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
What’s worth $15 million and still smells faintly of newsprint? Superman’s very first appearance. A rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 — the 1938 issue that introduced the Man of Steel — has sold in a private deal for $15m. The sale smashed the previous record for a comic book. Not bad for something
A respected Turkish journalist who spent years giving a voice to environmental and urban struggles has been killed. His family calls it a brutal and senseless attack. How could a walk home end this way? Hakan Tosun, 50, was assaulted in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district in October while returning home. CCTV footage shows two attackers beating
Iran’s leadership is digging in — but so are the people in the streets. As protests stretch into their second week, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made one thing clear: the state will not retreat. In his first address since the unrest began, Khamenei dismissed protesters as “vandals” and “saboteurs,” blaming the US for
A high-seas chase, a shadowing submarine, and a sudden seizure — sounds like a thriller, right? Except this one is very real. The US has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic after tracking it for more than two weeks. Officials say the move is part of Washington’s push to choke off Venezuelan oil
Europe has been brought to a near standstill by heavy snow and ice — and the human cost is already stark. Six people have died as winter weather tightened its grip across the continent. Five were killed in France in separate road accidents linked to black ice. In Sarajevo, a woman died after a snow-laden
What if your next co-worker didn’t need a coffee break — and happened to be a robot? Hyundai Motor Group says that future isn’t far off. Starting in 2028, the South Korean automaker plans to roll out humanoid robots across its factories worldwide. The company unveiled Atlas, a human-like robot developed by Boston Dynamics, at
Cuba is counting its dead — and pointing the finger squarely at Washington. Havana says 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the dramatic US operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. According to the Cuban government, they were members of its armed forces and intelligence services. They were sent to Venezuela
It sounds like a Hollywood script — but it’s now dominating headlines. US President Donald Trump says America has taken temporary control of Venezuela after a dramatic overnight raid. It allegedly captured President Nicolás Maduro and flew him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges. Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump framed the move as
