A calm morning off Western Australia’s coast turned tragic in seconds. Raising once again the uneasy question swimmers and surfers always ask: how safe are these waters, really? A 38-year-old man has been killed after being attacked by a roughly 13-foot (4-metre) shark near Horseshoe Reef, north-west of Rottnest Island, close to Perth. Police say
What if an entire mountainside suddenly collapsed into the sea—what kind of wave would that create? In Tracy Arm Fjord, the answer was terrifying: a nearly 500-metre “megatsunami,” the second tallest ever recorded. It happened fast. In under a minute, around 64 million cubic metres of rock—think 24 Great Pyramids—plunged into the water. The result?
What happens when one life ends—but six others get a second chance? That’s exactly what unfolded at Hue Central Hospital, where doctors carried out a remarkable overnight operation, turning tragedy into hope. In a tightly coordinated effort, organs from a single brain-dead donor were used to perform six transplants—saving lives and even restoring sight. It
Can a chatbot be blamed for a crime it didn’t physically commit? That’s the uncomfortable question now hanging over one of the world’s biggest AI companies. OpenAI is facing a criminal investigation in the US after authorities in Florida said its tool ChatGPT may have been used by a 20-year-old student. In the lead-up to
The UK says it has tracked and deterred three Russian submarines. During what officials describe as a month-long “covert operation” near vital undersea cables and pipelines. These aren’t just ordinary sea routes—they carry the digital and energy lifelines connecting Britain and its allies. Defence Secretary John Healey didn’t hold back. He said Britain, working with
What happens when curiosity—or something more sinister—meets one of the UK’s most sensitive military sites? On Thursday, police arrested a 34-year-old Iranian man and a 31-year-old woman. They tried to enter HM Naval Base Clyde, better known as Faslane, home to Britain’s nuclear-armed submarines. According to Police Scotland, the pair didn’t force their way in.
In Japan, what should have been a family outing ended in tragedy. Eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries from Australia’s Gold Coast was fatally injured after a snowmobile accident in Hakuba Valley. Riding with her mother, the vehicle suddenly flipped on a forest trail, trapping her underneath. Despite being airlifted to hospital, she couldn’t be saved. Her netball
What begins as a street confrontation — and ends in tragedy — can send shockwaves far beyond the pavement. That’s exactly what’s happening in Lyon, where the death of 23-year-old student Quentin Deranque has ignited a fierce political storm. Deranque, a maths student and nationalist activist, died after being brutally beaten by a group of
Big changes are shaking up the Washington Post. Just days after announcing mass layoffs, the newspaper revealed that its CEO, William Lewis, is stepping down. Talk about timing. Lewis told staff it was the “right time to leave,” adding that “difficult decisions” had been made to secure the paper’s future. And those decisions? They were
Is Iran blinking—or just standing its ground? President Donald Trump says Tehran would rather cut a deal than risk US military action. Iranian officials flatly reject any talks over their missile and defence systems. “They do want to make a deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House, hinting at pressure building as US naval
What was supposed to be a routine morning commute turned into chaos. On Wednesday, a construction crane collapsed onto a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, derailing the carriages and sparking a fire. At least 22 people were killed. The accident happened around 9:00am local time in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The train was travelling from Bangkok
It’s a race against the tide on a lonely stretch of New Zealand’s South Island. Six pilot whales are already dead — and 15 more are fighting for their lives after washing up on Farewell Spit. The mass stranding began Thursday when around 55 whales ended up on the beach. Most managed to swim back
