51 minutes ago Flora Drury and Tabby Wilson BBC News Getty Images Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Russia’s ambassador on Thursday Russia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan, sparking outrage from opposition figures. The decision marks a major milestone for the Taliban almost four years…
Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups before giving a formal response to the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US. President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that expected to know within 24 hours whether Hamas has agreed to the plan. On Tuesday, Trump…
Energy drinks may perk you up, but high consumption could be damaging your teeth Shutterstock/francesco de marc Fortifying energy drinks with a calcium concoction could reduce the damage they do to teeth, but it isn’t clear whether this would affect their taste. Studies suggest that dental enamel, teeth’s protective outer covering, starts to dissolve when…
Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have officially confirmed they have split, US media outlets say, six years after getting engaged. The couple have been romantically linked since 2016 and have a four-year-old daughter. In a joint statement issued to US media outlets, representatives for the couple said the pair “have been shifting…
US attorney general Pam Bondi has told at least 10 tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, that they have “incurred no liability” for supporting TikTok despite the federal ban on providing services to the popular video-sharing app, according to letters disclosed on Thursday. Under orders from President Donald Trump, Bondi has refused to…
Amazon Prime Day 2025 is fast approaching, and the sale is already underway on some items. To help you find the best early Prime Day deals, we’ve scoured Amazon for deals on the tech we love. As always, every deal we recommend here is on a product our reviewers have personally tested and approved—you won’t…
The head of the US government’s Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is leaving the unit this month to take a job with a quantum computing company, WIRED has learned. Rick Muller’s pending departure from IARPA comes amid broader efforts to downsize the United States intelligence community, including the Office of the Director of National…
14 hours ago Lucy Williamson BBC Middle East correspondent Reporting fromJerusalem Watch footage shared with BBC from inside Gaza aid operation A former security contractor for Gaza’s controversial new Israel- and US-backed aid distribution sites has told the BBC that he witnessed colleagues opening fire several times on hungry Palestinians who had posed no threat,…
People with type 1 diabetes can’t produce enough insulin to regulate their blood sugar Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Researchers have 3D printed devices made of insulin-producing cells. These devices could enable a long-term treatment for type 1 diabetes that would let people produce their own insulin – without requiring invasive surgery. Because people with type 1…
15 hours ago Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Watch Anthony’s take on what the mega-bill means for the president and his agenda Donald Trump has his first major legislative victory of his second presidential term. The “big, beautiful bill”, as he calls it, is a sprawling package that includes many key pieces of his agenda…