The Milky Way could have more satellite galaxies than previously thought, according to new research. Cosmologists at Durham University predict the existence of between 80 and 100 satellite galaxies surrounding our home galaxy on top of the 60 already known. Scientists used a technique combining high resolution supercomputer simulations and mathematical modelling to reach their…
Few scenes convey British pomp and soft power more than the King and Queen in a carriage procession through the picturesque streets of Windsor. They are being joined on Tuesday by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron for the first state visit by a French president since 2008, and the first by a European Union leader since…
From Regency-era “fan flirting” to coded gifts, people have perfected the art of discreetly signalling their love over many centuries. Here’s what it reveals about our quest for love. If you visit the Richelieu wing of the Louvre in Paris, you might meet the gaze of a former Queen of England. Her hands, adorned with…
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US will charge 20% tariffs on imports from Vietnam under a new trade deal reached during last-minute negotiations. Products sent from Vietnam to the US had faced a 46% levy, which was set to go into effect next week as part of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs announced in…
The social media vetting rule isn’t just a draconian border policy but a slow, deliberate erosion of the right to dissent and the right to be human online. Asad Baig Published July 1, 2025 Updated about 5 hours agoListen to article1x1.2×1.5x Kamran Arif, a name instantly recognisable to anyone in Pakistan’s human rights circles, was more than a colleague; he was…
Pakistan has confirmed its 13th polio case of the year after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) verified the presence of the poliovirus in an 18-month-old girl from Union Council Amakhel in Tank district, located in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This marks the seventh case reported from the province in 2025, highlighting ongoing concerns about virus…
The brutal murder of the entire Romanov family was the culmination of deep discontent across the Russian Empire with the persistently autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). Following the disaster of the First World War (1914-18) and the tsar’s abdication in 1917, Bolshevik revolutionaries took power. The new Soviet Russia was immediately split by a raging civil war, and…
After a year of war between Israel and Hamas, the conflict in the Middle East continues to dominate the world’s attention. But it’s impossible to understand the headlines without knowing the history. The “Holy Land”—a moniker that Israelis and Palestinians share for their beloved region—has been mired in conflict for more than a century. When the…
