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Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigned after the constitutional court found no evidence of his high school diploma. The move deepens the rift with President Prabowo, whose approval rating fell to 44.5% amid treason investigations and political instability.
The American Cancer Society now urges routine PSA screening for average-risk men aged 50 to 69, reversing its…
Nvidia representatives privately assured Senator Mark Foster that the company could implement Chip Security Act tracking, contradicting public…
International desk
One person died and four others were injured after a shooting at Vida Fitness in Northwest Washington DC on Thursday morning. Police identified the suspect as a white male who barricaded himself in a nearby apartment before being found with a gunshot wound.
President Zelenskyy confirmed that systematic speed restrictions on Starshield have returned, disabling Ukrainian interceptors tracking targets over 161 km/h. The…
An early Thursday airstrike on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis killed six people and wounded 28, including surgeon Dr…
Afghan authorities have imposed a de facto ban on male doctors treating female patients, requiring a male guardian for care.…
Power and policy
The Court of Justice of the EU dismissed Poland's legal challenge to seven climate laws, including the 2035 zero-emission car target and carbon pricing for heating.
Companies and markets
The UK economy expanded by 0.7% in the three months to September, its fastest growth in over two years. Services led the surge, with computer programming…
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Manchester United director Jason Wilcox is reviewing head coach Michael Carrick's position after the team fell to 18th place with eight points. The club faces internal friction and fitness doubts following a…
Research and discovery
The Euclid mission released its first major dataset covering 14% of the sky, identifying over 900 million galaxies and 15,000 strong gravitational lensing cases. This data helps researchers probe dark…
Evidence first
A study led by Francisco Rubino at King's College London analyzed over 800,000 records to validate a new obesity framework. The method combines BMI with waist and organ tests, finding…
Arts and screen
Irma P Hall, the actress who won an NAACP Image Award for her role in Soul Food, died at age 91. Her family described her as a beloved educator and…
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A three-storey building on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed into a construction site, killing at least two people and injuring more than 17. Over…
The 1,000ft SS United States was intentionally sunk off Destin, Florida, to rest at 180ft depth and serve as the world's largest artificial reef.…
The Climate Action Tracker projects global temperatures will rise 2.7C above preindustrial levels by 2100 under current policies, breaching the 1.5C limit soon. Even…
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants killed ten police officers, including Deputy Superintendent Haider Zaman, during an ambush in Kohat district. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that…
Approximately 120,000 people marched in Madrid during Spain's first general strike in 14 years, protesting housing costs and living expenses. The action caused significant…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his team were reprimanded by an Army sentinel for laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.…
Lance Corporal Nicholas Horne of the 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland faces one count of rape for an alleged assault on a woman…
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine warned that overshooting the 1.5C target will destroy small island nations, citing coral bleaching and floods.
Over 300 schools in Italy, Scotland, and Northern Ireland were evacuated after receiving identical bomb threat emails on Wednesday. Authorities confirmed the messages were…
German military units are withdrawing Chinese-made drones from service immediately due to concerns about data transmission to Beijing. The blanket ban follows a lack…
