Recent advances in science have revolutionized our understanding of the Maya , e.g. there’s evidence that “more people lived in the classic-era Maya lowlands than on the Italian peninsula during the peak of the Roman empire…”
There are measures, announced ahead of the chancellor's Spring Statement, yet to take effect.
"Yeah, we’re gonna do it,” Sharon said during the MIDEM 2026 conference in France
The man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. last year has pleaded not guilty to new terrorism-related charges. Elias Rodriguez appeared in federal court Tuesday to be arraigned on four counts alleging acts of terrorism
Evacuation flights are set to rescue tens of thousands of travellers stranded in the Middle East even as some airlines resumed on Tuesday a limited number of scheduled flights. The situation remains dangerous in the region, with Qatar saying it had blocked Iranian attacks on
At the same time the rate of decline has slowed, so that's good, right?
Billy Barratt, the fast-rising British actor who landed strong critical praise for his performance in the A24 horror “Bring Her Back,” has signed with CAA. In Variety‘s review of the Philippous Brothers’ follow up to their genre smash hit “Talk to Me,” it said it was “striking
The harm is not just physical.
BEIJING, March 3 - China opposes the military strikes launched by Israel and the U.S. against Iran and demands an immediate cessation of hostilities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar on Tuesday, according to his ministry.
Cillian Murphy is back as Tommy Shelby in the long-awaited “Peaky Blinders” movie, “The Immortal Man.” The film brings the beloved show into the age of the WWII as nefarious British gangsters team up with Nazis to tank the U.K. economy. During an interview with The Telegraph,
Left-handers are more competitive than right-handers, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The findings may help explain why left-handedness has persisted throughout evolution despite the majority of people being right-handed.
The Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points on Tuesday after gasoline prices spiked overnight and oil rocketed above $83 a barrel as the widening conflict in Iran began to disrupt global energy supplies.
U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal that Trump spoke with Kurdish leaders in Iran on Sunday, and is engaging with other leaders in an ongoing basis who could take advantage of the regime's weakness
Chancellor Rachel Reeves sought to strike an upbeat note on Tuesday on the state of the UK economy, even as oil and gas prices surged in the wake of the fast-evolving war with Iran.
The United States has ordered citizens across the Middle East to swiftly depart in the wake of strikes on Iran. U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been closed after Tehran struck both consulates. The State Department has also instructed Americans to leave Bahrain,
Based on Carl Hiaasen’s 1987 novel, “Double Whammy,” “Elementary” creator Rob Doherty’s latest drama, ABC’s “RJ Decker,” is a solid crime procedural with an unlikely investigator at its center. This series follows RJ (Scott Speedman), a former photojournalist trying to find his
Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly said Monday he was “appalled” that the House Oversight Committee deposed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of an ongoing probe into disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. “Hillary Clinton
Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast said on Tuesday he is suspending the handover process with outgoing President Gabriel Boric, arguing his team cannot trust the information it has received on key issues, including a China-linked subsea fiber-optic project that would
Europe announces a new cloud empire to end dependence on the US and China.
Footage verified by the BBC and news agencies shows large explosions in Iran following US and Israel strikes.
Donald Trump really doesn’t have an Iran war plan, he told Congress on Monday. In a letter to Congress regarding the War Powers Resolution for Iran, Trump wrote, “Although the United States desires a quick and enduring peace, it is not possible at this time to know the full
Game Pass has some certified bangers coming to the service this month
Yay! Greg Mendez is back! We last heard from the Philly singer-songwriter in 2024 with First Time / Alone, which was one of our favorite EPs of the year. Now he’s announcing his new album Beauty Land — his debut for Dead Oceans — and a North American tour. The quiet, candid
Russia is using the states of Central Asia, above all Kazakhstan, as a key channel for circumventing Western sanctions imposed after February 2022. This includes the parallel import of dual-use goods, re-exports and financial operations. Despite the blocking of leading Russian
[African Union] Ministers responsible for school meals and education from African Union Member States, together with development partners, civil society, private sector representatives, researchers, youth and children, concluded the 11th Africa Day of School Feeding in
Cyberpunk 2077 joins CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3 on Xbox Game Pass. Plus, plenty of other must-play titles arrive this month.
Finally! Basement returned in 2024 with their first US headlining shows in five years. I went to one; it was awesome, just pure, sweaty mayhem. They played zero songs from their last record, 2018’s Beside Myself, which I thought was hilarious. Now the beloved emo band is
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Monday ripped President Trump for “following” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in launching a major military action against Iran, something that senior administration officials said they felt compelled to do after Israel revealed its
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday said it was pulling out non-essential personnel from several U.S. missions across the Middle East and advised American citizens to immediately leave the region even as air travel remains severely
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) - Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday ruled out for now any negotiations with the United States, three days after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on his country. Explosions rocked Tehran again
March 3 (Reuters) - Commercial flights across parts of the Middle East have been grounded due to the escalating conflict after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, stranding foreign nationals and prompting governments to consider repatriation. Below is what governments and
New wave and hardcore were both born out of punk, more or less, but the two genres existed in completely separate worlds in the '80s. Their paths simply did not intersect, except in the form of weird little fun facts, like the story about how Belinda Carlisle was the original
Chicago’s Friko announced their new album Something Worth Waiting For last month with the balladic lead single “Seven Degrees,” which we enjoyed enough to name it one of the Best Songs Of The Week. Today Friko are back with “Choo Choo,” a real rocker that’s likely to strike a
