Trying to fly home for the holidays—and suddenly staring at a departure board full of red alerts? You’re not alone. A powerful winter storm has thrown travel plans into chaos across the US north-east. It has cancelled and delayed thousands of flights at the worst possible time. By Friday night, around 1,600 flights were cancelled
Just after Christmas, the skies over north-western Nigeria lit up — but not with celebration. The United States confirmed it carried out airstrikes on camps linked to the Islamic State group. This signalled a sharp escalation in a region militants are trying to turn into their next base. The targets were in Sokoto state, near
What happens when politics collides with culture? Washington is about to find out. Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty has gone to court to try to strip President Donald Trump’s name. It is from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Her argument is blunt: the rename wasn’t just controversial—it was illegal. Last week, the
What was meant to be a routine flight home ended in tragedy. Libya’s army chief, Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash in Turkey. It is an abrupt and shocking loss for a country already used to instability. The Falcon 50 jet took off from Ankara on Tuesday evening, bound
What if a simple remote job application wasn’t about a paycheck—but about funding weapons programs? That’s the unsettling reality a top Amazon executive says the tech world is now facing. Amazon has blocked more than 1,800 job applications. It believes were linked to North Korean operatives, according to the company’s chief security officer, Stephen Schmidt.
Think cryptocurrency theft is random and scattered? Think again. In 2025, North Korea-linked hackers have stolen more crypto than anyone else, raking in over $2 billion. Their operations aren’t just numerous, they’re ruthlessly precise. According to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, North Korean groups accounted for nearly 60% of all cryptocurrency theft this year. This pushed
What if being told “it’s impossible” just made you aim higher — literally? For Michaela Benthaus, a German engineer and wheelchair user, that question ended 100 kilometres above Earth. Seven years after a mountain bike accident left her with a spinal cord injury, Benthaus refused to shelve her childhood dream of space. Instead, she sent
A quiet Friday rush hour in Taipei turned into chaos. Smoke filled the air. People ran. And by the end of it, at least three lives were lost. Authorities say a 27-year-old man armed with a knife went on a violent spree across central Taipei, injuring nine others. It began at the city’s main metro
So… is TikTok finally off Washington’s chopping block? It certainly looks that way. TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew told staff this week that ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors. The agreements are to reshape ownership of TikTok’s American business. The deal, expected to close on 22 January, could finally end years
What happens when Washington turns up the volume in one of Asia’s most sensitive flashpoints? Beijing notices — loudly. The Trump administration has unveiled an arms package for Taiwan worth roughly $11bn. It is packed with heavy hitters: HIMARS rocket systems, self-propelled howitzers, and a range of missiles. Congress still needs to sign off, but
A quiet Massachusetts neighbourhood. A sudden burst of gunfire. And a brilliant scientific career cut short. How did it come to this? MIT has confirmed that Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, a 47-year-old nuclear science and engineering expert, died on Tuesday. He was shot multiple times at his home in Brookline. Police were called around
What does press freedom look like in Hong Kong now? Many critics say Monday’s verdict offered a grim answer. Jimmy Lai — the outspoken media tycoon and pro-democracy figure — was found guilty on all three counts in his national security trial. A ruling rights groups say all but seals the fate of independent journalism
