South Africa gender commissioner: women ‘hunted’ amid femicide crisis
A ninth woman has been found dead amid a wave of killings in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni region, east of Johannesburg.
English FA calls for Infantino to release FIFA World Cup sell-off documents
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup selloff plan has faced global backlash with English FA latest to seek document release.
Brazil’s Lula announces welfare increases ahead of presidential election
Government says that increase represents an adjustment for inflation that has eaten away purchasing power since 2023.
A space shark, ‘royal’ auroras and a ‘Venusian pearl’: See the winners of the 2026 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest
A picture of a distant, shark-shaped cloud of gas in space has earned the top prize in a Royal Observatory Greenwich contest for amateur space
Scientists identify rare genetic mutation that dramatically raises risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers
Scientists have identified an inherited genetic mutation that greatly increases the risk of lung cancer, even in people who have never smoked. The mutation involves
This million-year-old ‘baby planet’ is the youngest world scientists have ever discovered
A “baby” exoplanet, discovered emerging from its cosmic cocoon around a nearby star, is the youngest alien world ever seen, a new study reveals. The
Wife of US scholar jailed in China asks Trump to raise arrest at Xi meeting
Sylvia Zin is among the family members of people imprisoned in China who are seeking Trump’s help when he hosts the country’s leader next week.
Warm words on Canada’s EU ‘associate membership’ but no guarantees
There is no certainty that the idea will ever get off the ground, let alone become a blueprint for other countries, writes Katya Adler.
UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
The US has not acknowledged carrying out February’s deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.
Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself
Joanna Wietrzyk has also forfeited her win in the fitness competition after competing last week.
Charlie Kirk once called George Floyd a ‘scumbag.’ Here’s what he said next
Kirk referred to Floyd’s alleged criminal history and the circumstances surrounding his death, but said he did not mean Floyd deserved to die.
Claim Democrats shot 4 presidents, MLK Jr. and Charlie Kirk gets the facts wrong
The claim perpetuates the falsehood that political violence generally comes from the left. Data shows the opposite.
Did Mitch McConnell vote against sick leave during 4 separate years?
Our review shows the Kentucky senator, who was absent from Congress for three months in 2026, opposed multiple sick leave measures over the years.
‘Reasonable grounds’ US committed war crime in Iran school strike, UN experts claim
Human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations (UN) have concluded that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that the US committed a war crime