Series of tremors near Tehran renews concerns over major quake risk — The tremors have been felt in an area close to the Mosha fault, one of Iran’s most active seismic zones.
22-year-old Mozart’s handwritten notebook unearthed in ‘major discovery’ — The notebook was confiscated during the French Revolution, and has now been found in Paris.
Leagues Cup 2026 Kicking Off on Apple TV — Apple today highlighted tomorrow's start for the Leagues Cup, an annual competition among teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX, with all 62 matches available for Apple TV subscribers to watch at no additional charge in over 100…
SpaceX stock erases all its gains and slides below IPO price in intraday trading — SpaceX shares dipped below their IPO price of $135 on Wednesday morning for the first time since listing, signaling dwindling hype around the Elon Musk company.
In Nevada, Trump's policies are making things tough for Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo — In one of the most competitive races for governor this year, Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford will challenge Republican Gov. Joe Lomardo for his office in November.
When Billie Joe Armstrong Asks You to Make a Green Day Movie, You Don’t Say No — Billie Joe Armstrong and director Lee Kirk tell IndieWire about their new Green Day movie "Nimrods."
Strait of Hormuz shipping grinds to halt as US, Iran resume fighting — Brent crude holds steady despite plunge in traffic in critical waterway.
Is Ukraine’s campaign of targeting Russian refineries working? — Fuel shortages in the country are unlikely to force Putin into concessions for peace.
Optics of peace first, details later: The US-Iran 60-day challenge — Negotiators have yet to hold talks on key issues that have plagued US-Iran diplomacy for decades, say analysts.
European election monitor dismisses rumours of fraud in Colombia’s election — The electoral mission described the first round of voting in Colombia's presidential race as 'a lesson in democracy'.
Survey finds 'significantly more' ancient woodland — A wildlife trust says there are 50% more sites in Hertfordshire than previously recorded.
The End of Reading Is Here — Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
They were world-class tennis rivals. Now friends, they've teamed up against cancer — They were the women's tennis champions of their generation. Now, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova open up about friendship, cancer and retirement in the documentary <em>Chris & Martina: The…
EU now one step away from reviving private message scanning rules — The European Parliament has approved an urgent procedure to fast-track legislation that would revive the expired "Chat Control 1.0" rules.
Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe dies at 78 — Ann Widdecombe became a dominant pro-Brexit voice later in her career.
Why We Need More Woman-Centric Retellings of The Odyssey — During a pivotal moment in The Odyssey, Circe sends Odysseus to the Kingdom of the Dead to find the soothsayer who can instruct him on how to return home after more than a dozen years away. But to …
Gaza sisters win Earth Prize for turning war rubble into bricks — Palestinian sisters Tala and Farah Mousa turned the rubble of their bombed Gaza home into reusable bricks.
See Ten Spectacular Images From This Year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest That Capture the Wonders of the Universe — The pictures, on the competition's shortlist, reveal the remarkable celestial objects that lie above our heads, both in deep space and closer to home
England play Mexico at Azteca: How altitude might affect the World Cup game — The pitch at the Azteca is 2,240 metres above sea level. At that altitude, air is thinner and makes breathing difficult.
Rapist Paul Quinn's 24-year sentence an insult, says wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson — Paul Quinn is jailed over the 2003 attack in Salford for which Andrew Malkinson served 17 years.
Margot Robbie backs Tudor play 1536: 'Women are still having the same conversations' — Acclaimed Tudor-set play 1536 is co-produced by Margot Robbie and is being turned into a BBC TV drama.
Entrance - Greek Mythology Link — The Greek Mythology Link is a collection of the Greek myths written on line by Carlos Parada.
‘United As One’: Why US, Mexico and Canada are cohosting World Cup 2026 — The 2026 World Cup is the first to be held in three different host nations - but why? Al Jazeera explains.
More than 1,000 passengers held on cruise after gastrointestinal illness outbreak — The ship, which set sail from Belfast on Friday, is at port in Bordeaux after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal illness.
Remaking My Life in 50 Swims — The sky was a hazy yellow gray, the AQI was a “very unhealthy” three hundred, and it was one hundred degrees as I loaded my car with an overnight bag and a hopeful last-minute tote holding a swimsu…
L'Affaire Siloxane — How antiperspirant fumes nearly got NASA to evacuate the space station
China braced for second typhoon in a week as Bavi approaches landfall — Hundreds of thousands of people are evacuated from eastern Zhejiang province, with the city of Wenzhou close to the path of the storm.
What Ancient Writers Understood About Bees — It’s spring in Prague and as I write my desk is covered in pollen. Morning bees browse around my window, foraging for materials. I was recently translating some verses of Virgil, Book IV of the Geo…
Sturgeon tells BBC: I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit — Scotland's former first minister is challenged over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears.
July’s Best Reviewed Fiction — Colson Whitehead’s Cool Machine, Sigrid Nunez’s It Will Come Back to You, and Valeria Luiselli’s Beginning Middle End all feature among the best reviewed fiction titles of the month. Brought …
Photos: Geneva police use force as G7 protest escalates into violence — Demonstrators denounce G7 amid escalating clashes, which lead to damaged buildings and burning cars.
US says Iran will buy its goods: What could US-Iran trade look like? — Before the 1979 revolution in Iran, Washington and Tehran had close trade ties. Could a peace deal revive them?
Cubans grapple with fuel shortages and blackouts as US steps up pressure — The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country's former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.
Nvidia Shield TV (2019) appears to have been quietly discontinued, maybe — It seems that the 7-year-old but still-latest Nvidia Shield TV model has been quietly discontinued, but one still remains. The...
June's temperature record set to be broken again — Thursday is expected to be a hotter day for parts of England and Wales with June's record temperature set to be broken for a second day in a row as Simon King explains.
US Supreme Court says Rastafarian man shaved by prison guards can’t sue — The high court has upheld ruling that prisoners cannot sue prison staff for money damages under religious liberties law.
Fire Chars Santa Rosa Island - NASA Science — The blaze spread across the southern side of the second-largest island in California’s Channel Islands National Park.
Pakistan Says Strikes Along Afghan Border Kill 29 Militants — Pakistan said it carried out an intelligence-based ground operation and “precision” airstrikes along its border with Afghanistan, killing 29 militants in response to earlier deadly attacks.
The ballad of TIGIT — 2.8k words, 12 minute reading time
Trove — Australia’s free online research portal. Trove is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia.
Malaysia enforces ban on social media accounts for children younger than 16 — Malaysia has begun enforcing its ban on children under 16 having social media accounts. It's part of a global push to enhance online safety for young users.
Starmer quits as Labour leader and paves way for contest for new prime minister — Sir Keir delivered a statement to announce his planned departure from Downing Street.
Does UK’s new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farage’s Reform? — Restore Britain’s manifesto has pledged to implement the 'most ambitious programme of mass deportations'.
US in closely guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland — It is seeking to open three bases in the south of the Arctic territory, according to multiple officials familiar with the talks.
Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade — Winner of an environmental photography award, this shot of a sea turtle seen under ultraviolet light shows how forensic evidence is being used to help catch poachers and animal traffickers
The Pressure to Be Exceptional | Fairouz Abdelmotaleb | TEDxZSIS Youth — Many people feel pressure to excel in one specific area, which can make those who are good, but not outstanding, at many things feel average. Understanding that “average” can be a label rather than a…
Iran War Risk Still Important in Background, Says Torsten Slok — Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo, said that while AI and the Fed may be issues more at the forefront of the economic conversation, risk from the Iran war and its subsequent impact on fuel stores remains an…
AI Doesn't Understand You | Nikita Gajbhiye | TEDxMoulsari Avenue — Artificial intelligence can recognize patterns, generate predictions, and outperform humans in many specialized tasks. But does it truly understand the world it analyzes? Drawing from real-world experiences in…
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports — Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI | TechCrunch — Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to…
HYAN renovates 70s home in Japan around "single, continuous" living space — <p>Local architecture studio HYAN has renovated Green Sandwich House, a 1970s home in Japan, using a palette of timber, plaster and tiles to bring "warmth and texture" to a flexible, open living space.…
A Shortlist of Potential Future Euro Banknote Designs — The European Central Bank is providing a sneak peek at the next design of the Euro banknotes. From a shortlist of 10 designs created by artists and designers fr
Who’s really running Iran? | The Economist — Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, may have survived deadly US-Israeli strikes, but the system around him is under existential pressure. As the US-Iran war continues to drag on, the two sides are trapped in a cycle of fighting…
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump — The ruling is a major setback for Donald Trump's immigration agenda, and has been welcomed by civil rights groups.
watchOS 27 could make Apple Watch's important new health feature even better — Apple Watch added hypertension notifications last year, and it sounds like watchOS 27 might make them even better.
Indian court rejects appeal over ban on Telegram app — The ruling comes after India said channels on the app were selling leaked questions for undergraduate entrance exams.
Goa: Why foreign tourists are turning away from India's party capital — Foreign visitors to Goa have nearly halved from their pre-Covid peak even as domestic tourism is booming.
Curiosity as an Instrument of Love: Thoreau’s Touching Account of 24 Hours with a Tiny Owl — “If you would learn the secrets of Nature, you must practice more humanity than others.”
Top Arab, Muslim diplomats launch plan to protect Jerusalem religious sites — Foreign ministers warn Christian and Islamic holy sites 'threatened' by Israel 'as never before'.
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University — The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.