UN aid relief a potential opening for Trump-Kim talks, say analysts

No tangible progress has been made between the US and North Korea since the 2019 summit collapsed.

Thailand's election commission faces pressure over vote transparency

Members of the public raised concerns on social media about possible irregularities in the vote count, and small protests erupted nationwide, with a trending Thai hashtag #RecountForTheWholeCountry.

'Gaybourhoods' boost LGB voter turnout

Living near other lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people makes LGB people significantly more likely to vote, according to new research published in The Journal of Politics. When the share of LGB residents in a neighborhood increases by just one percentage point, LGB residents

Woman dies in school shooting in southern Thailand

Police shot and arrested the suspect, whom local media identified as an 18-year-old man.

Teacher dies after Thailand school shooting

BANGKOK, Feb 12 - A female teacher died on Thursday in southern Thailand's Hat Yai district after a gunman opened fire at a school where she worked, the provincial administration said on social media.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Fail to Reach Settlement in ‘It Ends With Us’ Legal War

The co-stars failed to reach a settlement agreement on Wednesday. A trial has been set for May 18

Taiwan leader wants more defence cooperation with Europe

The island supports its semiconductor companies investing overseas, including in Europe.

WotC says there are no plans for a Harry Potter Magic set, 'The Magic Multiverse has its own school of Magic at Strixhaven'

And it doesn't have anything as daft as Quidditch in it.

Taiwan President Lai warns countries in region ‘next’ in case of China attack

He insisted on the need for Taiwan to dramatically shore up its defences.

Antarctic magnetic anomaly is a trace of an ancient continental collision, scientists find

Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from East Antarctica and determined that the magnetic anomaly in this region resulted from the convergence of continents and the birth of the supercontinent

Israel president says anti-Semitism in Australia ‘frightening’

He said he had brought a “message of goodwill to the people of Australia”.

HGTV Cancels ‘Rehab Addict’ After Host Nicole Curtis Used Racial Slur During Filming

HGTV has ended its long-running home restoration series “Rehab Addict” after star Nicole Curtis was caught using a racial slur during filming. “HGTV was recently made aware of an offensive racial comment made during the filming of ‘Rehab Addict,’” the network told Variety in a

Hyundai, BMW Korea, Kia to recall nearly 180,000 vehicles over software defects: S. Korean ministry

A total of 51 models across the three companies will be affected by the recall.

'No one to back us': Arab bus drivers in Israel grapple with racist attacks

What began as an ordinary shift for Jerusalem bus driver Fakhri Khatib ended hours later in tragedy. A chaotic spiral of events, symptomatic of a surge in racist violence targeting Arab bus drivers in Israel, led to the death of a teenager, Khatib's arrest and calls for him to

Assessment quantifies nitrogen retention and carbon sequestration in China's forests

A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has clarified how deposited nitrogen is retained in forest ecosystems and how this process contributes to carbon sequestration across China. The findings were published in Global

‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals the Identity of Owl: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 6 of “The Masked Singer,” “Twilight Night,” which aired Feb. 11 on Fox. This week’s “The Masked Singer” reveal may have left Billy Ray Cyrus with an achy breaky heart. The country singer, who also hit No. 1 with Lil Nas X on

Quiz time: Can you guess what games these one-line Steam reviews are from? (Part 3!)

Will your score be mostly positive or overwhelmingly negative?

Sleek, lithe and extremely rare: This elusive California fox has finally been GPS-collared

The stunning Sierra Nevada red fox is one of the nation's rarest and most critically threatened mammals, with fewer than 50 believed to remain in the Sierra. And now, for the first time, a specimen has been successfully GPS-collared and released back into the region—marking a

‘Highguard’ Developer Wildlight Entertainment Lays Off Multiple Staffers Less Than a Month After New Game’s Launch

“Highguard” maker Wildlight Entertainment has laid off multiple members of its staff less than a month after the release of its debut video game. “Today we made an incredibly difficult decision to part ways with a number of our team members while keeping a core group of

'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek dies at 48

James Van Der Beek, the hit star from "Dawson's Creek," died to colorectal cancer on Wednesday. He was 48 years old. "Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace," his family wrote in a statement on

Three issues that matter to voters in the Bangladesh election

It's the first election since the 2024 Gen Z uprising that toppled Bangladesh's long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Israel to join Trump's 'Board of Peace', Netanyahu says

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Israel will join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday during his visit to Washington where he met Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. After meeting

Israel president says antisemitism in Australia 'frightening'

Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Thursday antisemitism in Australia is "frightening" but most people want good relations, on the final day of a visit expected to spark protests in the city of Melbourne. Herzog's tightly policed four day visit to Australia this week was

Rocket science? 3D printing soft matter in zero gravity

What happens to soft matter when gravity disappears? To answer this, UvA physicists launched a fluid dynamics experiment on a sounding rocket. The suborbital rocket reached an altitude of 267 km before falling back to Earth, providing six minutes of weightlessness.

‘Queen of the South’ Producer Mark Valadez to Showrun ’80s Music Drama ‘Those Little White Lines’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Mark Valadez, who served as a writer-producer on “Queen of the South,” will lead “Those Little White Lines” as showrunner, a new series being developed by Brisbane’s Red Empire Productions and Organic Media Group, based in Taipei and Los Angeles. The drama draws from an

Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay? | Clear Air

The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to act Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here There is good news out there, even if it

16 days after Highguard's launch, the studio has laid off 'most of the staff'

Just before launch, Highguard devs told PC Gamer it wouldn't need huge player numbers to succeed.

US House votes to overturn Trump's tariffs on Canada

Six Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to back a resolution that seeks to end the tariffs Trump imposed on Canada last year.

Valentine's day: Can 36 questions really change your love life?

About a decade ago, author Mandy Len Catron wrote an essay for the New York Times about "36 questions that lead to love." The idea suggests that two people can grow closer—and even fall in love—by answering a series of increasingly intimate questions.

China carbon emissions ‘flat or falling’ in 2025: Analysis

However, progress remains fragile and it is not yet clear that emissions have peaked.

Highguard layoffs hit developer Wildlight Entertainment two weeks after release

Highguard released in late January, but Wildlight Entertainment developers say the studio has already laid staffers off.

South Koreans are shunning dangerous shipbuilding jobs envied by Trump

The sector is reliant on low-paid migrants and plagued by a high accident rate.

Solasta 2 is committed to implementing a D&D 5E rule that Baldur's Gate 3 dismissed

Get ready to ready some actions.

Remembering James Van Der Beek’s Final Onscreen Film Role as Noah Beck’s Father in ‘Sidelined 2’

As a father to six in real life, stepping into a parental role onscreen was likely somewhat familiar for the 48-year-old actor, who lost his battle with colorectal cancer on Wednesday.

Trump threatens 'consequences' for Republicans who voted against tariffs on Canada

President Trump threatened "consequences come Election time" for Republican lawmakers who oppose his administration’s tariffs on U.S. trading partners. “Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election

House Democrats think Pam Bondi just helped them in the midterms

Tensions flared between Democrats and the Attorney General during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

Hundreds of tractors roll into Madrid as farmers protest CAP cuts and EU-Mercosur accord

Thousands of farmers and ranchers, alongside hundreds of tractors, rallied in central Madrid on Wednesday to protest expected cuts in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to denounce the European Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur, according to organisers and

Scrap proposed England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge

Critics say the proposed tax could force families to shorten trips or spend their money overseas.

The ‘culture war’ on net zero: Why have Brits stopped supporting climate policies?

Reform UK voters are the only political group without a majority in favour of achieving net zero by 2050 or sooner, according to a new survey.

The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?

The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.

Unseen planet or brown dwarf may have hidden 'rare' fading star

One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an unseen brown dwarf or "super-Jupiter" blocking its host star's light, astronomers say. For decades, the star—which sits 3,200 light-years from Earth and is

New model tracks antimicrobial resistance genes across gut, wastewater, soil and air

A multinational research team led by Professor Tong Zhang from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU Engineering), in collaboration with an international team, has developed a new framework to assess and track

Petro removes police general Urrego after alleging plot to sabotage Trump meeting

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the removal from active duty of Brigadier General Edwin Masleider Urrego Pedraza, who had been serving as police commander in Cali, after accusing him of involvement in an alleged attempt to sabotage Petro’s recent meeting with U.S.

Cashier – “Part From Me”

Cashier are here to rage. We knew this from last month’s absolute banger “Like I Do,” and the Louisiana four-piece is proving it again with “Part From Me,” the second single from their forthcoming EP The Weight. “I had a lot of fun writing this song,” bandleader Kylie Gaspard

House passes GOP elections overhaul

GOP voting bill clears House as conservatives clamor for Senate action

House Republicans clamoring for stricter voting rules cleared a hurdle with passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Wednesday — but that’s only ramping up debate among conservatives on how to pressure the Senate to take up the election

Diablo 2: Resurrected is now on Steam and is verified for Steam Deck

You'll still need a Battle.net account and the client, though.

Wildlight Entertainment reportedly lays off staff within weeks of first game's launch

One impacted developer suggests that the layoff have impacted most of Wildlight 100+ person team.

Trump gives coal a Pentagon boost

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump tells Pentagon to buy more coal power President Trump on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to purchase more power from coal plants – in a boost to the declining fossil fuel. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci “I will