Can a simple computer game really help keep dementia at bay? It sounds almost too easy. But a new long-running study suggests it might. Researchers followed more than 2,800 adults aged 65 and older, starting in the late 1990s. Participants were split into groups: some trained their memory, others worked on reasoning skills, and one
Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, the most prominent son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Qadhafi, was shot dead at his home on Tuesday. But how did one of the country’s most infamous figures meet such a sudden end? According to a relative, Abdullah Othman Abdul Rahim, “Four armed men stormed the residence… after disabling surveillance cameras, then
Keir Starmer’s visit to Beijing was meant to break the ice — and it did more than that. For the first time in eight years, a British prime minister sat down with China’s president and openly talked about resetting relations. The message from both sides? The world is messy, and talking might be better than
Ukraine woke up shivering. Again. After a massive Russian aerial assault overnight, half of Kyiv’s homes—and even the Ukrainian parliament—were left without heat or power. Temperatures dipped to a brutal -10°C. In the dead of winter, that’s not just uncomfortable. It’s dangerous. President Volodymyr Zelensky said around one million people in the capital were without
Chaos and fear have gripped Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district as a lone wild elephant has killed at least 20 people in just nine days. Can one animal really wreak such havoc? Officials say yes — and it’s still on the loose. The deaths, which occurred between 1 and 9 January, mainly struck the Chaibasa and
After nearly three weeks of fierce clashes along their shared border, Thailand and Cambodia have finally agreed to an immediate ceasefire. But can peace really hold this time? The joint statement from both defence ministries froze the front lines and allowed displaced civilians—nearly a million people—to return home. The deal also promises to remove landmines
A quiet Moscow morning turned deadly in seconds. A parked car. A sudden blast. And another senior Russian military figure gone. Officials say Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, a high-ranking commander responsible for operational training in Russia’s armed forces, was killed. A bomb planted beneath his car exploded on Monday. He was 56 and later died
A Hollywood tragedy that feels almost impossible to process. How does a family story end like this? Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged Nick Reiner with the murders of his parents — legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. The 32-year-old faces two counts of first-degree murder. He also faces a special circumstance alleging
How far will a government go to silence a voice it fears? That question looms large. Iranian authorities violently arrested Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi in Mashhad, according to her foundation. She was detained alongside other activists at a memorial for Khosrow Alikordi. He was a lawyer whose suspicious death last week had sparked
What do you even say when gunmen walk into a hostel before sunrise and open fire on people just trying to unwind? That’s exactly what happened in Pretoria, where a brutal attack left twelve people dead — including a three-year-old child. Police say 25 people were shot at what they described as an “illegal shebeen,”
Who said China isn’t interested in foreign films anymore? Disney’s Zootopia 2 just shattered that narrative. It became the highest-grossing animated foreign movie in China — and it did it in less than a week. By Monday morning, box-office tracker Maoyan showed the film roaring past 1.95 billion yuan ($275 million) in just six days.
How does a fire rage through a Hong Kong high-rise like a wildfire in the city? On Wednesday, flames tore through Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, leaving at least 44 dead and 279 missing. Scores of residents were still being pulled from burning apartments by early Thursday. It’s the deadliest fire in Hong Kong
