Former top US diplomat reveals mistakes made after 9/11 attacks
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad describes misgivings about the US handling of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Iran war live: Houthis control Red Sea coast, Saudi pipeline shut down
Houthi forces seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.
UN extends partial Sudan arms embargo for a month
Sudan’s UN ambassador said a total arms embargo goes against the UN Charter that guarantees a right to self-defence.
NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem
Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A gallery from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other
Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia?
For thousands and sometimes millions of years, marine plankton all over the world built their spiral shells in one direction. Then, suddenly, the spirals switched
Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree
Tasia Fortune’s body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injured
France’s transport minister says 180 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy.
Tragic death of woman who testified against father in notorious mafia murder of mother
Denise Cosco testified against the powerful ‘Ndrangheta clan and her own father over the murder of her mother in Italy.
Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 ‘disappointed’ by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial
Zeshan Hamdani speaks out after push back against New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, attending 9/11 events.
Man arrested in connection with death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi
A man has been arrested in the death of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last
Holdout juror in Clancy trial faced domestic violence allegations in the past
The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial that ended in a mistrial has a history of domestic violence allegations, according to court documents
‘Oddly shaped rock’ unearthed in California turns out to be ‘immaculate’ mastodon molar
An exceptionally well-preserved fossilized molar belonging to an adult Pacific mastodon has surfaced in a nature preserve near San Francisco. Upon first glance, the ancient
‘There are no easy answers here’: New study forecasts a dire dip in food production if key Atlantic currents collapse
Weakening Atlantic Ocean currents could cripple agriculture in some of the world’s major breadbaskets, threatening global food security and raising the price of basic commodities
‘Maybe that is how Transformers started’: Readers react to the possibility of AI becoming self-aware
While artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now solve challenging math equations and respond in human-like language, the question of AI consciousness has moved from the