What happens when two of a country’s most powerful military figures fall from grace at the same time? In China, the answer has been dramatic. Former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu have both been handed suspended death sentences on corruption charges. A stunning development in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-graft campaign. The punishment
Is scrolling stealing childhood? That’s the question Greece is now confronting head-on. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a bold move: banning social media access for under-15s starting next year. Why such a drastic step?Mitsotakis points to a growing problem—kids glued to screens, losing sleep. Battling anxiety, and constantly comparing themselves online. “They feel exhausted,”
What happens when a hacker sets their sights on the FBI’s top brass? Turns out, it’s not as impossible as it sounds. FBI Director Kash Patel had his personal email account compromised by an Iran-linked group called the Handala Hack Team. The group posted what it claims are Patel’s photos and resume online, warning, “This
Tragedy struck the skies over western Iraq on Thursday. A US KC-135 refuelling aircraft went down, claiming the lives of six American service members. Who were they? The Pentagon named them as John Klinner, 33, from Alabama; Ariana Savino, 31, from Washington; Ashley Pruitt, 34, from Kentucky; Seth Koval, 38, from Indiana. Curtis Angst, 30,
What’s going on at one of the world’s biggest carmakers? For Volkswagen, the road ahead suddenly looks a lot tougher. The German auto giant has revealed plans to cut around 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 after profits plunged to their lowest level since 2016. In a message to shareholders, chief executive Oliver Blume said
What happens when long-simmering tensions finally erupt? Overnight, that question got a chilling answer. Explosions lit up Tehran as the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, targeting what they called “imminent threats.” Smoke billowed across key districts, while communication lines in parts of the capital reportedly went silent. But this wasn’t one-sided.
In a dramatic twist, Prince Andrew—born Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. According to UK media. Police confirmed that a man in his sixties was taken into custody, with searches carried out across Norfolk and Berkshire. But this isn’t happening in a vacuum. The controversy traces back to his
Amazon employees woke up to a jolt — and not just from their inboxes. The tech giant has confirmed it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide, hours after an internal email about the layoffs appeared to be sent by mistake. The draft message, briefly shared late Tuesday before being pulled, revealed sweeping job losses across the
What happens when four countries finally team up to tackle one of the Amazon’s dirtiest secrets? Almost 200 people found out this week. Police across Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname carried out their first coordinated cross-border crackdown on illegal gold mining — and the net was wide. Very wide. Authorities ran more than 24,000
Could New York City’s hospitals cope without 15,000 of their nurses?That’s exactly what happened on Monday. Staff at three major private hospital groups — New York-Presbyterian, Montefiore Bronx, and Mount Sinai — went on strike over pay and working conditions. Officials even declared a state of emergency as the city faced its largest nurses’ walkout
What if the solution to the chronic shortage of human organs wasn’t another person’s kidney, but a pig’s? That’s exactly what Dr. Robert Montgomery, a pioneering transplant surgeon at NYU Langone, is exploring. He is doing this with his groundbreaking xenotransplantation trial. Gene-edited pig kidneys—modified in 10 spots to reduce rejection—are being transplanted into living
A routine mission in Syria turned deadly — and fast. Two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed after an ambush in central Syria. US officials say the attack bears the hallmarks of Islamic State. The shooter didn’t escape. But the message was loud. According to US Central Command, a lone gunman opened fire
