Klarna seeks a U.S. bank charter to offer checking, savings, credit cards, and merchant services directly, reducing reliance on third parties and funding loans…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump successfully lobbied FIFA to suspend a one-match ban on striker Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play in the World Cup knock…

France’s oldest theatre festival, Avignon, celebrates its 80th anniversary with Hollywood star Wagner Moura and French icon Isabelle Huppert headlining, alongs…

Researchers found the Pilbara barking gecko faces extinction as 1–2°C temperature rises halve hatching success, with habitat loss from mining worsening risks. …

South Korea’s top chip engineers are now the most desirable bachelors due to tech wealth and job security, reflecting a marriage market shift driven by the cou…

Crypto hacks fell 47% in H1 2024 to $807.5 million, but two major breaches (KelpDAO, Drift Protocol) caused most losses. This matters because fewer, but more c…

Republican senators are publicly criticizing Trump’s unpopular policies, risking their reelection chances in swing states. Democrats are exploiting these divis…

Half a million people in El-Obeid face a looming humanitarian catastrophe as the RSF encircles the city, cutting off supplies and power, mirroring the siege of…

At least 25 people died and 100+ were injured in a riot at Sri Lanka’s Angunakolapelessa prison, where over 2,000 inmates face severe overcrowding and gang con…

South Korea's media regulator, KCC, is considering banning Polymarket, a prediction market platform, for allegedly violating local gambling laws by enabling re…

Russia launched another deadly missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people. The escalating strikes on major cities show Russia is w…