President Donald Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Italy’s deputy prime minister and defence minister have urged calm after US President Donald Trump posted a mocking photo of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Truth Social, saying transatlantic relations run deeper than public disputes.Trump on Sunday posted a photo of Meloni looking at him…
Most of us accept that the Earth rotates because we have been taught it since childhood. We have seen satellite images, watched footage from space and learned about day and night. But imagine living in the middle of the 19th century, when none of that evidence existed.How could you convince an ordinary person that the…
Image: Left/Wikipedia/Right/Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Few names are as closely linked with the atomic bomb as Albert Einstein’s. Mention nuclear weapons and, sooner or later, someone will bring up his famous equation, E = mc². Over the decades, that association has fuelled one of history’s most persistent misconceptions: that Einstein helped build the bomb itself.The…
US President Donald Trump with China’s Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to US President Donald Trump marking the 250th Independence Day, Beijing confirmed Monday. This comes as an unusual public gesture on a holiday China typically passes over in silence.“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the independence of the…
Who is Trump’s likely Republican successor Vice President JD Vance has emerged as President Donald Trump’s undisputed political heir for 2028, according to an Axios analysis, following a summer that saw him broker a tentative Iran peace deal, publish a bestselling book and embark on a media blitz that has impressed the current US President.“JD…
Scientists collected samples from 11 caves in Spain and Portugal (Credits: Alberto Martínez Villa) For the first time, scientists have recovered ancient human DNA left behind on cave walls and rock art, opening a new way to study the people who created prehistoric paintings thousands of years ago.The breakthrough was described in a study published…
Handing away money you were never going to spend anyway is easy to praise and, according to the person doing it, not actually all that impressive. Melinda French Gates, one of the most prominent philanthropists in the world, said exactly that about her own giving. “It’s important to acknowledge that giving away money your family…
Indian truck driver Kuljeet Kang runs over 23-year-old man in Chicago and then flees the spot instead of helping. Another road accident in the US and another Indian name at the center. On June 24, 23-year-old Sebastian Stone was struck and killed by a passing vehicle when he was changing a flat tire on his…
England fans celebrating their win outside bars. England’s dramatic 3-2 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 victory over Mexico was not just celebrated on the pitch. It also sparked a nationwide meme fest online, with fans joking that Monday’s productivity had officially been cancelled.As Thomas Tuchel’s side battled back with 10 men to book a…
Wars may be a vital part of history, but they mostly remain in books. In the rare moments when they materialise through evidence such as tools and weapons, humanity stands shocked over its own past. Currently, something similar has happened with archaeologists who have uncovered a cannonball that may have been fired during the 1836…