By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Regional fears of a U.S. attack on Iran have eased after President Donald Trump said Tehran had assured him that protesters would not be executed, but he is keeping "all of his options on the table", the White House said. The last
Sanibel, Elizabeth Hargrave’s new board game, was designed with accessibility in mind, just like her previous cozy game Wingspan.
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Mitski has announced her eighth studio album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” will be out February 27 via Dead Oceans. It is led by the single “Whereʼs My Phone?” and a video directed by Noel Paul and based on Shirley Jacksonʼs novel, “We Have Always Lived in the Castle.”
Solve the math puzzle from our February 2026 issue, where we plan a return passage for a robotic explorer that doesn’t want to explore.
A research project conducted by the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung shows how biomass can be used as a raw material for chemical products instead of petroleum. The scientists have published their findings in the journal Science.
A missed birthday. A forgotten anniversary. A milestone that goes unnoticed. These small slights from a manager may seem like no big deal, but new research from Wharton reveals that even the mildest of mistreatment at work can affect more than just employee morale.
After more than seven years of legal limbo, a Greek court has acquitted 24 defendants for charges related to smuggling migrants into Greece.
President Trump described the move as a “wonderful gesture of mutual respect.” The Nobel Committee said the medal can change hands, but “the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot.”
This summer, Dolomite landowners ask tourists to pay a fee on one scenic route after 8,000 visitors arrived in one day.
A new framework for understanding the nonmonotonic temperature dependence and sign reversal of the chirality-related anomalous Hall effect in highly conductive metals has been developed by scientists at Science Tokyo. This framework provides a clear picture of the unusual
Canada has been seeking a thaw as part of an effort to diversify trade amid Trump’s tariffs and threats to use “economic force” to make it the 51st state.
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Trump said on Tuesday that he hopes to name a new Fed chair in the next few weeks. But that could get held up by the criminal investigation of Powell.
The phenomenon where electron spins align in a specific direction after passing through chiral materials is a cornerstone for future spin-based electronics. Yet, the precise process behind this effect has remained a mystery—until now.
DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old King Salman was undergoing medical tests in a hospital in Riyadh, the state news agency said on Friday. King of the world's biggest oil exporter and a major U.S. ally in the Middle East, he had received medical care for lung
BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will raise topics including the political transition in Syria and the return of migrants to their homeland in talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Berlin next Tuesday, a government spokesperson said on
South Africa's defence minister has ordered an inquiry into reports of Iran's participation in navy exercises, apparently against the instructions of the president, the ministry said Friday. The probe comes after the United States sharply criticised the past week's drills,
Kathleen Kennedy has given a status update on movies by Mangold and Taika Waititi plus Donald Glover's Lando and Steven Soderbergh's Ben Solo projects
Mamdani is dismantling the very anti-discrimination rules meant to stop antisemitism before it turns bloody.
According to Matthew McConaughey's lawyers and an expert, this is the first instance of an actor using trademark law to protect their likeness from AI misuse.
An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has uncovered the first decisive evidence that at least some fast radio burst (FRB) sources—brief but powerful flashes of radio waves from distant
Millions of people could be on the wrong tax code.
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Owners of the recalled minifridges are urged to stop using them immediately.
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Process roulette is the name of the game.
The Gulf states and Turkey are mounting an intensive diplomatic push to avert a U.S.–Iran clash that could trigger a costly regional war, offering economic incentives to ensure their territory and interests remain protected. So far, the effort appears to be working
Delcy Rodríguez gave her first state of the union address to the country after the US seized Nicolás Maduro.
A Ford employee was suspended after heckling Trump during a visit of a Michigan auto plant.
Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat’s romantic comedy “No Good Men” has been set as Berlin Film Festival opener. The German-backed film set inside a Kabul newsroom during the democratic era, before the Taliban returned to power in 2021, will open the festival on Feb. 12 at the
"Sadat continues her vital work spotlighting Afghan women’s lives, here bringing romance and touches of humour to a rousingly political story."
Wildflower expert Naomi Fraga was excited about the prospect of an extraordinary bloom this spring, after a winter of near record rainfall, but this week's unseasonably hot, dry weather has dimmed her hopes for a superbloom year.
David Ellison is on a race against the clock, meeting political leaders and entertainment figures across Europe to rally support for his $108.4 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and build an opposition against rival suitor Netflix. The outreach comes as regulators
Kuits specialist employment solicitor, Jake McManus, breaks down the legal mechanism after a group of ousted Rockstar devs were denied interim pay earlier this week.
In Aomori, Japan, women in kimonos performed the Taue Mochitsuki rice pounding ceremony amid snowfall, aiming for a good harvest and family protection.
H-E-B claimed the top spot for the fourth year in a row, and the fifth time in nine years. Market Basket, Woodman’s, Costco, and Aldi round out the top five.
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Mahmoud Hasano , Jonathan Spicer and Timour Azhari Jan 15 (Reuters) - Syrian troops are poised to attack towns in the north and east held by Kurdish fighters, sources familiar with the matter said, to pressure autonomy-minded Kurds into making
"This thing is next level dumb and I'm largely a fan of the president," said one Trump supporter.
The U.S. already possesses exactly what it needs in Greenland.
The 'Frankenstein' director said in response to the news that "working in this industry continues to be the joy of a lifetime."
Although Machado's gesture marks a rare instance of a living laureate parting with their medal shortly after receiving it, it is not unprecedented, and rules state that Machado could give away her actual medal but not the honour itself.
American Airlines said Flight 3057 partially left the paved surface of the taxiway after completing deicing procedures amid snow and freezing temperatures.
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The defence minister orders an inquiry into reports the military flouted orders to expel Iran from naval drills.
You can have too much of a good thing.
By Parisa Hafezi and Nayera Abdallah Dubai, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of U.S. threats to intervene if