barrel of local
Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing
Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins. These lakes will change desolate glacial rivers into thriving salmon habitat.
When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records
A sudden release of pressure allowed a copper-based compound to superconduct at the highest temperature yet for atmospheric pressure, a study claims.
What do you get when you win the U.K. Wife Carrying Race? Bragging rights and a barrel of ale
Teemu Touvinen sprinted over the hillside with his girlfriend Jatta Leinonen flung over his shoulder on Sunday, winning first place at the 2026 U.K. Wife
Trump threatens more strikes if Iran halts world oil supply
Trump threatens more strikes if Iran halts world oil supply
Trump calls Iran war ‘a little excursion’ that will end ‘soon’
The president made the remarks at his resort in Miami more than a week after U.S. and Israel initiated strikes on Iran. He did not
Where do the 35 million foreigners living in the GCC come from?
More than half of the 62 million people in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are foreign workers.
US blacklists Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist’ group
Trump administration accuses the group of receiving support from Iran and carrying out violence against civilians.
World reacts to appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader
New supreme leader receives support from Oman, Iraq, Yemen’s Houthis, while the US and Israel make threats.
Beware alleged ’60 Minutes’ advisory to Facebook users about personal data
The widely-shared Facebook post began, “Just in case you missed ’60 Minutes’: A legal spokesperson advised us to post this notice.”
16 claims involving Trump’s DHS secretary Kristi Noem we’ve investigated
On March 5, 2026, Trump announced he was replacing Noem as Homeland Security Secretary. Her tenure had been rife with controversy.
Hundreds of teenagers report for duty as Croatia reinstates conscription
Training will cover everything from traditional skills through to drone control and cyberwarfare techniques and countermeasures.