WASHINGTON, Feb 24 - U.S. President Donald Trump's first option with Tehran is always diplomacy but he is willing to use lethal force if necessary, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday as his top diplomat prepares to brief top congressional leaders on Iran later in the day.
Using atomic-scale defects in diamond, researchers in China have gained unprecedented insights into the complex chemical processes that unfold at the interfaces between solid surfaces and their surroundings. Published in Physical Review Letters, the results reveal that water
Much has been written about how government agencies struggle with community engagement in climate resilience planning. For example, a 2024 study by the Resilient Coastal Communities Project (RCCP) described the enormous frustration felt by communities involved in planning
MOSCOW, Feb 24 - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement warning of the risk of a direct clash between nuclear powers and the grave consequences such a clash could have.
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From tornadoes and hurricanes to wildfires and floods, weather and climate disasters cause billions of dollars in damage, on top of their steep human toll. Those costs could rise sharply in the years ahead, according to a new study led by University of Chicago Asst. Prof. B. B.
How did the construction of the Subaru Telescope transform Japanese astronomy? A new study provides a quantitative answer by analyzing scientific publications and their citation impact during the telescope's early years. Drawing on large-scale publication data, the research
A woman who described herself as a waste picker found a military rocket while searching a skip in Montevideo’s Pocitos neighborhood and contacted police, triggering a security operation at her home in Nuevo París, northern Montevideo, according to Montevideo police.
Savannah Guthrie has posted a new video asking for her missing mom Nancy’s return, increasing the reward for her recovery to $1 million. It has been 24 days since Nancy went missing. “Every hour and minute and second, and every long night, has been agony since then,” Savannah
Four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European leaders remain steadfast in support — but does the public feel the same?
[Daily Maverick] Cut the words "please" and "thank you" from your next ChatGPT query and, if you believe some of the talk online, you might think you are helping save the planet.
Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The environment minister, Murray Watt, has given the green light for the bulldozing of nearly
The government will hand over $10.8bn this financial year under the scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here It’s the most costly
More than a dozen international humanitarian organisations have petitioned Israel's Supreme Court to block an imminent order that would force 37 NGOs to cease operations in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. Organisations
A childhood Pokémon battle on a flight to Disney World completed my Pokédex — and stayed with me for decades.
From puppet stages for children to grand opera houses and regional drama theatres, Uzbekistan’s theatre scene remains a living cultural tradition where stories, craftsmanship and live performance continue to bring audiences together.
Long-running Southern California band Sublime has inked a partnership with Atlantic Records, with the band’s first new full-length album with frontman Jakob Nowell, son of the band’s late original singer-guitarist Bradley Nowell, slated to arrive later this year. Nowell
Lindsay Lanzillotta’s debut feature also stars Ruby McGurrin, Lauren MacRae, Mary Walsh and Jack Innanen.
President Trump’s January 2025 memorandum delivered a blunt operational directive: End broad remote work in the federal government and restore full-time, in-person duty stations. Although many leaders treated it as a fast lane back to 2019 norms, employees who use telework as
During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with Russia started.
Mainland China’s 2026 Lunar New Year box office reached RMB5.75 billion ($835.5 million) during the Feb. 15-23 holiday period, down 39.5% year-on-year, with total admissions of 120 million, a 35.8% decline, according to Maoyan Research Institute’s “Insight Report on 2026 Spring
Writer Lauren Groff on how she works . “After she completes a first draft, she puts it in a bankers box — and never reads it again.” And: “We all need to fill ourselves with the ghosts of other writers.” Her new book is out now.
The U.S. women's gold medal-winning hockey team on Monday declined President Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address after a viral video showed the president telling the men's team — who also won — that he would get impeached if he did not invite them. "We
Donald Trump is dropping his attempt to prosecute six congressional Democrats who made a video urging federal law enforcement and members of the military not to obey illegal orders. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., led by Jeanine Pirro, had sought to indict
Economic pressure and affordability checks are reshaping deposit behavior in EU online gambling. Micro-deposit models reflect regulatory and consumer shifts. Economic pressure, affordability checks, and the micro-deposit shift in EU online gambling Energy inflation across the
