A camera-trap survey conducted throughout 2025 has revealed the bewildering breadth of biodiversity hidden within the Annamite Mountains, a largely unexplored forest haven stretching for 1,100 kilometers through Laos and Vietnam to northeast Cambodia. The Annamites are the sole
[UN News] Calling for sweeping reforms of global institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told African leaders on Saturday that the absence of permanent African seats on the Security Council is "indefensible," declaring: "This is 2026 - not 1946."
One year after Argentine President Javier Milei posted on X promoting the $Libra crypto token —and later deleted the message— the episode remains under legal and political scrutiny, with proceedings in Argentina and civil claims in the United States still active.
[RFI] The 2026 African Union Summit is being held this weekend in Addis Ababa, with Angola handing the rotating chair to Burundi. The bloc is facing challenges including mounting conflicts, insecurity in the Sahel, strained ties with Washington and internal strife, while this
The former US president didn't name Trump, but lamented the lack of "shame" and "decorum" among public officials.
Former President Obama argued in an interview published Saturday that American politics has become a “clown show” under the second Trump administration, suggesting that many Americans dislike the rhetoric coming out of the White House in recent months. Obama made the comparison
Tim Very, the drummer for Manchester Orchestra, has died. The Atlanta indie rock band announced the news on social media today. No cause of death has been provided. Very was 42. The post Manchester Orchestra Drummer Tim Very Dead At 42 appeared first on Stereogum .
After a long search, RIKEN researchers have identified an enzyme crucial for keeping lipid-linked sugar chains in check in yeast cells. This finding, published in the Journal of Cell Biology, reveals a novel regulatory mechanism for sugar-donor levels.
President Prabowo Subianto has set the target to replace zinc roofs on homes throughout Indonesia in the next three years.
The crowded field of Democratic candidates running for governor in California could give Republicans a rare opening in the deep blue stronghold. More than a half-dozen Democrats seen as serious contenders are competing in the Golden State’s June 2 primary, where all candidates
Lego Batman just cleaved its recommended RAM in half
During a recent appearance on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, Barack Obama gave his reaction after an AI video was posted to Donald Trump’s Truth Social account that depicted the former president and his first lady, Michelle, as apes. Obama opened his thoughts by calmly stating
Reza Pahlavi addressed the Munich Security Conference, where 200,000-250,000 protesters rallied for regime change in Iran and urged global leaders to intensify pressure through sanctions and intervention.
Motherhood can be… a lot, as both Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” and Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” reminded us last year. Now, here comes a riposte in the horror genre: Hanna Bergholm’s Berlinale competition entry “Nightborn,” which brings a Finnish sensibility to
The young man died in hospital where he was admitted on Thursday to receive treatment for critical injuries on the fringes of an event held by LFI MEP Rima Hassan.
It might be time to back up some files.
Feb 14 - President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the U.S. would work to reduce Iran's oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials briefed on the issue.
In her short term as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has shown that she has the same kind of reality distortion field that other singular political talents have. Her status as Japan’s first female prime minister, her middle-class (read: non-hereditary) background and her blunt,
Maybe the secret to making the internet fun is making it incomprehensibly fast
Supermarket shelves can look full despite the food systems underneath them being under strain. Fruit may be stacked neatly, chilled meat may be in place. It appears that supply chains are functioning well. But appearances can be deceiving.
The release of Taiwanese film The Century Bloodshed, originally set for 2027, has been postponed indefinitely.
Disease control, modern farming methods and distance from dense urban centres give Sarawak an edge.
President Trump on Saturday lashed out at comedian Bill Maher over his criticism of the commander in chief from the day before, with the president referring back to his dinner with Maher at the White House last year. The president in a lengthy Truth Social post praised how
