Research Gold, a site that advertises services for medical researchers, including drafting peer-review ready manuscripts, systemic reviews and meta-analyses, claims that it’s “100% human-written, never AI,” and lists a number of PhD reviewers and professional methodologists on staff that carry out this meticulous, difficult work. The problem: The PhD reviewers ...
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Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctionsHuman rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Lawsuit challenges Trump’s executive order targeting the ICC for its investigation of Israeli crimes in Palestine Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its “crippling” sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against ...
Libyan oil refinery engulfed in flames after drone attack – videoLibyan oil refinery engulfed in flames after drone attack – video
Firefighters attempt to tackle a huge blaze at a refinery in Zawiya after a drone strike near a main oil tank and pipeline network. It was the third such attack in two days, according to Libya’s National Oil Corporation, but no group has claimed responsibility for them Continue reading… ...
Summer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met OfficeSummer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office
Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year. ...
China’s annual summer retreat signals its AI ambitionsChina’s annual summer retreat signals its AI ambitions
China’s leaders invited dozens of scientists and technology experts to their annual summer retreat as they look to accelerate the country’s AI ambitions in the face of fierce competition with the US. Beijing is trying to control the entire supply chain in its AI stack — including developing advanced lithography ...
Syria sentences former dictator Bashar Al-Assad to deathSyria sentences former dictator Bashar Al-Assad to death
Syria sentenced former dictator Bashar Al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes. His 24 years in office were marked by a brutal crackdown in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring protests and the subsequent Syrian civil war, in which an estimated 600,000 people died. Assad’s regime was accused ...
US-Iran peace talks at impasse as Trump calls for reparationsUS-Iran peace talks at impasse as Trump calls for reparations
US President Donald Trump rejected Iranian demands for war reparations and instead called for Tehran to pay compensation for the deaths of American soldiers, the latest sticking point in delicate peace negotiations. Trump said the US has “control of the Strait of Hormuz,” while Tehran says the waterway will remain ...
The US and China are driven by their own insecuritiesThe US and China are driven by their own insecurities
Andy’s view In the run-up to next month’s US-China presidential summit, another tit-for-tat trade spat is brewing. This time, the US has added advanced robotics — humanoid robots, quadruped robots (spindly-legged “robot dogs”) and robot lawn mowers — to an already long list of banned tech products dominated by China, ...
US senators move to rebuke China over TibetUS senators move to rebuke China over Tibet
The Trump administration would push for the inclusion of Tibet’s exiled government in more international organizations under a new bipartisan proposal that rebukes China for its pressure campaign against the Tibetan people. The bill from Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and James Risch, R-Idaho, shared first with Semafor, would direct the ...
Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter GleickDrought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick
It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting. In just the past few weeks, media have reported that Puerto Rico is suffering a deep water crisis as severe drought has cut water supplies ...