nearly 10 million in total darkness Cuba’s national power grid collapsed on Monday, triggering a nationwide blackout that left around 10 million people without electricity and deepened the island’s ongoing energy crisis.State grid operator UNE said the outage occurred around midday and that authorities were investigating the cause of the collapse.The nationwide blackout comes after…
Trump says both Putin and Zelenskyy want war to end US President Donald Trump said Monday that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy want to end the war in Ukraine, expressing optimism that negotiations are making more progress than many observers realise.“I think we’re getting much closer than people realize,” Trump…
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organisation’s spending targets, warning that those who do not step up would face consequences.“If one or two still have to be convinced, we have ways to do that,” Rutte said, without…
The largest (left) and the smallest (right) skulls of Homo naledi found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. All specimens of H. naledi have been shown to be female. All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, according to…
Candace Owens attacks Tyler Robinson hearing as Charlie Kirk case returns to court: ‘Aside from Erika’s tears’ (Image via Getty) Candace Owens used social media on July 6 to challenge the preliminary hearing involving Tyler Robinson, the man charged in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In two posts shared on X, Owens described the hearing…
A giant billboard showing late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, with Arabic writing that reads: “Thank you Iran” (Image/AP) Driving the newsIran is holding the largest funeral in its history for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Over six days, the mourning procession moves from Tehran through Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad —…
A man was seen openly defecating on the road in Ranch Trails Drive in Texas. The residents of the Ranch at Brushy Creen in Cedar Park neighborhood of Texas posted the photos of a man who was seen openly defecating on the road on social media, triggering a major outrage as some users defended that…
Quote of the day by Confucius (AI-generated image) Pointing out someone else’s flaws feels almost effortless. Turning that same scrutiny on yourself rarely does. Confucius, the Chinese philosopher whose teachings shaped East Asian thought for more than two thousand years, built an entire moral framework around that exact asymmetry. “Attack the evil that is within…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading into this week’s Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey on under rising pressure, with senior US officials signalling dissatisfaction over the UK’s defence spending plans and warning that alliance members falling behind must accelerate their commitments.The summit, scheduled for July 7-8 in Ankara, Turkey, is expected to be one…
FILE – President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) For a while, it was easy to forget that the World Cup was being held in Trump’s America. There…