Another Peruvian president has fallen — this time, Dina Boluarte. In a dramatic overnight session, Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to remove her from office, citing “permanent moral incapacity.” Boluarte, one of the world’s most unpopular leaders with approval ratings hovering around 2–4%, faced mounting scandals and protests. Surging crime also marked her turbulent tenure. As
What kind of government bombs its own people on a national holiday? That’s the grim question haunting Myanmar today. At least 24 people were killed and 47 wounded. The country’s military dropped two bombs from a motorized paraglider onto a peaceful candlelight vigil in Chaung U township. The crowd had gathered to mark the Thadingyut
Can a president fire anyone he wants — even officials Congress meant to shield from politics? The US Supreme Court just opened that door. In a 6–3 decision, the justices ruled President Donald Trump can dismiss Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat. Her lawsuit over her firing plays out. This ruling doesn’t
What’s next for TikTok in America — a sale, a shutdown, or another last-minute twist? U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington and Beijing have struck a “framework” deal. The deal is to transfer TikTok’s U.S. operations into American hands. Speaking after trade talks in Madrid, he called it a breakthrough that President Trump and
What happens when two invisible cosmic giants collide? They don’t just merge — they shake the very fabric of the universe. This January, scientists detected their “loudest” gravitational wave signal yet. It was a ripple in spacetime so clear it helped prove Stephen Hawking right, more than 50 years after his prediction. Gravitational waves —
Germany just hit a milestone no one wanted to see. More than three million people are now out of work—the first time joblessness has climbed this high in a decade. Fresh figures from the labour office show 3.02 million unemployed in August, up by 46,000 from July. “The labour market is still shaped by the
Hollywood’s glitz took a dark turn after a gang of teenage burglars allegedly ransacked Brad Pitt’s Los Feliz home. Police say it’s part of a bigger celebrity crime spree. The suspects? Four teenage boys — two 18-year-olds, a 17-year-old, and a 16-year-old — all believed to be street gang members. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says
Imagine a rock crashing through your roof — and it turns out to be older than Earth itself. That’s exactly what happened in McDonough, Georgia, when a meteorite blazing across the sky exploded in broad daylight on June 26. Scientists at the University of Georgia got their hands on fragments from the meteorite. They discovered
Could the Titan disaster have been stopped before it ever plunged into the Atlantic? A scathing two-year probe by the US Coast Guard says yes. It points fingers directly at OceanGate, calling its safety practices “critically flawed” and its workplace “toxic.” The Titan, which imploded during a descent to the Titanic in June 2023, killing
What if science could stop deadly genetic diseases before birth? In the UK, it just did. Doctors have announced the birth of eight healthy babies using a revolutionary IVF technique that combines DNA from three people. The goal? To prevent mitochondrial diseases—devastating conditions passed down from mothers, often fatal in childhood. This groundbreaking method is
What happens when life-saving medication becomes a luxury overnight? Gugu, a 54-year-old former sex worker living with HIV, knows the answer. Until recently, she collected her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in Johannesburg. But after US President Donald Trump slashed foreign aid, that clinic—and many like it—shut down. “I was lucky. They gave me nine
What do you do after a messy political breakup? If you’re Elon Musk, you start your own party. The billionaire tech mogul announced the launch of the America Party on his platform X. He claimed it’s time to challenge the “one-party system masquerading as two.” The move comes just weeks after Musk’s dramatic split from
