A team of North Korean footballers will make a rare visit to South Korea later this month. North Korean side Naegohyang will cross the border to play Suwon in the Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final on 20 May. Pyongyang has sent a list of 27 players and 12 staff who will make the visit. South…
Atomic fusion has long been seen as the ultimate source of clean energy because of all its advantages over fission, the process that has powered nuclear power plants for nearly eight decades. It’s safer — no chain reactions, no meltdowns. It would leave no long-lasting radioactive waste. And it would use fuels that are cheaper…
It was a holiday party at a crypto titan’s estate in Marin County, and Sergey Brin had a bone to pick with Gavin Newsom. Mr. Brin, a Google co-founder and one of the world’s richest people, is a longtime friend of Mr. Newsom, the California governor. Both men attended each other’s weddings. But now Mr….
Hollywood is a terrifying place. It’s not just the ruthless calibration of who’s on top and who’s not, updated constantly, that affects everyone from the biggest movie star to the dog walker. It’s that the whole place is built on a pitch. From the palm tree-lined streets to the statuette-lined mantels, it’s all the stuff…
President Trump’s decision to blockade all Iranian shipments out of or into the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning sets up the next great test in the Iran war: Which side can endure more economic pain, Tehran’s new leadership or Mr. Trump himself? Almost everything about how this new turn in the war plays out…
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I did not expect a TV show called Murderbot to be quite so relatable. On the surface, the Apple TV Plus sci-fi comedy is a somewhat generic futuristic story about a group of humans exploring a dangerous planet with the help of a security bot that’s designed to protect them. The key is the perspective:…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email King Charles has seen a difficult couple of years for his health, particularly after his cancer diagnosis. The latest issue saw the monarch…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King has cancelled his royal engagements on Friday after he “required a short period of observation in hospital”, Buckingham Palace has said….
