Take your pick of alarmist projections about the future of the global economy from top tech leaders. Monzo’s founder, Tom Blomfield, reckons unemployment will surge over the next five years as more and more human output is replaced by AI. Elon Musk reckons it will be near 1srcsrc per cent in a decade. …Continue Reading
NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, took ownership of the aircraft from the United States Air Force in June. …Continue Reading
Traitor 47 said Sunday he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the joint military exercises with South Korea. The Traitor wrote in a Truth Social post that he’s “not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate” in these joint military exercises…Continue Reading
Five people were wounded in a shooting at Virginia State University days before classes start. The suspect was found in a dorm closet.Continue Reading
Federal officials face a Monday deadline in the high-stakes push to reclassify marijuana. The move could reshape cannabis regulation.Continue Reading
Around 150 corgis from nine countries gathered in Vilnius for a day of races, agility challenges and costume contests, with US-owned corgi “GG” taking the 2026 title.Continue Reading
Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the former US embassy, with flowers thrown down from military helicopters. Critics of the Taliban, however, fear worsening human rights abuses.Continue Reading
A top UN official says ‘speed, scale, and solidarity’ needed ‘before this virus gets even further ahead of us’., A top UN official says ‘speed, scale, and solidarity’ needed ‘before this virus gets even further ahead of us’. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hasContinue Reading
UN Special Rapporteur Albanese warns that Israel is ‘using settlers to advance ethnic cleansing’ in the West Bank., Israeli settlers have erected tents for a new illegal settlement outpost near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, as separate groups of settlers have besieged the village of Qusra for a week.Continue Reading
Families and lawmakers are demanding answers over reported shortages and mental health concerns aboard the carrier Published August 16, 2026 3:00PM (EDT) The crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln have been at sea for over 9 months without breaks. Families are expressing concerns over their loved ones’ severely affected physicalContinue Reading
Violence in the occupied West Bank has intensified under Israel’s far-right Netanyahu government., Violence in the occupied West Bank has intensified under Israel’s far-right Netanyahu government. Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are trapping Palestinian families in their homes. The violence is taking place as Israel’s far-right governmentContinue Reading
Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt., Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt. Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea as authorities tightened security along theContinue Reading
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim joins Sreenivasan Jain on justice, trade, and a middle power holding superpowers to account., Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim joins Sreenivasan Jain on justice, trade, and a middle power holding superpowers to account. As rules-based order frays, the world’s middle powers are being forced to pick sidesContinue Reading