‘Never added fuel to fire’: China rejects claims of military support to Iran during US-Israeli conflict

Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang China on Thursday denied reports that its companies had provided satellite imagery and semiconductor chip manufacturing equipment to the Iranian military during the US-Israeli war against Iran, as Beijing also said it had made its “own efforts” to push for a ceasefire.The denial came a day after China said…

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‘We don’t trust Pakistan’: Israeli ambassador ahead of Iran-US peace negotiations in Islamabad

Israeli ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Thursday expressed distrust in Pakistan, calling it a country that “sponsors terrorism” ahead of the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad.“We don’t trust Pakistan as it sponsors terrorism; relying on our American friends to address situation,” he said.Pakistan is set to host crucial in-person talks between the United States…

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One of psychology’s darkest human experiments: ‘Little Albert’ terrified for science in infamous 1920 study |

The Little Albert experiment studied whether human fear responses could be learned through classical conditioning/ Image: Screengrab Youtube At a time when psychology was trying to establish itself as a rigorous science, researchers were increasingly drawn to experiments that could demonstrate clear, observable laws of behaviour. One of the most influential ideas came from Ivan…

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‘Forced to scrub floors while pregnant’: Survivors speak out as Church of England plans apology for forced adoptions

The Church of England is set to issue a formal apology for its role in historical forced adoptions, where thousands of babies were taken from unmarried mothers in the decades following World War II. The church operated around 100 mother and baby homes across England, where unmarried pregnant women were sent to give birth in…

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Taste the soil: London’s Museum of Edible Earth invites visitors to eat dirt from around the world | World News

At first glance, it sounds like a stunt, but in central London, visitors are being invited to do something surprisingly rooted in human history: taste soil. The Museum of Edible Earth, currently on display at Somerset House, brings together edible earth samples from across the globe and turns them into a sensory, educational experience. Far…

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NOAA warns: Super El Niño may form in 2026 amid unusual Pacific warming and rising risk of extreme global weather patterns | World News

The climate forecasts about the region surrounding the Pacific Ocean point to an emergence of change in the global climate. Currently, the La Niña state appears to be weakening. As such, there has been speculation that the year may end up witnessing the emergence of an El Niño phenomenon towards the latter part of 2026….

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