Bangkok has been declared a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain turned parts of Thailand’s capital into a maze of floodwater. Roads are submerged and residents are wading through water. Almost 300mm of rain fell in just 48 hours, with some vehicles left partly underwater and floodwater reaching waist height. More thunderstorms are forecast over the
A busy shopping trip turned deadly in seconds. A Russian drone strike on a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, killed four people and wounded 60, officials say. The attack happened in daylight, when the city’s streets were crowded. Shops and vehicles were damaged, while firefighters battled burning wreckage. Two emergency workers were among the injured,
SpaceX is aiming even higher and this time, it is building in Louisiana. Elon Musk’s rocket company plans to develop its largest launch facility yet, a huge project expected to reshape the region’s aerospace industry. So, what’s the plan? Construction of Starbase, Louisiana, is scheduled to begin next year across a massive 125,000-acre site. SpaceX
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is urging the US to loosen restrictions on open-source AI. He argues that Washington risks falling behind China if American companies face too many barriers. The call came as Meta unveiled Muse Glimmer, a smaller open-weight AI model. It is designed to run agentic tasks directly on a Mac or PC
What better way to leave a legacy than by helping others until your very last day? That’s exactly what 82-year-old Australian cyclist Bob Montgomery did. He completed a remarkable 3,300-mile (5,300km) charity ride across Australia before passing away peacefully just one day later. Montgomery had spent six weeks cycling from Broome in Western Australia to
Could a new US-Saudi nuclear deal reshape the Middle East? That’s the question as Washington prepares to unveil an agreement that would help Saudi Arabia develop a civilian nuclear programme. According to US media reports, the deal is expected to be announced on Wednesday and would allow American companies to support Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions.
What should have been an ordinary afternoon of learning turned into heartbreak in Bangladesh. A landslide buried a girls’ religious school inside the world’s largest refugee camp. At least seven students and one teacher were killed after mud and debris swept over the Islamic study centre in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. Rescue workers and local
A routine skydiving flight turned into a heartbreaking disaster in just moments. Eleven people lost their lives after a plane carrying skydivers crashed shortly after takeoff in the eastern French town of Tomblaine. Everyone on board—the pilot, fiThe aircraft, operated by a parachuting school, had departed from Nancy-Essey airfield. It suddenly plunged almost vertically near
Spain’s political storm is growing as the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been ordered to stand trial in a corruption case. Adding more pressure to a government already facing several investigations. Begoña Gómez is accused of using her position as the prime minister’s wife to help secure business contracts, allegations she strongly denies.
Anger is rising in China after a deadly coal mine explosion — and this time, people aren’t just mourning. They’re asking hard questions. At least 82 workers were killed and more than 120 injured in Friday’s blast at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province. One of the country’s most important mining regions. It’s being
What looked like the start of an ordinary travel day at Australia’s Avalon Airport suddenly turned into a full-blown bomb scare. The culprit? A laser hair removal device and a container for hot chocolate. Yes, really. Police rushed to the airport near Melbourne just before 6am on Thursday after security staff spotted a suspicious package
He broke barriers on the basketball court — and reshaped conversations far beyond it. Now, the sports world is mourning the loss of Jason Collins, who has died at 47 after battling an aggressive brain cancer. Jason Collins, a former NBA centre and the first openly gay athlete to play in one of America’s major
