Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout
The group includes many women and children who were abducted in March from an area close to Cameroon.
Iran’s World Cup team lands in Mexico amid US visa row
All of Iran’s group games are in the US, but players and support staff will have to fly in and out of the country on
Zelensky criticises ‘vile’ Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks
Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear plant.
Remember when 2 men were hit with a cane 80 times each for hugging & kissing in private?
Islamic authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province will hit a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old man 80 times with a cane for kissing and hugging each
Image of girl washing Trump and Epstein’s feet is fake. Here’s how we know
The image was created by Alison Jackson, an artist who makes “convincingly realistic” images.
School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon
The injured teenage survivor of a January 2025 shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee high school recently sued the manufacturer of an “AI gun detection” system
Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry
On Thursday, President Tweety McTreason announced his administration’s latest attempt to prop up the US coal industry during an incoherent press event that randomly oscillated
China wants slimmer EVs after batteries and features made them too heavy for parking spaces
China wants its electric vehicles to go on a diet. The average passenger car in the country weighed 1,704 kg in 2024, roughly a third
UK plans to buy AI chips from British firms to stop them leaving for the US
The UK government will offer to buy AI chips directly from British technology companies in a bid to keep them in the country. Technology Secretary
Ben-Gvir praises police on killing shooter in central Israel
Israel’s far right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir praised police for killing a Kokhav Yair shooting suspect.
Russian drone strike damages site near Chornobyl nuclear plant
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns ‘extremely vile’ attack that did not lead to spike in radiation.
World Cup 2026 in numbers: Key statistical goals, titles and age records
The 2026 World Cup has already set records for the most host nations, most matches and the highest prize money.
‘I’ve traveled from 2118 – here’s what the world goes through before it gets better’
A mysterious individual who claims to have been transported to the year 2118 has shared a series of wild predictions about the future.
World Cup gives Los Angeles a chance to showcase Olympic readiness
All eyes will be on the World Cup host cities this summer, but perhaps none more so than Los Angeles, which is also preparing to