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As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who put people in hot boxes to see what happens […]

She’s working late, ‘cause she’s a record breaker! Sabrina Carpenter today becomes the youngest female artist in Official Chart history to hold the Number 1 and Number 2 spots on the Official Singles Chart in the same week, with Please Please Please and Espresso respectively. Having recently enjoyed a five-week stint at the summit with […]

BEIRUT — Israel and Hezbollah traded fresh cross-border fire, as fears of a regional conflict grew after Israel revealed it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive and the Iran-backed militants vowed to blanket their foe in rockets. Hezbollah said it fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Thursday in retaliation for a deadly air […]

WASHINGTON — The number of arrests by Border Patrol agents of people crossing illegally into the United States fell in May to the third lowest of any month during the Biden presidency, while preliminary figures released Thursday show encounters with migrants falling even more in the roughly two weeks since the president announced new rules restricting […]

Volvo cars has started to shift production of Chinese-made electric vehicles to Belgium in the expectation that the European Union will drive ahead with a crackdown on Beijing-subsidized imports, according to a report in The Times. Volvo, which is majority-owned by China’s Geely, was considering halting sales of Chinese-built EVs bound for Europe if tariffs were […]

Israeli continued to pound Gaza Sunday, a day after Israeli forces rescued four hostages during an operation that left at least 274 Palestinians dead, among them 64 children and 57 women, according to the Hamas-run government media office. The Israeli military said a special forces officer was killed during the bloody rescue operation in a […]

GENEVA — Swiss voters were expected to approve in a referendum Sunday a law aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy as the country aims for carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the final opinion polls published in May, 73% of voters are set to approve the law on “a secure electricity supply based on […]

Lenny Kravitz has teased the wedding date of his daughter Zoë Kravitz and future son-in-law Channing Tatum. The 60-year-old music icon is excited to officially welcome Magic Mike actor Channing, 40, into his family when he weds Big Little Lies star Zoë, 35. Channing and Zoë have been dating since 2021 and became engaged last […]

Katy Perry has heaped praise on Ariana Grande, calling her “the best singer of our generation”. The California Gurls hitmaker gave a sweet shout-out to the Thank U, Next singer as she praised the latest American Idol winner Abi Carter during an interview with Extra. “I think she was authentic, I think she was humble, […]

The head prosecutor at the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with the Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and two other Hamas officials in connection with the Israel-Hamas war. Karim Khan said in a statement that his office […]