Thinking about cozying up to BRICS? You might want to think again—at least if Donald Trump has his way. The U.S. president just announced a new 10% tariff on any country backing BRICS policies that clash with American interests. His message? Loud and clear: “There will be no exceptions.” This isn’t Trump’s first jab at
Imagine trying to fall asleep while the ground won’t stop shaking. That’s the harsh reality for residents of Japan’s remote Tokara Islands, where more than 1,000 earthquakes have rattled the region since June 21. That includes a magnitude 5.5 tremor on Wednesday. “It feels like it’s always shaking,” one exhausted local told MBC. “It’s very
Imagine an AI system so sharp it diagnoses tough medical cases better than a panel of doctors. Sound like science fiction? Microsoft says it’s already happening. Their AI unit is led by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman. It has developed a tool that mimics expert medical teams tackling real-world, complex cases. And when paired with OpenAI’s
Just days before the Fourth of July crowds hit the sand, a 20-year-old woman got a shocking surprise while swimming at Jones Beach in Long Island. What experts believe was a bite from a juvenile sand tiger shark. The woman was in waist-deep water when she felt something clamp down on her left foot and
Is there anything the James Webb Space Telescope can’t do? This week, it captured its very first direct image of an exoplanet—a feat that astronomers are calling a major milestone. The newly spotted world, TWA 7b, orbits a young star just 100 light years from Earth. That might sound far, but in galactic terms, it’s
What if a giant asteroid slammed into the moon—and sent a hail of lunar debris hurtling toward Earth? That’s exactly what scientists are now warning could happen in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4, once briefly thought to pose a threat to Earth, is now setting its sights on the moon with a 4.3% chance of impact.
What happens when a billionaire tech mogul has over 100 children? According to Telegram founder Pavel Durov — they all get a piece of the pie. In a candid interview with Le Point, Durov, 40, revealed that he’s splitting his fortune equally between his six children from relationships. He’s also splitting it equally between the
TikTok isn’t going anywhere—at least not yet. President Trump has once again hit the pause button on America’s looming TikTok ban. He is giving the wildly popular app another 90 days to sort out its future. “President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up and running.” White House Press
Iran has just taken dog walking to a whole new level of banned — again. The government has banned dog-walking in 18 states in the past week due to health and safety concerns. What started in Tehran back in 2019 as a police order banning dog walking has now snowballed into a nationwide crackdown. Over
A tragedy unfolded near Washington, D.C. when an American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The jet, carrying 64 people, crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport left scores feared dead, with officials yet to confirm an exact death toll. All Passengers Feared Dead At least 18
Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has once again clung to power, winning an election widely denounced by Western leaders as a mockery of democracy. According to the Central Election Committee, Lukashenko secured a staggering 86.8% of the vote, with turnout just shy of 87%. But with opposition leaders either jailed or exiled and no credible challengers
A Chinese man known as China’s start-up “godfather” has set his eyes to build multiple Silicon Valleys all across the country. Li Zexiang, often hailed as the “billionaire maker” of Chinese start-ups, is on a mission to spark innovation on a national scale. Known for mentoring DJI’s founder and other billion-dollar tech ventures, Li now
