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Al Jazeera•5 days ago•1 min read

Experts cite range of factors as overdose deaths drop to nearly 70,000 in 2025, a 14 percent decline over previous year.

Bloomberg•5 days ago•1 min read

Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced the heads of two regions bordering on Ukraine that have been repeatedly targeted by Kyiv’s forces since the war began more than four years ago.

Bloomberg•5 days ago•1 min read

Who is Wes Streeting, the cabinet minister expected to resign and challenge Keir Starmer? Alex Morgan explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Guardian•5 days ago•1 min read

Project organisers say high costs and the energy crisis have scuppered planned green route from Camden to King’s CrossThe Camden Highline, a multimillion-pound effort to transform a disused rail line into a greenery-filled walking and cycling paradise, has been all but scrapped.Nearly a decade since it was conceived as London’s answer to New York’s fabled High Line, the project has fallen victim to high costs and the energy crisis.

The Guardian•5 days ago•1 min read

One of PM’s expanding cohort of critics in Labour party says policy programme ‘sums up where we have gone wrong’For Keir Starmer’s Labour critics, his second king’s speech, in which the government set out what it would do in parliament over the next 12 to 18 months, was a crystallisation of everything that was wrong with the prime minister’s strategy.

Business Insider•5 days ago•1 min read

The US military wants cheaper missiles it can buy by the thousands, aiming to avoid running short in a major conflict.

Ars Technica•5 days ago•1 min read

"Very painful": Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI.

The Guardian•5 days ago•1 min read

Tiffany McElroy says inmates assisted in delivering her baby in May 2024 after jail staff left her to fend for herselfAn Alabama woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that her civil rights and those of her infant daughter were violated after jail staff where she was incarcerated allegedly left her to labor alone for more than a day.Tiffany McElroy, now 28, was booked into an Alabama jail in May 2024. Three days after

CNBC•5 days ago•1 min read

Traders also think it is likely that the president will talk about Iran, despite his comments that the U.S. doesn't need China's help in resolving the war.

Al Jazeera•5 days ago•1 min read

France is facing deepening resentment in former African colonies where it once had political influence.

TechCrunch•5 days ago•1 min read

Fervo Energy's IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn't raising more money.

Engadget•5 days ago•1 min read

Last month, it said it would use employees' mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI models.

Bloomberg•5 days ago•1 min read

US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza is preparing a 15-point plan for the disarmament of Hamas, a key obstruction to reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the war-ravaged territory.

Al Jazeera•5 days ago•1 min read

The state's high court ruled that Murdaugh was denied a fair trial due to comments from a court clerk suggesting guilt.

Bloomberg•5 days ago•1 min read

Left-wing lawmaker Roberto Sánchez has enough votes to squeak by another contender and advance to Peru’s presidential runoff against conservative Keiko Fujimori, according to totals published by the elections regulator after weeks of adjudicating disputed ballots.

Al Jazeera•5 days ago•1 min read

Israel’s Eurovision performance was disrupted by loud pro-Palestine protests during the Vienna semi-final

Bloomberg•5 days ago•1 min read

Israel’s government said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a “secret visit” to the United Arab Emirates, underlining the growing ties between the countries since the start of the Iran war.

Engadget•5 days ago•1 min read

It's all about sharing candid snaps in the moment.

The Guardian•5 days ago•1 min read

Organisers as well as speakers will be held responsible for unlawful speech as police face exceptionally busy weekendThe Metropolitan police have said organisers of this weekend’s Unite the Kingdom and March for Palestine demonstrations will be held responsible for any hate speech connected with the events, in what they expect to be “one of the busiest days for policing in London in recent years”.Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in the capital for the Unite the

Al Jazeera•5 days ago•1 min read

Analysts say China is likely to ask for change in US policy towards Taiwan if it were to pressure Iran reopen Hormuz.

CNBC•5 days ago•1 min read

Leerink analysts lifted J&J shares to a buy equivalent from hold on Wednesday, citing the company's slate of new drugs.

The Guardian•5 days ago•1 min read

Passengers will now continue their 45 days of isolation at home, with health officials confirming they remain asymptomaticSix people who were on the cruise ship linked to an outbreak of hantavirus have left Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral to isolate at home, health officials have said.Passengers from the MV Hondius were taken to the Merseyside facility for checks by specialists.

Business Insider•5 days ago•1 min read

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tore up a 2019 order that barred US airlines from flying in Venezuela. Two US carriers are resuming flights.

Ars Technica•5 days ago•1 min read

Driver recovery can automate what used to be an irritating manual process.