Police identify suspect in Rhode Island ice rink shooting
Two people were killed and three others were injured at a shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket.
US soldiers arrive in Nigeria to aid its fight against Islamist militants
The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.
The man whose bad break-up gave Madonna her breakthrough hit Like A Virgin
Billy Steinberg, who has died at the age of 75, co-wrote Madonna’s 1984 chart-topper Like a Virgin.
Viral face depuffing tricks – skin experts reveal if they work
We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction – the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.
UK did ‘too little, too late’, leading to thousands more Covid deaths – inquiry
Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.
Real-world medical questions stump AI chatbots
Subtle shifts in how users described symptoms to AI chatbots led to dramatically different, sometimes dangerous medical advice.
Jesse Jackson built on Martin Luther King’s legacy and never forgot the hardships that shaped his life
Jesse Jackson was never just a politician. He was a presence.
Irishman held in ‘filthy’ ICE facility given reprieve from deportation
An Irishman who has been held in a US immigration facility for five months has received a 10-day reprieve on his potential deportation.
How the uninvestable is becoming investable
Venture capital has long avoided ‘hard’ sectors such as government, defence, energy, manufacturing, and hardware, viewing them as uninvestable because startups have limited scope to
The European Parliament pulls back AI from its own devices
The European Parliament has taken a rare and telling step: it has disabled built-in artificial intelligence features on work devices used by lawmakers and staff
Missiles fly as 3rd round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks kick off in Geneva
Ukraine’s lead negotiator says Kyiv will work ‘constructively’ but ‘without excessive expectations’.
Ramadan Mubarak 2026: Hear greetings in different languages
Here is how to convey wishes during the holy month of Ramadan in different languages around the world.
Who are Bangladesh’s new cabinet members?
Tarique Rahman of the BNP is sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh. His cabinet appointments are also revealed.
Iran says progress made in nuclear talks with U.S. after partial closure of Strait of Hormuz
Iran and the United States reached an understanding on the main “guiding principles” in a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, but