Britain’s prolonged spell of wet weather is set to continue, with the Met Office warning that many regions could face up to 10 more days of persistent rain. Forecasters say there is currently no indication of a sustained dry period over the next week to ten days.

The Trump administration is ending its immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, according to border czar Tom Homan. The drawdown follows months of Operation Metro Surge, during which roughly 3,000 armed immigration agents were deployed to deport migrants in the state. Homan confirmed that he proposed ending the operation and President Trump concurred.

The Trump administration plans to announce the repeal of the 2009 federal “endangerment finding,” which determined that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to human health and the environment. The move would remove the legal basis for federal climate regulations under the Clean Air Act, particularly those targeting vehicle emissions.

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship for voters in the November midterm elections, a measure Democrats argue could suppress voting and consolidate electoral influence for former President Donald Trump.

Investigators examining the crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad have concluded that the disaster, which claimed 260 lives, was likely caused by the deliberate cutting of fuel switches by the pilot in command.

NASA has officially debunked viral claims suggesting that Earth will experience a loss of gravity for seven seconds on August 12, 2026. The rumor, which circulated widely on social media, also falsely referenced a secret NASA initiative called “Project Anchor,” allegedly funded with $89 billion to build underground bunkers for survival. NASA clarified that the Earth will not lose gravity on that

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington to push for a tougher approach in nuclear negotiations with Iran. The visit, Netanyahu’s sixth to the US since Trump took office, comes amid ongoing US-Iran talks in Oman. Netanyahu aims to press the US for a hardline stance on Iran’s ballistic missile program in addition to nuclear

Bangladesh is holding its first parliamentary elections since the 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule, alongside a historic referendum on broad democratic reforms. The interim government, led by 85-year-old Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has proposed the “July Charter,” a comprehensive reform package aimed at preventing a return to autocratic one-party dominance.

A federal grand jury in Washington has declined to bring charges against six Democratic lawmakers after an attempt by the Justice Department to indict them, US media reported. The lawmakers had posted a short video in November urging service members to refuse illegal orders. Featured in the video were Arizona’s Mark Kelly, Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin, Colorado’s Jason Crow, Pennsylvania’s Chris

For the first time in recorded history, researchers suggest that Generation Z may show lower cognitive performance than Millennials, according to long-term academic data. Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath attributes this decline to constant use of smartphones, tablets, and digital learning tools, which may impair problem-solving, reading comprehension, memory, mathematics, and sustained