APRIL 30, 2025
Zealandia: The 8th continent.
Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two million square miles. Though mostly underwater, this geological giant has sparked debate as a possible eighth continent. Just 5% of its surface peeks above sea level, making it one of Earth’s most elusive landforms.
The Ancient Land Under...
APRIL 30, 2025
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province, April 17, 2025. ((Ng Han Guan / AP))
The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years.
It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the...
APRIL 30, 2025
An illustration shows a hycean world – an exoplanet with a liquid water ocean beneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere - orbiting a red dwarf star. Based on observations by the James Webb Space Telescope, the exoplanet K2-18 b might fit in this category. This illustration was obtained by Reuters on April 16, 2025. A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan/University of...
APRIL 29, 2025
Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court of India has made it clear that Sharia Courts, Qazi Courts, or Darul Qaza have no legal recognition under Indian law, and no individual is bound to follow their rulings. This landmark decision reaffirms the supremacy of Indian civil and criminal law over religious arbitration systems.
Key Takeaways from the Verdict:
No Legal Authority: A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu...
APRIL 29, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on April 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. - Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term have been filled with mass firings, cancellations of research grants, university funding cuts and questions over what should be studied.
Thousands of people have been...
APRIL 29, 2025
Trina Martin, shows pictures of her and her son when he was 7 years old, the year of the mistaken FBI raid April 23, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, at Martin’s former boyfriend Toi Cliatt's home, the site of a mistaken FBI raid that took place while all three were inside the home in 2017. After multiple lower...
APRIL 29, 2025
Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and President Donald Trump
Possible sanctions could affect Clooney's ability to be in the United States, where the human rights advocate owns a home with her husband, George, and twin children.
Several top United Kingdom lawyers, including human rights activist Amal Clooney, have reportedly been warned...
APRIL 29, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One en route to Washington, D.C, at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/ File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration has dismissed all contributors to the U.S. government's signature study that informs federal...
APRIL 29, 2025
Trump Public Lands DOGE. - Jose Luis Magana
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds — from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid — in what top Democrats say is an “unprecedented and dangerous" assault on programs used by countless Americans.
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut on...
APRIL 28, 2025
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures at the Ottawa International Airport, during election day in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 28, 2025. - Carlos Osorio, REUTERS
Mark Carney won the Canadian election to continue his term as prime minister, Canadian and U.S. news outlets reported late Monday night, closing his victory after President Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric and tariffs lifted the ruling Liberal...
