How will Syria deal with its growing security challenges?
Renewed fighting between army and SDF highlights volatility.
Was Bowen Yang too gay for SNL? Gay icon Cher doesn’t think so
On his last episode as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang got an on-air review from none other than gay icon Cher. “Well
Venezuela passes law enacting harsh penalties for supporters of US blockade
Government of President Nicolas Maduro denounces US seizure of oil tankers as illegal acts of piracy.
U.K. police drop probe into Bob Vylan comments about Israeli military
British police had been investigating comments by the rap duo Bob Vylan, which included an on-stage chant of “death, death to the IDF,” made at
Mother of missing girl found dead taken into custody
Mother of missing girl found dead taken into custody
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois
In a rare rebuke, Supreme Court rejected Tweety McTreason’s attempt to federalize and deploy the National Guard to Illinois. In an unsigned opinion, the court
How Much Water Does the A.I. Industry Use?
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork” at The New York Times, spoke with Andrew Marley, executive director for Effective Altruism DC
Is Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids a Good Idea?
On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss a new law in Australia barring kids under 16 from social media.
Libya’s army chief killed in air crash in Turkey
Signal was earlier lost with a jet that took off from Ankara with Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others on board.
Trump travelled on Epstein’s plane more than previously thought, prosecutor says
The US president has long denied any wrongdoing in relation to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Ukraine loses embattled eastern town
The capture of Siversk brings Russia closer to the last remaining “fortress belt” cities still in Ukrainian hands in the Donetsk region.
Man who created euthanasia pod unveils eerie new ‘suicide collar’
Dr Philip Nitschke, known as ‘Dr Death’, has created a Kairos Kollar suicide collar as his latest assisted dying device
Norwegian biathlete dies at 27 during Olympic training camp in Italy
Norwegian biathlon Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken has died suddenly. He was 27.
Immersive show illuminates 800-year-old cathedral in Brussels
The Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Belgium’s capital is celebrating its 800th anniversary in 2026. The festivities include a one-hour immersive light