Weeks after Hamdy Ibrahim left his village in Egypt's Nile Delta hoping to reach Europe, his brother's phone rang with a chilling message from Libya: pay now or the boy would die. A smuggler was on the line, demanding 190,000 pounds ($4,000) to secure the 18-year-old's place on
MANILA, Feb 18 - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday that she will run for president in the 2028 election.
Independent opinion surveys rank her as a strong contender in the 2028 race.
More seniors are turning to the traditional art form to cultivate mindfulness and refine their skills.
The value of wetlands on the landscape cannot be overstated—they store and filter water, provide wildlife habitat, cool the atmosphere and sequester carbon. Yet, in the farmland area of Canada's Prairies, wetlands are being drained to increase crop production and expand urban
The clash over an investigation into suspected unlicensed ritual circumcisions underscores heightened tensions between the U.S. and Europe under President Trump.
The most significant investment is a natural gas facility in Ohio.
José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be ousted and the country's seventh since 2016.
It's long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes. But new genetic evidence, including mitochondrial DNA from 13 newly sequenced Jomon skeletons,
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico addressed the controversy over his “Late Show” interview on Tuesday. CBS has denied accusations from the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that they barred an interview with the political candidate scheduled for Monday's show. The
YouTube went down on Tuesday night, with more than 300,000 users experiencing technical difficulties, according to DownDetector. Problems for the digital video platform began around 5 p.m. PT, and some users saw services partially restored as early as about 6:00 p.m. PT. “If
Dr Dzulkefly said TB is not a new phenomenon in Malaysia’s public health landscape.
What does it mean to love your job? The language of love has become increasingly common in contemporary discussions of work. People say they want to love their jobs, organizations promise roles candidates will love, and recruitment ads frame employment as an emotional
During her show in Paris on Sunday, 65 fans with tickets were reportedly denied entry
Frank Cuozzo and Michelle Sauther first traveled to South Africa in 2012 to search for some of the most unusual primates on Earth—bushbabies. These animals are nocturnal and small, often around the size of a housecat. Bushbabies have big ears, round eyes and get their names
KL residents have no say over their RM3 billion budget or who runs their streets under the appointed system.
It is part of a broader approach to ease tensions with the North by allowing public access to materials from there
YouTube wasn't fully down, but hundreds of thousands of users reported issues.
Jane Shattuck-Takamoto-Baer, whose long career in animation included working on films including “Sleeping Beauty” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died Monday at her home in Van Nuys, Calif.. She was 91. The longtime animator, producer and industry pioneer first got her start
The Poké Court will now be known as the Trainer Court
Thousands of people were killed by Iranian security forces in days of protests in January 2026. Meanwhile, in the same month, the killing of two protesters in Minneapolis shone a light on the use of fatal force by American law enforcement—a phenomenon that in 2025 saw the
The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.
In indie developer Valentin Wirth's upcoming 3D platformer/adventure game, you play as a sperm racing to fertilize an egg
Robert Jenrick will promise to reform the OBR, rather than abolish it, in a move to reassure financial markets.
A pre-investigative commission will begin work on Wednesday in Uruguay’s Senate to examine the contract with Spanish shipbuilder Cardama for two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs), recently cancelled by President Yamandú Orsi’s government.
The Winnipeg native also provided services to the industry with her companies Baer Animation and Baer Animation Camera Services.
Rescuers are racing to the scene, which has seen about 30 inches (76cm) of snowfall in the last 24 hours.
The role of soil and forests in greenhouse gas sequestration has been studied for a long time. However, forests are also home to invisible organisms that may affect the climate. "Soil, water and peatlands have been studied in the Biogeochemistry Research Group at the University
No last name needed as the singer unveils her fully self-produced album, petal rock black
Funding cuts by the Trump administration led to RFA’s initial shutdown.
Warner Bros. has joined a parade of studios in blasting ByteDance for “blatant infringement” on its new AI video service, accusing the Chinese company of facilitating user-generated knockoffs of its iconic characters. The studio’s legal counsel fired off a letter on Tuesday to
Most Hawaiʻi residents believe sea level rise is already affecting the state, expect major impacts within their lifetimes, and support significant changes to how and where development occurs. At the same time, many remain uncertain about how large-scale adaptation should be
Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access to certain websites for Wisconsinites and censors lawful speech. We wrote about it last November in our blog “ Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have
"There's a lot of positive signs, but we inherited a very damaged brand, so there's still work to do to repair all of that," Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun told the WSJ.
Delcy Rodriguez knows its in America's interests for her to be a success
Thailand has denied it is occupying territory.
Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.
Yesterday, an international team of researchers from various disciplines set off aboard the German research vessel METEOR for an expedition along the west coast of Africa, led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. The expedition focuses on two poorly
"This is the only hustle we know," miners tell the BBC as they try their luck at the site in Springs.
The role would be Storrie’s first since breaking out in the HBO Max hit series ‘Heated Rivalry’.
The latest Nickelodeon Universes Beyond expansion has some neat tricks
The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.
Forecasting earthquakes presents a serious challenge on land, but in the oceans that cover around 70% of Earth's surface it is all but impossible. However, the vast network of undersea cables that crisscross the world's seas could soon change this. As well as transmitting data
Russia's economy is hanging between stagnation and decline, and ordinary Russians are beginning to feel the pinch.
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The network denies it stopped the interview with a Texas Democrat from airing but warned it could run afoul of the US broadcast media watchdog.
