Watch: Witnesses describe ‘traumatic’ moment man fell out of Six Flags rollercoaster
One person has died and others were injured after an incident at a US amusement park.
India’s Modi faces unprecedented challenge to power as youth mobilize – The Washington Post
- India’s Modi faces unprecedented challenge to power as youth mobilize The Washington Post
- Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy? The New Yorker
- Despite lockdowns and thousands detained, India's youth-led protests grow Reuters
- After Lockdown, Sea of Protesters Flows Through India’s Capital The New York Times
- India’s government fails to crush Gen Z protests The Economist
Jamaica begins receiving third-country deportees under controversial US agreement – AP News
- Jamaica begins receiving third-country deportees under controversial US agreement AP News
- Jamaica begins receiving third-country deportees under controversial U.S. agreement NBC News
- Jamaica accepts first flight of third-country deportations from US amid looming Supreme Court battle Fox News
- Jamaica accepts first flight of third-country deportations from US Al Jazeera
- Gov’t says IOM to handle care, return of third-country nationals under US deal Jamaica Observer
Does a Russian lab worker’s death carry pandemic risk? Experts say it’s unlikely, with one caveat – PBS
- Does a Russian lab worker's death carry pandemic risk? Experts say it's unlikely, with one caveat PBS
- Russia’s frozen hinterlands have long been feared to harbor disease risks The Washington Post
- As a scientist, here's what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim | Devi Sridhar The Guardian
- What Is Russia Hiding in Its Plague Labs? Tablet Magazine
- Is Russia playing deadly games with the plague? Look to its history. The Hill
Zimbabwean author denies using AI to write award-winning story
Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.
Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026
Striking images including an urban coyote and an elephant carrying a dead calf are among this year's winners.
Cryptocurrency exchange founded by Reform donor Ben Delo sued for £20m
Former investor alleges BitMEX sold products in UK despite not being regulated by Financial Conduct Authority
A cryptocurrency exchange founded by the billionaire Reform UK donor Ben Delo is being sued for £20m over claims that the company mis-sold financial products in the UK.
Lewis Barber, who is a software engineer, alleges that BitMEX offered crypto derivative products to investors in the UK, despite not being regulated or approved to do so by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Continue reading...Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests
Research shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech sounds
If you want to get really good at French, Arabic or Hungarian, don’t start with rote learning vocabulary and grammar, focus on how they sound instead, research suggests.
A new study of how humans learn modern languages has found that the brains of the most talented linguists hear foreign terms as random noise, not words.
Continue reading...Saudi conflict with Houthis escalates with new strikes – PBS
Pope Leo XIV’s brother Louis Prevost also battling cancer, wife tells CBS News – CBS News
- Pope Leo XIV's brother Louis Prevost also battling cancer, wife tells CBS News CBS News
- Pope Leo had peaceful night in hospital after lung cancer surgery Reuters
- What to know about pulmonary adenocarcinoma The Washington Post
- Pope Leo XIV undergoes successful lung surgery Vatican News
- What to know about Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis NPR
‘A window into its soul’: The rare elephant behaviour that reveals the depths of their emotions – BBC
- 'A window into its soul': The rare elephant behaviour that reveals the depths of their emotions BBC
- 16 Striking Photos From This Year’s Best Wildlife Photographers National Geographic
- Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 BBC
- Wildlife photographer of the year 2026 winners – in pictures The Guardian
- Heartbreaking photograph of an elephant and deceased calf wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 Natural History Museum
Missiles intercepted near Riyadh after Saudi coalition hits Yemen fuel depot
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa.
Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue operations, Bulgaria says – AP News
- Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue operations, Bulgaria says AP News
- 11 sailors missing after drone strike sinks merchant vessel near Bulgarian waters CNN
- Eleven sailors missing after drone sinks ship off Bulgaria Reuters
- Bulgarian PM summons Russian ambassador after ship sinks in Black Sea drone attack BBC
- Bulgaria condemns Black Sea drone attacks as Russia's war in Ukraine spills over into Eastern Europe DW.com
Pakistan has locked down Imran Khan’s stronghold – but it could backfire – BBC
- Pakistan has locked down Imran Khan's stronghold - but it could backfire BBC
- Imran Khan’s PTI braces to fight federal takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Al Jazeera
- Pakistan imposes emergency rule in former prime minister's stronghold NPR
- Pakistan imposes emergency rule over Imran Khan's provincial government Reuters
- Narrative confusion Dawn
Pakistan has locked down Imran Khan’s stronghold – but it could backfire
Some fear the government's standoff with the former PM's supporters could bring more instability, not less.
‘I’d talk to the TV’: The paid companions bringing warmth to China’s lonely – BBC
‘I’d talk to the TV’: The paid companions bringing warmth to China’s lonely
As loneliness grows in China, a new industry is emerging to provide companionship and support.
Who’s to blame for the toxic smog choking South East Asia?
Anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning land in Indonesia and the authorities who have failed to stop them.
Why the lonely in China are hiring ‘temporary children’
A new industry being dubbed the “loneliness economy” has emerged in China, with people hiring themselves out as companions to help the elderly.
Saudi employee charged with planting recording device in OpenAI office
Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.