Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests
Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country’s housing crisis.
Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce
The US president said his national intelligence chief will lead the group as worries over AI grow.
Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs’ servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds
The ancient Egyptians practiced human sacrifice around 5,000 years ago, a period shortly after the country was first unified, a new study finds. In the
1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany
Archaeologists have discovered a temple dedicated to the Roman war god Mars in the wooded foothills of the Taunus mountains in Germany. The temple was
Removal of US bombers from RAF Fairford not directly tied to arrests, says Rubio
The removal of US bombers from RAF Fairford is not directly connected to the arrests of five men near the base, the US secretary of
Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean
UN warns US boat strikes in the Caribbean counter-drug war may violate international law and human rights principles.
Murder in Okinawa: The US military’s history of alleged crime in Japan
The murder of 39-year-old Anna Yagi is the latest in a string of crimes involving US personnel on Okinawa.
US pulls bombers from UK base: Is Iran manoeuvring Trump’s war plans?
The withdrawal means the US lost a convenient launchpad, not its underlying strike capability, said an expert.
Doctors faced an AI-use penalty after disclosing AI use to patients
A study reveals that AI use by doctors can lead to negative perceptions, especially among younger patients, impacting trust and willingness to follow advice.
Simple urine test can accurately diagnose and track bladder cancer
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose people with bladder cancer more
Is a high-protein diet hard on your kidneys?
From temporary changes in kidney filtration to the competing nutritional needs of older adults and children, researchers examine when high protein intake may shift from
Working nights for years is linked to changes in body-clock genes
Chronic night shifts alter circadian gene activity in female healthcare workers.
Poor nutrition scores predict mortality risk beyond body weight
In a population-based cohort of 8,398 adults in Leipzig, Germany, poorer nutritional status measured using several laboratory-based scores was associated with a higher risk of
Nobel Prize awarded for revealing inner workings of the brain
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.