Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Tuesday on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a text already diluted to remove Gulf states' desired green light to use force to protect the key shipping lane. The draft resolution prepared by Bahrain and supported by the
Kittleson, a freelancer for several U.S. outlets, was seized last week in Baghdad by Kataib Hezbollah, a Shiite militia aligned with Iran.
In a new Nature Physics publication, University of Amsterdam researchers introduce human-made materials that spring to life. These 'metamaterials' don't just learn to change shape, but can autonomously adapt their shape-changing strategy, perform reflex actions and move around
A guide to which Apple chargers to use with which Apple products in order to charge the quickest . (Your charger’s wattage really matters when the device’s battery level is 0-50%. After that, less so.)
West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.
Nottingham’s No Peeling play post-punk in the fun way, not the dour way. They released their self-titled debut EP last year, and in a few weeks they’ll be back with EP2. Lead single “Stationery” keeps up the band’s penchant for short bursts of neon cartoon energy. It sounds
A new study finds teachers tend to provide assistance to similar subsets of students when using AI-powered educational tools, rather than touching base regularly with everyone in their classes. The findings could be used to develop tools that help teachers track their classroom
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris had been held by Iran since 2022 on spying charges, which France dismissed as unfounded. The pair were released from Evin Prison in November and have since remained at the French embassy
Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped in Baghdad last week, was said to be released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia, which had not previously claimed responsibility. Two officials said her release was exchanged for the return of six militia members detained by Iraqi authorities
Mason Thames, Peter Dinklage and Kiernan Shipka also star in Macon Blair's comedy that premiered at Sundance.
BEIRUT, April 7 (Reuters) - Bombardment in southern Lebanon on Tuesday forced a convoy of humanitarian aid organized by the Vatican's embassy for a besieged Christian town to turn back, a priest in the town told Reuters. Thousands of Christians in several southern Lebanese
Donald Trump is no stranger to provocative language. But his threat to wipe out Iranian civilization and other recent menacing comments have prompted critics to question the US president's mental health. The oldest elected president in American history has ramped up his
A fungus that can wipe out up to 50% of a sugar beet crop may soon meet its match in a new generation of smart disease forecasting. A new study published in Phytopathology shows how combining drone imagery, weather data, and qPCR-based airborne spore monitoring can reveal where
The movement patterns of waterfowl, including ducks, swans and geese, may affect the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in bird populations, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The findings are published in the journal Ecology Letters.
After McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski struggled to take a bite of the chain’s new burger in a video that went viral for all the wrong reasons, Burger King’s president swooped in to promote the revamped Whopper – and it’s paying off.
A Bahrain-led resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz failed at the United Nations on Tuesday, unable to withstand opposition from Russia and China despite attempts to weaken its provisions to win their support. Nearly a dozen countries — Bahrain, Democratic Republic
A spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday mocked President Trump's latest threat toward Iran, saying his "civilized" country will win over "brute force." Trump has set a deadline for Iran to submit a peace proposal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz at 8 p.m. EDT on
Wardogs will let you manufacture and sell guns to your pals mid-match, and it has an in-game economy for cash and gold bars.
“My favorite phrase lately is ‘mouthfeel,’ which is used in relation to food and drink,” said the East Village artist. “I’m thinking about that textural quality as a parallel to the paintings.”
Kataib Hezbollah says the release comes on condition that she leave Iraq immediately.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Monday characterized President Trump as someone who is “undisciplined, immature and narcissistic” but not “stupid.” “He knows he is in trouble. When that happens, he flails and that is what he is doing now. He is flailing. That is
One-fifth of the world's oil typically passes through the strait and Iran's chokehold during the war has sent energy prices soaring around the world.
The writers behind two of the most binge-able TV series are taking on Marvel’s most famous mutants. Jake Schreier, who has been tapped to reboot the X-Men for the MCU, told Collider that he has enlisted “Beef” creator Lee Sung Jin and “The Bear” co-showrunner Joanna Calo (also
Fox’s anime intro is probably the film’s standout scene
Isaiah Rashad is making his long-awaited return next month with his first album in five years. The Tennessee native has announced his new album It’s Been Awful, which will be released on May 1 via Top Dawg Entertainment and Warner Records. Along with a cinematic trailer for the
Experimental rock icons Bill Orcutt, Steve Shelley, and Ethan Miller joined forces last year for a power trio record as Orcutt Shelley Miller. Fresh off their appearance at Big Ears, the band is back today with two new covers, to be released together on a 7″ next month. Both
Ecology is often understood as a hyperlocal thing. The ecology of a pond, for instance, is vastly complex, even if the pond is tiny. But learning solely from local ecosystems is a slow and laborious approach that may not capture widely applicable findings.
LISBON, April 7 (Reuters) - Portugal said it had authorised 76 landings by U.S. aircraft at the Lajes air base in the Azores and 25 overflights of its territory since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, on condition they were not used to bomb civilian infrastructure.
Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested on Monday night in connection with Offset’s shooting in Hollywood, FL. The Seminole Police Department stated that the musician, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested and “charged in connection with the incident that took place Monday
Last night Pet Shop Boys kicked off a five-night run at London's Electric Ballroom. They're calling the residency "Obscure Pet Shop Boys," promising no hits. The setlist was obscure, indeed, composed entirely of live debuts and rarities dating all the way back to their 1986
Donald Trump's increasingly apocalyptic threats of destruction in Iran have raised concerns of just how far the US president might go militarily to bend the Islamic republic to his will. Trump announced Tuesday that "a whole civilization will die" if Iran does not heed his
At a church in the mountains outside Beirut, Raymonda Mouawad raged as she buried her brother, killed by an Israeli strike in a war against Hezbollah that he had nothing to do with. "We shouldn't be forced to bear the guilt of others' mistakes," she said, her voice filled with
In parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, feathery yellow goldenrod and stands of big bluestem sway alongside Indiangrass and other prairie plants, stretching up to eight feet tall. Now, in the search for ways to help ecosystems withstand the weather extremes made worse by
President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi for failing to weaponize the Justice Department to prosecute his enemies and make the Jeffrey Epstein scandal go away, while refusing to accept that the job of the attorney general is to represent the government and people of the
Dominican filmmaker Leticia Tonos is rated to be back in top form with her latest feature “Milly, Queen of Merengue,” which closes the 14th Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama) on April 12. It’s Tonos’ first crack at making a bio-musical. She is best known for her
Awards show will take place in Las Vegas on May 17
The United Nations issued a Tuesday reminder about the Geneva Conventions and the standards of international humanitarian law amid the war in Iran. “Even wars have rules,” the U.N. wrote in a Tuesday post on the social platform X. “The Geneva Conventions protect civilians in
Diesel prices set new records in six states on Tuesday, AAA data shows.
As organizations increasingly rely on algorithms to rank candidates for jobs, university spots, and financial services, a new method, named hyperFA*IR, offers a more principled approach when picking candidates based on a limited pool of applicants, especially if minorities are
Taylor Frankie Paul has filed for a temporary restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, with whom she shares a son. The legal move comes less than an hour before a court hearing in Utah regarding Mortensen’s own order of protection against Paul, in addition
Panama’s Ana Elena Tejera whose poetic debut feature “Panquiaco” opened IFF Panama in 2020, is in production on her new fiction film, “Culebra Cut “(“Corte Culebra”). It features Daniel Giménez Cacho (“Bardo” by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, “Zama “by Lucrecia Martel) playing
Attacks have targeted bridges, steel plants and pharmaceutical facilities, verified videos show.
Back to the drawing board, Jen-Hsun?
