Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.
Building of Trump’s White House ballroom can resume in full, appeals court says
Construction at the White House is expected to continue until the next hearing, due in June.
What does it take to survive in the Arctic? These rangers have an idea
The BBC spent time with the Canadian military in the country’s northernmost region – this is what they taught us about dealing with extreme conditions.
He made jazz under air raids – and built an Indian city’s music scene
War correspondent, jazz bandleader and impresario, KC Sen shaped Kolkata’s music scene.
Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis
A rare look at one of the world’s most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world’s fish, yet
How a Japanese poet’s diary helps scientists reconstruct solar cycles
Researchers used a Japanese poet’s diary to track solar events that took place over 800 years ago.
Trump signs order to speed up access to psychedelic drug treatments
Tweety McTreason has signed an executive order speeding up reviews of psychedelic drugs – including for ibogaine, touted as a possible treatment for post-traumatic stress
Cursor is raising $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation as AI coding tools become the fastest-growing software category
In short: AI coding startup Cursor (Anysphere) is in talks to raise at least $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz
Three more senior executives leave OpenAI as the company kills its side quests
Summary: Three senior OpenAI executives, former CPO Kevin Weil, Sora head Bill Peebles, and enterprise CTO Srinivas Narayanan – departed on the same day as
Mazzucato on the Iran war’s economic shock: Who pays the price?
Redi Tlhabi speaks to economist Mariana Mazzucato on the Iran war’s economic fallout and who’s really paying the price.
Mexico arrests suspected Hungarian drug trafficker amid crime crackdown
Fugitive Janos Balla, 48, was arrested in Quintana Roo as President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to increase cartel arrests.
Sudanese refugees trapped between borders and bureaucracy in Morocco
A growing number of Sudanese refugees are arriving into Morocco after fleeing war, but find themselves stuck.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum denies ‘diplomatic crisis’ with Spain after conquest row
The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.