A man burst into flames inside Melbourne Airport’s Qantas business lounge after a lithium power bank in his pocket exploded. The man, believed to be in his 50s, suffered burns to his leg and fingers. Witnesses say the sleek, quiet lounge suddenly filled with smoke and panic as about 150 people were evacuated. “Battery acid
A small plane headed for Kenya’s world-famous Maasai Mara National Park crashed early Tuesday. All 11 people on board — most of them foreign tourists — were killed. The aircraft, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, took off from the coastal resort town of Diani. It went down near Kichwa Tembo airstrip around 5:30 a.m. local
Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina has fled the country — and no one seems to know exactly where he is. The dramatic exit comes after weeks of Gen Z–led protests. These have toppled yet another government in a wave of youth uprisings sweeping the globe. “It’s confirmed — he left,” opposition leader Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko told Reuters
The visiting room at California’s Mesa Verde ICE Processing Centre was so loud Harjit Kaur’s family could barely hear her. Then came the words that broke them: “I would rather die than be in this facility. May God just take me now,” said the 73-year-old grandmother, according to her daughter-in-law. Kaur — who has lived
Spain is burning—and the battle to stop it just got tougher. Scorching heat has fueled more than 20 major wildfires. The government called in another 500 military emergency troops, raising the total to nearly 1,900. But with temperatures hitting 45°C (113°F), even the reinforcements are struggling against the flames. In Galicia, multiple fires have merged
Is the Moon about to get its own nuclear power plant? That’s the bold plan Nasa is fast-tracking—to plant a working nuclear reactor on the lunar surface by 2030. Why? Because solar panels just don’t cut it in a place where two weeks of darkness follow two weeks of light. “This isn’t just desirable, it’s
What happens when someone uses AI to mimic a top US official and starts calling foreign leaders? The State Department is scrambling to answer that exact question. An unknown impersonator reportedly used artificial intelligence to create a convincing voice clone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The impersonator then reached out to at least five
During a holiday hike near Godwin Glacier, south of Anchorage, Morris, 61, tumbled down an embankment. He was pinned face-down in freezing water by a boulder. “I was doubtful there was going to be a good outcome,” he admitted. But his wife, Jo Roop, a retired State Trooper, kept his head above water and ran
China just hosted the world’s first humanoid robot fighting tournament. It was a wild mix of tech, talent, and titanium. Held in Hangzhou on May 25, the “Mecha Fighting Series” featured four Unitree G1 robots and their human trainers. They squared off in two-minute rounds of punch-and-kick action. Each robot stood 132 cm tall, weighed
Imagine an energy source so clean it only leaves behind water. And there’s enough of it buried underground to keep the lights on for the next 170,000 years. A team of scientists from Oxford, Durham, and Toronto has just cracked open the Earth’s crust—figuratively speaking. They revealed vast reserves of natural, or “white,” hydrogen. And
What happens when world leaders board a train to discuss peace? Apparently, some corners of the internet see a chance to stir up chaos. A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz en route to Kyiv made its rounds online. It quickly gained attention across social
In a meeting that could reshape the future of Ukraine’s war with Russia, Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky came together in Rome. The two leaders, meeting for the first time since their fiery Oval Office encounter in February, seemed optimistic about the potential for peace. Zelensky called their discussion “very productive.” He hopes it
