What does a normal person do on a Saturday? Alex Honnold climbs a 508-metre skyscraper. Without a rope. Without a harness. And without blinking. The American climber has pulled off another jaw-dropping feat, free-soloing Taipei 101 — a steel-and-glass giant designed to look like a bamboo stalk. It is tall enough to make even seasoned
When India rolls out the red carpet for its Republic Day next Monday, the guest list will say as much as the parade itself. European Council President António Costa and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will be front and centre. Why does that matter? Because behind the pageantry lies a high-stakes push to
What happens when rain turns deadly and snow shuts a country down? Across Afghanistan, severe storms have done just that. At least 14 people have been killed after heavy rain, fierce winds and snow. Officials say avalanches and landslides were triggered this week. The danger isn’t over yet. In Kandahar, strong winds and rain tore
US President Donald Trump used the World Economic Forum stage on Thursday to unveil his new “Board of Peace”. A body he says will start by shoring up Gaza’s fragile ceasefire but could eventually stretch far beyond it. How far? In Trump’s own words: “Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much
Measles is back—and it’s spreading fast. South Carolina has reported 88 new cases in just days, pushing the state’s total to 646 infections since October. Health officials say the surge has forced more than 500 people, including students across 15 schools, into quarantine. And that’s raising a bigger question: is the US at risk of
China’s baby bust just hit a new low — and it’s raising uncomfortable questions about the country’s future. Official figures released Monday show births fell to a record low last year, even as Beijing throws incentives at young families. So how bad is it? Only 7.92 million babies were born nationwide in 2025 — the
At least 39 people have died and dozens more are injured after a devastating train collision in southern Spain. It marks the country’s worst rail crash in over a decade. The horror unfolded on Sunday evening when a Madrid-bound train derailed. It crossed onto the opposite track, and smashed into an oncoming train. This happened
So, what does it look like when humanity prepares to head back to the Moon after half a century? Picture this: NASA’s 98-metre-tall mega rocket slowly rolling through Cape Canaveral, inch by inch, on a massive crawler. It took nearly 12 hours — but now, the Space Launch System is finally parked at Launch Pad
Buying a house feels out of reach for many Americans. So what if your retirement savings could help cover the down payment? That’s the idea behind a new proposal President Donald Trump is expected to unveil next week. According to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, the plan would allow Americans to tap their 401(k)
Imagine stumbling across a few scraps of fabric and realising they’re part of one of Europe’s most famous artworks. That’s exactly what happened in northern Germany, where historians uncovered two tiny fragments of the Bayeux Tapestry. They sent them back to France more than 80 years after they were stolen. The pieces, each just a
Britain’s media watchdog has trained its sights on Elon Musk’s X, and this time, it’s about AI gone too far. Could a chatbot really cross legal red lines? Regulators believe it may have. Ofcom has opened an investigation into Grok, X’s AI assistant, over claims it was used to generate sexually explicit deepfake images. These
The Himalayas are supposed to sparkle in winter. So why are so many peaks looking bare, brown, and unsettlingly rocky instead? Meteorologists say snowfall across the Himalayan region has dropped sharply. Most winters over the past five years falling well below historical averages. And when snow does fall? Rising temperatures mean it melts fast. In
