A tiny 2cm-long drone used for ‘special missions on the battlefield’ has been unveiled by Chinese scientists – while the Prime Minister has warned of how technology could embolden an attack on UK soil China has unveiled a tiny mosquito-sized drone designed for ‘special missions on the battlefield’(Image: China NUDT) China has unveiled a futuristic … Read more
A semiconductor wafer is on display at Touch Taiwan, an annual display exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Chip stocks in Asia rose Thursday, after artificial intelligence darling Nvidia’s shares hit a record close to reclaim the title of the world’s most valuable company. Shares of South Korea’s SK Hynix, … Read more
Former “Blue’s Clues” host Steve Burns is starting a podcast that aims to continue conversations from the iconic Nickelodeon show, except now for grown-ups. Burns, 51, who hosted “Blue’s Clues” from 1996 to 2002, is coming out with a new podcast this fall called “Alive” with Lemonada Media, according to a YouTube video he shared … Read more
A total of 22 viruses were found after researchers looked at the insides of bats’ kidneys in the Yunnan province, raising concerns over the health of the world’s population The bats were studied across four years [stock](Image: Getty Images) A staggering 20 new viruses have been discovered in bats in China that could seriously impact … Read more
The floor of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza is streaked with fresh blood as 146 injured Palestinians lie there waiting to be treated after people were shot while trying to reach an aid distribution site for food. The scene Tuesday was the latest in nearly daily violent incidents near aid centres one month after distribution was taken over by the … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 23, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Have we gone back in time? It certainly seems on the markets front. Just look at the S&P 500 and you will think that it’s back in February — before U.S. … Read more
A person at a baseball game who ridiculed the dead mother of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte has been banned by the Chicago White Sox and Major League Baseball indefinitely, the league confirmed Wednesday. Marte was in tears on the field after the person attending the White Sox home game in Chicago on Tuesday made … Read more
Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He was one of several people on Mississippi’s death row suing the state over its three-drug execution protocol, which they claim is inhumane (Image: Internet Unknown) One of the longest-serving death row inmates in America was executed tonight (Weds), nearly 50 years … Read more
As It Happens7:03Kenyan protesters ‘willing to do whatever it takes,’ says activist When Sophie Mugure Njehia took to the streets of Nairobi on Wednesday, she didn’t expect anyone to die. Njehia was among the thousands of people who demonstrated across Kenya on Wednesday to mourn the more than 60 people killed during a massive anti-government … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference, at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Spain’s refusal to meet the NATO defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product will mean a tougher trade deal for the southern … Read more