LANSING, Mich. — As she spoke Friday night in the high school gymnasium where Magic Johnson starred as a prep basketball player, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., reached for a football analogy while wrestling with the existential questions facing the Democratic Party. “We know the Lions are going to the Super Bowl this year because they … Read more
Artur A, 21, carried out the worst school massacre in Austria’s history yesterday when he started shooting students at a school in Graz, where he had reportedly been the target of bullying The victims of Austria’s worst school shooting played dead as the raging gunman prowled the corridors, picking off his former classmates and teachers … Read more
Despite enormous criticism from abroad, Israel appears to believe its war strategy in Gaza is slowly working thanks in part to the efforts of the mysterious new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Now two weeks into its operations, the GHF has taken over delivering humanitarian supplies to the besieged enclave, but increasingly at a terrible cost. More … Read more
The Zara lettering can be seen on the façade above the entrance to a branch of the fashion brand in the city center of Nuremberg (Bavaria) on March 6, 2025. Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Zara owner Inditex fell more than 6% on Wednesday after it posted weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and flagged a slower … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The two Chinese aircraft carriers spotted conducting simultaneous operations in the Pacific for the first time send a political message about the country’s “expansionist“ aims, Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo said Wednesday. Japan’s defense minister said the previous day that the appearance of the Chinese aircraft carriers signified Beijing’s intention to further … Read more
Professor of Forensic Science at the University of Kent, Robert Green, believes the discovery of a “musk, guns, and hard drive” may warrant a more “thorough investigation” into Christian Brueckner’s past Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann could “significantly strengthen” their case against suspect Christian Brueckner following new … Read more
U.S. dollar bill. Catherine Mcqueen | Moment | Getty Images Asia is progressively moving away from the U.S. dollar, as a mix of geopolitical uncertainties, monetary shifts and currency hedging prompts de-dollarization across the region. Recently, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, committed to boosting the use of local currencies in trade and investment as … Read more
JERUSALEM — Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The decision by Western governments friendly to Israel was a sharp rebuke of Israel’s settlement policies in the West Bank and of … Read more
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The captured Ukrainian soldier is seen with the phrase ‘Glory to Russia’ branded on his skin in a new photograph, which intelligence services in Kyiv have confirmed as genuine Disturbing images have surfaced after a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine(Image: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER) A shocking new photograph shows a freed … Read more
Nintendo Switch 2 controllers are displayed during at the Nintendo New York store on June 4, 2025, for a launch event ahead of the video game hybrid console’s midnight release. David Dee Delgado | AFP | Getty Images Nintendo sold more than 3.5 million units of its flagship Switch 2 gaming system in the four … Read more