Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with leading an extensive plot to overthrow the Brazilian government, marking a historic rebuke of the polarizing leader who lost his 2022 election and dominated the country’s politics for years. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/18/bolsonaro-charged-coup-brazil
A recent assessment by astronomers has raised the risk level of asteroid 2024 YR4, making it the most likely sizable space rock to impact planet Earth. Currently, the odds of impact in 2032 stand at 3.1 percent. Although smaller than previously feared asteroid Apophis, 2024 YR4 poses a significant threat due to its potential size … Read more
Researchers at Rockefeller University have identified a gene potentially linked to the evolution of spoken language in humans. The unique alteration, known as I197V, is found in an RNA-binding protein called NOVA1 that plays a crucial role in brain development across species. To investigate this variant, scientists used CRISPR technology to introduce it into mice, … Read more
Hamas announced that it will turn over the bodies of two young boys and their mother, who were captured by gunmen during a Hamas-led assault in October 2023. The family members, Shiri Bibas and her children Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 9 months old, are expected to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The abduction … Read more
Brazil’s attorney general has charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with overseeing a vast scheme to hold onto power after losing the 2022 election, including plots to annul votes, disband courts, and assassinate the nation’s president-elect. The charges accuse Mr. Bolsonaro of orchestrating a series of crimes against Brazil’s democracy, similar to those made by his … Read more
A rare Martian meteorite has shed light on the Red Planet’s earliest history, revealing that Mars once had liquid water billions of years ago. The meteorite, officially named Northwest Africa 7034 (NWA 7034), holds direct evidence of thermal water flowing on Mars in the distant past. Discovered in a Moroccan market in 2011, Black Beauty … Read more
Hamas has announced it will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others in a surprise acceleration of the ceasefire deal. The move comes after Israel agreed to allow mobile homes and construction equipment into the Gaza Strip, a key demand of Hamas. The six hostages, including Eliya Cohen, … Read more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his commitment to the US plan to take over the Gaza Strip and displace its Palestinian residents, despite widespread international criticism and opposition from Arab states. Netanyahu hailed “Trump’s bold vision for Gaza’s future” during a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem. The Israeli … Read more
Feyenoord advanced to the Champions League last 16 after a dramatic playoff win over AC Milan, coming from behind to secure a 1-1 draw and a 2-1 aggregate lead. The Dutch side’s victory marked their second consecutive playoff triumph, with interim manager Pascal Bosschaart praising his team’s character. Milan had taken an early lead through … Read more