Two years after his death in a Siberian penal colony, the mystery surrounding Alexei Navalny has taken a dramatic turn. British and European officials now say he was killed with epibatidine — a rare toxin derived from South American dart frogs. Yes, dart frogs. The kind better known for rainforest documentaries than geopolitical intrigue. Speaking
A Russian warship has sailed into South African waters. It will join Chinese and Iranian naval vessels for a week-long set of military exercises off Cape Town. This move could further strain Pretoria’s already tense relationship with Washington. The corvette Stoikiy, flying the Russian flag, pulled into False Bay near Simon’s Town, South Africa’s main
Nigeria is reeling after one of the country’s worst-ever school kidnappings. More than 300 children and staff are now believed to have been abducted by gunmen from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger state. The number is even higher than the infamous Chibok abduction. The Christian Association of Nigeria says 303 students and 12
Japan could soon have its first-ever female prime minister — and she’s already shaking things up. Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative firebrand, has just been elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). This puts her on track to take the country’s top job. A former minister, TV host, and self-confessed heavy metal drummer,
What do you do with a diamond the size of a fist? In Antwerp — the glittering heart of the global diamond trade — experts are puzzling over that exact question. Meet “Motswedi,” a jaw-dropping 2,488-carat stone dug out of Botswana’s Karowe mine last summer. It’s the second-largest diamond ever found, weighing about half a
How strong is the US economy, really? A new report from the Labor Department just threw cold water on the narrative of steady job growth. It revealed that the country added 911,000 fewer jobs in the year through March than originally thought. That’s not a small revision. It means the job market was weaker than
The school year in Minneapolis had barely begun when tragedy struck. A gunman dressed in black opened fire on children attending mass at a Catholic school on Wednesday. He killed two young students — just eight and 10 years old — and injured 17 others. He then took his own life. Police say the man,
Imagine pouring your heart into an AI chatbot — asking it to make you a diet plan, draft a password, or even talk through personal struggles. Only to find that same chat floating around on Google for anyone to stumble upon. That’s exactly what just happened with Elon Musk’s AI assistant, Grok. Here’s the catch:
In a chilling reminder that some ancient threats never truly vanish, health officials in Arizona have confirmed a death caused by pneumonic plague. It is the first in Coconino County since 2007. Yes, that plague. The one dubbed the “Black Death” that wiped out nearly half of Europe in the 14th century. While rare today
How do you even begin to process something like this? Ten lives lost. A place of learning turned into a scene of heartbreak. That’s the reality facing Austria after a deadly school shooting in Graz—the worst gun attack in the country’s modern history. It happened at Dreierschützengasse secondary school. Who’s The Suspect? A 21-year-old former
The frontrunner to be Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney has made it clear that his country won’t be bullied by Donald Trump. Mr. Mark expressed these views in an exclusive chat with BBC Newsnight. The 59-year-old former Bank of England governor warned his country is “going to stand up to a bully,” apparently referencing
Imagine waking up to find your favorite landmark has a new name—just because another country said so. That’s exactly what’s happening with the Gulf of Mexico, which, at least in the U.S., is being rebranded as the “Gulf of America” by executive order of former President Donald Trump. And Mexico? Not amused. Mexico President Rejects
