Thousands of migrants who entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta earlier this week are returning to Morocco, citing severe food shortages, exhaustion, and local hostility as primary drivers for their departure. According to Reuters, the influx was largely fueled by viral social media videos and messages that suggested the heavily guarded border could be easily … Read more
Iran warned against any adventurous action by the United States, vowing a proportionate response to any potential strikes on energy infrastructure or regional participation in military actions. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, Tehran will retaliate decisively following recent threats from President Donald Trump, while regional states manage security fallout from drone strikes and … Read more
Israel’s military killed two Palestinians in Gaza City and destroyed two medical warehouses near a hospital in Deir al-Balah during separate air strikes on Saturday, August 1, 2026. The attacks occurred amid ongoing uncertainty regarding whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has accepted a U.S.-backed disarmament deal reached with Hamas. Strikes Target Gaza City and … Read more
Researchers have recovered ancient viral DNA from South American mummies, providing the first direct molecular evidence of the smallpox pathogen brought from the Old World during the Spanish colonization, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Science. Smallpox DNA Recovered from Chilean Mummies According to geneticists at Trinity College Dublin, the ancient … Read more
On Thursday, July 30, 2026, thousands of migrants broke through border fences into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco after overwhelming police forces at the city’s breakwater, according to Spain’s Guardia Civil. State television TVE reported that between 2,000 and 3,000 people crossed the border, though Reuters was not immediately able to confirm … Read more
Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to manage the Strait of Hormuz by collecting voluntary service fees from passing commercial vessels, according to a Gulf source and a Western diplomat who spoke to Reuters on Tuesday. The diplomatic push aims to resolve trade disruptions caused by the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which … Read more
President Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2026, that the United States is having “good talks” with Iran and sees a chance for a deal, while warning that U.S. air strikes will resume if negotiations fail. According to Reuters, the diplomatic opening follows an abrupt U.S. suspension of a two-week bombing campaign, though regional drone … Read more
Global funding for the HIV epidemic fell by nearly a fifth last year to $7.3 billion, reaching its lowest level in nearly two decades and threatening a resurgence of the disease, according to a report released by the U.N. body fighting AIDS. According to the UNAIDS report, Washington previously accounted for 75% of international HIV … Read more
Iran will halt its own military attacks as long as the United States maintains its latest pause on air strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday. According to the senior Iranian source, Tehran’s position remains attack for attack, meaning that if the U.S. air strikes stop, Iran will also halt its operations, and … Read more
A remarkably preserved 75- to 85-million-year-old fossil of the burrowing snake Tametara mirim, discovered in Presidente Prudente, Brazil, has allowed researchers to reconstruct early snake brain anatomy, according to a study published in the journal Nature. Led by Princeton University evolutionary biology professor Tiago Simões, the find reveals a complex, non-linear evolutionary history of neurosensory … Read more