The pact includes an Article 5-style mutual-defence clause, but questions remain over how it would operate in practice and how Tehran will respond.Turkish leaders have insisted that the new trilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not directed at Iran.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that the pact does not identify … Read more
If you only pay attention when the Powerball jackpot enters record territory, you’re in luck. Saturday night’s drawing grew to the largest lottery total of the year: an estimated $863.8 million. The winning numbers drawn were 5,9, 35, 54 and 63, and a Powerball of 7.It was still unclear if there were any winning tickets. For … Read more
After layoffs ripped through Doom developer id Software in July, lead services programmer Chris Hays has taken aim at Xbox: “They fundamentally don’t understand art.”Hays, who is currently employed at the studio behind first-person shooter classics like Doom Eternal and has been with the team since 2010, unloaded on the recent decision to cut 136 … Read more
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 08: (R-L) Quillan Salkilld of Australia looks for a submission against Mateusz Gamrot of Poland in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on August 08, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
For decades, neuroscientists have searched the brain for the biological basis of consciousness, assuming our thoughts, emotions, and subjective experiences emerge from networks of neurons.But what if that assumption is incomplete?That’s the provocative question explored by neuroscientist Christof Koch of the Allen Institute in Seattle.Koch recently presented his ‘challenges’ to our understanding of consciousness at the … Read more
How weight-loss medication is changing relationships with alcohol BBCDurham VA joins national trial testing GLP-1 medications for alcohol use disorder ABC11 NewsSemaglutide: A New Treatment Option for AUD? MedscapeOzempic Could Fight Addiction Too – Scientists Finally Know How scitechdaily.comA New Use for a Familiar Medication? | North Shore Journal | Two Harbors, Silver Bay & … Read more
Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah.The Sikorsky S-64 ‘Skycrane’, operated by Helicopter Transport Services under contract with the … Read more
The Pentagon is asking the U.S. defense industry to rapidly escalate the production and delivery of weapons, including munitions that are in extreme shortage due to the war with Iran, according to a Defense Department memo obtained by The Washington Post.
Germany now facing daily hybrid warfare attacks, says ministerGermany faces daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted as saying on Sunday, following a suspected attack attempt involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport.Dobrindt told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag that foreign powers wanted to subdue Germany politically and socially by … Read more
Ben Kriz, a men’s fashion writer, remembers the point at which the sneakers he wore to the office no longer seemed cool.“All the older guys at the office started wearing sneakers with their suit trousers and sport jackets,” said Kriz, who was then in his 20s. So he opted to distinguish himself — by donning … Read more