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New Homo Erectus Fossils Reveal Ancient Migration Across Drowned Sundaland

Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor is an important part of our evolutionary history. Emerging at least 2 million years ago, it was the...

Science

Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious X-ray Flare with Record-Long Emission

Fast Evolving X-ray Transients (FEXTs) are intense bursts of soft X-ray emissions that can last for minutes to hours with a wide range of...

Science

Jupiter Was Once Twice as Big With 50x Stronger Magnetism, Says 2025 Study

Recent research has given evidence that Jupiter was twice its current size in the past, around 3.8 million years ago, and could accommodate 2000...

Technology

India’s iPhone exports to the U.S. soared an estimated 76%. But Trump, Beijing won’t make further growth easy

A man seen using his phone next to iPhone 16 models kept on display at the Apple store in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in...

World

British man jailed for drug offence in Bali after death penalty charge dropped

A British man has been jailed in Bali for drug offences – and a charge that carried the death penalty was dropped. A court...

Liverpool parade collision: Why police released ‘unprecedented’ details about man arrested

Merseyside Police knows – better than any force, perhaps – that in a social media age, an information vacuum can become a misinformation cauldron....

Man charged with attempted murder of police officer who is in critical condition

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who was seriously injured in a road traffic incident while on...

Politics

IMF upgrades UK economic growth forecast – but issues tariffs warning

The UK economy will grow more than previously thought, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has upgraded its latest forecast. It also...

Business

IMF upgrades UK economic growth forecast – but issues tariffs warning

The UK economy will grow more than previously thought, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has upgraded its latest forecast. It also...

Louisa Palmisano: Driver who caused death of three-year-old girl after taking ‘at least 20 lines’ of cocaine jailed

A van driver who caused the death of a three-year-old girl after taking “at least 20 lines” of cocaine has been jailed for 12...

World

New Zealand teenager dies after being injured in viral tackling game

A 19-year-old has died in New Zealand after being critically injured in a viral tackling game during which participants run full speed at each...

Technology

Tesla’s Europe sales plunge 49% on brand damage, rising competition

A Tesla car showroom stands doused in blue paint following vandalism by activists of the group New Generation on March 31, 2025 in Berlin,...

Politics

Ministers considering scrapping two-child benefit cap, education secretary says

Ministers are considering scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the education secretary told Sky News. Bridget Phillipson, asked by Wilfred Frost on Sky News Breakfast...

Sports

How Carolina stayed alive and what’s ahead for Game 5 against Florida

Multiple Contributors May 26, 2025, 11:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Was this a sign of more to come for the Carolina Hurricanes? Or...

World

Controversial US and Israel-backed aid group starts operations in Gaza

A new aid system has opened its first distribution centres in Gaza, according to a US-backed organisation dealing with supplies. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation...

Two killed and nine injured in Philadelphia shooting

Two people have been killed and nine injured in a shooting in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Memorial Day. Police said a large number of...

Sports

‘That’s wonderful’: Canes finally see ECF skid end

Greg WyshynskiMay 26, 2025, 10:52 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Carolina Hurricanes defenseman...