Sports

Messi smiles as Argentina arrive in Kansas City ahead of World Cup defence

Argentina have touched down in Kansas City after an 11-hour flight from Ezeiza on Aerolineas Argentinas flight 1978, its Airbus A330 bearing Messi’s No. 10 and three gold stars. The squad has set up base at the Origin Hotel, transformed into a blue-and-white fortress, with most of Lionel Scaloni&

Culture

Five stunning walks on the new King Charles III England coast path

On the western side of Holy Island, swallows sweep the headland while ringed plovers feed on the beach and grey seals bob out at sea. The tidal Pilgrim’s Way and the nearby causeway mean Lindisfarne is only reachable at low tide, and the new stretch of the England coast

Sports

Perez says he won't block Vinicius exit amid stalled contract talks

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said he will not stand in the player's way if Vinicius Jr decides to leave, as negotiations over a long-term contract continue to drag on. "There is time [to sign an extension]. I would love for him to stay for the

Crypto

Citi: Tokenized securities market could reach $5.5 trillion by 2030

Citi projects the global tokenized securities market could expand from about $17 billion today to $5.5 trillion by 2030 in its base forecast, with a low-end estimate of $2.7 trillion and a bullish scenario of $8.2 trillion. Three major shifts are driving the growth. Traditional market operators

Sports

20 players who will define the 2026 summer transfer window

The January transfer window has closed with relatively few big-money moves, leaving the stage set for a potentially blockbuster summer. Top-tier talents, emerging youngsters and a number of prospective free agents could reshape the market once the window reopens in June, and the World Cup is likely to produce breakout

Crypto

Sui Addresses Three Network Outages With Major Upgrade

The Sui Foundation applied a major upgrade to fix issues that caused three recent outages, leaving the blockchain offline for more than 15 hours across two days. Sui experienced an outage on Thursday that lasted nearly six hours, and two more on Friday: the first of those lasted eight hours

Sports

Nagelsmann was right — Germany must fix tactical lapses before the World Cup

Uli Hoeneß was right that the German national team still needs to gel. Despite a 4–0 friendly win over Finland that pleased Julian Nagelsmann, Joshua Kimmich and Deniz Undav, the coach noted a first-half spell in which his side grew impatient, rushed forward and lost control. Nagelsmann said the

Business

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang fuels South Korea stock surge

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang drew attention at a trade show in Taiwan while investors piled into South Korean tech shares. LG Electronics jumped 30% for a second straight session, lifting its gains this year to more than 300%. Samsung Electronics rose 10%, pushing its year-to-date increase to about 190%. South

Sports

Osimhen’s future in doubt after Nigeria coach confirms transfer talks

Victor Osimhen is once again at the centre of a global transfer scramble after a major admission from the Nigerian national team camp. Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle confirmed the striker is negotiating a move away from Galatasaray and said he was left out of the Super Eagles' friendly

Science

Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally - study

A study found that “devastating” wildfires ripped across wealthier parts of the world in 2025 even as the global area burned fell to 335m hectares, the second-lowest since 2002. Catastrophic blazes struck California, Canada, Europe and South Korea; a Scottish “megafire” burned more than 100,000 hectares, the Palisades and

Culture

Joe Negri, 'Mister Rogers' handyman, dies days before 100th birthday

Jazz musician Joe Negri — known for his role as the musical handyman on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" — has died at 99. Negri’s oldest daughter, Lisa Negri, said her father died Saturday of natural causes. He was just days away from celebrating his 100th birthday on June 10.

Tech

Nvidia's RTX Spark promises far better gaming battery life for thin laptops

Nvidia's new RTX Spark is an Arm-powered system-on-chip aimed at super thin-and-light gaming laptops and mini PCs. It offers up to 20 Grace CPU cores, up to 6188 CUDA cores in its GPU, and up to 128 GB of unified LPDDR5x memory. At a pre-Computex briefing, product marketing

Culture

‘A slap-up meal for €12’: my search for the perfect old-school Turin tavern

Turin is one of Italy’s most serious food cities, shaped by the culinary legacy of the House of Savoy and, more recently, the slow food movement. But as a local I’m drawn to something far less formal: the piòla. These were never quite restaurants; they served a quarter-litre

Sports

100 most iconic World Cup moments — from Pele to Maradona

The World Cup has produced countless unforgettable scenes, from Pele’s painful exit in 1966 to Esteban Cambiasso’s 24-pass finish in 2006. Pele was injured twice in England, limping through Brazil’s defeat to Portugal as substitutions had yet to be introduced. Argentina’s move that day began with

Crypto

XRP drops to $1.32 as sellers overpower exchange outflows

XRP fell to $1.32, its weakest level in more than three months, after heavy selling overpowered exchange outflows. Tokens moving off exchanges typically signal accumulation, but price action suggests sellers are still in control when XRP attempts to recover. More than 25 million XRP left exchanges following a large

Sports

Lennart Karl reveals secret of his success at Bayern and Germany

Against the Finns he swung in a quick corner for Deniz Undav to open the scoring in the 34th minute, then delivered another assist to the Stuttgart striker in the 57th. Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann praised him: "He's a player who can operate in several positions and

Crypto

Wintermute Enters Prediction Markets as Liquidity Provider

Wintermute, the crypto liquidity provider and trading firm that handles $3.5 trillion in annual trading volume, is providing liquidity on prediction markets. The firm said it is extending its institutional trading to prediction markets and will provide two-sided markets across event contracts on leading venues, without specifying the platforms.

Culture

Cucumber soup and tomato tart: Trine Hahnemann’s summer recipes

Summer in Scandinavia is summed up by a sense of abundance: midsummer night hardly gets dark, the light is beautiful and the blackbirds’ song marks the end of the day. In contrast to the long winter, summer invites being outdoors, lighter meals and as many fresh vegetables as possible. These

Politics

Congress member says US quantum investments may be illegal

Last week, the US government announced $2 billion in investments in quantum computing companies, allocating $100 million each to a range of startups in exchange for equity. Those could be make-or-break investments for many companies that are likely years away from a product that could see widespread use. The largest

Health

Family of 5 lives with in-laws. Wife wonders: Am I doing enough?

I live in a three-generation household with my husband, our three children, and my in-laws. Like many women in multigenerational homes, I carry a lot — household chores, children’s schedules, routines, emotional needs, school concerns, and the invisible tasks that somehow land on the woman of the house. Over the

Culture

Yard Act on imposter syndrome, bullying and their heavier new sound

On the opening track of Yard Act’s new album, Empty Pledges, James Smith proclaims: “I’ve got absolutely nothing – absolutely nothing new to say!” Later in the same song he asks, “Do you feel like an impostor for every new level you ascend to too?” I meet Smith and

Culture

Spielberg says his wife insisted on a 9-to-5 rule for DreamWorks

Steven Spielberg, 79, said balancing family life with filmmaking was difficult during a conversation on the IMO podcast with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. He added, 'One of the biggest challenges is just running out of excuses why I can't get home for dinner.' Spielberg married

Science

Gravity Waves Observed Above Super Typhoon Sinlaku

In mid-April 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku churned across the North Pacific and brought heavy rain and flooding to the Mariana Islands. It reached “violent typhoon” status—the Japan Meteorological Agency’s highest intensity, roughly equivalent to a category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale—and was one of only a handful

Culture

Prime Video's sci-fi military thriller Battleship is worth a weekend watch

Prime Video recently returned to the world of one of its early hits with Jack Ryan: Ghost War, which sees John Kraskinski reprising the role and packs enough action and bloodshed to rival Reacher. The service’s streaming charts currently feature another military-themed entry with a science fiction bend: Battleship,

Crypto

White Hat Helps Recover $2 Million from 2016 ICO Project

A pseudonymous white hat hacker helped recover $2 million worth of Ether locked in a faulty initial coin offering smart contract for almost a decade. The hacker, known as '0xflorent', recovered about 1,003 Ether from 48 investors who had participated in the Hong Coin (HONG) ICO, a