June 24, 2025

Russia, China warn of broader conflict after US strikes Iran’s nuclear sites

Russian and Chinese officials condemned recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, warning that the attacks risk escalating into a wider regional crisis. The strikes, ordered by President Donald Trump, targeted Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan sites on Saturday, June 21, using heavy bunker-buster bombs and Tomahawk missiles. How did Russia respond to the US […]

June 24, 2025

US to spend millions to combat parasite along popular migrant route

An invasive parasite is reportedly heading toward the United States, following the same land corridor through South and Central America that more than a million migrants have used to reach the southern border in recent years. Now, the U.S. government is intervening in an effort to halt the advance of the New World screwworm before […]

June 24, 2025

Humanitarian group says millions fed, but Gaza needs far from met

After weeks on the ground in the Gaza Strip, a humanitarian group supported by Israel and the United States says the need for help is growing. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation GHF_ has delivered millions of meals, but says Palestinians still “desperately need more aid.” Gaza aid group says urgent need remains GHF made the comments […]

June 24, 2025

Iran response to US strikes will be ‘proportional’

In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, the United States launched a coordinated military strike against Iran’s nuclear program, targeting three major sites: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo. The operation involved seven B-2 stealth bombers dropping bunker-busting munitions called Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) and a U.S. submarine, which fired Tomahawk cruise missiles. It […]

June 24, 2025

Telegram founder to leave nearly $14B fortune to 106 children

The founder of popular messaging app Telegram announced he plans to leave his approximately $13.9 billion fortune to his 106 children he fathered through partners and sperm donations across a dozen countries. Pavel Durov said that he will distribute the money equally among his children, but the kids will not have access to the estate […]

June 24, 2025

Did Trump have authority to bomb Iran? MAGA is at odds

It took U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie nine minutes to respond to President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had ordered warplanes to strike Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, June 21. “This is not Constitutional,” the Kentucky Republican wrote on X, underscoring both the questions surrounding the president’s unilateral decision to attack Iran and a fissure in […]

June 23, 2025

‘Big red line:’ Iran condemns US attacks on nuclear sites

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the United States crossed a “very big red line” when it attacked three of his country’s nuclear sites — Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan — on Saturday, June 21. Araghchi, in remarks at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul on Sunday, June 22, called the act […]

June 23, 2025

US launches largest-ever B-2 strike in operation on Iranian nuclear facilities

In an early morning press conference on Sunday, June 22, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shared specifics of “Operation Midnight Hammer.” Caine called the mission a “deliberate and precise strike against three Iranian nuclear facilities.” The facilities hit were Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan, […]

June 23, 2025

Brain rot nation: How TikTok could be unwiring your brain

The last time you watched your favorite television show, did you pay attention all the way through? Or did you pick up your phone to scroll Instagram or check for missed notifications? This is “brain rot,” a condition so prevalent that the term became the Oxford Dictionary’s 2024 “Word of the Year.” Oxford defines brain […]