What if the far edge of our Solar System isn’t as silent and frozen as we thought? Japanese astronomers say a tiny, icy world—2002 XV93—may have something unexpected: an atmosphere. Yes, an atmosphere… nearly six billion kilometres from the Sun. Until now, only Pluto held that title among distant objects in the Kuiper Belt. So
After years in detention, Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly been moved to house arrest, according to state media in Myanmar. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held since the 2021 military coup led by Min Aung Hlaing, which ended her elected government. On paper, it sounds like progress. The junta says her remaining sentence
What happens when one of the world’s biggest tech giants decides it needs a reset? Apple may have just answered that—by handing the reins to an insider. After 15 years under Tim Cook, the company has named hardware chief John Ternus as its next CEO, starting September 1. Cook isn’t disappearing—he’ll stay on as executive
At a major AI conference in San Francisco, one message echoed louder than the hype: artificial intelligence is changing everything. But no one wants to clearly say what happens to human jobs. Inside the HumanX event, packed with thousands of tech leaders and investors, the mood was a strange mix of excitement and unease. One
A Russian Antonov An-26 crashed over the Crimean Peninsula, killing all 29 people on board, according to officials in Russia. The aircraft, carrying crew and passengers, lost contact mid-flight before search teams located the wreckage near a rural village. So what went wrong? Early reports point toward a technical failure. Investigators say there were no
Is the Middle East conflict inching toward diplomacy—or just pausing before the next escalation? That’s the question after US President Donald Trump unexpectedly stepped back from a looming military threat against Iran. After warning Tehran he could strike its energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t fully reopened, Trump now says he’s pressing pause.
The US has temporarily eased sanctions on Russian oil already on ships at sea. A move aimed at calming a global energy market shaken by the US‑Israel war with Iran. But will it really help—or just pad Putin’s wallet? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stressed the measure is “short-term” and meant to support market stability, not
In southeastern Brazil, torrential downpours have unleashed a deadly mix of floods and landslides. At least 23 people are dead and 47 missing in the state of Minas Gerais. Streets became raging torrents, with residents clinging to electricity poles or waving for help from windows. Juiz de Fora bore the brunt, reporting 16 deaths and
Eighteen months after street protests toppled a political titan, Bangladesh has delivered a political earthquake of its own. The centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has stormed to a two-thirds majority. It swept aside rivals in a historic vote that barred Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League from contesting. At the helm? Tarique Rahman — a man returning
A quiet school day in southern France turned into a nightmare. And now, investigators are asking the same haunting question everyone else is: how did it come to this? A 14-year-old student who stabbed his art teacher told police he acted out of “too much hatred,” according to Toulon prosecutor Raphaël Balland. The 60-year-old teacher
China wants to take AI to space—and it’s not waiting around. Beijing plans to launch space-based AI data centres over the next five years, state media says. It is setting up a direct challenge to Elon Musk’s vision of orbital computing. Sounds sci-fi? It’s already on the drawing board. China’s top space contractor, CASC, says
The US job market ended 2025 on a quiet note — and many are asking, is this slowdown here to stay? In December, employers added just 50,000 jobs, far below expectations. Yet the unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.4%, a glimmer of stability in an otherwise sluggish year. Overall, 2025 saw the smallest annual
