A 27-year-old university student, Sarah was at a crowded fuel station in the city of el-Obeid, on the front line of Sudan’s civil war, when a drone struck without warning. She says the station lit up before everything went dark. “In front of us there were injured people, blood, burnt cars, and smashed cars.” We…
A container ship is berthed at the container terminal in Qingdao, China’s eastern Shandong province on June 25, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images China’s consumer prices grew slower than expected in June, while wholesale inflation accelerated, as elevated energy costs continued to sap domestic demand. Consumer prices rose 1% in June from a…
People visit the booth of Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd during Electronica China 2021 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre on April 14, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Luxshare Precision Industry fell more than 5% in their Hong Kong trading debut Thursday, as investors cheered the market entry…
A watermelon can look perfect on the outside and still disappoint once it is cut open. Smooth skin, an even shape and a bright green colour often attract shoppers first, yet those features do not always say much about what is happening inside. Experienced growers and market sellers tend to pay attention to different clues….
A fitness club is being sued after an employee at one of its childcare facilities in Southern California threw a 23-month-old child in the air and failed to catch him, resulting in a traumatic brain injury, according to the complaint. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content….
Sir Keir Starmer was given a personalised revolver with live ammunition as a gift by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the Nato summit. The firearm, engraved with the prime minister’s name, was one of a series of similar gifts presented to the leader of each country who attended the event in Ankara. Sir Keir’s…
Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi kicks the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images Alphabet-owned Google broke a search record thanks to the World Cup international soccer tournament. During…
Gauranga Das (Photo: gaurangadas.com) Imagine a scenario where there are two people in a room. One has the title, the final say on every decision, and a team that does exactly what they’re told.The other has none of that, no official rank, no throne, no army, and yet somehow, when things fall apart, everyone instinctively…
Graham Platner announced Wednesday he’s ending his Senate campaign, capping a chaotic few days of uncertainty and Democratic infighting and leaving the party without a candidate in the vitally important Maine race this fall. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The announcement by the populist progressive…
Justin Bieber has joined the star-studded list of half-time performers who will close out the 2026 World Cup in New York. The Canadian pop star will perform alongside Madonna, Shakira and K-pop ensemble BTS during the tournament’s first-ever, Super Bowl-style half-time show on 19 July. Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay,…