US budget slashing risks losing global scientific edge to China
Experts warn that cuts to US research funding is weakening the country’s scientific and technological capacity.
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Experts warn that cuts to US research funding is weakening the country’s scientific and technological capacity.
The country has been hit by damaging thunderstorms, leaving at least 275 people injured.
Ukraine launched more than 430 drones towards Moscow overnight, the capital’s mayor said Tuesday. One person was killed in a Ukrainian strike in Russia’s Belgorod region after Russian attacks killed dozens in Ukraine. NATO leaders are set to announce tens of billions of dollars in defence deals in Ankara ahead of the…
The Russian navy is carrying a shipment of weapons to help Mali’s government hold off a rebel advance.
Raphael Claus is 'one of the world's leading professional referees', FIFA says, following Trump's comments.
Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
As The Gambia's Supreme Court prepares to rule on the FGM ban, mothers fear the law could be weakened.
Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.
Israel's parliament approved the first reading of a bill on Monday to establish a commission of inquiry into the security failings surrounding Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, though opposition lawmakers boycotted the vote, arguing the proposed body would lack independence.
Portugal captain admits his team's last-16 match against Spain was his final outing in the World Cup.
The move will affect the company's gaming division, which has been facing the outcome of a "not healthy" business model. The jobs cut will not be replaced by AI, Microsoft's VP said.
Team USA look to extend their World Cup journey on home soil as they take on Belgium in a last-16 clash in Seattle, with the buildup to the match overshadowed by a row raging over US President Donald Trump's extraordinary intervention to earn a red-card reprieve for striker Folarin Balogun. Follow our liveblog for…
Sub Mikel Merino scores in stoppage time to give Spain a 1-0 win over Portugal in the last 16.
The German-owned naval shipbuilder made the bid with NATO ally Norway, beating out South Korea's Hanwha Ocean.
USA supporters divided on Trump's intervention and FIFA's decision to suspend striker's ban in Belgium World Cup match.
Al Jazeera's Basel Ghazoghli (@baselgazi) breaks down how the White House helped Folarin Balogun stay in the World Cup.
Police arrest 10 suspects, seizing bladed weapons, military-style clothes and bomb‑making instructions.
Several social media influencers travelled to Iran for the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Amarilla called Mbappe a 'colonised Cameroonian' after his penalty helped France knock Paraguay out of the World Cup.
On the eve of a key NATO summit, Donald Trump reignited his feud with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by sharing a doctored image on Truth Social, captioned “restraining order needed.” The altered image is based on genuine G7 footage but changes Meloni's facial expression to make her appear enamoured with Trump.…
Live coverage and text-stream updates of USA against Belgium in last-16 game, overshadowed by Balogun suspension row.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the purchase of up to 12 German-built submarines will be the "largest in Canadian history." The deal comes ahead of the NATO summit Ankara.
Jurors had found owner Elon Musk liable for tweets questioning whether Twitter was overrun by fake and spam accounts.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said "this procurement will be the largest in Canadian history." The deal comes ahead of the NATO summit Ankara.